Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Midweek update

Yesterday I officially took my last in-school final exam for any of my core classes (I still have 1 take-home test and one test for electives in February). However, it still feesl like the end of a very difficult era. My dad and I talked about just a few years ago when I was simply praying to get into vet school. I also remember looking at the curriculum and thinking there was an error in the number of difficult science classes they were having us take each semester. It seemed truly impossible. In grad school, I used to take 3 classes a semester. I've had semesters in vet school where I had finished 15+ classes in 18 weeks. I can't believe I made it through all of that. I'm now in my final electives semester of vet school, from now til the end of February. I'm taking Clinical Neurology and that's it. I need the break. Starting March 2nd, it all changes. No more sitting. No more tests. Just hands-on, real-life knowledge and application. Then, of course, I do have to take one more HUGE final cumulative exam, called The Boards, in December. But, I get the rest of the year to study for that.
-Shirin

2 comments:

Anahita Modaresi said...

I am so proud of you Shirin! I know how hard this must have been for you, especially with a new baby. You didn't complain too much, and you just made it happen. Way to go! :)

Saritah said...

Congrats Shirin!! What a great feeling it must be to have made it through the hard chunk of vet school!