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
You may be asking yourself, what do I have to do to get into vet school? Every year, thousands of applicants submit their best attempts at gaining access to a coveted seat at one of the 28 veterinary schools in the United States. Unfortunately, due to the limited number of schools, the number of applicants Read More …
So, you’re accepted — Congratulations, you’re moving to Davis! Finding a place to live in or around UC Davis is not necessarily the easiest task. To begin, leases for Fall are signed in January or February of the same year, so things can fill up quickly. While there are plenty of places to live, price, Read More …
I’m half way through finals week and still feeling pretty good. I’m not exhausted and I haven’t lost any sleep. The weather has been beautiful and I’m enjoying every minute of the sun I can with the daylight savings changeover. However, while I am relaxing and enjoying studying in the sun, I know many of Read More …
This was supposed to be the most difficult term of first year. Key words: supposed to Sure there were a lot of challenging courses and tests nearly every week (which definitely interfered with skiing), but I don’t think it was that bad. Others may disagree, but that is just my opinion. Now, here we are Read More …
I shouldn’t keep doing this, but I can’t help it because it’s too easy. The School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis routinely has a log-in page for students who received acceptances to accept or decline their offer for admission to the vet school. Being a website, that must get programmed before the offers go Read More …
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is known for asking ethical questions during the 25-minute interview with prospective students. These questions can vary depending on the field of vet med that the prospective student is hoping to pursue (and likely has experience in). To be perfectly honest, I did not receive an ethical question during Read More …
To the ~220 of you out there that are lucky enough to have received an interview at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine this year — Congratulations! It’s an exhilarating feeling to receive an invitation, but it may often be followed with a feeling of absolute terror. That’s why, for those of you who are Read More …
One of the first things I heard about UC Davis during the Interviewee Orientation last February, before I had even received an acceptance, was the infamous Cardiovascular Physiology final exam of Winter quarter, an exam that, should you fail, could result in you repeating the entire first year of vet school! Upon beginning the year, 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 …
Before you start making assumptions about the type of life I lead, let me clarify: I am not currently, nor I have I ever dated a professor. The “breaking up” I’m talking about is with respect to a professional relationship – – ending a professional relationship before it ever really began. At UC Davis, there Read More …