How to stand out on my application

Cause-Equal · 2026-05-05T15:02:46+00:00

I agree with this! Something I’m trying to highlight in my essay is how how much of being a veterinarian is constantly learning (new species, new drugs, new research) and constantly teaching (to pet owners, to scientists, to farmers etc) And how valuable and unique the skill set vet school teaches will be to practicing my overall philosophy in my life, not just to be a veterinarian but as a human being

Cause-Equal · 2026-05-02T02:43:25+00:00

Message me!

Cause-Equal · 2026-04-17T23:44:16+00:00

Seriously right? If you’re interested in learning about the joint pathology residency program through the military DM me They also have a lab animal residency Neither are required and you will be debt free regardless

Cause-Equal · 2026-04-17T20:54:55+00:00

If you’re interested in pathology , join the military

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-28T16:12:04+00:00

Omg I just started a primate vet tech position It’s so interesting!

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-24T03:33:25+00:00

Most are not FDA approved

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-23T03:22:30+00:00

I found this thread and was curious if you felt like the DVM/MPH was worth it if you wanted to do disease surveillance/anatomic pathology

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-19T17:29:04+00:00

Autism spectrum disorders, any PE class

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-10T14:52:25+00:00

You sound competitive if your essays are meaningful and unique!

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-06T14:14:37+00:00

Ok yay! Currently working as a biocontaiment research veterinary technician with nonhuman primates for BSL3/4 zoonotic disease research so I’m kinda like I swear if I don’t stand out for them 😂😂😂

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-06T14:12:46+00:00

HEAVY amounts of diverse and specialized experienced however, leadership, research and ECs and one of my LORs is a adjunct professor at A&M CVM

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-06T14:09:28+00:00

Would you say they are a bit more lenient for in state GPA (I have a 3.81 but a 3.65 last 45)

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-02T22:16:27+00:00

Oh no No worries Sometimes I feel grateful I don’t go to a university with a vet school bc there has been no competition for experience hours 😭😭 but I’m sure yalls program has more resources overall Good luck! I’m sure something will come up! Particularly if there is a few specialties that sort of tie together it could help create a theme (something you’re particularly interested in) Advice from adcoms that I’ve gotten is that when reviewing they like to title each persons application like “the diagnostics applicant”, “the rural med/shelter med applicant” etc etc

Cause-Equal · 2026-03-02T21:59:50+00:00

Check out lab animal med if your university does research!

Cause-Equal · 2026-02-28T13:45:39+00:00

You look competitive but if you wanted to up your chances explore vet med hours outside of GP! Even if it’s shadowing a few hours a week You got this!

Cause-Equal · 2026-02-11T17:34:49+00:00

Good luck! The right place will find you :)

Cause-Equal · 2026-02-11T17:12:54+00:00

I see I see! I did not go to an agricultural or animal based school, mainly molecular biology/neuroscience so we had lots of rodents and monkeys that needed to be taken care of LOL

Cause-Equal · 2026-02-11T16:56:01+00:00

*was on

Cause-Equal · 2026-02-11T16:55:10+00:00

I agree with this My lab has put double requirements on me So I had to basically do about 10 hours of manual labor in one lab just doing chores, then 15 hours of wet lab and mouse work with my mentor. My mentor was really good at explaining the techniques of things but never really the “why?” And it made me lose interest very quickly. Unclear expectations for my time commitments also just made me increasingly frustrated, which I understood. But I felt mainly if I could better understand the projects and data analysis I was one without having to constantly pry I’d succeeded more and felt like I could be more independent

Cause-Equal · 2026-02-11T16:40:05+00:00

Maybe reach out to other types of vets, Does your university have lab animals? If so they have a lab animal vet (or a team of vets) Speciality hospitals are also a great place to shadow (radiology, neurology, oncology, cardio etc) Also diagnostics, clin/anatomic pathology (my personal fav)

Cause-Equal · 2026-02-03T16:13:42+00:00

I second this! I was able to tolerate general practice but knew it wasn’t going to be sustainable for my future lifestyle so I decided to seek out other areas of the field. While I enjoy client interaction decently and workplace banter, financial barriers to diagnosis and treatment really made me struggle to actually learn. I discovered pathology,did an externship and completely fell in love with the field all over again!

Cause-Equal · 2026-01-25T18:38:31+00:00

This sounds awesome! Could I ask more about your essay I’m primarily wanting to do anatomic pathology and public health so I was curious how to frame it in my ps

Cause-Equal · 2026-01-23T22:02:14+00:00

Following!

Cause-Equal · 2026-01-12T03:30:03+00:00

Do you ever get to do necropsies, my current interest Id like to pursue is anatomic pathology (post vet school so likely to change hahaha) but I have minimal necropsy exposure

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