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Schools like to see your time being paid for rather than given for free. The reason being that you're taking a higher responsibility which a paying job demands. It shows other skills like time mgmt, especially with a (hopefully) challenging course-load.@PippyPony Good idea about asking the vet staff. I asked the vet staff directly if I could volunteer in the clinic, because they don't typically take volunteers.
So during my guinea pig's appointment today, the vet decided she wants to remove the small growth on my piggy's third eyelid, and she said I could observe the surgery. I told her I'm planning to apply to vet school, and she was suddenly much more enthusiastic and friendly. She wished me luck and asked if I was looking for a job in a vet's office. I told her I was looking to shadow rather than work.
After I left, I realized she might have been indirectly asking if I was interested in working there? I'm not sure. I thought I'd ask her about it on Monday when I bring in my piggy. Getting experience at a small animal/ exotic vet's office seems like a good idea, since I want to work with cats, dogs, and "pocket pets," but I'm not sure if it's better to try and shadow or work. I already have 2,500 hours experience as an animal shelter kennel attendant, but if it's a job as a vet assistant, it might be worth it? Would that be more valuable experience than shadowing, where I can observe the vet during surgeries?