About how much would a person spend if they want to go to vet school?

Question

Also what is a good school, what grades are needed to get in, also how many years does it take?

Answer 1

Well it takes four years of undergraduate education in science, biology, animal science or a related field to complete the required courses for veterinary school. Undergraduate education can range from nothing to 80,000 depending on your choice. Most veterinary schools like a gpa above 3.5 to enter but of course you should always do your best and if you don't test well your interview could get you in. Veterinary school itself is a 4 year program (no more no less) some schools chose to do 3 years in a classroom and the last 4th year in clinical rotations, others combine classroom with clinical it all depends on the school. In total you are looking at very least 80,000 to attend veterinary school alone not including books, room and board. I was lucky and I had a scholarship that paid for all of my undergraduate education and still gives me a small amount toward my veterinary education each year. I will graduate this spring from Tuskegee Veterinary School in Alabama. I love it here and I am very glad to have attended here. I also applied to Ohio State (was accepted), Auburn (denied), University of Georgia (accepted), Iowa State (accepted), University of Pennsylvania (denied). Tuskegee has a much smaller class size than other schools which allows for more hands on activities and learning. Our clinical time in combined with our classroom years during 3rd and 4th year. Good luck with school!

by the way there is no other way to complete the veterinary school program in less than 4 years at veterinary school and veterinary schools don't accept students straight out of high school or after taking classes through 4-H. I was in 4-H and even worked with the 4-H office during my undergraduate education. 4-H does afford you many helpful experiences for veterinary school if you chose those projects but it does not offer a degree program or shortcuts to veterinary school.

Answer 2

Well, a normal Veterinarian degree costs about $1,000 per class and it takes about six years to get a doctorates degree in veterinary medicine... but there is another, cheaper way to go about getting a veterinarian's degree... you can join your locat 4H group and learn Veterinary Science through them... The veterinary science program is a five year program (while you are still in high school) though it can be done in less time if you are determined enough... By the time you graduate high school, you can go to any college specializing in veterinary medicine and take a test to become a Veterinary Assistant. Then, after just a few classes, you can take another test to become a Veterinary Technition... After that, with just four years of college, You can become a full veterinarian... although most stop after becoming a vet tech because of the money that comes from it... a vet tech, fresh out of college, can be started out at about $160,000 per year and don't have the stress of running their own clinnic... hope this helps

Answer 3

Depends on where you live. Here in Australia, it costs about $6000 per year if you have a government subsidised place, but I think it's closer to about $25,000 per year if you are paying full fees. Then you need to worry about things like accomodation if you're not able to commute/drive from where you live, your equipment (scrubs, overalls, boots, stethoscope, etc.) and text books- the texts I have (that I can't live without) cost upwards of $200 per book.

I don't know much about the vet schools in the USA or UK, but the four main ones here (Murdoch, Queensland, Sydney and Melbourne) all have pretty good reputations, and I think all are accredited by US and UK registration bodies.

You need high grades, needless to day...some take students out of high school (usually into a 'pre-veterinary' year), and for that you're looking at a score of about 99.6, which virtually nobody gets and I'm yet to be convinced that they make good vets anyway... Most students get in after doing the first year of a university science course- required scores depend on what subjects you do, but as far as I know you need an honours/distinction level grade to be accepted (each uni has different requirements on entry).

The vet course I am doing is four years (plus my initial science year). The first & second years are preclinical- introductions to anatomy, physiology, animal husbandry, handling, pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, parasitology, etc, and the third & final years are clinical.

If I can be of any more help, please email me.

Answer 4

You have to spend a lot, like in any college. A good school is Tuskeegee, and i think you have to take 4 years. As for grades, you need probably As, Bs, and maybe you can get by with Cs, but you need to do good in math and science.

I wanna be a vet too!!!

Answer 5

depending on whether or not you go just to an bigger college or a community college to start off with; that plays into the figure; tou can estimate around 150,000 & up depending on the college you choose if you do a couple of years at a community college and then transfer you can figure depending on financial aid around 100,000

Answer 6

Live at home and start in a community college. Go to a State U afterwards, it'll be the cheapest way to go.

Answer 7

once you are going to an area college, inspect what faculties settle for the main circulate credit and prepare to the main suitable one. shop your GPA intense. community faculties are in basic terms 2 year faculties so which you will would desire to circulate to a 4 year earlier you bypass to graduate college for veterinary drugs.