22 January 2010
this is your life
I’m not a big crier, but I had a good cry last night. It wasn’t that I thought I had failed, really, or that not hearing made me think it was more likely that I had failed. It was just that the stress of waiting, combined with finding out that everyone else had found out and was celebrating that broke my spirit. I felt left out. It wasn’t a big cry, just a quick weep and whine and then I was able to drown my sorrows in a margarita and the movie “Up” (OH MY GOD, I had resisted seeing that but SO CUTE and TOUCHING, ugh, loved it).
And I felt crappy this morning. The fourth years at school were excited, happy, giddy with having found out that they had passed. Word got around that I hadn’t found out (um, okay, probably because I kept whining about it), and sympathetic looks came my way, which really was nice, but also just added to my worry.
And so at 11AM, I found myself crammed into an exam room with a professor, a resident, a technician, three other students, a dog with a bad eye and two nice owners, that I thought to check my phone and saw that I had a new message. I ignored it, for 30 seconds. It was too early for the mail to have come anyway. But then, covertly under the table, I pulled out the phone and checked the message, which contained this single, gorgeous word:
PASS!!!!!!!!!
When I first found out that I got into vet school, I was stuck on a subway with a bunch of strangers, and this was hardly any better. The best that I could do was hold up the phone to other classmates, show them the message and grin like a fool, as the doctor talked about vision capabilities in a dog after cataract surgery. Finally, as the appointment wrapped up (such nice people, too), I was able to excuse myself, call my boyfriend to confirm that he wasn’t just pulling my leg, and then jump up and down in the back hallway, call and/or text my family, and find a few school friends to whisper: “I PASSED!!!”.
There’s much gushing to do, but I came home to a bottle of champagne and am soon going out with friends, so for now, it’s time to celebrate. YAY!
angel said,
22 January 2010 at 9:49 pm
congratz!!
I have been reading your blog for a few months and it’s really nice. =)
Congrats again~~
VetSchoolBlog said,
22 January 2010 at 10:45 pm
YESSSSSSS!!!!! Way to go, DOCTOR!
Life in Vet School said,
22 January 2010 at 11:17 pm
Wooooooohoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Huge congratulations. That is so awesome!!!!!
Mara said,
23 January 2010 at 2:25 am
Yay!
Jennifer said,
23 January 2010 at 1:41 pm
Knew you would! Congratulations!
andrea said,
3 February 2010 at 5:39 pm
well congraduations is in order i see. You are one of the luckiest people in the world. I jave just read your blog today, and to say the least you kind of put me at ease. I have always wanted to be a veterinarian, but my math skills are not the greatest, but i have such ambition for this, i’m just afraid that in the end i won’t be able to make it. I guess i need some positive thinking, but it’s so hard. Maybe you can give me some advice about how to get higher chances into vet school. thank you so much for these blogs, you’re really a life saver!!
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