ok so basically i screwed myself over with my college choice.....
goin way back to about a year and 1/2 ago....i wanted to go to st. andrews college in south carolina. they had an awesome horse program and an equestrian team adn were goin to offer me a scholarship. however, it being a private school, mom wouldnt let me go b/c it was too expensive.
so since that was out of the picture, next in line was lsu. i still REALLY REALLY REALLY want to go there. i LVOE the campus, football, and their vet school. not to mention they have an awesome equine program.... i really wanted to be one of their students b/c vet school is harder to get into than med school, and vet schools choose their students first before lookin at anyone else. but when out of state tuition was ungodly and i dindt get that big of a scholarship from there...i chose not to go. mom would have paid for it, but even still iw oudlnt have gotten to bring jo and cody along.
so settling with my choices and what was more important to me (MY HORSES) i settled for usa, still a good school, close to home and i get to be with my babies!!!!! and while i like the school, i lvoe my sorority, i still dont feel i'm as challenged as i should be. i kno everyone thinks i'm a big ditz, but in all honesty, i'm fuckin smart as hell...schoolwise anyways. this entire past year i feel like i haven't been challenged to my fullest. i feel like i could do sooo much better. then on top of everything NO ONE at school knows anything about horses!!!!!! i'll be president of the equestrian club....i have awesome things planned....the only problem is that no one will be able to do them b/c no one knows how to ride!! not that it's a bad thing (ppl not knowin about horses) but it doens't benefit me much. that would be soo awesome to put on a resume for vet school taht i was president of the club and organized everythign, but if we wont be able to do much, how's that ogin to help me out???? i guess that will be my challenge though...
but to put me in a better mood (sarcasm) i was reading one of my equine magazines and they had an article about how college equestrian teams are growing and becoming more popular. too bad usa will never get there......but auburn has a team!!!!!!! does english and western competitions!!!! i didnt even look at auburn as a college choice. one b/c i'm an alabama fan (which i kno in the big scheme of things is a really stupid point, but if you understood my family, you would consider it into your decision too), i would still be way away from home, and i've always wanted to go to lsu's vet school...which i still do. but now jessica (friend from childhood, we began ridin together at becky's, and are now in chi o together) is goin to be at auburn next year and she was able to bring her 2 horses with her and keep them at a place that only charges $100 per horse for pasture board. that's CHEAP....considering what i have paid.
i'd give anything to attend a school that had an equestrian program and/or team. WHY DIDNT I LOOK INTO AUBURN??????????/ WHY?!?!?!!?!?! one of my best friends.......adrianne......gets to go to one of the best equestrian schools, hollins, in the fall. i'm soo JEALOUS!!! she gets a riding scholarship adn everything. not to mention she now lives in horse country (virginia).
this totally ticks me off. of course there's nothing i can do about it now, i'm at usa and i'm stuck there. even if i did make it to a vet school that does offer an equestrian program i'll be too busy studyign for vet school to even have time for it. but i guess i'll have to make due with what i have for the moment....a club with high prospects, but no one with experience or commitment. my odds dont look very good.
on a side note, i'm back to ridin jo again, and he's doin WONDERFUL!!! besides the fact that he's out of shape and i have to get his endurance back up......but training level wise, we're able to pick up almost right where we left off. cody's pissed b/c i've been ridin him for the past 3 months and now that jo's gettin attention again, cody hides in the woods and pouts and wont let me come get him. it's kinda funny actually. they're probably hating me right now b/c i put both of them on a good workout schedule and i've been doin a lot of hillwork with them (which is equivalent to weight training for ppl) which builds up their endurance and helps built up their hind muscles. it's especially good for cody b/c he has weak stifles. farrier has to come out this week....lovely, more $$. why do i always have to have the expensive hobbies???
so since that was out of the picture, next in line was lsu. i still REALLY REALLY REALLY want to go there. i LVOE the campus, football, and their vet school. not to mention they have an awesome equine program.... i really wanted to be one of their students b/c vet school is harder to get into than med school, and vet schools choose their students first before lookin at anyone else. but when out of state tuition was ungodly and i dindt get that big of a scholarship from there...i chose not to go. mom would have paid for it, but even still iw oudlnt have gotten to bring jo and cody along.
so settling with my choices and what was more important to me (MY HORSES) i settled for usa, still a good school, close to home and i get to be with my babies!!!!! and while i like the school, i lvoe my sorority, i still dont feel i'm as challenged as i should be. i kno everyone thinks i'm a big ditz, but in all honesty, i'm fuckin smart as hell...schoolwise anyways. this entire past year i feel like i haven't been challenged to my fullest. i feel like i could do sooo much better. then on top of everything NO ONE at school knows anything about horses!!!!!! i'll be president of the equestrian club....i have awesome things planned....the only problem is that no one will be able to do them b/c no one knows how to ride!! not that it's a bad thing (ppl not knowin about horses) but it doens't benefit me much. that would be soo awesome to put on a resume for vet school taht i was president of the club and organized everythign, but if we wont be able to do much, how's that ogin to help me out???? i guess that will be my challenge though...
but to put me in a better mood (sarcasm) i was reading one of my equine magazines and they had an article about how college equestrian teams are growing and becoming more popular. too bad usa will never get there......but auburn has a team!!!!!!! does english and western competitions!!!! i didnt even look at auburn as a college choice. one b/c i'm an alabama fan (which i kno in the big scheme of things is a really stupid point, but if you understood my family, you would consider it into your decision too), i would still be way away from home, and i've always wanted to go to lsu's vet school...which i still do. but now jessica (friend from childhood, we began ridin together at becky's, and are now in chi o together) is goin to be at auburn next year and she was able to bring her 2 horses with her and keep them at a place that only charges $100 per horse for pasture board. that's CHEAP....considering what i have paid.
i'd give anything to attend a school that had an equestrian program and/or team. WHY DIDNT I LOOK INTO AUBURN??????????/ WHY?!?!?!!?!?! one of my best friends.......adrianne......gets to go to one of the best equestrian schools, hollins, in the fall. i'm soo JEALOUS!!! she gets a riding scholarship adn everything. not to mention she now lives in horse country (virginia).
this totally ticks me off. of course there's nothing i can do about it now, i'm at usa and i'm stuck there. even if i did make it to a vet school that does offer an equestrian program i'll be too busy studyign for vet school to even have time for it. but i guess i'll have to make due with what i have for the moment....a club with high prospects, but no one with experience or commitment. my odds dont look very good.
on a side note, i'm back to ridin jo again, and he's doin WONDERFUL!!! besides the fact that he's out of shape and i have to get his endurance back up......but training level wise, we're able to pick up almost right where we left off. cody's pissed b/c i've been ridin him for the past 3 months and now that jo's gettin attention again, cody hides in the woods and pouts and wont let me come get him. it's kinda funny actually. they're probably hating me right now b/c i put both of them on a good workout schedule and i've been doin a lot of hillwork with them (which is equivalent to weight training for ppl) which builds up their endurance and helps built up their hind muscles. it's especially good for cody b/c he has weak stifles. farrier has to come out this week....lovely, more $$. why do i always have to have the expensive hobbies???