{"id":1450,"date":"2024-09-11T08:51:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2025-06-24T12:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:16:47","slug":"brooklynn-balic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/2024\/09\/11\/brooklynn-balic\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklynn Balic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-overlap wsu-overlap-spotlight  wsu-overlap-spotlight--style-right-middle\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__image  \">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-image-frame \">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/09\/Brooklynn-Balic-Cow-1-792x1056.jpeg\"\r\n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/09\/Brooklynn-Balic-Cow-1-792x1056.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/09\/Brooklynn-Balic-Cow-1-396x528.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/09\/Brooklynn-Balic-Cow-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/09\/Brooklynn-Balic-Cow-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/09\/Brooklynn-Balic-Cow-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/09\/Brooklynn-Balic-Cow-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\"\r\n                        sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\"\r\n                        alt=\"DVM student Brooklynn Balic stands with a cow\"\r\n                        style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n                        \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column wsu-overlap--surface-column\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__caption  wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-border--add-left\">\r\n                    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hi, I&#8217;m Brooklynn!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:brooklynn.balic@wsu.edu\">brooklynn.balic@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a DVM student from British Columbia and completed my undergraduate studies at University of British Columbia\u2014Okanagan. I started the DVM program on the Pullman campus as a member of the class of 2027. This is my third year as an ambassador- check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/2024\/10\/24\/ambassador-spotlight-brooklynn-balic\/\">spotlight feature!<\/a> I&#8217;m also a social media manager for the DVM program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d love to talk to you about anything DVM related!<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-border--add-left\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Areas of interest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-f553429e-bfde-4f16-8235-623447ba814e\">\n<li>Small animal emergency medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small animal internal medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small animal theriogenology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-border--add-left\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Club involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-3af04674-51b1-474f-83b8-0a91c32561ab\">\n<li>Veterinary Business Management Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency and Critical Care Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shelter Medicine Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal Medicine Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-border--add-left\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extracurricular activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-3af04674-51b1-474f-83b8-0a91c32561ab\">\n<li>DVM Orientation mentor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DVM Social Media Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WSU VTH Community Practice student worker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__50930\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">What are club opportunities like?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__50930\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Endless! If you are interested in a certain field of veterinary medicine, it is likely that there is a club that exists for that field (or you can start one!). Participating in different clubs at WSU has been a great opportunity for me to practice new skills, as well as learn a wealthy of interesting information.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__47698\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">As an International student, why did you choose to attend WSU:<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__47698\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>As someone who had never lived away from home, I chose WSU primarily for its proximity. Being able to go home frequently and visit my family, and to have them there for me as a support system, really helped me to get through those first few months of settling in in Pullman.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__30312\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">What do you wish you knew before vet school?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__30312\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Trust in yourself and your capabilities. Vet school can be stressful, and it&#8217;s totally normal to find that you&#8217;re comparing yourself to others around you. 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