Life In Vet School & Tips On Getting In
So you want to become a veterinarian. Now what? Some people say that veterinary school is the hardest type of professional school to get accepted to. I disagree. Getting accepted in to veterinary school is not that hard, but it does take strategy! This blog will: 1) Provide information to aspiring veterinary students that will help them become the most competitive candidate they can be. 2) Provide a glimpse into what veterinary school is like at UC Davis. Enjoy! -Sharon
How do you compare schools for what they specialized the most in, or what type of medicine they offer the most experience in before graduation/residency? Which veterinary school offers the most for food animal medicine, for equine, for zoo medicine. Every school claims to be the best at one thing or another on their websites, Read More …
Hello Sharon, I have a question pertaining to diversity in vet experience. I have volunteered at an animal hospital during high school, spent the last summer working there as a kennel attendant, and plan to do shadowing/assisting this next summer. When these hours are being judged by an admissions committee, do they view each of Read More …
Hi Shar, I happened to stumble upon your blog while researching what I would need to do in order to pursue my dream of becoming a veterinarian. Like you, I have a BS in a completely unrelated topic and also a semester of law school down before I realized just how unhappy I was. If Read More …
Hi, I had a few questions and was wondering if maybe you could help me out. About me – I’m 27 years old, married and graduated from UCSD as a Biochemistry major last June. I was working in biotech labs for about 8 months before I moved up to Oakland in February. I only recently Read More …
Hi, My name is DS, and I am currently a sophomore at UC Davis (majoring in Animal Science). I wish to attend a veterinary school in the future, hopefully UC Davis, and I was wondering if you could tell me about the importance about animal-related experience because most of the hours that I have right Read More …
“So, what do you do?” It’s one of the most common questions to ask a person upon meeting them and yet some of the responses you get might have you looking for the exit in a hurry. For me, it’s not that I am necessarily going to be running for the door, but I have Read More …
So you didn’t get the news you were hoping for this year. Whether you were rejected out right from all of the schools you applied to, were rejected after interviewing or seemingly indefinitely waitlisted, it’s time to think about the next application cycle as they are due in exactly 6 months! You might wonder what Read More …