Crazy huh?

[froggielog]

Well I have decided that I want to become a veterinarian. Now before people begin the, oh its too hard and you're too young and blah, I understand that I am only in 10th grade but I honestly can say with all my heart that I do have a passion for animals (not just chameleons ), but I do have a few questions, if anyone can answer them.

I understand in normal high school they offer courses like anatomy and animal science, but I go to an IB school and we don't have any. IB doesn't exactly have all the extra classes you take during high school, as we focus on the IB diploma. My question is will colleges look differently if you don't take these courses? I plan to spend as much time as I can in shelter, with animals and if I can get inside, a real veterinarians office.

My next one is nhs, I know this looks really good on your record, but is that all it really is? I was accepted into njhs, but because of my spanish grade this year (bad situation, I had never learnt the language before coming to Westlake), I wasn't accepted into nhs this year. My mom flipped out and basically told me my college options we just cut by half. I can and will still apply next year. I understand her point, but is she being reasonable?

So from the readings I have been looking at, is the path to veterinarian med, a 4 year bachelors degree (preferably with pre vet) then you take an exam to get accepted to an actual vet school?

So I'm not really sure if this is the right place to be asking these questions, but my mom really freaked about this nhs thing, and this has me questioning my own future.....and honestly I am a little freaked out too.


One more thing, applying to colleges, I really really don't want to go vet school at A&M, I understand it would be way cheaper but I just feel that it would be a really good experience for me to leave Texas. For vet school, should you apply to everyone you can or be choosy? Are their any good scholarships for this program I should research?

Also anyone from an IB school, any tips? I start DP next year

Thanks

-Lauren

 

[froggielog]

anyone have any advice?

 

[absolutbill]

I can only answer your question about NHS, since i went to a regular high school and then onto culinary school. In my high school we graduated with 230 seniors. Of them, NHS had about 60+ members - it was a joke in my school that they would let in anyone who lied about their community service requirements. I would think that a vet school is going to look at your transcripts, and not necessarily a membership to NHS.

As a side note, there is a lot of merit to leaving home to go to college and learn who you are as a person, however, there's also a lot of merit to going to a good school, and if the one by you is good, then I'd suggest going there for a lower in-state tuition. Also, I'm sure you will have internships where you could travel out of state for.

Best of luck with your decision, and it never hurts to contact the recruitment center at different vet schools to hear what they say.

 

[vcao333]

IMO, you should pick a university that fits your requirements and doesn't put you under a mound of debt that will take you 15-30 years to pay off. I graduated with a BS and found out later that many times a BS from one place is about as good as a BS from another place, its what you do outside of school that can really make you stand out.