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Veterinary and Animal Experiences
Gaining veterinary and animal experiences is important preparation for your application and the veterinary curriculum. As you gain experiences make sure you note dates, hours worked, and responsibilities. For more information visit our
web site.
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Advice from a Cornell Vet Student
Lauren, Class of 2019
 When
did you first decide you wanted to be a veterinarian?
When I was around eight years old, I switched from wanting to be a dentist to becoming a veterinarian. Interestingly, I have never had any pets, but my love of
animals and goal to provide and improve care for them has gotten me this far!
What did you do to prepare?
I started by shadowing a small animal private practice veterinarian in high school and asking my aunt, who's a veterinary technician, lots of questions. I continued
by shadowing nearly all the veterinarians in my hometown (about eight, large and small animal and some ambulatory) at least once to get a sense of the different aspects of the profession. I also toured Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine back
when I was a sophomore in high school. I erroneously thought that I could go to vet school without undergraduate schooling at the time.
What advice do you have for high school students who are interested in becoming a vet?
If you are seriously interested in becoming a vet, talk to veterinarians, veterinary students and other pre-veterinary peers and college students. Hearing their
perspectives and really understanding the veterinary occupation as well as the processes behind becoming a veterinarian are imperative before you jump in.
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Admissions Presentations & Tours
Friday, July 8th from 2:00-4:00
Friday, August 5th from 3:00-5:00
Cornell on the Road
Health
Professions Fair
Saturday, June 18th, 1:30-3:30
Minneapolis Hilton
Prospective Student & Alumni Reception
Thursday, July 7th at 7:00pm
Stamford, CT
Virtual Fair
Please join us for the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges Virtual Fair on July, 14 2016 from 2:00-10:00pm ET. Live Text
Chat hours for Cornell will be 2:00-4:00 and 8:00-10:00
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