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
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 …
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 …
I turn to my blog. This is not usually the case, but after going from 8am-5pm straight and no end to the madness in sight, it helps to take a break. I will be spending every waking moment for the next 2 weeks, studying (or eating while studying). After hearing from upperclassmen that Winter Quarter 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 …
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 …
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 …
My name is Sharon Ostermann and I am a member of the Class of 2013 at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. I was a nontraditional veterinary school applicant in that I came from a psychology background. In fact, I dropped out of graduate school in psychology to pursue a Read More …