milipen.blogg.se - Animal breeder interview questions and answers

What if you kill an animal by accident (wrong drug, surgical mistake,overdose,etc)? What would you do? An owner brings in a young healthy dog and wants you to euthanize it because they will be moving out of the state.The shorter term costs for caring for the animal will be much more than that, not to mention the long term costs. A client pulls up with a hit by car dog that will die without immediate medical attention.What would you like us to remember most about you when we look at your application in two weeks and have to decide who gets in and who doesn’t?.If your best friend was sitting here(and you were asked to leave the room)and we asked him /her ” what is the applicant’s best and worst quality “, what would he/she say?.What is the most disappointing event of your life?.What happened to your grades here(while pointing to a not-so-stellar performance on your transcript)?.Be prepared to explain how your experiences(work,school,extracurricular,research or other experiences you listed in your application)affected you and why they make you a good candidate.How do you know that you have what it takes to make it through4 years of rigorous study?.

Is this a problem?How will you incorporate these interests in to your veterinary career?

It will be difficult if not impossible to incorporate all of these interests into a single career.

It sounds like you have many varied interests(based on your letter of purpose).

How did your background or experiences prepare you for veterinary school?.

How will you bring these to your profession?

You mentioned that you have certain skills X,Y&Z in your personal statement.

What will make you a good vet? What will you do to ensure that you are a good vet performing to the best of your abilities?.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?How will these affect your ability to be a vet?.

Personal Skills, Qualities, and Interests

Why do you want to go into research?Why then,do you want to pursue a DVM degree rather than a PhD degree?.

You are at your 40 year vet school reunion,what do you hope to have accomplished?.

How will you make sure that you stay up to date in your field once you have graduated?.

It sounds like most of your experience is _, yet vet school curriculum is primarily focused on_related skills(small and large animal anatomy,physiology,and veterinary practices).How do you know that this is the right thing for you? Do you see this as a problem?.

Why do you want to come to vet school?What other schools did you apply to? What would be your first choice if you were accepted at several schools?.

What will you do to further your profession?.

How will you use your veterinary medical degree in your field of interest?.Burnout is a common problem in our profession.What will you do to avoid burnout?.Where do you see yourself in ten years?.What will you do when you get out of school?What are your career plans upon completion of your DVM?.What do you think it will be like to be a vet?.What will you do if you did not get in? Will you reapply?.What makes you sure you want to be a vet? How do you know?.Below are sample questions that have been used at various veterinary schools over the years.