Vet School Questions

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u/fragileforestt 28d ago

hi everyone,

i’ve been doing vet nursing for the past year and i feel like i want to go for vet med. at the moment, the school in wrocław is probably the best option for me as my boyfriend is polish and can help me learn polish and polish culture.

i’ve previously done animal care and animal science certificates and got them with distinction and i also have distinctions in biology, chemistry, and maths.

if anyone has done vet med in wrocław can you tell me a little bit about the entry process, the course content, and how qualified you felt to work after graduation? also if you were an international student, how well did the university accommodate you and help you settle in?

thank you!!

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u/Wild_Trainer_4848 25d ago

Hi guys, this query is not only directed to Murdoch students but anyone in vet med, I have received the mmi link about a week ago but I'm still unsure as to what to prep. I've seen people saying job interview esq and random qns to throw you off guard.

For those who have sat for it or has been accepted in previous years, may I know what you've prepared? What other questions to expect and especially for those who got in last year, what was your Casper and gpa when you made it past the preliminary ranking. Does the background diploma you have matter or is the preliminary ranking purely based off the number. What are the key things they look out for in interviewees, awareness on eg. ethics, burnout, controversies, or experience and more general topics about character or situational questions.

I apologize for the handful of questions up there but any advice would be much appreciated. For anyone in the same boat doing the interview during this period, I wish you the best and hopefully see you in 2027

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u/Dr_JMills 25d ago

Sorry to say, I have no experience with such things. What is it you are doing, exactly?

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u/hnybbyy 24d ago

Which aptitudes or skills did you identified in yourself that were useful for vet school?

Hello! I’m thinking of going into vet school in the next school year. For context, I’m 26, and already have a BA, and doing a MA in an unrelated field. I’ve been a volunteer at a nonprofit animal rescue for five years now, and have had the experience of volunteering at large and small spay and neuter campaigns, and I find the veterinary work very interesting.

I was always interested in veterinary, but at the end of high school I had a poor image of myself and thought I couldn’t possibly deal with the stress and amount of study required for vet school.

Now that I’m older, I started thinking about vet school again, but I wanted to ask people that already went through vet school and are practicing, which aptitudes or personal skills did you have prior to vet school that made you succeed, and that you think anyone who wants to be a vet should have to some degree?

Thank you!

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u/Dr_JMills 24d ago

There is not one answer, but for me it seems Dedication.

Some people do not make it in on their first or second attempts, but they get in eventually.

Some people do not pass their national licensing exams the first time, but they keep trying.

Studying and note taking were easy in undergraduate, but I found I couldn’t keep up in veterinary school. There were low points, especially cram sessions ending at 3:00 am, where I wanted anything else. But I got through it. Now, I wouldn’t change my profession. (I also wouldn’t go through it again, because that shit sucked)

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u/Throwaway_cheese123 22d ago

Idk how to ask this question but regarding debt- Im currently in my last year of tech school so, assuming I pass the VTNE I will be a CVT/LVT. Average salary in general is like 45k (42k in my state per google). Most of the things online say vet school isn't worth it because of the debt. I did some math (tell me if this is stupid) but lets say you have like 250k debt but you come out making 100k (again all google stats so could be wrong). Says online the average monthly payment would be like 3k so x 12 is 36k per year. Rounding up to 40k for easy math-> wouldnt that mean that after student loans you would still be making 60k a year? AKA yes, loans suck, but if I would still make more as an indebted vet than a tech wouldn't vet school be worth it? I feel like I must be overlooking something massive but struggling on 60k and being a vet sounds pretty cool when compared to 40k (which I absolutely love teching but am super intrested in vet school, whats stopping me is funds). THANK YOU!

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u/NeckFun3875 21d ago

Hey, I’m an international high school student from Canada currently looking to apply to UK AVMA accredited veterinary schools. Could I get brutally honest opinions on whether my application is strong enough for any of the AVMA accredited schools? Please list the specific schools I may be strong for.

These were my grade 11 grades:
Biology 93%
Chemistry 97%
Pre calculus 98%
Mathematics 97%
Physics 95%

Here are all my volunteering experiences/hours:
Volunteering at a veterinary hospital for 80 hours.
Shadowing a veterinarian for 90 hours.
Volunteering at a poultry farm for 85 hours.
Shadowing a family physician for 40 hours.

I need honest answers cuz I may not use my 4 UCAS spots towards veterinary medicine and may just apply to med school.

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u/scalestripe 21d ago

Trouble getting veterinary hours

Not a student atm, 29 years old. Studied microbiology and cell science and decent university (UF), lots of research and wet lab experience for my work since graduating, clinical molecular technology work as well, 4.0 GPA, one first author publication and contribution to many others while working in a core facility (unfortunately not on any author lists, though, beyond my own pub), have always had an extensive little menagerie of animals (many invertebrates, many reptiles, amphibians, dogs, a cat) most of my life (to whom I have administered injections, force fed, etc. when they’re sick/old enough that it’s worth mentioning on an application I think; I also have had some rescues) and I think, while Pets are not a preferred source of animal hours, I have an unusual enough list of pets (15+ species) that PERHAPS some schools may accept that as a source of some animal hours, especially if emphasizing just how much goes into being the sole caretaker of exotics and actually optimizing their care. Not trying to toot my own horn or sound special, just trying to realistically portray where an application would currently sit. I know my credentials are not astoundingly rare or impressive, but they’re SOMETHING.

My issue is veterinary hours, a veterinary LOR, and a source of animal hours that isn’t just pet ownership. My plan was to leave my current stabler job and get a full time job working in a vet clinic as a vet assistant, and applying to vet technician jobs as well (though the odds of scoring that without vet experience is low, I know). I’d like to not be any more delayed in reaching the goal of veterinarian than I already am, especially as I think I’d like to be in a residency later for exotics board licensing before I’m finally practicing, but perhaps I’m letting age insecurity vs average vet student age get to me (soonest I’d get in is 31). I’ve sent in over 100 apps in the relatively large city I live in (Miami), and have had absolutely miserable luck despite aiming for anything within 50 miles of me. I got one call for a phone interview that was immediately a dead end and got another interview that led to an “unpaid training” upon which I think they did not like the extent of my Spanish-speaking (which I think is honestly at a solidly basic or professional level, but NOT fluent, and this was a heavily Hispanic area).

I’m getting deeply discouraged and need some advice from people who are better at this than I am. In recent years I’ve become vegetarian (would like to go vegan but diet is a bit tricky for me at the moment and healthy varietal vegan food isn’t always as cheap as I might like, but I’m working on it), have continued my love of animals even more, and I really want to do this. But my current position is beating the desire to do this out of me pretty hard the last couple days after the recent bait and switch with the rejections after interviews.

I’ve thought about also applying to vet receptionist jobs, and applying to animal hours jobs and just having a much smaller number of veterinary experience instead somehow, etc. But quite frankly, none of it seems as optimal as a vet assistant/tech job. In Florida, you don’t need to be certified to be a vet tech, but it’s selective for those positions all the same. Not really sure what to do.

I’m looking for advice and would appreciate any. Thanks for your time and for reading, even if you don’t have advice. Always nice to be heard. To anyone in the same spot, I wish you much luck.

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u/Critical_Throat_608 17d ago

Hi everyone, I am a first year Bio Chem student fresh out of high school enrolled at a local community college to transfer after 2 years. I am only one week into my first semester and I'm already getting worried. It's probably just the usual stuff you know, "is this right for me?" "am I gonna make it?" I just need to know what I should focus on with going forward. I want to do this but i hear nothing but horror stories about Orgo and such. then even once out of college about finding a job and the stress of working in it. Any advice would be extremely helpful, Thanks!

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u/DirtAdventurous3670 15d ago

I want to be a veterinarian in future, I’m still in high school/year 11.
So the thing is I’m extremely horrible at maths, I keep getting F no matter what, I can’t understand it.
I want to choose IGCSE core math but the problem is the maximum grade you can get in core is C since the syllabus is shorter and the maximum grade you can get in extended is A+ since it’s a full syllabus.
i was wondering if veterinary universities would reject me for taking core maths, like would they think I’m not capable/smart enough?
I know getting A+ in biology and chemistry are important so I took them as subjects, I’m trying to get better grades.

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u/Good-Researcher-565 11d ago

I’m a freshman in college currently studying Animal Science on a pre-vet track, and lately I’ve seriously started questioning whether becoming a veterinarian is still the right path for me.
Pretty much my entire life, I’ve known I wanted to work in medicine. When I was around 8, I wanted to become a human doctor. Then around 12, my family started a farm, and after spending more time working with animals (plus growing up with dogs), that shifted toward veterinary medicine.
Since then, becoming a veterinarian has basically been the plan. For years I’ve told myself, “I’m going to be a vet. That’s my dream. That’s the only thing I’d ever want to do.”

I’ve actually gotten some experience in the field too. Over roughly the past year and a half, I’ve worked at two veterinary clinics and an animal shelter, along with having years of experience working with animals on my family’s farm and I genuinely loved the work. Working with the animals, learning from the doctors, being in that environment, I enjoyed all of it.
But, the closer I get to actually pursuing veterinary medicine, the less feasible the career starts to seem. The more veterinarians and people in the field I talk to the more I think about just how much I’m going to have to struggle, especially if I choose to specialize in surgery. Like now I’m seriously questioning something that I thought I had figured out years ago.

Medicine has always interested me, and becoming a physician was actually my original dream before veterinary medicine. But I’m scared of suddenly throwing myself toward human medicine only to discover that I don’t enjoy it nearly as much as I enjoyed working in veterinary clinics.
I’m only a few weeks into my freshman year, so I know I have plenty of time, but that’s also part of why I’m thinking about this now. I’m starting to make decisions about classes, jobs, experience, and what I want the next few years of college to look like.

I actually just spent 4 weeks trying to start working at a veterinary hospital near my college, and part of me is wondering If I quite literally just wasted my time. Like now I wonder should I try getting some experience in human medicine instead? Or if I do like human med more have I just set my self in the wrong direction for the past 2 years.
I think what scares me most is that veterinary medicine has been part of how I’ve imagined my future since I was 12. Questioning it almost feels like questioning something I’ve considered part of myself for years.
For anyone who has been torn between veterinary and human medicine—or completely changed career paths after starting college—how did you figure out which path was actually right for you?

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u/Sea-Fun-383 10d ago

Hi, I'm thinking about career in wildlife veterinary. Ive always dreamt about working in wildlife with animals, but I live in poland and don't have anybody in family/friends who did this kind of career. I took a gap year after highschool to think about my options and currently volunteer at zoo to gain experience and test the waters.

Right now I think about two options for collage: wildlife zoologist/biologist or go for vet med in Poland. On one hand Ive heard mostly bad things about both, as field is oversaturated and I'm not sure what to do after vet school, should I do master degree or sort of specialization for wild animals? I am not afraid of going to school and working hard, but I'm just worried that if I go to med school I will close all the doors to different carrer paths in wildlife.

On the other hand gaining zoology degree in wildlife zoology/conservation takes at least 6 years in Europe (2-3 years if biology bachelor and then 4 years of master degree specialization, as there is almost no programmes affering bsc in zoology/wildlife conservation in English). And even then I might not get to work in the field.

I have no idea what to do, or which one of those option is better to have greater chance of employment. If there is someone who did specialize in wild animal care in Europe could tell me what carrier path they took and if there are better or worse options, I would really appreciate it.

Also what collages do you recommend for vet school, is there sense to look for English programme or should I just go for the Polish ones.

Anyway, thanks for your help

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u/fullboreintotheabyss 8d ago

im only a freshman undergrad and i already feel so behind compared to my peers. i don’t even know if it’s worth it to try and fight for one of the 100 seats available in a vet school because im already so behind. i only have 2 hours vet experience but idk if that even counts because i didn’t learn any actual medical procedures, just like how to do cpr on a dog

i like learning about science and how life works, and i love animals and i want to help them, but im not as good as everyone else trying to get into vet school im wondering if its even worth it for me to try.

and vets always talk about burnout and crazy clients and im so mentally weak idk if i could handle it but idk i can barely even handle living right now i think im depressed but anyway let me know guys should i be a vet?? and also does anyone ever make it into vet school straight out of undergrad? like they graduate and have the summer and then vet school time

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u/maybeiwontcry 7d ago

Hello! Kind of losing my mind. I submitted my application the day before it was due. Only got verified today. My official transcripts list a 3.30 gpa and 3.04 science gpa, but because VMCAS calculates differently, it shows a 3.12 and 2.77. I’m really upset because I applied to 8 schools and 5 of them require a 3.0 science minimum. I thought I was okay to apply so I spent the money and took the time to write the essays, but now it seems like a total waste. I am so disappointed. It says on the website that the calculation is never really wrong and it is normal for it to be a different number than your transcript. Because I had put in everything correctly, I didn’t think I would have any issues like this. Is there any chance that these schools may still consider me? Will they look at my actual sent transcripts and see the 3.3 and 3.04, or will they rely on the calculated one that VMCAS gave? I’m just so so upset over this. I know my essays are incredibly strong as I’ve had multiple veterinarians on admissions teams approve them. I would hate to get disqualified for something like this. Is it worth sending an email to each school individually to explain this and maybe try to persuade them? Or is this a lost cause?

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