I'M BACK!

So I know it has been awhile, but I've finally got a lot to tell everyone! It has been a busy few months for me and I hope to update more regularly until I leave for Australia! Updating was painfully non-existent because my boyfriend, our 3 cats, and I moved from our cute college town back to our parents' home town to save money for the move and see everyone we can! We are finally getting settled after bouncing between two houses and multiple bedrooms. My oldest brother also got married on Oct. 20 and my other brother and I were both in the wedding party so there was LOTS to help with lately. Then my brother who was in the wedding party just bought a house that I have been helping fix up! Taking off wallpaper and painting while my dad and uncle put in a gas furnace! Such an exciting time for all members of my family!! 

I think this post will mainly be the application process I have been through so far. So Murdoch suggests that people apply online, but I found a way to print the application (if you wanna know I will walk you through how to find it) and it was only two pages.I then submit it along with all of my other materials. The other materials needed to apply are: a very detailed curriculum vitae/ resume highlighting education classes and work/practical experience that pertains to Veterinary Medicine, 2-4 references preferably from Veterinarians and Professors, and the highly important personal statement. The personal statement is always the hardest addition to the application and I suggest with whatever school you pick, you tell them in your statement why their school will be a good fit for you! Along with how your education, work, and volunteer experiences have shaped you as a person and how it has prepared you for a career in Veterinary Medicine. Do NOT claim that you know everything there is to know about Veterinary Medicine, that is SURE to turn off any admissions person reading through your application. Highlight what you have learned and how you hope to expand on it or how it has guided you to what you want to specialize in/focus on in Vet School. THAT IS IT!! That is all I had to submit to Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. It was only $30 to send in the application and I got accepted. That saved me from paying for and taking the GRE (required exam for US and some European vet schools). Also I did NOT have to have a bachelors before I applied which just saved me two more years of undergraduate study just to get my Bachelors in Animal Science and Vet tech certification.

OK! Once I got the acceptance email, I was given 30 days to accept. Accepting my spot meant that I had to send in $1000 Aussie dollars (AUD) just as a deposit to save my seat, and I had to send in $2,500AUD for all 5 years of Overseas Student Health Cover up front (but this was through the school suggested insurance provider). Since Australia recognizes partnerships, I am allowed to have B, my boyfriend, apply for a Defacto Partner Visa underneath my student visa. This meant I had to have insurance for BOTH of us for ALL 5 years upfront! The provider that the school suggested wanted $6,000AUD for a family package! CRAZY. So I did my research and found a different provider that offered single, couple, or family insurance and was only $3,843AUD for the BOTH of us for all 5 years! So much cheaper than the school's provider. Thanks to B working two jobs and my parents giving me their tax return I was able to make all my payments within the month timeframe!

That is all I am going to discuss in this post! Next post will be financial aid and visa information!! I will definitely posting more regularly!!