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 …
There are many paths that you can take with a doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine, though most people think of veterinarians as people who work as dog & cat vets in a hospital setting. While that is what a lot of veterinarians do, it is only one of many different paths that you can choose. Read More …
Hi Sharon! I’m an undergraduate physics major, and in the last few months I’ve realized that I don’t want to do physics past my bachelor’s. I’ve always loved animals, and the main reason I am a physics major is because I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life when I graduated Read More …
Dear Sharon, I simply can’t express how helpful your blog has been to me, even though I’m in the earliest stages of preparing to apply to vet school. I’m happy to donate to keep your posts coming, with the amount information as I’ve already absorbed! I love that you and so many of your readers 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 …
Out with the old and in with the new…curriculum, that is. Starting in the Fall of 2011, the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis will begin implementing a new curriculum starting with the Class of 2015! The new curriculum, aside from switching students from Davis’ traditional quarter system to semesters, is very different from Read More …
I’ll be the first to admit that I love statistics. In fact, I used to work for a company in Los Angeles doing statistical analysis on a daily basis. I like numbers and analyzing them as i think they can tell you a great deal of information about the population you’re looking at. So let’s Read More …
Picnic Day was a huge success! Props to the Class of 2013 for constructing the most spectacular float ever! Debbie the Saltosaurus and Baby Salty, incubating happily in the giant dino egg on the rear of the float made their debut at the 2010 Picnic Day parade, complete with dinosaur sounds. A conceptual sketch of Read More …
Despite a hectic weekend, a neuro midterm this morning, and a hellish 2 weeks filled with pop quizzes, midterms, a final, and my project proposal due, I reluctantly spent the evening doing my shift at Equine Nursing. I only say reluctantly because there are many other things that I would have rather spent my precious Read More …