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How to get into veterinary school?

How do you get into Veterinary School?

  • What advice would you give to a BS Biology graduate who is seeking to become a veterinarian.

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    Firstly ask yourself whether you are an animal lover - there's no point in being scared of animals, hate animals or indifferent about animals if you want to be their guardian angel for the rest of your life! Secondly be sure you want to be a vet for the right reason - to care, nurture, protect and save! and not for that Maserati you always wanted to own (Not that the Veterinary profession is high-paying, but it has the potential to skyrocket your professional profile if you put in the smart work). Thirdly and mainly plan your path ahead - chose a few Veterinary practices around your locality, request the practice manager and the Vet to allow you to visit and observe them at work, do vountary work experience on weekends and evenings or may be get a receptionist job at one of those practices so you get the knowledge of the business and professional jargon. And finally lookout for the Vet Schools of interest, find out if they have any entrance exams/tests, find out what is the minimum GPA required to enroll for admission to the Vet degree programme (you can always go to the Vet school's website, search and email the Vet school/University admissions officer). Hope this is helpful. cheers, Venkatesh Patel

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Get a lot of experience hours (I think above 500 would be great!). Have a decent GPA and GRE score (but this is not exactly crucial if your application stands out otherwise). Apply to schools that take more out of state students to better your chances. Have a compelling personal statement (and be prepared to talk about it in interviews). Letters of recommendation are important, only ask vets/professors that you know can sell you to write one for you. I applied to a decent amount of schools (16) and I got into 7. I do not honestly know why some schools straight up rejected me and other schools gave me admission. I am at UC Davis..rumor is that Davis is now putting more weight on scores now and less so on experience hours which I think was different 3 years ago when I was accepted.

Natasha Nanda

I agree with the previous comments but I think something that a lot of people do not consider is that you cannot enter veterinary medicine because you prefer animals over people.  As a veterinarian you have to communicate with, compromise with, and console people every day.  Being able to work with people is critical to being a successful veterinarian. That said, you can enter a research based field which requires less human contact but these often involve lab animals and are more focused on herd health than caring for individual animals.

Ashley Klein

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