please help me my little brother was wondering and wants to help humanity and animals. and steve irwin was his romodel. ill appreciate your answers .Thank you!!!!! :-)
2006-10-09 13:26:53 · 5 answers · asked by bryantracer 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Some good guides for kids can be found here-
http://www.bls.gov/k12/nature04.htm
http://www.talktothevet.com/faqvetcareer.HTM
Basically, it takes 8 years after high-school. Some people take longer and some can do it faster, but 8 is the usual time.
2006-10-09 13:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by HCCLIB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 or 5 years
2006-10-09 20:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes 3-4 years of undergraduate classes after high school depending on how quickly you get through school and whether or not you finish your degree before applying. Vet school is 4 years and if you chose you can then pursue an internship and residency. The application process is tough and there is intense competition to get in. My advice to anyone pursuing a career in veterinary medicine is to not wait until college to start thinking about it. Get a job with a veterinarian and do whatever it takes to get a chance to observe and assist the doctors. If it means you clean cages and scoop yards do it! If you work hard it'll pay off and you will have a big advantage when you get in vet school. Good luck! Veterinary medicine is the best career there is!
2006-10-09 21:27:04 · answer #3 · answered by hkeys_1982 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is still possible to get through pre-veterinary college courses and vet
school in six years at some colleges but most people getting in now have an
undergraduate degree, a fair number have a masters degree and a few have
doctorate degrees prior to getting into veterinary school. Persistence
counts with veterinary school admission committees so a person that applies
three or four times may get in if they have reasonable grades due to their
persistence.
Veterinarians who are employees at private practices probably average
around $55,000 per year in salary right now, with wide variations around
the country. Considering the debt load of six to eight years of schooling
and starting salaries of less than $40,000 per year veterinary medicine is
not a highly lucrative profession at the present time. Veterinary practice
owners probably average around $90,000 per year (these are guesses because
veterinary salaries have been dropping lately and I haven't seen an up to
the minute survey of salaries lately).
2006-10-09 20:30:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think 4 to 6 yrs
2006-10-09 20:28:51 · answer #5 · answered by ;p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋