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
Most (if not all) of the acceptance emails went out yesterday, March 21st, between 12 and 1pm welcoming the Class of 2015 to the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. I would like to personally extend my congratulations to all of you as it is a huge accomplishment and exciting as Read More …
You’ve survived the dreaded Winter term of first year — Congratulations! Now get prepared for an awesome term filled with blood and parasites! Spring term was a lot of fun and had some great classes. Despite the fact that you only have a week off between Winter and Spring terms (and you may not feel Read More …
The answer according to US News and World Reports’ 2015 survey is UC Davis. We have incredible facilities, brand new classrooms and laboratories, and a teaching hospital with an incredibly diverse caseload in addition to beautiful weather (well, maybe except for today). The rankings published by US News and World Reports are visible HERE. Check Read More …
This year the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine recorded the annual Interview Workshop that is held the weekend before interviews begin at the Vet School. The video includes an introduction by the Dean of Students, a student question-answer panel, and a presentation on the new curriculum that will be implemented for the Class of Read More …
Here we are in the middle of what is known as the worst quarter of vet school at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. At least one test per week in addition to homework assignments, quizzes, scholarship and fellowship applications and otherwise planning for summer means that there is very little free time Read More …
I’ll be the first to admit that I love statistics. In fact, I used to work for a company in Los Angeles doing statistical analysis on a daily basis. I like numbers and analyzing them as i think they can tell you a great deal of information about the population you’re looking at. So let’s Read More …
You’ve probably heard rumors that Winter term is the most difficult term of first year at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. But please don’t worry, I definitely did not find this term to be more difficult than fall term. You’ve already survived a term, you are clearly learning how to study in Read More …
There’s no denying it, there is a paucity of men in vet school. Years ago, the veterinary profession was dominated by men, but more recently women have emerged as the future of veterinary medicine, accounting for 80% or more of veterinary students at the present time. You would think with such an uneven gender distribution 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 …
Anyone in the field of veterinary medicine should be familiar with PubMed, a free, searchable database of published research. We, as students and researchers, access these databases frequently when doing background research for an upcoming proposal, research project, or school assignment among other things. While I am accustomed to searching through the literature and citing Read More …