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The Path to Vet School
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Components of a successful applicatnt Good Grades Animal Experience GRE score Leadership/Invovlement Personal Statement Letters of Recommendation
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Academics Put forth your maximum effort Try to keep your grades up in your earlier years of college Get help before its too late ( Broward Teaching Center, Office hours, Study Group)
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Animal Experience Need to have at least 1000 hours bare minimum of 500 ( depends on applicant) Try to make your experiences diverse ( small, large, exotic, research) Summer is the best time to obtain these hours; less hectic with course schedule
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Animal Experience cont’d Small/Large Animal Clinic Livestock handling Zoo/wildlife center Humane Society Animal Services Spay/Neuter facility Study Abroad opportunities
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Volunteer places in gainesville Alachua County Humane Society Alachua County Humane Society Animal People Inc. Animal People Inc. EARS EARS Florida Wildlife Care, Inc. Florida Wildlife Care, Inc. Gainesville Pet Rescue Gainesville Pet Rescue Gainesville Rabbit Rescue Gainesville Rabbit Rescue Helping Hands Pet Rescue Helping Hands Pet Rescue Home Van Pet Care Project Home Van Pet Care Project Lubee Bat Conservancy Lubee Bat Conservancy No More Homeless Pets No More Homeless Pets Operation Catnip Operation Catnip Puppyhill Farm Puppyhill Farm Retirement Home for Horses Retirement Home for Horses Two Tails Ranch Two Tails Ranch
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GRE SCORE Try taking a free practice exam Vocabulary- make flashcards and study Use prep materials such as Kaplan, Princeton Review, Learn the format of the exam in order to b more comfortable
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Leadership/Involvement Membership in organizations Research Involvement Study Abroad Internships Doing something fun ; that you are passionate about
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Personal Statement Reference your experiences during volunteer opportunities and other memorable experiences Be genuine Get a professor as well as a few friends to review it and give you feed back Broward teaching center is a great resource Please do not say you want to be a vet because you love animals (this is very cliché answer)
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Letters of Recommendation Get to know your professors early; go to office hours Ask early so if you are applying during the summer; start asking in Spring
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Applying to vet school VMCAS org When does the VMCAS open? Check the prerequisites of each school Fees for applying http://www.aavmc.org/Students-Applicants-and- Advisors/Veterinary-Medical-College-Application- Service.aspx
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DON’T PANIC What to do if you don’t get in the first year? - Find out what your weaknesses are and work on improving it -Ex: if need more experience try getting a job at an animal clinic Ex: if your GPA is not competitive consider doing a 1 year graduate program in Animal Science for Biomedical studies
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Resources Pre- health advising with CLAS http://www.advising.ufl.edu/prehealth/ - Workshops on how to be competitive - Reviews of personal statements - Mock interviews - Small group applications Volunteer
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Time line Freshman year- Grades and Animal Experience Sophomore year- Grades, Animal Experience, Practice GRE Junior Year- Grades, Animal Experience, Real GRE, application (during summer) Senior Year- Keep grades up, prepare for interviews, Good Luck
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BE YOURSELF Acknowledge your strengths and embrace them Work on your weaknesses even after you have applied ; you may have to discuss them through an interview process
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