{"id":3448,"date":"2026-06-10T17:26:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:37:22","slug":"alyssa-aho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/2026\/06\/10\/alyssa-aho\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyssa Aho"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-overlap wsu-overlap-spotlight  wsu-overlap-spotlightu002du002dstyle-right-middle 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 wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2026\/06\/Alyssa-Aho-2-792x1056.jpg\"\r\n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2026\/06\/Alyssa-Aho-2-792x1056.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2026\/06\/Alyssa-Aho-2-396x528.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2026\/06\/Alyssa-Aho-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2026\/06\/Alyssa-Aho-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2026\/06\/Alyssa-Aho-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2026\/06\/Alyssa-Aho-2-scaled.jpg 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: 48% 19%\"\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-dropshadowu002du002dmedium wsu-borderu002du002dadd-left wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-border--add-left\">\r\n                    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hi, I&#8217;m Alyssa!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"alyssa.aho@wsu.edu\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"alyssa.aho@wsu.edu\">alyssa.aho@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a DVM student from Canada and completed my undergraduate studies at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. I started the DVM program on the Pullman campus as a member of the class of 2029. This is my first year as an ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d love to talk to you about being an international student and navigating vet school with pets. <\/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-backgroundu002du002dgray-0 wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-borderu002du002dadd-left 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 medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orthopedics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency &amp; critical care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-borderu002du002dadd-left wsu-border--add-left\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Club involvement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>SAVMA (fundraising chair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal Medicine Club (President-elect)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency &amp; Critical Care Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shelter Medicine Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canine Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Herd Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-borderu002du002dadd-left wsu-border--add-left\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extracurricular activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Small animal orthopedics and sports medicine summer rotation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__37500\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">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__37500\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>I chose to attend veterinary school at WSU because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.wsu.edu\/education\/dvm\/discover-our-program\/curriculum\/simulation-based-education-program\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vetmed.wsu.edu\/education\/dvm\/discover-our-program\/curriculum\/simulation-based-education-program\/\">simulation based education program<\/a>. Getting to start learning our surgical skills in our first semester of vet school, having models to learn and practice our physical exam skills, be able to practice our communication skills with clients, learn about anesthesia in a low stress environment such as placing an IV catheter and how to set up and monitor anesthesia during surgery prior to having to do all of these things on a live animal patient is what really drew me into the WSU vet program.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__7786\" 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 is your best advice for incoming students?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__7786\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>My best advice for incoming students is to just be yourself and not to compare yourself to others! You&#8217;ll find your friends as long as you just be yourself and remember that we all made it here!<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__36200\" 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__36200\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>I wish I knew that not all of my study methods would be the best for all my classes and I was going to have to adapt or find new study methods for different classes and even different topics.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/2026\/06\/10\/riana-abeshima\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wsu-icon wsu-i-arrow-left\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n\t\tPrevious\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/connect-with-us\/meet-our-dvm-students\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tAll ambassadors\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/2026\/06\/10\/olivia-baumann\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wsu-icon wsu-i-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n\t\tNext\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11846,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[46],"tags":[44,61],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11846"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3448"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3531,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions\/3531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3448"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=3448"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=3448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}