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What to do to become a veterinarian?
Like what steps were taken when you first found out that’s what you wanted to be?
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Megan’s Answer
Hi there!
I am not a vet but I use to run summer camps at a Humane Society where we did a vet camp and this is the advice I would give.
You have to have top grades.
Take as many science courses as you can.
Get as much experience as you can:
-volunteer working with animals
-part time job or internships working with animals
-job shadow a vet
-see if your school has a career center with a vet program
When you go to college:
Maintain high grades and continue gaining experience
Your bachelor's degree does not have to be a pre-vet program. It can be anything related: biology, zoology, animal science, chemistry
Get your bachelor's degree paid for as much as possible with scholarships because once you get into vet school there are no scholarships and it costs much more
Vet schools are highly competitive because there are not many of them. (I know someone who went to vet school in another country). Make sure you check what the requirements are to get in and know what you need to do to get in.
I hope this helps!
I am not a vet but I use to run summer camps at a Humane Society where we did a vet camp and this is the advice I would give.
You have to have top grades.
Take as many science courses as you can.
Get as much experience as you can:
-volunteer working with animals
-part time job or internships working with animals
-job shadow a vet
-see if your school has a career center with a vet program
When you go to college:
Maintain high grades and continue gaining experience
Your bachelor's degree does not have to be a pre-vet program. It can be anything related: biology, zoology, animal science, chemistry
Get your bachelor's degree paid for as much as possible with scholarships because once you get into vet school there are no scholarships and it costs much more
Vet schools are highly competitive because there are not many of them. (I know someone who went to vet school in another country). Make sure you check what the requirements are to get in and know what you need to do to get in.
I hope this helps!
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Angelica’s Answer
Starts getting clinical, meaning in clinic experience such as volunteering, working as a clinical assistant or technician or going to your humane society to volunteer. Get as many hands on hours as you can in relation to animal handling. Make sure you actually like working in a clinic as that is where most vets end up. Otherwise if you’re interested in large animal, find a large animal or equine vet you can shadow with. Also be cognizant of keeping your grades up. Take your studies seriously. It’s very competitive so typically only those with a lot of hours of experience and high GPAs are accepted although that isn’t a hard and fast rule