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Hi all,
So far this cycle, I've been accepted into my IS UofA and waitlisted (OOS) at WSU and Iowa. I just got an interview invite from Michigan today.
My (current) plan as for my career is to specialize in small animal surgery. From what I understand, to be a competitive applicant for internships and residencies I would need to maintain a high GPA in vet school, take part in summer externships, and do some strong networking (pls correct me if I'm wrong). Would attending a 3 year school that prevents me from doing summer externships negatively impact my chances in the future of getting an internship/residency? Honestly I have other reasons for not going to UofA as well (lack of breaks=bad for my mental health, I've heard not so great things about the school from people who go there, etc) but this is the big one. I'm pretty high up on the waitlist for Iowa so I'm hoping I get an acceptance from them. The cost difference is about 28K. What do you y'all think?
So far this cycle, I've been accepted into my IS UofA and waitlisted (OOS) at WSU and Iowa. I just got an interview invite from Michigan today.
My (current) plan as for my career is to specialize in small animal surgery. From what I understand, to be a competitive applicant for internships and residencies I would need to maintain a high GPA in vet school, take part in summer externships, and do some strong networking (pls correct me if I'm wrong). Would attending a 3 year school that prevents me from doing summer externships negatively impact my chances in the future of getting an internship/residency? Honestly I have other reasons for not going to UofA as well (lack of breaks=bad for my mental health, I've heard not so great things about the school from people who go there, etc) but this is the big one. I'm pretty high up on the waitlist for Iowa so I'm hoping I get an acceptance from them. The cost difference is about 28K. What do you y'all think?