{"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":"2026-09-16T15:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:55:48","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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/08\/2026-3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"VetPAC Programming Beehive: Individual Advising: VMCAS Review, Resume Review and Prerequisite        Course Advising. Experiential Learning: VetPAC Interns, Shelter Medicine, Operation Catnip Spay &amp; Neuter, Transitional Care &amp; Rehab, Museum Medicine, Feline Health and Canine College. Curriculum Development: ANS 281: Pre-Vet, ANS 395: UK and the South Africa Experience. Annual Events: Fall Seminar Series, First-Year Orientation and Networking Event. Pre-Vet Resources: ePortfolio Builder, VetPAC Listserv, Peer Mentoring and Conferences. Recruitment Opportunities: VetCAMP, Open House and Spend-a-Day at State.\" class=\"wp-image-9109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/08\/2026-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/08\/2026-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/08\/2026-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/08\/2026-3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/08\/2026-3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_5412-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_5412-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_5412-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_5412-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_5412-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_5412-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_5412-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\/2025\/11\/1738340969932-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Student speaking with a presenter about comparative biomedical sciences at VetPAC\u2019s annual networking event.\" class=\"wp-image-8468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/11\/1738340969932-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/11\/1738340969932-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/11\/1738340969932-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/11\/1738340969932-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/11\/1738340969932.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Student speaking with a presenter about comparative biomedical sciences at VetPAC\u2019s annual networking event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\/my-vetpac\/course-planning\/\">course planning<\/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>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad opportunities<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/conferences\/\">conferences<\/a> for pre-veterinary students to consider. Throughout the year, VetPAC also hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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,"source":"","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":9,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9399,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403\/revisions\/9399"}],"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}]}}