Evangelina Starr Perez
Ms. Milliner
EES21QH-02
September 29,2016
Pursuing a Career on being a Veterinarian
My whole life, I have always wanted to do something where people will remember me. I want to make a mark on someone or something’s life somehow. I went through TONS of career choices before I came to the conclusion of a veterinarian. When I was six, I found a kitten while walking home during winter with my mother. I tried to pick it up but it was frozen completely. I couldn’t believe that I carried a lifeless body of such a sweet creature, one of my favourite animals too! I promised myself that when I were to get older, I would be able to save any animal’s life even if it meant putting myself in jeopardy. I grew fond of animals and …show more content…
It all favors in what you specifically go to college for. There are specific colleges that deal with wildlife and at home pets as well as farm animals. Some colleges even work with ALL animals as a group which is what I favour most. Some veterinary medical colleges weigh experience heavily during the admissions process. They usually look if you have internships related to the career. Previous work with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, or some area of health science, is particularly a very BIG advantage on to taking on this career which is why i took many internships that worked around these areas. Some of the internships were called “Hope”, a veterinarian shop to check up on pets mostly designated to cats and dogs, and a few internships at a hospital clinic in Brooklyn like Kings County . Less formal experience, such as working with animals on a farm, at a stable, or in an animal shelter, can also be helpful. Although graduates of a veterinary program can begin practicing once they receive their license, some veterinarians pursue further education and training. Some new veterinary graduates enter internship or residency programs to gain specialized experience. It could even give them extra credit for college as well. “When the going gets tough, when you’re up at three in the morning monitoring a premature foal in the hospital, taking 26 credits, haven’t slept in days, and have four cumulative exams in one week, dealing with crazy, screaming clients, trying so hard and going through so much to save an animal and then losing it, WHAT is going to drive you? What is going to make you smile when you’re on the verge of a breakdown and what is going to remind you why you’re here? Why are you in vet school? I warn you, this is not a profession for the faint of heart! But if it is what you’re truly meant to do, boy is it worth it!” (
Ms. Milliner
EES21QH-02
September 29,2016
Pursuing a Career on being a Veterinarian
My whole life, I have always wanted to do something where people will remember me. I want to make a mark on someone or something’s life somehow. I went through TONS of career choices before I came to the conclusion of a veterinarian. When I was six, I found a kitten while walking home during winter with my mother. I tried to pick it up but it was frozen completely. I couldn’t believe that I carried a lifeless body of such a sweet creature, one of my favourite animals too! I promised myself that when I were to get older, I would be able to save any animal’s life even if it meant putting myself in jeopardy. I grew fond of animals and …show more content…
It all favors in what you specifically go to college for. There are specific colleges that deal with wildlife and at home pets as well as farm animals. Some colleges even work with ALL animals as a group which is what I favour most. Some veterinary medical colleges weigh experience heavily during the admissions process. They usually look if you have internships related to the career. Previous work with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, or some area of health science, is particularly a very BIG advantage on to taking on this career which is why i took many internships that worked around these areas. Some of the internships were called “Hope”, a veterinarian shop to check up on pets mostly designated to cats and dogs, and a few internships at a hospital clinic in Brooklyn like Kings County . Less formal experience, such as working with animals on a farm, at a stable, or in an animal shelter, can also be helpful. Although graduates of a veterinary program can begin practicing once they receive their license, some veterinarians pursue further education and training. Some new veterinary graduates enter internship or residency programs to gain specialized experience. It could even give them extra credit for college as well. “When the going gets tough, when you’re up at three in the morning monitoring a premature foal in the hospital, taking 26 credits, haven’t slept in days, and have four cumulative exams in one week, dealing with crazy, screaming clients, trying so hard and going through so much to save an animal and then losing it, WHAT is going to drive you? What is going to make you smile when you’re on the verge of a breakdown and what is going to remind you why you’re here? Why are you in vet school? I warn you, this is not a profession for the faint of heart! But if it is what you’re truly meant to do, boy is it worth it!” (