WHY
      VET
      STUDENTS
      ARE
      SNOOTY
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Jill
      Hendsbee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      have
      vowed
      to
      write
     
     
      news
      from
      the
      AVC
      this
     
     
      term
      that
      is
      a
      little
      meatier
     
     
      than
      last
      term.
      This
      isa
     
     
      topic
      I
      have
      been
      waiting
     
     
      to
      comment
      on
      for
      some
     
     
      time
      now.
     
    

    
     
      It
      became
      apparent
      to
     
     
      me
      very
      quickly
      after
      my
     
     
      admission
      to
      the
     
     
      AVC
      how
      the
      majority
      of
     
     
      the
      campus
      felt
      about
      vet
     
     
      students.
      In
      short,
     
     
      we
      are
      stuck
      up
      snobs.
     
     
      Ofcourse,
      when
      I
      first
     
     
      became
      aware
      of
      this
     
     
      opinion,
      I
      wanted
      to
     
     
      dispute
      it;
      to
      stand
      up
      for
     
     
      myself
      and
      tell
     
     
      everyone
      who
      would
      listen
     
     
      that
      it
      wasn’t
      true.
      I
      cer-
     
     
      tainly
      understand
     
     
      where
      an
      idea
      like
      this
     
     
      could
      originate.
      We
      don’t
     
     
      seem
      tosocialize
      with
     
     
      anyone
      other
      than
      our-
     
     
      selves.
      This
      is
      more
      or
      less
     
     
      the
      case,
      but
      has
      anyone
     
     
      ever
      thought
      about
      why?
     
     
      Many
      jump
      to
      the
     
     
      conclusion
      that
      it’s
      simply
     
     
      because
      we
      believe
      our-
     
     
      selves
      too
      good
      to
     
     
      _
      bother
      with
      anyone
      else,
     
    

    
     
      that
      we
      consider
      ourselves
     
     
      an
      elite
      crowd.
     
    

    
     
      I
      suggest
      instead
      that
      the
     
    

    
     
      real
      reason
      is
      this-
      we
     
    

    
     
      come
      here
      from
     
    

    
     
      many
      different
      provinces
     
    

    
     
      and
      states,
      often
      not
     
    

    
     
      knowing
      anyone
      else
     
    

    
     
      here.
      (This
      in
      contrast
      to
     
    

    
     
      the
      80%
      of
      UPEI
      students
     
     
      who
      come
      from
      the
      -
     
     
      Island).
      Very
      few
      choose
     
    

    
     
      to
      live
      in
      residence
      as
      many
     
    

    
     
      are
      entering
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tee
      PERS:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      4th,
      Sth
      or
      greater
     
     
      year
      of
      university
      and
     
     
      have
      had
      their
      fill
     
    

    
     
      of
      residence
      life.
      We
      are
     
     
      introduced
      to
      ONE
     
     
      building
      on
      campus,
     
     
      which
      we
      almost
      never
     
     
      leave
      for
      academic
     
     
      purposes.
      It’s
     
    

    
     
      practically
      like
      elementary
     
     
      school,
      everyone
      has
      their
     
     
      own
      desk
      and
     
    

    
     
      we
      stay
      in
      the
      same
      room
     
     
      for
      most
      of
      the
      day.
      We
     
     
      don’t
      get
      to
      mix
     
    

    
     
      with
      a
      different
      group
      of
     
     
      people
      each
      class,
      like
     
     
      many
      programs
      on
     
     
      campus.
      So
      bottom
      line,
     
     
      our
      opportunities
      to
      meet
     
     
      people
      other
      than
     
    

    
     
      our
      classmates
      at
      AVC
     
     
      are
      limited.
      These
      are
      the
     
     
      major
      reasons
      I
      cite
     
    

    
     
      for
      our
      seemingly
      snooty
     
     
      behavior.
     
    

    
     
      I
      clung
      to
      these
      as
      the
     
     
      sole
      explaination
      for
      our
     
     
      reputation
      fora
     
     
      long
      time,
      but
      I
      was
     
     
      naive.
      I’m
      in
      my
      third
     
     
      year
      now,
      and
      I
      have
     
     
      witnessed
      incidents
      that
     
     
      made
      me
      realize
      some
     
     
      people’s
      feelings
      were
     
     
      not
      as
      unfounded
      as
      I
     
     
      thought.
      For
      example,
     
     
      the
      day
      that
      a
      classmate
     
     
      asked
      a
      roomful
      of
     
     
      students
      working
      on
     
     
      papers
      at
      the
      AVC
     
     
      computer
      lab
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      leave
      because
      some
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AVC
      students
      wanted
      to
     
     
      use
      the
      computers
      and
     
     
      they
      had
      priority.
      Now,
     
     
      there
      is
      a
      sign
      to
      that
     
     
      effect
      hanging
      in
     
    

    
     
      the
      big
      lab,
      though
      few
     
     
      people
      I
      know
      would
     
     
      actually
      have
      the
      nerve
     
    
   
   
    
     
      se
     
     
      Hae
      ee
      ese
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      ask
      another
      person
      to
     
     
      leave
      unless
      they
      were
     
     
      playing
      solitaire
      or
     
     
      something.
      The
      thing
      that
     
     
      really
      bothered
      me
      on
      that
     
     
      day
      was
      that
     
    

    
     
      the
      AVC
      students
      who
     
     
      suddenly
      needed
      to
      use
     
     
      the
      lab
      were
      just
      passing
     
     
      by
      between
      classes
      to
     
     
      check
      their
      email.
      The
     
     
      person
      who
      stood
      up
      and
     
     
      made
      the
      announcement
     
     
      was
      not
      even
      among
      them,
     
     
      she
      was
      already
      in
      the
     
    

    
     
      lab.
      This
      person
      was
     
     
      obviously
      looking
      for
      an
     
     
      excuse
      to
      throw
      her
     
     
      weight
      around.
      That
      is
     
     
      just
      outright
      snobbery.
      I
     
     
      won’t
      argue
      that-
     
    

    
     
      I
      would
      just
      ask
      that
      you
     
     
      don’t
      let
      incidents
      like
      this
     
     
      taint
      your
      opinion
      of
      every
     
     
      vet
      student.
      For
      awhile,
      I
     
     
      got
      so
      paranoid
      about
     
     
      how
     
    

    
     
      people
      felt
      about
      AVC
     
     
      that
      when
      I
      finally
      did
      start
     
    
   
   
    
     
      meeting
      other
     
    

    
     
      people
      and
      they
      asked
     
     
      what
      I
      did,
      I’d
      only
      say
     
     
      “T’m
      still
      in
      school.”
     
    

    
     
      This
      would
      invariably
      bring
     
     
      the
      reply,
      “At
      UPEI?”
      and
     
     
      I
      would
     
    

    
     
      simply
      answer
      yes.
      Only
     
     
      after
      being
      asked
      what
      I
     
     
      was
      taking
      would
      I
     
    

    
     
      admit
      to
      going
      to
      the
     
     
      AVC.
      I’mactually
      very
     
     
      proud
      to
      be
      at
      AVC.
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      not
      an
      easy
      place
      to
     
     
      get
      into
      and
      I
      worked
      had
     
     
      to
      arrive
      where
      I
     
    

    
     
      am,
      but
      certainly
      don’t
     
     
      think
      that
      places
      me
      above
     
     
      those
      who
      have
     
    

    
     
      choosen
      to
      study
      in
      an-
     
     
      other
      field.
      So,
      in
      the
     
     
      spirit
      of
      that
      shampoo
     
     
      commercial
      that
      asks
     
     
      “Don’t
      hate
      me
      because
     
     
      I’m
      beautiful”,
      I
      say
     
     
      “Don’t
      hate
      me
      because
     
     
      I’m
      a
      vet
      student.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
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