It's hard to believe that we've been in school for a month
already! We third years are currently finishing up our first set of
exams. Over the summer, I forgot how much sleep you lose and how
much caffeine you drink when you're preparing for vet school tests.
We finished our Radiology and Large Animal Internal Medicine exams,
and now we have Small Animal Internal Medicine looming at the start
of this week. In fact, I'm typing this during a much needed study
break!
Even though our exams are actually well-spaced this time around,
planning study time has been a challenge. There have been so many
extra assignments that have needed attention: surgery reports,
nutrition homework, clinical correlates cases. Juggling these
numerous things while studying for multiple large, complex exams
would put a little stress on anyone. At least I have 130 other
people in my class that are feeling the exact same way!
I feel like the only way to keep sanity with such a crazy
schedule is to take time for yourself every once in a while. This
past week, I spent Saturday afternoon and evening at a Fightin'
Texas Aggie football game (whoop!). It's good to just get away from
your notes for a while, and watching players tackle each other
seems to alleviate any current frustration that you're feeling with
school work. :)
Although we have all been outlandishly busy, our classes have
been very interesting so far. I feel like we're finally taking all
the basics that we've been toiling over for the past two years and
applying our knowledge to actual patients. It's great to think
about actual animals, not just hypothetical situations. In
Oncology, we learned that, "There are no such things as diseases,
only patients with diseases". At this point, I think I'm starting
to see the light at the end of the tunnel…