Three years ago, I made the decision to pack up and move across the world to chase my life-long dream to become a veterinarian. The truth is – I was scared! I was nervous about finding a new home, making new friends, maintaining relationships long-distance with my friends, adjusting to …
Hello Everyone!I hope everyone had a great Easter break! I personally had a rested 3-week break, enjoying some Scottish sunny weather with my friends while doing some studying for the NAVLE (North American Veterinary Licensing Exam).For my last week of Easter break, I spent it on a clinical EMS (Extra …
I often get asked when speaking about my life as a vet student why I chose to study at the Dick Vet over other schools, and what it is like living in Edinburgh. Whether you have accepted an offer and are preparing to start at the Dick Vet next year, …
Hi everyone! I hope that you are all enjoying the warmer weather and lovely spring time. I thought that I would discuss some tests that I have had recently in my 4th year (GEP3 3), upcoming tests, and how I prepare for them. Tests are always a source of anxiety …
I wrote in March about the things I have done to get through learning and studying in the pandemic. Today I want to talk to you about my hopes for the future and my career. As the world starts to open up more and Covid looks to be on a …
Hello pals!My name is Vivian, a Canadian student that’s going onto my final year of study! We’ve recently finished our last theory exam for the farm animal and exotics modules, and now we’re on our spring break before starting Final Year Preparation. Like its name suggests, it’s to prepare us …
Hi Everyone! It’s been a wild and busy few month for myself and my fellow 4th years at the Dick Vet, finishing up our exotics and farm animal online lectures/ practicals, studying for written and practical exams, and also trying to balance our lives outside of vet school! This week …
Hello everyone!For today’s post I’d like to share some tools that I use to be more organized in my studies and my daily life. Sticky notes – One of the ways I use sticky notes is to organize my notes into colour coordinated sections. – I also have sticky notes …
Hi everyone! I am Shirley and I am currently in third year. In this difficult time, I would love to share what I enjoy most from hybrid teaching and what activities keep me going during the pandemic through this blog. Hybrid teaching is a mixture of online lectures and tutorials …
Hi, my name is Amanda Podgurski. As this is my first blog, I would like to introduce myself a bit. I am a 4th year vet student (3rd year in the Graduate Entry Programme) from Pennsylvania. I lived in Pennsylvania most of my life, but I have also lived in …
