COMPARING MY 2 VET SCHOOL APPLICATIONS IN DETAIL: a rejected application vs an accepted one!

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Comparing my 2 vet school applications. The one that got my into vet school and the one where I got rejected! Hopefully you'll get some application tips from seeing the difference between my 2 applications!
As always, if you have any questions about vet school or the application process, don't hesitate to reach out! Have a wonderful day ☼
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@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

HAPPY MONDAY! I hope you all have a wonderful day and find this video helpful! 😊

@maggiezhang5791 3 жыл бұрын

I found this video really informative! I would love to see more videos like this about the vet school application or interview!

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found it helpful! I have a playlist on my channel with a bunch of videos focused on the application and interview process if you haven't checked it out already!

@meghancarlyle2002 3 жыл бұрын

This video is so interesting!! Thanks for the info!!

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Of course, I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

@ahnnhi8433 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for breaking down your experience and sharing!

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Of course!! I hope you found it helpful ☺️

@ahnnhi8433 3 жыл бұрын

Long ago, i had my sight on vet school but i was terrible at time management and didn't make the grades. I got my degree in biology and then went back to school for vet technology and worked simultaneously as a vet assistant... about 10 years later at 33 i'm playing with the idea of going back to school and pursuing vet school. Any tips or mentions regarding older classmates?

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

@@ahnnhi8433 That's amazing!! I can't necessarily speak from experience, but I will say there are definitely older students in the program! We've even had people who have been in a completely different career and then decided to pursue vet med! I don't ever think age should deter you from following a dream!!

@nataliebarron2583 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this vid!!! Im in undergrad rn and i was wondering what kinds of places/opportunities that you and other classmates have done that yall think helped you get into vet school!

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

I worked at a small animal clinic, in animal welfare research and at a zoo! At OVC your experience doesn't really play a role in your application so I don't think any of those things necessarily got me into vet school, however, they definitely helped me figure out what I was interested in in the veterinary field! Hope that helps!

@ava-fu5xh 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this video

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!! 🥰

@adishgupta7503 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful for mee , thank you 👍🙏

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@hocha8258 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m form Thailand Now I’m vet student 1st year in 🇹🇭 I always watch your videos🥺💓

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Hi!! So cool to talk to other vet students from around the world!! Thanks so much for watching 🥰

@BeYouty 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Amanda! thank you for all of your amazing videos. I just transferred from pharmacy to animal biology, and I have limited experience (around 50 hr in total shadowing a vet). I’m a single mom and getting as many hours of experience as you just doesn’t work for me. Also pandemic has made it extremely hard to find a paid or voluntary job in animal industry. I will be applying to DVM in 2 years. What do you recommend for getting more experience? I also live in Guelph 😁

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Hi!! Thanks so much for watching!! You definitely do not need as many hours as I had to get into vet school! For OVC specifically, your experience doesn't really play a role in your application. It's more for your own benefit and to see if the veterinary profession is right for you! So don't worry too much about the hours you have! The University is a great place to look for animal opportunities! Every summer they offer paid research positions and there's a number of them that are working with animals! There's also some really good volunteer opportunities at Guelph such as Foal Watch or College Royal! Hope that helps and best of luck in Animal Biology!

@gracifoster5892 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Amanda! For work experience without being under the eye of a veterinarian did you include any job you've had that didn't include animals? Thank you!

@lori1093 3 жыл бұрын

hi amanda! i've just finished my first year of animal biology at guelph this year! i'm planning on applying to the ovc after my third year, so i'm hoping to gain more experience and acquire possible references for my application! right now i've been shadowing a vet for over two months but i'm not sure if she'll be able to write a good reference letter for me since i'm just watching her. however, i asked her about her references and she used vets who she did research projects and other work for! it seems like those opportunities are the best for getting a good reference because it demonstrates your ability to work instead of watch. so who do you recommend i talk to/where do i go in order to find vets to work under in guelph? or are there any resources for research opportunities that you recommend i check out? thanks so much!

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Hey!! Congrats on finishing your first year, honestly you've got the hardest one over and done with! Every summer the university of guelph will post undergrad research assistantship positions that you can apply for! Some of them are working with faculty at ovc. I did one the summer before vet school (not with a vet) and am working under a professor at ovc currently and can't say enough good things about those positions! The jobs typically get posted around February and you can find them all on the Experience Guelph website! If you have any other questions feel free to reach out! 😊

@aamnakhan5088 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Been binging your videos fir a while now. They're really helpful, thank you so much. Did you give MCAT before applying?

@yourvetamanda 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I didn't have to write the MCAT for my vet school application!

@aamnakhan5088 2 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda oh wow! Not even CASper??

@dwaitanagrecha5607 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Amanda amazing video as always 😄 So i just wanted to ask that do you live with your family or do you live in the vet school hostel and does OVC have a housing accommodation!!?

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I live off campus in Guelph, however there are housing accomodations at the OVC fraternity or with the University of Guelph Off Campus housing!

@dwaitanagrecha5607 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda okay that's great thank you!!

@NatalieSterrett 2 жыл бұрын

What do you do if you’re looking at a second career? I got a master’s degree and went into an entirely different field. Now I know I have a ton of animal experience (ridden horses 20 years) and worked in a clinic, have done extracurriculars, but I have no idea how to quantify any of my experiences since I wasn’t planning on needing to at the time.

@sarahchandler4439 Жыл бұрын

You'll have to reach out to a school

@camilledoucet8924 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Are the questions on the application for ovc always the same? Or do they change once in a while?

@yourvetamanda 2 жыл бұрын

Hey!! As far as I know the questions on the BIF are always the same! They were the same both times I applied however they might have changed since then ☺️

@Immigrantwallhopper1 Жыл бұрын

HII I wanted to ask if the type of college you go to matters. I’m planning to go to the army and then go to vet school, of course army college is not as prestigious as normal ones but if having the experience and everything else required, does the type of college greatly affect getting accepted ?

@yourvetamanda Жыл бұрын

Hi! In my experience (in Canada) it doesn't matter what school you go to as long as you have all the prerequsites needed to apply for vet school! For example, the school I good to requires students to take at least 3 years of a bachelors degree and have several courses taken prior to vet school! Hope that helps!

@madelinebenitez3794 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have found this video very helpful!

@yourvetamanda Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!! Glad it helped 😊

@mayabrunet5361 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I took a class in college where we performed spays and neuters with a vet (learning to monitor equipment) would that be veterinary experience?

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you can’t count any college classes toward experience! (For ovc specifically, might be different for other schools)

@Vvaish1234 3 жыл бұрын

It's ok im happ now u see that lots of love from India 🇮🇳🥰🥰

@junl.7338 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing tips about the application! I plan to apply OVC in two years and I was wondering if you have any reading recommendations which I can learn more about veterinary field/medicine before going to vet school?

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

I read The Accidental Veterinarian by Philipp Schott and I thought it gave a really good look into the veterinary profession! In terms of actually learning content for vet school, I wouldn't stress too much about that! But if you're keen you can always start looking at anatomy! I recommend the Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy By Dyce 😊

@junl.7338 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda thank you so much for your comment! I will read them right away:) hope you have a wonderful day!

@moontinge4683 2 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda is there any specific topic I would need to cover or relearn-? Like biology and so on-? I’m in 10th grade right now and I’m still deciding what I want to be in the future!

@melissalarios3639 Ай бұрын

i’m currently a lab technician in my schools animal facility taking care of 100s of birds, doing basic husbandry and sometimes wound care and illness. Would this be animal experience, research experience, or vet hours? I am working under my professor who is a Zoologist

@yourvetamanda Ай бұрын

I would probably count it under animal experience!!

@jomante5370 3 жыл бұрын

so first you need to get your undergraduate degree and only then you can go to vet school? Here in Europe I finished high school and got straight to my vet uni

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! In North America, vet schools require students to take and undergrad degree before going to vet school! I think it’s so interesting that you go straight from high school to vet school in Europe!

@anaghabose2658 3 жыл бұрын

Hai Jomate, I would like to know how veterinary admission are taken in Europe.Im from India , could you please revert me back

@Vvaish1234 3 жыл бұрын

Next video pls 🙏

@amytran8357 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Amanda, awesome video as always! Thank you so much for sharing this helpful information :D Could you tell me how you got to participate in the spay and neuter clinic in Costa Rica and what you did there?

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

I went on the trip with the organization Vida Volunteer! We were there for a 2 weeks and had 6 clinic days mixed with small and large medicine! It was a great experience and I highly recommend! Would you be interested in watching a video on the experience?? I can definitely film one if people would be interested!

@amytran8357 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda @Student Vet Amanda That would be great!! But if not that many people are interested, then could you just reply to this comment? I just want to know if there are any pre-requisites or requirements to participate. Bc I went on their website and it says some of the tasks include things like IV catheter placements and sutures.

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

@@amytran8357 Nope, no pre-reqs or requirements!! They teach you how to do everything there!

@amytran8357 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda That is so awesome! I'm dying to get some hands-on experience. You've mentioned quality over quantity when it comes to animal & vet experience. I have volunteered at a small animal clinic before, but besides observing a couple of surgeries, all I got to do was clean kennels and restrain animals. I feel like I have nothing to "brag" about on my application. How can I get valuable experience?

@amytran8357 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda I'm sorry for yet another question! Why did you choose Costa Rica instead of Guatemala?

@rosamendoza6099 8 ай бұрын

We breed dogs can my daughter put that into ours?? She has breed cats and dogs

@aleeshaa1788 3 жыл бұрын

How did u find out what the interview cutoffs were?

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

All the stats are posted on the ovc website for each year! Here's the link to the webpage (the stats are at the bottom): www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/recruitment/en/applyingtodvm/selectionprocess.asp

@keilianne2598 3 жыл бұрын

Heyy!!!

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Hi!! Thanks for watching 🥰

@Tejaswini-se8yk 3 жыл бұрын

Can indians get admission in vet school, i am a 10th grader and have dream to become a vet . I am from India , i would like to study abroad, so what is the next procedure? in India there is not much scope for veterinary so i would like to study abroad, is it easy? Pl tell .

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

You can definitely study abroad for vet school! I'll post the link for the ovc international admission process for you to check out! www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/recruitment/en/applyingtodvm/internationalandusastudents.asp It's not an easy process but worth it in the end! Best of luck 😊

@Tejaswini-se8yk 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourvetamanda thank youu!! i will check it

@Vvaish1234 3 жыл бұрын

It's been 3 weeks still dint upload videos

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully Monday!

@drmasr1248 3 жыл бұрын

hi amanda are you a UG student or a PG student

@yourvetamanda 3 жыл бұрын

So the DVM program is technically considered and undergraduate program but I previously completed a bachelor of science undergrad before getting accepted into vet school!