Tuesday, July 26, 2016

How to Get into Vet School | BellaVet

Hello, everyone
Here is my first video on how to get into vet school! I hope you find it helpful and please ask me any questions you may have!


Also, please keep in mind that these are my opinions based on my experiences applying. There are many different ways to get into vet school and many right answers to the same question. The information I have shared is simply the information that I wish I had known before applying. Also, please remember that I am not yet a veterinarian. I am a member of the class of 2020.

Monday, July 25, 2016

Hello, everyone!
I hope this post will give you a better insight into how I completed my prerequisites for vet school in 3 years and how you can too!

This is a chart depicting which of the classes I took (at Michigan State) that fulfilled the prerequisites of my instate CVM (Michigan State). With these classes I ultimately was able to apply to 6 out of state schools in addition to my instate school.  

OSP = Out of State Prerequisite that differed from my instate prerequisite

Freshman Year Fall
Class
Credit Hours
Course Number
Instate Prerequisite Fulfilled
Intro to HPS of Science
4
LB 133
English
Chemistry I
4
LB 171
General Chemistry
Chemistry I - Laboratory  
1
LB 171L
General Chemistry Lab
College Algebra & Trigonometry
5
MTH 116
College Math

Freshman Year Spring
Companion Animal Bio & Mgmt
3
Major requirement, not prerequisite
Soc Different & Inequality
4
Social Sciences
Calculus I
4
Major requirement and OSP
Chemistry II
3
Major requirement and OSP
Chemistry II - Laboratory
1
Major requirement and OSP

Summer (between Freshman and Sophomore year)
Introductory Physics I
3
Physics I

Sophomore Year Fall
Introduction to Animal Agriculture  
4
Major requirement, not prerequisite
Organic Chemistry I  
3
Organic Chemistry I
Lit, Cultures, Identities (I)
4
Arts and Humanities
Biology I: Organismal Biology
4
General Biology I Lab included

Sophomore Year Spring
Organic Chemistry II
3
Organic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
2
Organic Chemistry Lab
Biology II Cell & Molec Bio
5
General Biology II Lab included
Intro Physics Lab I
1
Physics I Lab
Statistics for Scientists
3
Major requirement and OSP

Summer (between Sophomore and Junior Year)
Introductory Physics II
3
Physics II

Junior Year Fall
Animal Feeding & Nutrition
4
Animal Nutrition
Natural Environment (W)
4
Arts and Humanities
Introductory Microbiology
3
Microbiology
Intro Physics Lab II
1
Physics II Lab
Fundamental Genetics
4
Genetics
Junior Year Spring
Avian Physiology
4
Major requirement
Comprehensive Biochemistry
4
Biochemistry
Literature and Science (W)
4
Social Sciences
Int Lab Genl & Allied Hlth Mic
1
Microbiology Lab

Senior Year: I applied to vet school between my Sophomore and Junior years. I condensed my prerequisites into 3 years and had I not been accepted I would have spent my senior year completing my bachelors degree.