what are the steps you have take to become a veterinarian?

Question

like schools, jobs, volunteer work, residency stuff everything. all advice will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Congrats on your decision to pursue becoming a veterinarian!

Before you really buckle down and start thinking about the steps you need to get there, I want to encourage you to truly make sure if it is actually what you want to do.

1. The first step in becoming one is making sure it is actually what you want to be. Do a google or yahoo search and look up information on the career, it's requirements, and the type of pressure or lack thereof. The Department of Labor's website (dol.gov) will give you details about working conditions, pay, and other very interesting aspects of the profession.

2. Visit your local veterinarian and ask to speak with the owner or manager. It would be most professional to find their phone number first and ask to make an appointment for an informational interview.Come with a list of questions, but just be ready to converse and let the person talk freely in a casual manner. This is your chance to learn first hand from someone who's where you'd like to be. I recommend this because you'll learn a lot. You will also open yourself up for possibly being able to volunteer at this vet office or getting a part-time job there. If you volunteer here or work at this vet office it will help you know for sure if its what you want to pursue - or if you know you want to pursue it for a fact, you will gain valuable experience that will look excellent when it comes time to apply for school. The admissions officers will know you truly want to pursue being a vet because you know exactly how it is and have been doing it in some capacity for x amount of time. There are two more reasons. The owner and lead vet at that place can serve as a vital mentor to you and help guide you in becoming a vet as well as let you know the ends and outs and best way to achieve your goal. Also, you will need recommendation letters to get into vet school. This person/mentor can write one of your letters and let the school know first hand how great you are. The school will respect the vets opinion of you because they are a vet themselves.

3. Join veterinarian national organizations as a member or student member. They will provide you with valuable information to jump start your career. Being a member will also look great on your resume. Other members may help lead you to the best vet schools or be additional mentors or recommendation writers.

Good luck!

Violet Wisdom

Answer 2

My son is a veterinarian. Arkansas has no school for a DVM degree, so he had to take 3 years of study in a local college which led to acceptance at Louisiana State University for his DVM degree. The ROTC (reserve officer training corps) helped finance his studies at both schools. Most colleges have an ROTC chapter, so don't overlook that financial help. He did volunteer work with established local veterinarians --- both during the summer and winter. That helped him gain acceptance to LSU. It will help you gain entrance if you write to the Registrar of the University which offers DVM degrees to ask for a recommended course of studies. Thanks to ROTC, he was able to retire as a Captain in the Navy and had an established private practice of his own.

Answer 3

It now takes six years to become a veterinarian... did you know that many people who flunk out of veterinarian school become medical doctors? Yes, the training is harder for a veterinarian... so many different and exotic animals to know and study. If you love animals, though, it's a career for you... but realize that if science and chemistry are weak areas for you, you'll have to improve.

Answer 4

in case you prefer to be a veterinarian you ought to get very practically suited grades, you ought to bypass to a 4 365 days college and likewise get very practically suited grades, you ought to important in some thing like biology or animal technology or chemistry it extremely is extremely confusing to get into vet faculties not each state has one, it must be good so which you would be able to bypass to a school in a state that has a vet college, i could propose which you get a job in a vets place of work or volunteer at an animal shield besides

Answer 5

There are only about 25 vet schools in the country and they are very picky. You have to have very good grades. Volunteer work is expected.

I have a friend who volunteers for a vet and the vet wrote letters of recommendation. However he had one bad grade on his transcripts and was turned down.