High school experience for Vet Apps?

[HurricaneKatt]

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Hey guys just asking on behalf of a friend. I know vet school and med school are Very similar in the overall requirements and application process, but obviousnly not identical. For pre-med we were Always told high school doesn't count. I assumed the same was true for vet school. My friend however did a ton of volunteering in high hschool (at the zoo and vet clinics). Is this going to be able to count towards her application? 😕

 

[dyachei]

Hey guys just asking on behalf of a friend. I know vet school and med school are Very similar in the overall requirements and application process, but obviousnly not identical. For pre-med we were Always told high school doesn't count. I assumed the same was true for vet school. My friend however did a ton of volunteering in high hschool (at the zoo and vet clinics). Is this going to be able to count towards her application? 😕

Yes. And HS volunteering definitely counts. The application includes areas for HS activities, too.

 

[SocialStigma]

I included my vet/animal experience from high school

 

[HurricaneKatt]

Ugh! That is so unfair! rofl Not cool. 😛 I did cool stuff in high school. haha Thanks for the fast replies guys! 🙂

 

[twelvetigers]

Unfair? The average vet student applicant has 1,000+ hours of veterinary experience, with however much (separate) animal experience tossed in. I had closer to 5k hours... some on here approach 10k.

So, nyeh.

ETA: Oh, I see you meant for your high school hours counting. Well, I dunno what to tell you about that - you'd have to take it up with med schools. 🙂

 

[Trematode]

If it makes you feel better, the hours I put on my application must have been done in the last 5 years. I already lost 50 hours because it was done in highschool. Next year, I will lose 200.