There was one span in which I literally had an exam per week for 6-7 weeks straight, and it's almost impossible to keep up with all of your classes in a situation such as that. Most likely, you will try and study for each class 2-3 hours per day per class, and then realize that with an exam on Wednesday, you need to totally focus on PID at the expense of every other class. Then Wednesday night, you realize that you haven't touched Physiology since 3 weeks ago when you had your Anatomy practical and LRC exam, so you buzz through 18 lectures and realize you know nothing. So you panic, and after that exam the following Wednesday is the Micro exam........and so on and so forth.
So my hell month has finally ended, and now it's just crunch time into finals week. We have our Anatomy practical this following Friday, and one final each on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It's a bit overwhelming.
But don't stress! If you are reading this blog with the intention of going into vet school, you should understand by now that this is a serious and difficult endeavor, and vet school will be the hardest years of your life. But if you sacrifice now, you will emerge with a larger understanding both of what you are capable of and how it will all pay off in the long term! If you are like my parents or friends and just want to know what I've been up to, I'm still alive. (Roosifie, unfortunately I'm starting to have cravings for coffee......so I guess you win at converting me to the caffeine life!)
Right lateral view of canine thoracic cavity and branches of the aorta; nerves are not included and instead are located in another drawing. |
Only 17 days until I get to go back to the US!!!!!
Thoracic and Pelvic branches of the aorta/ notable arteries directly mentioned in our notes. Some organs have been removed for clarity. |