Exciting Times Ahead
The class of 2007 received information last week regarding graduation requirements. There are certain classes we must take, a number of electives hours we must do, and then we can add on extra electives if we so desire. We're supposed to submit our wishes to the Dean's Office by Nov 4.
Planning my year, from June 2006 to June 2007 -- it's kinda a big task. You see, the classes are taught in blocks of 1 to 4 weeks, and most of them are offered throughout the year. So I could opt to take Large Animal Clinical Medicine in June-July, or I could take it the following spring. Certain clinical blocks will be harder or easier depending on the season -- harder would mean running more raggedly, and maybe learning a wider variety of things... but it might mean jeopardizing my grades. (My tendency would be to go for the hard seasons, and just try (to try) my best.) It's going to be rather complicated for the Dean's Office to try to meet the desires of 50 students.
I also need to decide what electives will prepare me best for the work I want to do (er, what is that? I'm not sure yet.) after vet school. My tendency is to plan a bunch of farm/large animal electives... but I'm also interested in zoo medicine (actually, zoo medicine could help prepare me for a mission field where "exotic" animals are common-place), and I should become fairly proficient in small animal medicine. But there just aren't enough weeks in the year to take everything I want to take.
Do I want to cram the year full, taking off just one week of vacation? I think I might, and will plan externships (which = short periods of time gaining experience in vet clinics) to serve as vacation. For instance, I want to go to PG's wedding in Belleville, PA on June 24, and I want to go to the Faith Builder's College Conference the following weekend. So maybe I'll find an externship to do in the Kishacoquillas Valley (Belleville area) in the intervening week. I talked to a Mennonite dairyman in that valley the day before B & L's wedding, and he told me that their vet takes on vet students... so it might be a go.
Another externship/vacation possibility would be to find a clinic near my grandparents, either in the Grass Valley, CA area or the Bay Area.
And I might be so interested in some externships that I would get my spirits rejuvenated even if I was running crazily.
So, you see, I think I might be able to work enough variety and fun times into my schedule that I would be able to go all year without mcuh of a break.
Anyway, it is rather exciting and I am looking forward to senior year.
Planning my year, from June 2006 to June 2007 -- it's kinda a big task. You see, the classes are taught in blocks of 1 to 4 weeks, and most of them are offered throughout the year. So I could opt to take Large Animal Clinical Medicine in June-July, or I could take it the following spring. Certain clinical blocks will be harder or easier depending on the season -- harder would mean running more raggedly, and maybe learning a wider variety of things... but it might mean jeopardizing my grades. (My tendency would be to go for the hard seasons, and just try (to try) my best.) It's going to be rather complicated for the Dean's Office to try to meet the desires of 50 students.
I also need to decide what electives will prepare me best for the work I want to do (er, what is that? I'm not sure yet.) after vet school. My tendency is to plan a bunch of farm/large animal electives... but I'm also interested in zoo medicine (actually, zoo medicine could help prepare me for a mission field where "exotic" animals are common-place), and I should become fairly proficient in small animal medicine. But there just aren't enough weeks in the year to take everything I want to take.
Do I want to cram the year full, taking off just one week of vacation? I think I might, and will plan externships (which = short periods of time gaining experience in vet clinics) to serve as vacation. For instance, I want to go to PG's wedding in Belleville, PA on June 24, and I want to go to the Faith Builder's College Conference the following weekend. So maybe I'll find an externship to do in the Kishacoquillas Valley (Belleville area) in the intervening week. I talked to a Mennonite dairyman in that valley the day before B & L's wedding, and he told me that their vet takes on vet students... so it might be a go.
Another externship/vacation possibility would be to find a clinic near my grandparents, either in the Grass Valley, CA area or the Bay Area.
And I might be so interested in some externships that I would get my spirits rejuvenated even if I was running crazily.
So, you see, I think I might be able to work enough variety and fun times into my schedule that I would be able to go all year without mcuh of a break.
Anyway, it is rather exciting and I am looking forward to senior year.
posted by Claire at 13:30
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