pre-veterinary

So i have been fortunate enough to have been accepted to Cornell (IS) and Penn and 5 other veterinary schools that i would not consider over Cornell or penn. I have an interview at Tufts next week and would have to take off two days of work to go to the interview. Is it worth it to go to the...

Hey everyone! I see that there has yet to be a USyd Forum for the Class of 2022 - so here it is. Myself? I plan on attending starting February 2018 in the DVM Program at University of Sydney. I am an international student from CALIFORNIA, USA ! Looking for advice and fellow applicant...

Okay so I'm currently in community college because I dropped out of high school and got my GED. I have 12 credits completed so far since this next semester begins my 2nd year. I'm hoping to transfer after this next year and go to either a 4-year college or University for Pre-Vet because I want...

Below is a list of pre-veterinary Ask Me Anything (AMA) threads sorted by start date. Jul 4, 2016: Spinoff: I've been on SDN for 3 years, starting vet school this fall. AMA! Apr 13, 2016: Ask a first year small animal vet Mar 15, 2012: Ask an accepted veterinary student anything If you have...

I don't expect this to be answered quickly but I wanted to give it a chance, everyone on here seems very helpful and to know what they're talking about so hopefully I can get some help. I also apologize if this is lengthy I'm not sure where to start without living out detail I've been out of...

So I wanted to ask because I'm not sure where I got this from but for some reason I have been under the impression that all AVMA accredited school allow you to return to practice in your resident country (for me it would be Canada). Is this true? I couldn't find info on the websites to confirm...

Hey guys I was wondering if you could give me any advice on how to improve my application for this cycle. I am a non traditional student and had to take a few pre-reqs to be considered last year. I applied last year and got interviewed and waitlisted at tennessee and also waitlisted at UF...

Hi all, I am looking for advice on Masters programs that look great for vet school but also allows a Plan B if vet school doesn't work out. I am currently studying Animal Science in undergrad. I had a meeting with an advisor at the vet school I am interested in, and he recommended to me a...

I have had several people tell me that this course plan for my Junior year is impossible to do without losing my mind. Unfortunately that's almost making me want to pursue it more to prove them wrong (I also had people telling me a 4.0 freshman year was impossible, and I think a 3.97 is close...

Hi! I'm trying to build my resume before applying to veterinary school. I was hoping you guys would be able to recommend why type of experience I would need aside from small animal practice. Thanks!!

Hi there, I'm looking to take the California State Boards, and am having difficulties finding online review courses or proper study material for it. When I took the NAVLE (2 years ago) I used Zuku/Vet Prep and also attending a weekly online class for review and thought it really helped. I...

Hey! I will be attending an interview at UPenn in the upcoming week and was wondering if anyone who has gone through their interview process has any advice? What type of questions they ask (Behavioral, ethical, or more personal based on the applicaiton?) Any information and advice about the...

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Hey all, I am currently going back to school (I am 21) and am just starting my 2nd semester at college, so I have about 4 years to get this experience in. My in state vet school of choice would be NC State, which requires 400 hours of vet experience overseen by a DVM. I have been applying to...

Is it better to pick a school that has a strong reputation/prestige over a newer-established veterinary school program? How much of a difference will it make when applying for jobs, internships, or residencies?

Hello! I'm kind of new here but i've been lurking around the forum for a few months now. So, I am currently at a cc in California and I want to transfer (Fall 2017) to a 4 year university. I entered cc Fall 2013 and changed my major 1.5 years ago. The problem is that I completely messed up in...

Hi, long time lurker here, so excuse me if I'm not posting correctly. I am a pre-veterinary student applying this cycle (2017 admission) to University of Tennessee's vet school OOS. On their website, they demonstrate how they calculate your phase one academic review to determine whether you get...

Spinoff thread from @I'm No Superman's med school AMA; I've been on these forums for a while and am starting a dual DVM/PhD program in August. I know I had a lot of questions about preparing for applying to vet school when I was just starting undergrad, and this site is such a good resource...

I am currently a junior at UT Austin and an advertising major. I've been pursuing pre-vet for a few semesters now and already know I'm going to graduate a semester or a year late. My current GPA is low... like a 3.1 and I do have vet hours but not that much. (I was going through some health...

I am going into my sophomore year of college and am hoping to eventually go on to vet school. This year I really getting more experience. Last year I spent a lot of time (200 hours or so) working with a golden retriever breeder, which I will still be doing sometimes, but I would really like to...

Hi all, first time poster here! :) I am wondering if there is anyone who knows more about/has gone through either the Master's or Online Graduate Certification program at University of Florida. I'm currently a junior undergrad (just finished soph year), and am beginning to consider...

Hello! Anyone else applying for WSU (Washington State)? I'm OOS. 2nd time applying for Vet school, but first time applying for WSU.

Hello everyone! I thought it was about time we got more of these school-specific-threads started! Who else is applying for Tufts?

Howdy everyone! I think it was about time we started a Texas A&M page, especially since TMDSAS is very different than VMCAS! Who else is applying?

Hi all, I am looking for some advice! Basically here is my story: I just graduated from undergraduate in 2015 with a Classics major. I didn't really know what I wanted to so I decided to go to law school, got in to a pretty good one, and I'm about to finish my first year. However, I am not...

Hello! I'm new to the boards but have already learned so much from going through all these posts. What a great resource! I found a lot of good advice, but nothing for what I was specifically looking for. Here's my (abridged) story (PS, yes, I know my name makes no sense for a DVM hopeful, I...

So... I got my GRE scores back, and I'm trying to understand them, so I guess I'm just curious, what is a "competitive" GRE score? I'm trying to see if I need to retake them- and most of the vet admissions websites are vague about their scores.

Hi everyone! I currently work as one of the Supplemental Faculty for this year with the GeorgeSquared Advanced Biomedical Sciences Certificate Program. We wanted to make a post/thread on here to give information about our program and answer any questions about the program if anyone was...

Hello! I have a question about the VMCAS Explanation Statement section. Are we to write this like another essay? Or is something short (as possible) and sweet acceptable? If you have past [preferably successful] experience with this, please let me know how you wrote it! Thank you :)

I'm a sophomore at a university and currently have two C's. One of them I am trying to see if I can bump it to a B because I got a 79.6. Stupid, right? However, for my current quarter, fall quarter, I'm estimated to have 3 C's. One of them I'm planning to not take the final because I want to...

I saw an Official Rejection thread for the c/o 2020...so I thought I'd make an official acceptance thred! Just include your username, mode of acceptance (e.g. email, snail mail, portal), and the date you received your acceptance. Let's hope we all get in to our top schools :) UNITED STATES...

I realize this is probably a long shot since this is an English forum and most people on here are American, but is anyone else applying to the veterinary program at University of Montreal?

Dear SDN folks, I am a sophomore Molecular Biology major at a university in Florida. I am doing well, I have a 3.80 GPA so far and am currently enrolled in Chemistry, Physics, Microbiology and Statistics. I am very interested in the field of veterinary medicine and am on track with my...