Ooh, what to do?

[Minnies_Mum]

Not sure this is in the right place, but it is horsey so here goes. I'm a vet student and I've been offered the chance to take up a month long student externship at Liphook. Thing is, I'm already going there for 2 weeks and I'm a bit indecisive about making it a month.

It would look fab on my CV and would give me a lot of experience, BUT you have to do out of hours all the time you are there, which means very little sleep. If it was the only placement I had to do this summer I would do it in a shot, but when I get home I'd have another 8 weeks to do.

Not sure if I'm going to get enough benefit out of the extra two weeks, to risk being soooo tired and useless for the other placements I have to do. But I also don't want to turn it down and then regret it. Argh.

Has anyone done anything like this, or works at Liphook, who can help in my decision?

 

[happy_talk]

can you just have a few days break between liphook and your next placement to "recover"?

 

[Minnies_Mum]

I may be able to, if I can organise my other placements that way. I've also just re-read the email and it says externs are allowed a day off each week, so that would make it easier.

 

[Shipley]

I would do the month but I can survice on little sleep or almost none as you say it looks better on your cv and it shows commitment as you chose to extend it,

 

[amandathepanda]

It will be very tiring but you know it is only short term. When I was nursing at an equine hospital I used to do out of hours every other night & seemed to get caught for alternate weekends (8.30 Friday morning until 8.30 Monday night with no sleep isn't a good thing!). I survived that for a year but it did take it out of me. At least you can chill out on your day off each week which should be enough to help you get through a month of serious grafting and it will look amazing on your CV!