<p>ParAlum: </p>
<p>You mentioned that aside from a very high GPA in the required coursework, the demonstration of >1000 hours of documented work with animal health care is extremely important. When you say ‘animal health care’, do you solely mean shadowing a vet or working at a vet clinic? </p>
<p>To give you a background:
I am a high school senior ( graduation June 19, 2009 ) and I am strongly interested in the vet career. I have been working at PetSmart as a professional dog bather for almost a year now and recently started volunteering at an animal shelter. Would these two activities count as ‘animal health care’?</p>