In August 2016, Kate Mannarino will be turning in her Lancer red and black for bright scarlet. She will be a Rutgers University Scarlet Knight.

“Rutgers has one of the best pre-veterinary programs in the country, and the average acceptance rate into vet school from Rutgers is 90-95 percent,” explained Mannarino. “I also just fell in love with the campus. They have a huge farm with a ton of animals.”

Mannarino knew she wanted to work with animals from a very young age. “Even when my career plans fluctuated, I always went back to being a veterinarian”

Rutgers offers several clubs and internships for animal-related fields. Mannarino is looking forward to the “Seeing Eye Puppy” Club, where students have the opportunity to raise a puppy while at school.

“I want to someday save all of the animals I possibly can,” said Mannarino. “College will be a lot different than high school, but I’m ready to be a Scarlet Knight!”

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