I'm officially going to vet school!!!

This is my first blog so we will see how this goes. I will probably be using this blog as a way to vent my frustrations, and to let people see what vet students go through to become doctors. I am currently doing a Master's of Science degree in the Animal Sciences Dept. at the University of Florida. This is my second year applying for vet school, and although I got an interview at UF last year I unfortunately did not get in. This application cycle felt as though I was headed down that same path. I was even about to submit an application to a Caribbean vet school as a backup. By chance, not even a month ago, I found out that this school in Scotland was taking late applications for the fall. So I got my stuff together and applied three days later....

...and surprisingly, this past monday I found out that I was accepted in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, Scotland. I am very excited to know that I will be starting my journey to becoming a vet this fall. I am awaiting interview invites from UF and Western. I should hear by Friday for Western and mid February for UF, but if I don't get an interview then I am headed to Scotland for five years. If I do end up getting accepted to Florida, I will have a hard decision to make. I always thought that I would end up at UF since I did my undergrad and now my master's, but now that I have the opportunity to go abroad I'm not sure what I will do. I guess I should not worry about that until I actually get an interview and acceptance to UF, but I can't help but think about that decision. I also think about the cost of going abroad. Edinburgh would cost about $175,000 just for tuition and at UF I would have in-state tuition which is considerably cheaper. I'm definitely going to make a pros and cons list if I do get accepted. I'm trying to find out as much info as I can about Scotland and the school, and it seems that everything I find makes me want to go even more. Maybe it's the idea of living in the UK and being able to explore Europe. The adventure of going abroad, and the opportunities and experiences I could have just excites me. Since I have been at UF for almost 5 yrs I feel that I have explored most of Gainesville so the vet school isn't this new thing that excites me as much as Edinburgh. Ugh so many things to think about. Hopefully I will know soon about UF and Western, and then I will really have to figure out what I want.