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I was searching through the archives and found some info from vet students and pre-vets who went on RAVS trips, but was hoping for some more info on the types of responsibilities you are given as a pre-vet student.
I was considering applying for 2 trips this summer in North Dakota. The first week would be equine and the second would be small animal. Since I currently volunteer at a low cost spay/neuter clinic I can mostly guess what the small animal week would be like, but I have no idea about the equine week.
Anybody have any experiences on RAVS trips they would like to share? Small animal or equine?
I gather from the old threads I found that I should be applying ASAP, but the trips are mostly still listed as open right now. I am a little on the fence since I was sort of offered a paying job as an assistant at the spay/neuter clinic for next summer. When I mentioned that I was thinking about doing some RAVS trips the vet's response was that it would mean 2 less weeks I could work for them! I think they would still hire me, but I'm not sure what would be more valuable in terms of experience. Since I am so short on experience and even shorter on available hours in the week during the school year, I am really hoping to add some great experiences this summer. Even if you haven't been on a RAVS trip, I'm open to opinions on what the best use of my time would be or other summer only type opportunities.
Thanks!
I was considering applying for 2 trips this summer in North Dakota. The first week would be equine and the second would be small animal. Since I currently volunteer at a low cost spay/neuter clinic I can mostly guess what the small animal week would be like, but I have no idea about the equine week.
Anybody have any experiences on RAVS trips they would like to share? Small animal or equine?
I gather from the old threads I found that I should be applying ASAP, but the trips are mostly still listed as open right now. I am a little on the fence since I was sort of offered a paying job as an assistant at the spay/neuter clinic for next summer. When I mentioned that I was thinking about doing some RAVS trips the vet's response was that it would mean 2 less weeks I could work for them! I think they would still hire me, but I'm not sure what would be more valuable in terms of experience. Since I am so short on experience and even shorter on available hours in the week during the school year, I am really hoping to add some great experiences this summer. Even if you haven't been on a RAVS trip, I'm open to opinions on what the best use of my time would be or other summer only type opportunities.
Thanks!