Books, Supplies, and Courses

Since the week of my admittance, more and more information about the details of what I'll need and what vet school will be like has slowly but surely been trickling in. On my acceptance letter itself I was informed of when the first day of mandatory orientation is and on which day classes start. Shortly after I was given information on what I need to start working on for getting financial aid. Since then I have learned more about financial aid, my semester calendar and weekly schedule, my book and supplies list, my optional summer pre-anatomy course, and much, much more.


This past week I received my books and supplies list and now it's all becoming so real. I will be starting vet school in less than 2 months! Surprisingly, there were only two textbooks listed as "required" on the books list. There a few more "recommended" books and then a bunch of "reference" books. I have not decided which ones I will be ordering yet, nor exactly what of the many supplies I will be getting. I know I will need to get a white lab coat, coveralls, gloves, and blades. There are other things, like a dissection kit and boots, that I already have but I'll definitely be looking into it more to make sure they're sufficient enough. One of the reference books listed was one of those "5 Minute Consult" books and it's funny because I was recently having a conversation with a small animal vet in South Florida who mentioned those books. He was talking about how they're like "cheating." Hearing him talk about them was great.


Oh, and my schedule for vet school: in class and/or lab from 8:05am til 4:30 or 5:30pm everyday, about what I expected. But oh, how that schedule makes me think of high school - only even longer days. It will certainly be a change going back to having class all day. The closest I've had to a class schedule like this since high school was one semester of undergraduate where I was able to schedule all my MWF classes straight through from 8:30am til 12:35pm those days, and that doesn't even compare. Probably after only a short period of time after I start, this schedule will feel all too exhausting but as of right now, I am SO excited for it!


Anyway, I have more to say because of all this excitement but I am going to try to start working on making each one of these posts shorter (and maybe just posting more often if I can). So, next time....