{"id":403,"date":"2017-09-14T13:39:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac-new\/?page_id=403"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:48:42","slug":"how-can-we-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/how-can-we-help\/","title":{"rendered":"What is VetPAC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-100304-1024x669.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\"><br>Available to all NC&#160;State students and alumni, the Veterinary Professions Advising Center (VetPAC) is a unique pre-veterinary advising center dedicated to helping students reach their academic and professional goals in the field of veterinary medicine. With only 33 veterinary schools in the United States, gaining admission is competitive and students must present a well-balanced and unique CVM application. In offering students resources, opportunities, and guidance, we address the three main components of the veterinary school application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academic Coursework and Calculated GPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Required Experiences and Achievements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Letters of Reference and Evaluations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/47387\/donations\/new?designation=011325\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/47387\/donations\/new?designation=011325\"><span class=\"text\">Donate<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-57-1.png\" alt=\"Two VetPAC interns standing at the VetPAC booth at a tabling event \" class=\"wp-image-6401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-57-1.png 872w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-57-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-57-1-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-57-1-600x407.png 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-57-1-460x312.png 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-57-1-230x156.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>VetPAC offers a variety of resources both online and in-person for pre-veterinary students at NC&#160;State. The VetPAC Resources Library located in Riddick 341 offers materials such as AVMA-accredited CVM profiles and camp comparisons, and the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/cvm-ncsu-pre-reqs\/\">CVM admission requirements. <\/a>To better assist current&nbsp;pre-veterinary students in preparing for their VMCAS, VetPAC created the <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/my-vetpac\/application-portfolio-builder\/\">VMCAS Application Portfolio Builder<\/a> which students&nbsp;can use to practice logging their experiences. VetPAC also offers an email <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/my-vetpac\/register\/\">listserv<\/a> to current students and alumni that advertises relevant job, event, and volunteer opportunities.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidance<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Shweta Trivedi talking to an NC&#160;State student at a career development event \" class=\"wp-image-3931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-460x307.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/10\/DSC_0160-230x153.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NCSU Pre-Veterinary students have the opportunity to engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/guidance-support\/schedule-an-advising-session\/\">one-on-one advising<\/a> with VetPAC Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/meet-the-vetpac-staff\/\">Dr. Shweta Trivedi<\/a>. Dr. Trivedi provides pre-veterinary track planning such as academic and pre-requisite course advising, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/resources-information\/four-year-timeline\/\">career mapping<\/a>. When it&#8217;s time to apply for veterinary schools, Dr. Trivedi also provides VMCAS application review, personal statement revisions, and DVM mock interviews to counsel students to make their VMCAS as competitive as possible.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-1024x809.png\" alt=\"Museum veterinarian working with intern on a turtle \" class=\"wp-image-3849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-1024x809.png 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-950x750.png 950w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-600x474.png 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-460x363.png 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607-230x182.png 230w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2021\/09\/Museum_Medicine_Internship1-e1633267080607.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Diversity in experience is an important part of any competitive applicant&#8217;s VMCAS portfolio. To offer students a wide array of experiential opportunities, VetPAC maintains an expanding list of <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/experience-opportunities\/\">internships, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/opportunities\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad opportunities,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/opportunities\/apvma-symposia\/\">conferences<\/a> for pre-veterinary students to consider. Throughout the year, VetPAC also hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/about\/how-can-we-help\/vetpac-annual-events\/\">three annual events<\/a> to aid students in exploring the field of veterinary medicine and obtaining experiential opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the VetPAC Director teaches a spring elective course, ANS 281: Professional Development for Pre-Veterinary Track Students, that educates students about veterinary school admissions and ways to become competitive applicants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available to all NC&#160;State students and alumni, the Veterinary Professions Advising Center (VetPAC) is a unique pre-veterinary advising center dedicated to helping students reach their academic and professional goals in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":800,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-403","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/800"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7586,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403\/revisions\/7586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}