vet school

Hi all, I was just offered a spot at Oregon State University's program next fall! (I'm still in shock) I'm still waiting on a few more schools but it looks like I'll certainly be starting somewhere next fall. I was just curious if anyone had any first year tips for us newbies. Whether it be in...

Hey everyone! I'm hoping that yall can provide me with some words of wisdom and guidance.. Here's my story.. I am 20 years old majoring in biology my GPA is a 2.89 and I had a horrible sophomore year due to family reasons. I have retaken MANY classes to make up for the bad year I had but as...

What vet schools allow students to apply for in state residency after a year? I am looking for more vet schools to apply to and want to focus on those. Currently I plan on applying to NC State (my in state school) and Virginia-Maryland.

Hello everyone! This is my first time posting on this forum; I've been reading a lot of threads lately as a guest, which has been so helpful in figuring out the process to get into vet school, so thank you everyone for sharing your experiences and being such a resource for us newbies! :happy...

Hi all, I've been having an intense metal battle, for almost two years now,over whether or not I want a career in veterinary medicine, or if I want to pursue a career in marine or zoo biology or something of the like. I was looking to get some insight on what the job as a veterinarian is as a...

Hello, I posted here a while ago, next week a very important test will decide if I'll be a vet in the future or not. This is my second time trying, the first time, as you can see now, I did so bad (well not that bad but still i'm here writing so) and i'm so freaking nervous because there isn't...

Anyone know of any current vet student blogs? I'm having a hard time finding any that are up to date when I search through google and old forum posts.

Hello! Thanks for reading my thread. I was wondering which route I should take that would give me the highest chance of getting into vet school. I have 3 semesters left after this one (depending on what I do) and I'm starting to stress. I'm in my fifth year at UT, although I technically took a...

Hi! I am submitting my VMCAS in the next few weeks, and trying to look ahead at the school I am applying to. I was wondering if anyone could help explain how loans covering your cost of living come to the student. I am used to an end or middle of the semester check, but that seems incorrect for...

So, this is my second time applying to veterinary programs, but my first time on this site. My applications are almost finished and all I have left is the Personal Essay section as well as some other essays for specific schools. This time around I would like to improve these sections, but I am...

Hi!! I'm still in high school, but I know I want to pursue a career with animals. I'm not sure if I should become a zoo veterinarian or a wildlife biologist. I know they're both very different careers, and since I was little I've wanted to be a zoo vet, however now that I'm getting older I want...

If I took the GRE twice and my second scores are higher than my first and percentiles are higher too, should I send both of them to vet schools? Do they want to see that I improved or just send the higher one?

Hello and thank you to anyone who reads this and can offer some help with my decision. The basic low down is this. So about a week ago I found out I was accepted to Ross, which was the only school I applied to. I eagerly paid the $1,000 deposit and started planning my island adventure. Then...

Hey all, I had a life circumstance that caused me to transfer colleges after my first semester of freshman year after a major change. I didn't fully think through the decision to transfer because I was in such a hurry to get out of there, so basically here I am at a ridiculously expensive...

i have a gap of 2.889 and I still have two years left of undergrad to get that up. I have 600 hours of animal experience through an exotic internship. I plan on doing at least one more internship next summer. I have a chem minor and I have a lot of extracurricular activities to boost my resume...

Hello all! I have been reading and researching on which veterinary schools take the highest grade for repeated courses into consideration. However, I have been finding contradicting info! I have read that Kansas and Ohio are two colleges that do this. Is this true? Anyone know of any more? The...

Hey everyone. I was wondering if you guys could be frank about whether I have a shot of getting into vet school. 21 years old, male, California resident Degree: Will graduate in 2017 with B.S. in Animal Science, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Cum GPA: 3.337 Last 45 GPA: 3.306...

Hey everyone I just finished my freshman year at my university and I am freaking out because my GPA was not nearly as high as it should be. I am a pretty good student- make mostly As and Bs, unfortunately math killed my GPA (C+ in pre calc and D in calc). My cumulative GPA is a 2.9, awful I...

Hello everyone! This is my first time posting on this forum, after browsing through what seems like hundreds of threads. As an aspiring veterinarian, I am just wondering if anyone has had any experiences applying to Cornell Vet School's Early Acceptance Program. How competitive is it and what...

I applied for a Vet Tech full-time positions which says they'll train. The Vet asked me if I'd be willing to volunteer for a while before being hired. I don't have Vet experience. It seems certification isn't required in Florida. I'm guessing it's unpaid. Not sure how different it is from a...

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.

Hey everybody/anybody! First time poster here, trying to narrow down my list of schools to apply for and wanted to see if anyone has experience with changing residency for tuition purposes at NC and could tell me what the process was like? I've read over their page, and saw that one of...

I'll be applying to vet school in Fall of 2017, but I'm pretty nervous about my chances. My GPA isn't phenomenal, currently a 3.2 although I'm trying to improve it, and my hours aren't great either. I've got several hundred animal experience hours because I work at a horse farm and volunteer at...

I did not get in this cycle, and am waiting until 2017 to reapply, to give myself an entire year to beef up my resume. What are some things to look into? Sort of even questioning my goals at the moment - really just questioning life in general so I don't know what route to take for the next...

Hi, I am currently at my last semester at a 4 year college and I have taken all of my pre-requisites for vet school except for Physics II. For some vet schools it says that "lower division" courses taken at a community college will be accepted but I am not sure if Physics II is considered a...

Hey Everyone, I'm a Canadian student currently nearing the deadline to apply to university. I've always wanted to be a veterinarian all my life, since a) I love animals, b) I love science and I find the study of disease and how the body functions absolutely fascinating and c) I want a job that...

Apologies for the cheesy book-title-esque name of this thread. As I am still running on the high of getting accepted, I wanted to start a thread for all of the experienced veterinarians and vet students to chime in what we should be doing after getting accepted. What will help us be...

I know there have been previous threads on this topic but those seem to be out-of-date at this point: I follow quite a few veterinary & veterinary student bloggers (as well as having my own), but it seems most of the people I've been following for the last couple of years seem to be deciding to...

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...

Hi, Hoping I can get some honest feedback on my chances of gaining acceptance to an SMP with my current stats: 5,000 hrs animal experience 3 strong LORs 1200 GRE (Q + V) - planning to retake this very soon prior to sending in my apps 2.99 uGPA - improved slightly with post bacc classes I am...

If there is already a thread out there similar to this please let me know (and I apologize for a repeat post) I have an undergrad cGPA of a 3.098. I was in grad school for one semester before realizing that I hated the program and wanted to follow my dream instead of my family's. I had a 3.9...

Hello! So if I end up going to an international school I would like to bring my golden retriever with me. However, I am very nervous at the idea of having to put him on a plane, especially that he's too big for me to bring to my seat. Anyone have any experience with pets and planes? Or is anyone...

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?

Hi everyone! I'm actually applying from Canada but I haven't been able to find a Canadian forum with as much vet school info, so this site has been a great resource! I'm applying to Edinburgh this year and I was wondering if anyone had any advice regarding grade conversion. Grades here are a...

Dear people of the Student Doctor forums, I am in my second year of veterinary medicine in the Netherlands (here we go straight from high school to university to study veterintary medicine for 6 years, after this we are fully qualified vets), but I am not sure whether to continue or not. Here...

While shadowing a vet recently I asked him his opinion on Vet Schools that are out of the country. He told me to avoid them if I can help it but he didn't really elaborate on that very much. It just seemed like he disapproved. What is the general consensus on vet schools out of the US? Will it...

Hello all, I am a 21 year old traditional student at Western Kentucky University (Go Tops), and i have a serious issue. I am a transfer from Louisville, and I had a very bad experience there. I had family issues, and in general life got in the way of my grades. I currently have a 2.4 GPA and I...

Hey everyone! Just starting this to connect people who have applied to Western U CVM this year. Applications were due quite a while ago, or so it seems like. Has anyone heard back yet? EDIT: There has already been a Western c/o 2020 forum started. It can be found here...

Looking for young, hungry vet student(s) interested in thought partnering an idea I have - great application/resume building experience. Some brief context: I'm in the process of working through an app idea related to veterinary home visits in the New York City area. I'm looking for student(s)...

So im a junior currently and my grades have been really bad. I've gotten 2 Fs multiple Ds and multiple Cs. But I've had terrible anxiety since high school although I just recently got an official diagnosis. It's gotten so bad I've even had to go to the emergency room for terrible chest pains and...