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
When I applied to veterinary school, the Caribbean vet schools were very controversial as they were not accredited by the AVMA and, thus, were viewed negatively by many. I recall the stigmas I heard from various people that judged people who applied to or attended those schools, as if they were destined to be second-class Read More …
Congrats to Arizona’s Midwestern University for their plans to open a veterinary school in 2014 at their Glendale campus. The announcements of their plans indicated that there was a shortage of veterinarians in Arizona because they state that while the average vet has 3500 animals in its care, Arizona vets have 4100 per vet. Overall, Read More …
It seems that word is spreading that the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis is now accepting transfer students, particularly from Ross University in the Caribbean. People are even reaching my blog by searching for “UC Davis not accepting Ross vet students,” so clearly there is a rumor circulating. Where that rumor originated is Read More …
I attended two talks this week regarding the future of the veterinary profession. During each of these unrelated talks, there was a news flash: STUDENT DEBT IN THE UNITED STATES NOW EXCEEDS ALL CREDIT CARD DEBT IN THE UNITED STATES. Don’t be fooled, it’s not that we’re simply getting a really good handle on credit Read More …
It’s official — just this month, March 2011, Ross University became the first veterinary school in the Caribbean to become fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA-COE). Since 2006 Ross University has been working hard to jump through the many metaphorical hoops to gain accreditation by the AVMA-COE. Now that Read More …
What if I told you that for many people it costs over $200,000? Are you scared yet? Shocked? I certainly hope so, because I was. When I left graduate school and began my journey to veterinary school I had no idea that vet school would cost that much and get me that much into debt, Read More …
Some of you, my followers, read my blog regularly or search back in time to find old entries that might sound interesting or relevant, others are newcomers. I decided that it might be useful to have a “What the first year of vet school is like.” summary just to sum up how things went. Also, Read More …
This may be the question that you secretly (or maybe not-so-secretly) want the answer to. In fact, many of you have found this blog by searching for “easiest vet school to get into” on Google. I really wish there was a simple answer to this question, but the reality is, there is no vet school Read More …