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
An interactive ranking system to compare veterinary schools. Check out the average GPA, GRE of accepted applicants and NAVLE pass rates for each school. Information and rankings provided by findthebest.com. Check out individual schools here, or compare schools in the list below! Compare Veterinary Schools Compare Veterinary Schools
Students are graduating from veterinary school with ever increasing student debt. Many of my classmates at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis are facing more than 200,000 dollars of debt, all in pursuit of a veterinary education. The unfortunate part is that veterinary medicine is not a well-paid field, so graduates have the Read More ...
An interactive ranking system to compare veterinary schools. Check out the average GPA, GRE of accepted applicants and NAVLE pass rates for each school. Information and rankings provided by findthebest.com. Check out individual schools here, or compare schools in the list below! Compare Veterinary Schools Compare Veterinary Schools
Have you gotten as far as you possibly can with your personal statement? Do you feel stuck? Or do you feel that your essay is lacking the pizzazz to make it stand out? If so, I am happy to offer my services as a proofreader and editor. Unlike most websites that offer these services, you Read More ...
The newest section of Life In Vet School & Tips On Getting In is brought to you due to overwhelming demand for information surrounding veterinary student debt and how to pay off student loans. This is a project that is going to be added to over time, so keep stopping by for more information! Student Read More ...
So you happen be in the envious position of having to decide between multiple schools that graciously accepted you into their program. Now what? My advice on what to consider before ultimately deciding which veterinary school to attend: Read More …
I know from perusing the Student Doctor Network Pre-Veterinary Forum that many schools have already started sending out invitations for interviews. For those of you who receive them – Congrats! It’s one of the most exciting and yet terrifying feeling to get that invite, so I’ve got some advice for you. When You Receive an Read More …
It is Wednesday morning and in just one hour I will be taking a final exam in cardiology. Am I worried? No, not really. Am I stressed? Nope. Am I exhausted? Yes! Although we have a dedicated Finals Week at UC Davis, we do not take all of our finals this one week. Fortunately, as Read More …
I’m at the point in vet school where I’ve realized that my life is very, very different from the way it was before vet school. How did I realize this, you ask? Well, the first time I realized that although I’ve lived in Davis for 2.5 months, I’ve only gone food shopping 3 times. (Keep Read More …
Yesterday the class of 2013 at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine took their first Anatomy exam of vet school. After many late nights and early weekend mornings in the anatomy lab, some were panicked, wondering whether what they had managed to stuff enough anatomical information into their already congested brain, and others were Read More …
I am a month in to veterinary school at UC Davis. Things are going wonderfully despite the fact that I am spending more time than I ever have in my life studying and in class/lab in an attempt to grasp the massive amount of material that I am required to learn in such a short Read More …
The first week of school was not classes – it was an orientation program that was very well run and I think will be crucial to our success as students and veterinarians. The purpose of the orientation is essentially to learn to trust and communicate with one another. As touchy-feely as that might sound, it Read More …
I am currently in the process of moving to Davis, California. In less than one week, my friends and family will gather at my apartment (many for the first time) and help me load all of my belongings on to a truck. While I’m excited both for the move as well as to begin the Read More …
Dare to be different. Admissions committees are not judging applicants based upon how badly they want to get into veterinary school or how long they’ve been working towards that goal. Believe it or not it can strengthen your application if you show that you haven’t always been interested in veterinary medicine or that you’ve tried Read More …
Along with submitting an application via VMCAS, you are required to submit an official transcript from every school you ever attended to the vet schools you are applying to. In addition, VMCAS requires that you enter in each individual course and course information into VMCAS, a tedious process. With that in mind, do not wait Read More …