You can call me Dr. Kater...

[Kater]

:D :D :D

I have been accepted to veterinary school!!!!! :eek:

I just received offers for WICHE-sponsored positions in the veterinary programs at Colorado State University and Washington State University. Both also offered me some scholarship money as well. CSU is my FIRST CHOICE and I am ecstatic!!!!!

WICHE's professional student exchange program allows students in states lacking particular professional programs to receive preference in admission and reduced levels of tuition. Essentially this means that I will pay resident tuition, reducing costs by approximately HALF.

I have also had 3 interview offers and will need to decide what to do about those (I applied to 7 schools in total). My mother suggests taking some time to decide (I have until April 15), although my heart is telling me that the decision has already been made.

I have waited years for this day. It is a phenomenal thing to realize a dream of this magnitude. My father told me I would get in and he was absolutely right. I love and miss you, Daddy. :)

So that's DOCTOR Kater to you!!! ;) :eek:

[caseysmom]

Congratulations! I know its not easy, you must have really good grades. My daughter wants to go to UC Davis which is local for us but really hard to get accepted into.

[lizbud]

Fantastic news. :) Congratulations Doctor Kater. :) :)

[pitc9]

Congratulations!!

I'm so happy for you Dr. Kater! :D

[Freedom]

Congratulations!!

How excited and happy you must be!

You've worked hard to get this far; and I know you can face the coming challenges as well. Super job!

[DJFyrewolf36]

Congrats! :D

[moosmom]

That is WONDERFUL news!!!! I know you'll do well, Doc. ;)

[Taz_Zoee]

Congratulations Kate! This is awesome!! (and your words to your dad made some tears in these eyes) I'm sure your dad is watching you and he's got to be so proud of you. :)

[Ginger's Mom]

Oh Yay, Kate!!! Um...I mean Dr. Kater. I am so very happy something positive has finally happened for you. How very very exciting. I agree with Cindy, I know that your father is watching with pride and a huge smile on his face. :D Can Kirk come with you?

[Karen]

How wonderful! Remember us when you are the famous Dr. Kater! ;)

[Kater]

Can Kirk come with you?
Oh yes, that's part of the plan!! Of course he'll have to get his rabies shots first, poor pup.

Thank you guys so much...I don't know how I am going to focus in class today!! :D

[CountryWolf07]

Congratulations!

[Laura's Babies]

Hay, Doc, I noticed that cat limping today..... what do you think is wrong? :rolleyes:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[Felicia's Mom]

Congrats Dr. Kater!:D

[cassiesmom]

Congratulations, Dr. Kater! I saw a couple of photos of my vet's graduation from vet med school ... it was a lot of work for him, but he succeeded! I'm so happy for you!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

OMG!!! How exciting!! CONGRATUALTIONS!!! I am so proud of you!
I am planning to go to Veterinary Technician school in a few years... because I would never be able to go through that much schooling, to become a vet! :(
CaseysMom- I was going to go to UCDavis, after community college, but I to thought it was going to be waaay to difficult to get into. Good luck to your daughter!

[Medusa]

What wonderful news! I'll be happy to say "I knew her when". Good for you!

[joycenalex]

wowsa! rock on...when do you start clinicals dr kater?

[Alysser]

CONGRATULATIONS!! :D You're very lucky. I wish you luck with your schooling.

[shais_mom]

:o wooohooo!
I'm so excited for you!
altho
BOOHOO
b/c I wanted you to come to OHIO STATE! :o

[Edwina's Secretary]

Congratulations! My brother did a part of his veternarian schooling at Colorado State! He loved it!

[zippy-kat]

Doctor Kater,

I've been to the CSU campus and it is AMAZING! I'm sooo excited for you that I'm in tears! I know you've waited and waited and waited for this day. Treat yourself to something special, you surely deserve it with all you've had on your plate. Oh my gosh!! Congrats, congrats, congrats!! :D

[chocolatepuppy]

Congratulations and best of luck, Dr. Kater! :D

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Congratulations!! :)

CSU has a beautiful campus and Fort Collins is a great college town. Plus, Colorado is a great state to live in! :D

[KYS]

Congratulations, I am so Happy for you. :)

[krazyaboutkatz]

Congrats!!! This is wonderful news!!!:D

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Congratulations Doctor!!! Well done :D

[Rachel]

Congratulations are certainly in order. I remember way back when you first indicated your desire to become a Veternarian. You were serious and you have worked hard to make this very important step in your journey. It is a long road ahead but with your determination, there is no doubt you will succeed. We are all beaming with pride at the accomplishment of one of our own. :D

[gemini9961]

Congrats!!

[anna_66]

Kate I'm SO happy for you:D

[cloverfdx]

Congratulations Kate er i mean Dr Kater, i am so proud of you {{Hugs}}. Wishing you all the best :D.

[Barbara]

Congratulations! What a great great thing !!!!!! :D

[Cataholic]

AWESOME!!! How wonderful, exciting, and totally well deserved. :D

[AmberLee]

Wooohooo! I'm so pleased and thrilled for you. Congratulations, Dr. Kater. ;)

[Uabassoon]

I'm so proud of you Kater! There was never a doubt in my mind that you would be heading off to vet school :D Plus if you ever need a break from the cold Colorado weather, the Arizona desert isn't that far away :D

[smokey the elder]

Way to go! I'm glad you got your first choice.

[gini]

What an accomplishment! Congratulations!

Is there a Doctor in the house? YES - our very own Dr. Kater.

[AdoreMyDogs]

Well done, Doctor Kater! Have fun in school and enjoy every minute! You have every right to be proud, vet school is VERY hard to get into.

[Kirsten]

That's wonderful news, I'm so happy for you! :)

Congratulations!!!

Kirsten

[emily_the_spoiled]

CONGRATULATIONS! I know how difficult it is to get into vet school and you have accomplished not once, but at least twice (two different schools).

I am really happy for you :D (But something tells me that you will miss the winters in Hawaii :cool: )

[Jadapit]

CONGRATULATIONS, Dr. Kater. I'm really happy for you, your going to be an amazing vet. :)

[wolflady]

This is awesome news! Congratulations! I know it's not easy to get accepted into Vet School, so that is an amazing accomplishment. I'm so glad you got your first choice too! Woohoo!!! :D

**hugs**

[shepgirl]

Just saw this now but I'm sure happy for you

Congratulations and all the best with your dream.

[carole]

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii185/jewellnz/GJ-Congratulations02.gif

Well done, i do hope Dr Kater you will beable to give us some good advice here from time to time, great news and just show's you your'e dreams can indeed come true.

[ramanth]

Congratulations Kate! Now, do you want to specialize in small or large animal? :D

[Chilli]

Phenomenal news, Dr. Kater!
Think about it: our very own PT vet. :D

Congratulations!!

[K9karen]

Wow! Sending you lots of congratulatory hugs! You'll make the world's best vet! Colorado is awesome too! You deserve the best!

[Twisterdog]

Congratulations!

Can't think of a nicer person to be a vet, either.

PM me when you get to Ft. Collins. Every other weekend I'm fifty miles away from there in Cheyenne, I'd love to meet you for lunch!

[wolf_Q]

CONGRATULATIONS Kate! I know you will do great!! :D

If you ever feel like a road trip to go hiking or something, I'm about 6 hours away. ;)

[micki76]

Oh Kate, how cool! Congrats girl. :D

[Giselle]

OMG Congratulations!!!! You're living my dream! :D

[Kater]

I have accepted my position at Colorado State.

I will move to Fort Collins in July and start classes in late August. :eek:

Here's my cheesy yay-I-did-it! grin :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/kmillen/katevet.jpg

I'm very excited about the possibility of meeting more PTers in the coming years...!

[Karen]

Now you need to start figuring the distance from Ft. Collins to Findlay, Ohio for Memorial Day Weekend 2009! Congratulations again, it's very exciting for all of us, so I imagine it's over-the-moon exciting for you!

[Rachel]

GREAT PHOTO. I love the documentation of such significant events by pictures. The thrill of this one should last for a long, long time. You go girl!

[phesina]

Congratulations! That is fabulous news. You should be so very proud of yourself. Good on you!

Pat and cats

[Logan]

Kate, I am just delighted for you!!! The picture is wonderful and needs to be in a frame!!!!!! I think each and every one of us is sitting here trying to figure out how to get you to be our vet! :p

Congratulations!!!!! :)

[wolf_Q]

That is a great photo, Kate! :) I'm so happy for you. I know you will do great! Are you bringing Kirk with you?

[chocolatepuppy]

Congratulations! Best of luck! :D

[Jadapit]

I love the picture of you, your so pretty. You look so happy. You aren't going to be all that far from me. In fact I have a sister in law that lives about 30 minutes from Fort Collins. :)

[Kater]

Now you need to start figuring the distance from Ft. Collins to Findlay, Ohio for Memorial Day Weekend 2009! Congratulations again, it's very exciting for all of us, so I imagine it's over-the-moon exciting for you!
That sounds like a plan to me! Let's see here....1,266 miles. Doable! ;)


Are you bringing Kirk with you?
Yup! I've already bought his airline crate and am getting him used to it. I'll be flying him direct from Honolulu to Denver on United Airlines (this is really my only choice). It looks like we are going to have to send him unaccompanied though. We haven't got all the details ironed out, so maybe things will change. I'm *trying* not to stress about it too much so far in advance, but the whole thing makes me quite nervous. :(

Thank you all so much for your kind words! I am still walking around in gleeful disbelief! :D

[Taz_Zoee]

Hey, you'll be 1195 miles from me!! :D Let's see, if I only have to take Zoee to the vet once (maybe twice) a year....I could do that! LOL :)
Congratulations Kate!!