For some odd reason, the second year veterinary curriculum
reintroduces the midterm concept. I can't remember the last
time I heard a test called a midterm. It just seems so much
more…. foreboding and cumbersome. To make it more fun, our
three midterms/ exams/ whatever you want to call them, are
back-to-back this week. Just like final exams, except we
still have to go to class and lab every day. So, tonight as I
sit right in the middle of my study marathon (yes, believe it or
not, I studied all day Saturday and Sunday), I decided I needed to
look at the bright side of midterms. Honestly, as I attempted
to study three different subjects at once today, the bright side
wasn't too hard to find.
It's integration. It's the culmination of years of
education that have led us to the point where all knowledge finally
starts to mesh. All day I had those "ooooo that's why I had
to learn that" moments where im...
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