Veterinary school

through this disease and have helped her through countless surgeries. During her recovery period there were many times where my brother and I were not able to be at home to help her due to school and other activities, but she was never alone. Our family dog was always…

My desire to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science Technology stems from my childhood, which was shaped by a constant exposure to animals. My interest in companion animals and their veterinary care peaked about 7 years ago when I began to volunteer with a service dog training organization called ECAD. When I first started, I learned about basic grooming and training techniques by practicing on mature Golden Retrievers. I gradually worked my way up to being able to work with dogs that…

attempts. My teacher, completely dumbfounded at this point, told me that if I wanted to stop, he would not dock any points from my project and assume the seeds were not viable. Still dedicated to growing the grass, I tried a third time. I stayed after school and worked to carefully make a new terrarium and plant seeds. I anxiously checked on them every day, and then one day a little green stem poked out of the…

not make it in veterinary medicine. If I work hard and drive myself to be the best, I can do anything I want. I knew that if I kept being afraid of not succeeding, I would never accomplish anything. At…

the majority of other applicants or even some of my fellow classmates I did not always know I wanted to be a veterinarian. My aspirations in veterinary medicine developed later in life. When I started college I choose to take a pre-med concentration. I always knew I wanted to help others and encouraged by family I decided to be a medical doctor. While in school, I realized that of all my favorite classes’ where animal based such as comparative anatomy and physiology. I was frequently encouraged…

the end goal of a lifetime of reward in the form of administering animal care. The hackneyed response given time and time again to the question of “Why veterinary medicine?” is always the same, “I love animals!” a mandatory precursor to the field, without question, but one that is not sufficient for the intensity and demanding schooling of veterinary medicine. To further elaborate, it is important for an individual to not only have a passion for animal care but to have the drive to want to make…

and medical decisions. Although the job is demanding, seeing the human-animal bond at work in our clients’ lives is rewarding. Gaining experience with both companion and food animal veterinarians has afforded me the chance to see the diversity in veterinary medicine. My most memorable shadowing experience was a surgical correction of a left displaced abomasum on a dairy cow this summer. A dusty barn and an old chute replaced the sterile surgery suite. There were no machines to monitor vitals,…

Are you interested in a pre-veterinary student from Oklahoma State University to fill your internship opportunity? As a junior looking to go to veterinary school after my undergraduate, I was drawn to the chance to work with both small and large animals as well as gain knowledge. My goal is to get experience in a veterinary hospital that caters to a mixed variety of animals. As a company, you could use an employee that has the eagerness and willingness to get all the hard work necessary. This…

University has all lead up to my dream of becoming a veterinarian. When asked to create an action plan in Del Val experience about a professional goal I instantly knew what I would write about. My professional goal is to get accepted into the veterinary school of my choice. To accomplish this I will break my goal into three smaller steps. First I will focus on getting at least 400 hours of experience interning with a veterinarian by my senior year; this simplifies to getting 100 hours each year…

family went out to go look for him and that was when they found him lying on the ground looking really sick. The family had to take Grant to the veterinary clinic where they were informed that he was really sick. Doing an internship as a local veterinary assistant has seemed really interesting to be a future career. Working as an intern at a local veterinary clinic has been a really interesting and a great joy to be at. The thing that seemed interesting to do was make a career as a…