but then i heard that it is really hard to get into vet school, and it is very competitive and they take the best of the best. so now i am having my doubts if this is what i should do. i was wondering if it is as hard to get into as people say it is.
2007-08-09 04:57:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anners Bananers! 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
My suspicion is that it is REALLY difficult to get in because the demand is SO high. The only people at whom V.D.s need to look up are the M.D.s. Make of that what you will.
You'll get a great medical education and will never be responsible for killing anyone! *laughter* Keep your chin up, Asker! You can do it! START working as a Vet Tech if you can. You can get your nails dirty doing that and making sure you REALLY like the job.
2007-08-09 05:09:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is not so much as hard, as it is that you have to have to take a lot of classes to meet the admissions requirements, and then they do expect to have really good grades once they accept you. It takes awhile to finish the schooling for it and it can be difficult to find a job. At the animal hospital where i work, we have three locations and we have had the same vets for a very long time. So my advice is that if you are not sure if your ready to go through all that is to try working as a vet tech, if your lucky you can get in with no schooling and do on-the-job training and then you will know if you want to go any farther and you will have some experience to apply to your schooling. I wanted to be a vet every since i was little and no im really happy with my job and i dont want to go any farther.
2007-08-09 12:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by Rhianna Banana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really, really want to and really, really study hard to get the best grades, then there is a possibility of going to vet school. My vet says only about 1 in 8 students gets chosen. If you can't be a vet, why not an assistant or technician? You'll still work with animals and assist.
2007-08-09 12:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by Weezilmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vet world still needs specialists! It's still hard to find a good doctor for birds, reptiles, and small animals like rabbits, chinchillas, and ferrets. Also, the horse world always needs vets. If any of these critters interest you, go to school and specialize! You can also specialize in a field, such as cancer treatment, where there is also a lack of really good vets. I had to drive 90 minutes to find a cancer vet for my cat. If this is your passion, study hard and don't give up! : )
2007-08-09 12:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by howldine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be somewhat hard to get into. I know at Purdue they take about 60-70 people into their veterinarian school a year. They normally have about 10x that many go into preveterinary medicine. My suggestion is that if you want to become a veterinarian, then work on keeping your grades up really high. Don't worry so much about how long it takes you to finish. For your first semester I wouldn't take over 14 credit hours. It's better to take less credit hours and get a better GPA than to take more credit hours and lower your GPA. You might finish your degree quicker, but once you get a bad grade its not like you can go back and significantly fix that bad grade. If you take it over and get a higher grade, the higher grade will count, but they take the average of the two grades.
If you want to avoid going longer take a few summer classes to catch up. The GPA is the most important thing and never forget that.
Also, work really hard towards the beginning of each semester and get your grade as high as you can at the beginning. It's much easier to get it high at the beginning as compared to at the end. And it's the best way to end up with a good grade in the class.
To make it into vet school you'll need somewhere around a 3.85 Cumulative GPA or higher. You probably won't end up going to vet school at the university where you took pre-vet. Normally it takes applying to several to get into one.
Don't worry too much about going into Pre-vet. The first 1-2 years consists of mainly Gen. Ed. courses that can be used in almost any major. So if you want to switch later you can.
Also, don't start at too high of a level in math. If the last math course you took in high school was Trig. Don't start off with Calculus. Start off with Pre-calc. Only start off with Calculas if you took Calculas in high school.
If you aren't pretty descent in math or chemistry then vet school probably isn't for you. It takes a lot of studying in those areas along with biology. And study extra hard for Micro Biology. That was the course that killed my veterinary hopes.
One last thing, you don't have to go to a college that has a veterinarian program to go into preveterinary medicine. Many colleges offer preveterinary medicine that don't have a veterinary school.
These are things I learned the hard way. So I figured I'd pass them along to you so you don't have to learn them the hard way.
2007-08-09 13:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure it's hard - but it's not impossible - do your best. if you can't get in one program - try another
2007-08-10 07:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel F 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋