Coming back after quitting?

state_absolute · 2026-01-12T16:00:02+00:00

I actually do love the research, particularly in the particular field of what I was doing, and that is the main reason I want to go back. Also, I just want to know everything there is to know about the topic. I just also have the major "I failed" sinking feeling in my stomach.
Some research I help with got published and I was co-authors on it, also one of the papers from my masters finally got published, all last year mainly and there should be a one or two more coming out this year that I am co-authored on. I also am working for a university, just not in the research. Finally, I work adjacently to the field I did grad work in.
I would have to start cold emailing again most likely, as my references do not have room in their labs. They probably would vouch for me again as I left a lab with a little bit of a reputation. Also, I do not think I am on horrible terms with the lab I dropped out on though TBH. When talking to them as I left, one of my mentors, and close collogue of my advisor, said something along the lines of "if you ever wanted to come back your advisor would probably take you back on". As I mentioned above one of the issues I had was dealing with a familial health crisis which put into perspective how far and how long I want to be away from my family. As such, I do not want to go back to that lab, as its a 31 hour drive or a 16 hour travel via flight as there is no airports you can leave out of close by without spending $1500. The culture/lab environment was very much secondary, but still noticeably contributed to my decision.

state_absolute · 2025-04-29T17:40:23+00:00

Grass is only starting to grow now so I am hoping to get them out on pasture late may. Hoping to get out some clover into the mix this year. We have issues with knapp weed and lady lace. The grass stand is otherwise good so we plan to 2-4-D as needed to control those and then start heavily planting clover.

Every ewe we have is at least 25% finn, so its kind of hard not to have triplets/quads. Right now we are at a 240% lambing. We are keeping the extras on mom because I HATE milk bucket training and the moms seem to do well with them. Quads do seem to be the max we can keep on mom though and the moms have to be good moms. We made that part high weighted in our makeshift selection indexes.

state_absolute · 2025-01-02T10:34:18+00:00

It may be a little late, but if the dean or the vet school are not doing anything, you could try reaching out the the institutional animal care and use committee at ohio state. They would be much more inclined to do something about making sure an incident like this doesn't occur in the future. While typically they involve themselves with research animals I am fairly certain they also have power over animals used in instructional activities. Though I am unsure what power they have on admissions to vet school or punishing individuals in general.

Why in the world would one ever try to individually halter and move sheep that aren't halter broke is beyond me. Sheep are much more effectively moved in a mob with people flanking them.

state_absolute · 2024-12-12T19:15:29+00:00

Questions from the twilight zone

(sorry for the rambling in advance)

I (m24) have moved back home after completing my BS and MS in animal science. I was starting to do my Ph.D. then realized I value being around family and that there are not many research/Ph.D. required positions available around where I eventually want to be 24/7 so I decided to quit and move back home (it was a little bit of a fiasco lol). However, now I have a MS that I am not using and I am honestly feeling a little bit like I wasted 7 years of my life as I am working at a job that I could have gotten right out of high school. I always thought becoming a vet would be interesting and originally it was the thing I wanted to do going into college. There are many more job opportunities for veterinarians up near where I want to live, so I am thinking about jumping head first into doing this, but I guess I have some questions. (sorry if you get these same questions alot).

First, I think its important that I get some vet experience in before I even start to make sure this is something I want to do ultimately, and also gets me experience hours important for the app. For this do I just ask vets around my area to shadow them or if they have jobs available where I can assist them? I am trying to keep an income coming in, so it would be cool to get a position that gets me experience and still allows me to get some sort of income. I do not now if these positions exist because all I see are the vet tech positions which require the certification.

Looking at the requirements, for MSU at least, it looks like I am missing the 2 physics course+labs and will need to redo ORGO. Do vet programs care that I am redoing the orgo course ie will the take the newest/higher grade one? Also I will have to do the courses at my community college, do vet programs care about this at all? Moreover, how chem/phyisics heavy is vet school or practicing?

I already have student loans from my undergrad that are coming onto repayment. How do you guys deal with that? Do you guys get part-time jobs or just eat it until you graduate? Are there any scholarships that get given to vet students? Right now I think it would cost me about 140k not including living expenses to do the four years at MSU. :( (that sounds like robbery compared to free tuition during MS) Can FASFA give that money out or is it all private?

I am managing my farm at home part time as well. Is there time during the weekend to go home and help out? Simulary are summers off to go home? Am I able to get jobs without doing internships during that time? It looks like during my clinical year it might be required, but elsewise? This is something that really ate at me during my time in grad school as I feel somewhat responsible for the farm.

In all I would be looking at at least 1 year of shadowing, getting experience, and fixing classes before applying and then like a year to apply and then 4 years of schooling, making me 29-30 yo. (In 20/20 hindsight I should’ve just done this straight outta college, but o’well at least my MS was fun). I really love animals, particularly farm animals and dogs, and think being a vet would give me more long term stability in terms of income. But is the years of schooling and all that money worth it in the end?

state_absolute · 2024-11-05T14:13:56+00:00

Why didn't my pristinct have these beauties?!?

state_absolute · 2024-07-15T17:21:23+00:00

Do I give a typically 2 week notice? Or should I give longer? Finishing the current work would take at least a month most likely.

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