As the end of my 3rd year of veterinary school nears, I am winding both down and up. I feel like I need some down time to relax before clinics start and I also need to do everything I can to mentally and physically prepare myself for what some deam the hardest, most enduring, but academically rewarding year of veterinary school there is. The senior clinical year!
Yes, folks, I will no longer be sitting in the classroom on my bum or taking exams. I will have new challenges, a different variety of "Exam". I am very excited to apply myself, what I've learned (and hopefully remember) to real life cases and situations in veterinary medicine. I only want to do my best, but I know with any great challenge, obstacles will occur and I will not always know all the right answers.
This year, we don't get a summer break (I think I will be day dreaming about those in the near future). I don't really mind since I'm going to be working with animals every day for the rest of my career! That's a pretty awesome exchange if you ask me! Clinics start in just 3 weeks! My first clinic is going to Guatemala with an HSVMA-RAVS trip to do equine field work. I'm very excited for this experience!
And this is my FINAL year, after this I will be a DVM! I have currently decided I want to pursue an internship following veterinary school in order to improve my skills and challenge myself to become a better vet. This means, I will be part of the "MATCH" program - where I pick my top internship choices and hope they pick me! It's very exciting, but the application process starts early for senior veterinary students, it's due in the beginning of December - which is also near when we take our National Board Exams. YIKES! That means that yes, I am already preparing NOW - thinking about letters of recommendation, working on my personal statement and resume. It's a lot of work...especially researching internship programs. I really want to find one that is right for me, and I right for them!
As a first generation college student, I have personally exceeded my expectations. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunities and experiences afforded by an education at UC Davis.
Yes, folks, I will no longer be sitting in the classroom on my bum or taking exams. I will have new challenges, a different variety of "Exam". I am very excited to apply myself, what I've learned (and hopefully remember) to real life cases and situations in veterinary medicine. I only want to do my best, but I know with any great challenge, obstacles will occur and I will not always know all the right answers.
This year, we don't get a summer break (I think I will be day dreaming about those in the near future). I don't really mind since I'm going to be working with animals every day for the rest of my career! That's a pretty awesome exchange if you ask me! Clinics start in just 3 weeks! My first clinic is going to Guatemala with an HSVMA-RAVS trip to do equine field work. I'm very excited for this experience!
And this is my FINAL year, after this I will be a DVM! I have currently decided I want to pursue an internship following veterinary school in order to improve my skills and challenge myself to become a better vet. This means, I will be part of the "MATCH" program - where I pick my top internship choices and hope they pick me! It's very exciting, but the application process starts early for senior veterinary students, it's due in the beginning of December - which is also near when we take our National Board Exams. YIKES! That means that yes, I am already preparing NOW - thinking about letters of recommendation, working on my personal statement and resume. It's a lot of work...especially researching internship programs. I really want to find one that is right for me, and I right for them!
As a first generation college student, I have personally exceeded my expectations. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunities and experiences afforded by an education at UC Davis.
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