I'm a junior in college living in Florida. What Florida school would be best to study to become a vet? What courses should I take? How long does it take? After college do I need to go to some special vet school or something? I know that UCF (university of central florida) has a pre-vet program but do I need to major in something else and then go to that program or go straight into that program? Thanks a million. xox
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Answer 1 :
Becoming a veterinarian is a super long process, and you need to be in it for nothing else than the desire to help animals and help owners properly take care of their animals. Veterinarians do not make nearly as much as they are worth, and they do not make nearly enough to compensate for their ridiculous student loans. Anyway, in college you can major in anything you would like, as long as the veterinary school prerequisites are met. Although it varies some from school to school, you need to have a minimum of two semesters of writing, four semesters of biology, four semesters of chemistry, two semesters of physics, upper level math, and more. When people complete these, basically you're 90% done with they Biology major, which is why many people choose to major in biology. Then, you need to apply to veterinary medicine school, which is typically year round for 4.25 years. It's super intensive! Plus, competition for veterinary school is high. Best of luck!
Answer 2 :
You are a junior in college already? You should have taken almost all your pre-vet courses by now. So you are either way behind or confused about what pre-vet. You do pre-vet which is the vet school pre-regs as your undergrad, bachelors degree, then you apply to vet school (more than one)-there are only 23 in the country This is a doctorate level program of 4 years (like med school). Is there an adviser at the college you attend? You need to talk to them ASAP. To graduate and then apply to a pre vet program is completely backward.
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