Ok.. well..
Will volunteering at the local zoo, volunteering at an art school, and riding for many years help me get into a college?
I'm not saying that it will do all the work for me, but will it look good?
When I'm 16, I also want to get a job at Pet's Mart in the Horses' section. will that be good? And maybe even work at a stable... as a stable hand when I'm around 17...
what do you think? (as far as volunteering and working info)?
thank you!
Answers:
Jaja,
Volunteering for ANYTHING in your chosen field is a great idea! It not only gives you experience and knowledge, but might also lead to a part-time job that would pay for doing what you love to do. What could be better than that?
One way that volunteering could help with college is that many colleges require applicants to write an essay about something that interests them. Your volunteer experience would give you a lot to write about; and, as your poetry continues to improve, you might even include a short poem in the essay.
Your experience will help you after college, too. Whether it is volunteer work or a paid job, prospective employers are most interested in those who have some kind of work-related experience.
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Of course it will look good. But don't go crazy!
Petsmart is no longer carrying the horse section because State Line Tack sold out to another company so you may want to re-think that.
It will all look good and give you experience too. I didn't see your previous question but If I were you I would call around to local equine vets and offer your free assistance to them if you could hang at thier clinic and maybe ride with them on vet calls. You could be a free helper occassionally. I would get a job or volunteer as a stable hand. Before you can be an equine vet you should learn how to handle horses and working around them will help. I hired many girls as young as 14 at my barns and they worked out great. Lots of larger riding stables have a kids camp or kids activities and are looking for cheap or free help, especially over the summer. The other stuff sounds good too, but you need to focus on as much hands on as possible and eventually you will gain the needed experience and reputation you will need to get better jobs with equine which will go hand in hand with your career.
We really do need more equine/large animal vets, there is a shortage of them and I believe there are lots of school funding programs avalaible to interested individuals. I would check those too, I don't know how close you are to school but It wouldn't hurt to know what is avaiable.
That's all great but your best bet is to work for an Equine vet. Until you do that you won't know if you really want to go into this field. Some vets allow younger children to shadow them for a few days. Try to find one that will, and you can accompany the vet on check-ups and surgeries. You won't know how you handle the blood and the needles until you try it. The thing vet schools look at most is actual Veterinary experience. You need it to get into vet school, to show that you are motivated and interested in the field. Also because they don't' want you coming to school there and finding out halfway through that you cannot draw blood without passing out or something like that.
Also, do you know what school you would like to attend college-wise? I don't know where you live but I attend Rutgers University Cook College (now School of Environmental and Biological Sciences) and am active in the Equine Science club as well as a research program that concentrates on Equine Nutrition and Physiology. If you're interested I'd love to talk to you more about what it takes to get into vet school (I'm a Pre-Vet student) as well as what Cook College offers.
Feel free to contact me if you have more questions! :)
Volunteer work always looks good when applying to college as well as on future resumes. Volunteering/working somewhere that involves animals will be even better since you'll be gaining valuable experience in your future field.
the Volunteer work at a zoo will look good, but riding isn't all too important, hey'll aknowledge you as being socially interactive, but working with animals will be the best for you, petsmart jobs dont do much good for you, if you can find a good veterinary 4-H clinic to take, they will jump 4 you! Also, you can technically be a stable hand before you turn 17, i was a stable hand when i turned 13! i helped groom, feed, water, and train, i was a good rider, so i broke a few green horses, i think my only challenge was a 3 yr old arab, he was a crazy stallion. his father was Magnum Psyche, look him up, he is beautiful.
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