What are the chances of me becoming a successful veterinarian?

Question

I want to be a veterinarian and i've been doing a lot of research on the job! I'm not old enough to be one yet but i'm just curious to know what are the chances of me being a very successful veterinarian? I get straight A's on my report cards and i'm very very patient!

Answer 1

Hi Hanieh...good grades are a must, especially in the sciences courses as well as volunteering at local animal shelters/rescues ..mostly anything in the animal industry. When you can, consider also working part time with a vet to gain some direct exposure. Many of the veterinary colleges look for this and other animal experience on applications as well.

Answer 2

You didn't say how old you are or what grade you are in. Good grades are important, and you need to concentrate on math and science (an A in crafts won't help you nearly as much as an A in advanced biology). Get as much animal experience as you can, because owning your own doesn't count. You may not be able to get much experience before you are a teenager, but then work or volunteer at vets, shelters, etc, and if it is at all possible, get any large animal experience that you can. Call large animal vets in your area and ask if you can ride with them for a day (and be prepared for a long day!). You will probably have to start out cleaning kennels and the like, but you have to pay your dues.
Vet schools these days are looking for well rounded people, so be active in community affairs through Girl Scouts or your church or whatever. Keep those grades up and you have a good chance. Good Luck!!

Answer 3

Your chances are very good, but you have to be determined and really want it.

I have a niece who lives in California. She went to a very good vet school in Oklahoma that is very hard to get into. Oklahoma residents have priority. She actually held out a year of college and worked full time to become a Oklahoma resident to get into the school.

She graduated with top honors and has opened her own Emergency only vet clinic in the L.A. area.

She was very determined. Her school came before her boyfriend and partying. She kept a long distance relationship with her boyfriend and they finally got married when she finished vet school.

She said it definitely wasn't easy, but well worth it. I've very proud of her. She just had her first baby a month ago at 32 years old. Her career came first and everything else fell in place.

Set your goals and stick with it and you'll likely be a very successful veterinarian.

Answer 4

Becoming a vet requires an undergrad degree with the following subjects, though you may major in anything -
Mathematics:
Inorganic Chemistry:
Organic Chemistry:
Biological Science:
Biochemistry:
Physics:
NUTRITION -
MICROBIOLOGY WITH LAB -
CELL BIOLOGY -
GENETICS -

Your application will be evaluated on personal essays, grades, admission test scores, and personal interviews. There is about a 10% acceptance rate for those who apply to gain admission. (1000 people apply, 100 get in) per year. Once accepted to vet school, it is four years (with summers off) of professional school. The first two and half years are typically book work. The next year and a half is in the clinic. You are not required to attend residency (more study in the clinic to gain specialty knowledge) afterward but there is a trend toward more students doing so.

Vet school is expensive. For example, in 2005-2006 academic year at Michigan State University (probably low-average tuition rate), tuition and fees for students in the professional veterinary program were $16,164 per year for Michigan residents and $33,764 for nonresidents. (These figures represent costs for the 2005-2006 academic year and are likely to increase for 2006-07).

So if you are motivated and committed toward this goal, are a talented enough acedemically, and do not mind incurring debt doing it (or have the backing of your folks) then there is no reason you can't.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Your chances are very good! To get better chances, volunteer at animal shelters, veterinary places, do 4-H for animals maybe, volunteer at your local Petsmart/Petco. Keep up the good grades! You need at least a 3.3 (they usually take 3.6 though) average in grades (especially biology, science, and math, sometimes language arts) to get into vet school. Your changes are VERY good so far!

Answer 6

keep up your grades when you get to high school and youi'll do great. the most important classes are math to be a vet. I wanted to be a vet, had dogs, lizards, turtles , and horses as a kid . in jr. high i had a math teacher, she went through vet school and played around and after all the years of schooling she missed the credits by1/2. At that point ,just like a doctor you have to start the classes all over again. there fore she said she qualified to teach math.

listen to what Seattle said in his answer he's totally correct, that volenterring is soo important

Answer 7

As an incoming freshman you many times take Pre AP classes then in junior take initiate with AP. you ought to take: Pre-AP bio Pre-AP chem AP bio AP chem in the experience that your college delivers a HOSA application, get enrolled in it. it rather is somewhat some exciting and additionally you study plenty from it. Take as many of the scientific classes your college delivers besides. In my college district, they have a application the place if we would like profession and technologies classes, we flow to a seperate college throughout the time of the day and take a number of those classes. There, we've an Intro to Vet Tech classification, maybe your college has something comparable. it style of sounds such as you're heading in the direction of the small animal vet (kinfolk animals). those many times initiate off at approximately fifty 5, 000. as quickly as you earnings adventure you could flow as much as the seventy 5, 000 variety. lower back, it surely relies upon on region, prepare and all that. you could desire to attend a 4 year college, then a school of vet drugs this is yet another 4 years (you ought to graduate with DVM) then you somewhat ought to do a residency which tiers from state to state. so which you're observing 10+ years of school and coaching. which you need to to start observing volunteering at animal shelters. It seems good on your college purposes and additionally you get hands on adventure in the sphere you prefer to flow into. wish it facilitates! good success!

Answer 8

Sounds like you are on the right track: you have the passion for it and the grades. Keep up the good work and continue to study hard and you should be very successful! Good luck to you:)

Answer 9

I'd say your chances are very very good! If you still want to be a Vet by the time you get out of high school, I'd say post here when you become one and I will bring my puppies to you if you are in the area!

Answer 10

can be 100%.as long as u are determined.because of your love for this type of career u will be a very good doctor,animals need more of people like u,so dont give up u can win the battle cause of your desire