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
In the fall of 2013 I received a concerned message from a vet school applicant: I have applied to 13 (10 in the US, 2 in Scottland, and 1 in London), and from what I am hearing, I am starting to regret that decision as it seems that vet schools may look unfavorably upon me Read More …
It’s been over six months since I graduated from vet school and though I’ve been working ever since I received my license, some of my classmates have not worked a single day since graduating. It’s not that they’re not trying. It’s just that the market is so saturated — there are too few jobs and Read More …
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 …
Right? This is the never-ending battle that vets have to face on a daily basis — clients unable to pay for care, clients failing to make payments towards care provided, etc. If vets were compassionate people who loved animals, they would treat them for free if the client couldn’t afford to pay, right? Compassionate we Read More …
Hi !!! My name is SH 🙂 I will try to keep this e-mail short since you are probably busy and reading other people’s comments-but I have SO many questions. I had a few questions that I wanted to ask you. 1) I know every article I find on google says “choose any major for Read More …
I recently discovered your blog and cannot describe how grateful I am to you for doing this! I am currently going through a very similar transition to yours (I’m a UC Berkeley Psychology graduate, working in the psych field for 2 years now and now thinking seriously about a switch into veterinary science), and so Read More …
Hi! My question is pertaining to my situation. I am starting again to apply to veterinary school after a failure to get in right after finishing my BS degree. I will be finishing my MS in August of 2011 and have decided to apply again to veterinary school. I have geared my search toward schools 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 …
Vet school is expensive. We all know it, even though some of us (me included) try to avoid facing the realities of it. The Office of Financial Aid at UC Davis reports that the average loan amount for vet students per year is around $40,000 – and that’s for in-state students only! When you start Read More …