Personal statement

Personal Statement Questions

Some veterinary schools require everyone to write a personal statement.

Personal statement questions test your self-awareness and check that you actually wrote your own statement. Make sure that before your interview, you know your personal statement inside and out.

What You Should Be Able to Do

• Talk openly about what you wrote.
• Reflect on all of your experiences.
• Explain why you included each experience in your statement and why these experiences stood out to you.
• Link skills to different parts of your statement and experiences.

How to Answer a Personal Statement Question

• Explain what the experience was.
• Describe why it was meaningful.
• Explain what you learned.
• Link the qualities you gained to the veterinary profession.
• Show that your written and spoken answers match each other.

Why This Matters

This shows that you understand your experiences on a deeper level than what you could express in a word-limited statement. It also shows that you can reflect on experiences, opinions, and life events, which is essential for veterinary training.