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Hi. This blog is going to be about my first year applying to vet school. A little background: I am a student at the University of Alberta in my fifth year. I'm taking majoring in Biology and minoring in Fine Art. I am 23, I have always loved animals but have had many flip flops in my desire to become a vet. Whether or not I am committed to becoming a vet at the end of the school year is to be decided. However, through this blog and a promise I made to myself and my sig. other (hereafter known as the boy), I promise that I am going to do everything in my power to get in. From past experience, I know that my motivation is going to wane and I am going to question whether or not this is right for me, BUT my committment to the application process starts today. I will apply this year and I will not re-evaluate this decision until July 2012.

I know that if I was reading this blog I would want to compare myself to the blogger as far as qualifications and merit as a candidate. So I will answer any question and be totally honest about my grades, experiences etc. I am also going to endevour to write what I'm doing every week to help me towards my goal. This year I am only applying to U of C because I do not have the pre reqs for Saskatoon. I don't want to complete the pre reqs for Saskatoon since it is imperitive that I boost my GPA to have a shot in hell.

SO, this week I volunteered myself to go help a vet on saturday with his mixed practice. I will keep you posted. That's all I got for now but just a quick note to all the other prevetters out there... The competition to get into vet school is fierce, I think we can agree. But that competition is created by THEM, not us. Let's work together to encourage each other and really root for your classmates. Otherwise, it can be a pretty lonely process... <3