VERT: Veterinary Emergency Response Team

The two things that I am most passionate about are Veterinary Medicine and Flying. When I was deciding to leave graduate school in psychology to pursue another career it was narrowed down to Veterinarian or Pilot. I love them both so much, it was hard to choose, but you can tell which path I ultimately Read More …

Traveling Internationally on a Student’s Budget

The paucity of posts this week is due to Spring Break, more specifically a trip to Belize that allowed me to disconnect from technology and vet school and focus all of my energy on doing, well, nothing! Although a trip to Belize might sound extravagant for a vet student and you might wonder how on Read More …

Accepted to Vet School at Davis, Now Where Should I Live?

So, you’re accepted — Congratulations, you’re moving to Davis! Finding a place to live in or around UC Davis is not necessarily the easiest task. To begin, leases for Fall are signed in January or February of the same year, so things can fill up quickly. While there are plenty of places to live, price, Read More …

Finals Week = Admissions Decisions Week

I’m half way through finals week and still feeling pretty good. I’m not exhausted and I haven’t lost any sleep. The weather has been beautiful and I’m enjoying every minute of the sun I can with the daylight savings changeover. However, while I am relaxing and enjoying studying in the sun, I know many of Read More …

Winter Term Comes to an End, Finals are Here Again

This was supposed to be the most difficult term of first year. Key words: supposed to Sure there were a lot of challenging courses and tests nearly every week (which definitely interfered with skiing), but I don’t think it was that bad. Others may disagree, but that is just my opinion. Now, here we are Read More …

Scared of Blood or Surgery? Don’t Count Vet School Out!

I’ve heard it a million times. A fear of blood / surgery is one of the main reasons that potential pre-vet students question their desire to pursue veterinary school. (The other main reason is related to grades.) Despite the fact that blood and surgery are very fundamental aspects of veterinary school, there are fields of Read More …

Remembering Why We’re Here

As I curled into my favorite study spot and begin to descend [again] into the whirlwind of finals, I received a friendly reminder of why I am here, spending absurd amounts of time in class, lab and studying. That reminder came in the form of a fuzzy butt positioned ever so unobtrusively on my study Read More …

Cardio Physio: And The Verdict Is…

I will not be joining the class of 2014 in the fall! Excellent news, really, even though the interivewees for 2014 so far have been pretty fantastic! After almost 3 weeks of waiting, in the wee hours of the morning Dr. Jones posted a message indicating that he had finished grading our exams and our Read More …

Hard to Focus When You’re Crying

Crying tears of joy, that is. Today, while I sat in the anatomy lab, dividing my attention between the numerous foramen of the skull and the Men’s Super-Combined splits coming in live on my computer, I watched history be made. Bode Miller won his first gold medal. For those of you who have read my Read More …