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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Drive and determination are key factors for any veterinary medicine student to survive the four-year grind of a tough program like Kansas State Universities. In asking this question, your interviewers are looking for a sneak peek into your drive and determination by asking what you consider the biggest inspiration in your life.

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Without a doubt, my biggest inspiration is my little brother. He was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia at the age of four. Watching him remain so upbeat through years and years of treatment made me realize that positivity could make a difference in life. He's been cancer free for almost ten years and continues to be my rock and my hero to this day."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Your life's inspiration can come from a book, a mentor, a family member, a celebrity - anyone! Talk to the interviewers about who has inspired your life and why. While you can take your answer in the direction of either your own life or your future as a veterinarian, you'll need to express why this person has been such a positive influence on you and how that will inform your work as a veterinary student.

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