not even close to a regular associate... i would become responsible for receiving animals/shipments, making bank runs with thousands of dollars, taking animals to the vet, incident reports, register troubleshoot if a problem arose, etc... pretty much would be a second in command manager. Heck... even wear a manger uniform (hooray button-down shirt! lol) Unless you asked or knew the store, 95% of people would believe me to be a manager...
I really want to do it... the only problem I can see is that I'd have to put in a minimum of 35 hours a week while still taking classes. But there are also so many pluses from having that experience, I still have two months to make a decision, but hey... as it stands it seems as though my life is about to get far busier!
And thanks for all the responses, I am really quite stoked about it!!!