What will you bring?

[KitCat]

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I seem to be struggling with one of my supplemental essays that basically asks what I will bring to the veterinary community (and I can't talk about anything to do with veterinary or animal experiences or academics). I was going to pick personal qualities and a experience that demonstrates each personal quality, but I'm still having trouble. I would greatly appreciate some guidance, ideas and feedback.

 

[that redhead]

I talked about community involvement (clubs, volunteering, etc) as one of my supplemental's "what will you bring" questions. I think personal traits are fine too but I feel like the words passion, dedication and hard-working will probably be thrown around quite a bit by a lot of applicants so it may set you apart to talk about a cool experience you had - study abroad, volunteer, club, etc.

 

[equineconstant]

I had a similar question on one of my supplementals, but once I started writing I found that I had a lot to talk about: the school I went to in a different state, my major, clubs, non-vet employment, and experience abroad. Does any of that spark ideas of how you might stand out from "typical" applicants to that school? Hobbies might also be good to talk about, and they can show the qualities you're talking about in a specific way.

Honestly, I feel like talking about things other than animals/vet related stuff makes it easier to focus on how you're unique in the applicant pool since you automatically have vet med interest in common with the other applicants.

 

[KitCat]

I know it's been a bit since I started this thread, but thanks to both of you 🙂

I went with the "unique experience" route.