Pre-Vet / Study Abroad with Karrington

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Let me introduce you to Karrington, a junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, majoring in pre-veterinary medicine and the College of Agricultural, Human, and Environmental Sciences. The College of Ag is regarded as one of the longest standing colleges on Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus. Karrington, take it away.

– Thanks so much for the introduction, Desi. I’ve known I wanted to be a veterinarian ever since I was seven, and I knew Southern University was a perfect place to help me achieve that goal. I come from a long line of Jaguars, so the decision was easy to continue the history of becoming a part of Jaguar Nation. From the minute I stepped on campus, I’ve had countless opportunities in the palm of my hand. The pre-veterinarian medicine program here I was able to take part in a summer internship and complete a summer research project with Southern University students and other students from all over the country. I was also able to take part in the Insights into Veterinary Medicine program right here at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Thanks to the amazing support and relationships I was able to form through my professors, my Southern University experience has been smooth sailing. Speaking of sailing, I was able to take an adventure of a lifetime with a program called Semester at Sea where I traveled to 11 different countries in three continents over the past of four months. That was truly an experience I will never be able to forget. We also have an active pre-veterinary medicine club open up to all majors. We host a mini farm day to teach the campus all about the animals that we raised and harvest at our poultry unit, and we host a pet therapy during midterm and finals week to help relieve all that stress. From studying abroad, making connections in my field and personal relationships I was able to gain here, Southern University showed me everything that I thought was impossible was so easily achievable. Well, that’s all for me. Back to you, Desi.

– That was astounding, Karrington. You are making global strides in your field while making memories along the way. Karrington, thank you for sharing your amazing story about the Southern University College of Ag.