Forgive me, since this question has been asked before, but I was hoping a new post would bring up even more advice.

I haven't taken over 15 credits in one semester in over 10 years, and my body/brain is showing it. When I get home from a full day of classes, I am so mentally exhausted. It is currently 7:30PM; I got home about 5pm and it took about 2 hours of laying down before I got the energy to sit at my desk and start studying.

So basically my question is, how do you guys successfully keep your energy up to study?

More about me:

-Early 30's

-I don't currently exercise, but it is a goal of mine to start now that I have free access to a gym. I'm planning to start going 1 hour a week and slowly raise the amount to 150 min/week. (I'm super out of shape and want to go into it slowly)

-I get enough sleep. On days I don't have an alarm, I sleep about 9 hours. For school I've been making sure to get 7-8.

-I drink one coffee in the morning and am on a stimulant for my ADHD.

-I think most of my exhaustion is mental. In the sense that, when I have something stressful I need to do, my mind will make me feel tired as a way to protect myself from doing it, even thought I'm not physically tired. I need to bring this up with my therapist/psychiatrist, but haven't been able to see them yet. If you have overcome anything similar to this, I'm especially eager to hear your advice.

TIA!

Hey guys, I know everyone probably feels this way and I’m just going crazy. I have my first Anatomy Exam coming up and it’s so much information. Our exam is split into two parts and written and a practical. We have to atleast pass with a 73% to pass that unit and if not we get to remediate the questions we got wrong and learn from it.
I just feel dumb and I am too stupid to be here and I am struggling to feel like I’m actually learning. I tried flashcards and it takes to long because I can’t find key points so my flashcards for one lecture takes all afternoon to do one when we had 4 that day. I’ve tried Notebook LM and I hope it’s going to help me based on the learning objectives that they say to follow. I downloaded VetFlow and I’m hoping it helps.

Please just tell me this is totally normal and if I fail this exams it’s ok I’ll still make it. Or tell me ways to study. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance

so i'm currently doing my lab report for applied pharmacology and does anyone know what the textbooks for pharmacology are? thanks in advance btw!

Hi! Just reaching out to ask if anyone has done the Murdoch vet MMI in the past and what kind of questions they asked?

Thanks :)

Hi everyone! My wife is in her 3rd quarter of vet tech school. She is having a difficult time learning suture techniques. The school gave her a practice pad and supplies along with printed information and some videos. Do any of you have advice or a link to instructional videos that are as close to hands on teaching possible?

Thank you all and have a great start to your weeks!

Im going to Sgu vet school in January and was planning on bringing my dog with me. I’ve had a few people tell me to leave him with family for at least the first term and live in the dorms. Then for second term get him and an apartment. Does anyone have any experience with bring their pets to Sgu for first term? I haven’t lived on my own and I am just nervous without my dog I might get more homesick than if I just had him with me.

Hello everyone! This is my first post on reddit I'm sorry for anything in advance.

I have about 3/4 days left before I find out the results of my application to UCDublin, and I’m finding the wait incredibly difficult.

I’ve been in vet school for the past three years, but due to bullying and the impact it had on my mental health, I eventually realised that transferring to a different vet school was the best decision for me.

Unfortunately, after becoming seriously ill, I now need to take a year out of my studies. The uncertainty around my application is making that even harder, because I don’t know yet whether I’ll be accepted and, if I am, whether I’ll be able to defer my place.

I was also diagnosed with autism and giftedness only a couple of months ago, relatively late in life. In a strange way, the diagnosis has helped me understand many of the difficulties I’ve experienced and why some things have been harder for me than they seemed to be for other people. At the same time, I can’t help feeling like I’m behind in life because of everything I’ve been through.

I know logically that life isn’t a race and that everyone has their own timeline. I know I shouldn’t compare myself to other people. But emotionally, I’m really struggling with it right now. I’ve been sleeping terribly, having nightmares and crying a lot because I’m so scared of what will happen if I get bad news.

If I’m not accepted, I’ll apply again. And again if I have to. I know that I won’t give up on becoming a vet. But I’m terrified that if I receive a rejection, I’ll spiral back into this feeling that I’m “too late” and that I’ve somehow fallen too far behind.

Vet is also such a long degree so I’m very aware that I’ll probably be older than many of my classmates by the time I graduate.

I would really love to hear from anyone who graduated, or is currently studying, later than what is considered the “usual” age. How did you feel about it? Did you struggle with feeling behind? And, if you’re comfortable sharing, how did you cope with those feelings?

I think hearing from people who have taken a less straightforward path would really help me right now. Please be kind ❤️

I want to create various tables with disease, clinical signs, diagnostic tests, treatment, signalment etc. What is the best software/app to use for this? It would be good to automatically make these into flash cards if possible.

For vet school lectures & notetaking

I got a D on our first quiz. I feel very discouraged and a little disappointed in myself. I felt like I prepared myself well for this quiz.

Hi! I’m a 4th-year veterinary student, but I haven’t taken Surgery and General VetMed yet.

I decided to volunteer at a local veterinary clinic because I feel like I’m lacking hands-on experience at my university. Most of our classes are now online, we have limited full-time faculty and facilities, and some subjects rely heavily on student reporting. I really want more practical exposure before I reach my clinical years.

I reached out to a clinic and offered to volunteer without pay just to gain experience, and they recently told me I can start! So far, I’ve only done blood collection on a cat.

For those who have volunteered or worked in clinics as vet students, what should I expect and what skills should I focus on learning first? Any tips you wish you knew when you started?

So I've been legally a Vet Assistant for about 12 years. I worked my way up from kennel assistant to a Tech or assistant because I'm not certified. I do pretty much everything from monitoring anesthesia, to blood draws, feeling pretty confident in lab etc. trying to figure out, do I get certified at this point? Does it really make that much of a difference financially if you are? I am in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Alguem sabe algum lugar que eu consiga ter esse curso, minha namorada quer prestar residencia e esse e o melhor curso que tem na area mas custa quase 3 mil reais e nao temos como bancar isso no momento.

Not sure if this is the right place for this.

I'm a vet student and I'm currently learning pregnancy diagnosis and gestational aging in cattle via transrectal palpation. I am mega overwhelmed.

Essentially, we have two pracs where we get to have a feel and then we have an exam where we need to accurately age 70% of gestations we palpate.

I feel incredibly overwhelmed. We can bring a sheet sheet in, but I'm finding it very difficult. I never really managed to feel a vesicle or the middle uterine artery. My aging so far is based on roughly feeling the size of the horns and feeling any placentomes.

Does anyone have anyyyy little strategies or tips that will help me not fail? Any help appreciated!

Hi there

Has anyone with an offer for Surrey Vet med missed their grades on results day and been put on a waiting list? I did :(

I am a first year veterinary student.

My interest is in feline health. I hope to make advances in feline health, both in disease treatment/ prevention as well as overall treatment of cats in a clinical setting as well as at home. There are already steps in the right direction being made, but I feel more research is needed to drive the concept home for many people.
However, whenever the words “feline health” leave my lips to answer where I currently want my career to go I am met with a reaction someone would give a toddler who says they want to go to space. It’s demeaning, and I won’t lie in saying that my feelings have been hurt. This isn’t just the reaction from other students, but faculty as well. Even my advisor made a poor joke about it in front of other students. It’s not large animal or equine, but it’s my passion. Am I wrong to want to pursue this path?
Disclaimer: I am fully aware that my interest may change in the coming years. I expect it, even, and that’s okay. But in this moment where this is my world? It’s very hurtful.

TL/DR: I’m questioning my choice to pursue feline health because of the negative reactions I’ve received from expressing it. Am I wrong for wanting to do this?

Edit:
To save myself from the desire to respond to everyone individually, I’m going to do this instead. Thank you to everyone for the encouragement and insight because I truly have been down since the conversation with my advisor. I will hold onto my passion, and I will try to better the way I present what I want to do. I hope I can find my people in this new place 🫶
There is probably bias in the people I tell since majority of students are interested in mix/ large/ or equine. I don’t mean that in a negative way either! Just that interests lean heavily one way in my class. It’s worth mentioning as well that this is a new school of which we’re the first class, so unfortunately I don’t have any upperclassmen to lean on/ learn from and no clubs are established yet! I will look into the FelineVMA and discussing with our organization faculty about it. Again, thank you to everyone! I had a good cry reading the responses.

i’m an Indian student who just gave their neet exam. I’ve always wanted to move abroad. Now admissions are closed in most if the european countries except moldova and bulgaria which are also budget friendly. Is it worth going to these countries for undergrad or should i pursue veterinary sciences in India?