It's official! I have enrolled at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine for the class of 2016! I have my CAS number and information on how to apply for my visa (which I can't start until June). And I'm officially $2500 poorer (quite a deposit). But it is 100% worth it and exciting to know that this is really going to happen.
A little bit of background on me: I am University of Arizona senior graduating with degrees in Veterinary Science, Spanish and Portuguese.
This blog should hopefully help me keep in touch with all of my family and friends in the states. I also hope that it will be helpful to any other American students looking to study overseas. I plan to move to Glasgow near the end of August even though school doesn't start until the 19th of September. I'm hoping to find an apartment there and have been in contact with a couple of current students looking for a roommate.
The plan is to get settled in and then do some sightseeing with my family before they leave to go back to the states. Freshers week starts the 12th and seems to be a way to get to know the rest of my class and the campuses. We haven't gotten a class list yet, but I think there are approximately 45 North American students attending. I have already been in contact with some of them via SDN and Facebook and have also joined a group with some of the European students as well. One of my closest friends and her fiancé will be moving to Glasgow too. I also have a friend who is currently in her second year there and loving it. It's nice to know that I will already have a group of people I can count on when I get over there.
More information will be posted when I book flights and get my visa. I hope to post every 2-3 weeks when I get to Glasgow, but we'll see how things go with classes, studying, and social time (does that even exist in vet school?)
In other news, my Beef Cattle Resource Management class went on an overnight field trip to the V-V ranch in Camp Verde. We learned how to estimate the percent grazing of a pasture by identifying the percent weight that was grazed for different plants like Curly Mesquite and Sideoats. We also learned how to measure the pelvic area of a heifer to determine estimated calving ease. This also allowed us to practice palpating. I feel much more comfortable identifying the pubic symphysis, the cervix and the uterine horns. We also got to practice collecting samples for Trichomonas tests for bulls. The bull that I collected a sample on was none too happy with me poking around, but I still managed to collect a decent sample.
This is the last week of classes for undergrad! Finals are next week (sooo not ready) and then graduation!!!
