Common Interview Questions for Veterinary Medical School
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. In what extra-curricular activities did you participate? Why did you choose the
ones that you did?
3. Tell me about your hobbies and/or interests.
4. Why did you plan your curriculum the way that you did? What electives did you
choose and why did you choose them?
5. How many hours do you study per night?
6. Tell me about your family and/or background.
7. Have you worked at all during the academic year? Are you working now?
8. How can you explain your VCAT scores in relation to the courses you took and
the grades you received?
9. What experience did you have that influenced your choice of veterinary medicine
as a professional?
10. What would you like to be doing ten years from now? Where?
11. What will you do if you are not accepted for admission at any school this year?
12. What experiences have you had, academically and non-academically, that you
think will help you in your relations with clients (animal’s owner)?
13. Why do you want to be a veterinarian?
14. What jobs have you held?
15. What would you do with a client that repeatedly ignored your advice?
16. Let’s say that ten years from now, you are a “success.” What does success mean
to you?
17. In what situations have you had to deal with the public?
18. How have your non-science courses and extracurricular activities prepared you
for veterinary medicine?
19. What characteristics mark the ideal veterinary student? How do you exemplify
them?
20. In what kind of a setting and/or location would you like to practice?
21. What is your opinion of the current status of veterinary medicine in the United
States? What changes do you think need to be made? Why? How do you expect
to be able to influence the system so that these changes can be made?
22. Do you condone euthanasia, and, if so, under what circumstances?
23. How will you handle it if a patient dies because you made a mistake in diagnosis
or treatment?
24. What ethical standards should a veterinarian have?
25. Why did you choose veterinary medicine rather than some other occupation?
26. How have you researched the field of veterinary medicine?
27. What positive and negative aspects of veterinary medicine can you identify for
yourself?
28. What did you see when you observed a veterinarian? What do you think will be
most frustrating for you as a veterinarian?
29. Are you a perfectionist?
Other areas that may be covered:
1. Economics of veterinary medicine
• Income
• Effect on practice, especially farm animals
2. Opportunities in veterinary medicine other than private practice.
3. Current events – does the student know about anything other than school
activities?