UPCOMING
March 2009:
Behind the Scenes tour of Pittsburgh Zoo
Venue: Pittsburgh Zoo Date/Time: Sunday Apr.5
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  DOCUMENTS
  Applying to Veterinary School: An Introduction An overview of many important aspects of the pre-veterinary process. Includes information about animal and veterinary experience, prerequisites, GRE, VMCAS, supplemental applications and more.
     
 

Q&A Session with Ashley Case: Applying/Once You're In A List of Questions and followup answers given by our former President on her Vet School application process and what her first semester as a vet student was like.

     
  List of Animal/Environmental Volunteer Experience in Pittsburgh This list is by no means exhaustive. Courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh Biological Sciences Advising Department.
     
 

Interview Help: Bobby Gaunt, a senior member of the club who has recently been accepted into Penn's Vet program, gives an account of his interview experience at Penn. Bobby's Penn interview

A powerpoint presentation also provides tips that will help you through the stressful interviewing process. Veterinary School Interviews
     
  Dr. Smarick AVETS Emergency Vet Medicine Powerpoint COMING SOON [March. 2009] This is the powerpoint presentation given by Dr. Smarick on Thursday, November 15th. It includes information about specializing after veterinary school, some statistics on various areas of specialization, information about each field, and some tips on how to improve your chances of succeeding!
 
  PAST EVENTS
     
  2007-2008 Event Photos
     
 

2008-2009 Event Photos

 

 

LINKS
  Our Facebook Group If you didnt know, we have made a group on facebook. We'll have updates and events posted on this as well. If you haven't joined yet, check it out!
     
  Veterinary School Directory and Program Requirements Directs you to the AAVMC page that lists the schools with links to PDF files showing specific requirements including tuition etc.
     
  Veterinary School Directory and Website Links Directs you to the AAVMC page that lists schools and their respective websites.
     
  AAVMC Website This website links to VMCAS, the central application for veterinary schools. Lists of school-specific prerequisites, deadlines, and brief details on admissions are available under Applying to Veterinary School> College Specific Requirements> College Specifications. Explore this site for a brief intro to pre-vet.
     
  American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association APVMA is the national pre-veterinary club. Pitt Pre-Vet will soon be an offical APVMA member club, listed along with the UPenn and Penn State as a PA club.
     
 

American Zoo and Aquarium Association Click on "Jobs" to view available internship positions. Great internship opportunities for those looking for something other than small animal experience.

 

  

IN THE WORKS
Election Meeting

COMPLETED
March 2009
Vet-Tech Institute Representative "Veterinary Technical Institute Presentation"

February 200900000 Maria Pyrdek00000 "Visit to the ARL Wildlife Rehabilitation Center"

January 2009
Ashley Case0000 "Applying to Vet School and a first year experience at Tufts Vet School"

 


October 2008
Pre-vet club officers "VMCAS - Veterinary School application process"


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