February 2012
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so my first day
was freaking awesome! It was a lot of introductory lectures on what the units expect and what not BUT I found out that tomorrow, yes, tomorrow I shall be dissecting a grey hound! On my second day of my veterinary student career I will be dissecting a grey hound… a whole one at that! So the dissection is over a 9 week period and we get to work on it 4 hours a week! I have 2 other lab partners...
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and now it all begins
So on Friday I had my veterinary orientation day which was really really exciting! We received a personal “Welcome to the profession!” on behalf of the Veterinarians Surgeons Board and the Australian Veterinary Association! I found out all about the course structure and what is expected of us AND I found out about the whole social side of being a vet student which is really...
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The Chemistry of Living Things: Toxicities to your... →
thechemistryoflivingthings:
Working as a veterinary nurse and pharmacy technician in the emergency veterinary field and having a boyfriend who is going to go to vet school in the near future, I come into contact with many circumstances dealing with toxicities and pets. While vet. school isn’t in my future, veterinary…
Brilliant post! More people need to know the dangers of particular...
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January 2012
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“If you decide to become a veterinary surgeon you will never grow rich, but you...”
– James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small (via quotesforanimallovers)
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I GOT IN!
Soooooooo, I found out early that I have been accepted into vet! Last night I got the email and I swear it was the happiest and most satisfying moment in my life! I am incredibly grateful for my acceptance! There were 340 applicants applying for 35 places! It is such an invigorating feeling knowing that you made the cut! I have already bought my books! Top tip for any future vet students:...
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and the waiting game continues...
So… today marks exactly 2 weeks until i find out whether or not this blog’s url can be claimed or not. It also marks 2 more weeks of profusely checking my emails every 5 minutes and freaking out every time I have a new unread message. I am going nuts here. I just need to know if i am in or not. I mean surely the board have gone through all our applications and ranked us all...