It's been nearly 3 weeks since I have been admitted to vet school. I still just cannot believe it. Every time I think about going back to school in August I am just filled with so many different emotions; disbelief, happiness, excited, anxious, even a touch of sadness. I recently joined the student doctor forum (which I really wish I had found about a year or two ago instead of just last week) but it is a really great resource. It's also a great place to talk with some of my potential classmates at Mizzou if I do attend there in the fall and maybe even find a roommate or two. But, that is getting ahead of myself. I am still waiting to hear from VT and I am getting more and more anxious by the day. We are supposed to hear by March 1st, so basically any day from now until then. Every time there is a new post on the VMRCVM thread on the forum, I almost have a heart attack thinking someone has heard something. As I have gotten farther away from that horrific interview at VT, I am feeling better about it. I still have to say I am not a fan on the multiple mini interviews (MMI) and would much rather have a traditional interview. I'm not sure why I'm thinking so much about interviews anymore for vet school since I did end up canceling both my Auburn and Tuskegee interviews, so I don't have any more to worry about.
I also did hear from NC State last week and I didn't get in there. It was what I expected since they don't do interviews and they only have 20 out of state spots, so the odds were stacked against me. No hard feelings over it.

So basically, for now, I am just counting down the days until March 1st until  I hear from VT. I really just want to know where I will be going in August, whether that is in Columbia or Blacksburg. Lately, I've also gotten really excited about Mizzou- so if I end up there, I will be alright with it. The biggest thing with it being so far away; that will be really difficult for me. But, I figure I'll probably be so busy it won't be too bad. Plus, I'll always have my Beamer boy with me. Mizzou's vet school does things a bit differently compared to VT. One thing I really like is that you get 2 years of classroom and then 2 years of clinicals (2+2) vs. VT that has 3 years of classroom and 1 year of clinicals. Mizzou also has periods instead of semesters, which is very different. And... you only get 6 weeks for summer break, which kind of stinks. But, if I have to, I'll deal. Definitely not a deal breaker for me.

All in all, I'm just hoping to be back in Blacksburg for the fall. I miss it so much and that brief visit last month was not enough. There is an open house in April for both VT and Mizzou (on different weekends) that Mom and I are going to go to and hopefully find a place to live and meet some classmates.

Other than vet school stuff that I've been trying not to focus on, my vet tech classes seem to be going pretty well. I have 5 days off (until Tuesday) and I've been working on a bit of it daily. This past Friday was supposed to be my interview at Auburn. My terminology class finally seems to have picked up to something interesting. Radiology is really dragging since this is the 3rd week (soon to be 1 month in) that I've been reading about how an x-ray machine works and how x-rays are produced as well as all the electrical components. Lets just say... I'm tired of reading about all of that and I just want to move on. Also, I've got a few pet sitting jobs lined up which will help out a lot in saving for a new laptop and among other things I'll need for school in August.