Would you want to be a vet?
While it appears they just treat animals, does being a vet require more than just that?
It can take just as long to become a veterinary surgeon as it can to become a docotor, as after school you need to attend four years of college and then four years of veterinary school to begin with. Getting a placement at an animal hospital can help with credit, but it wont make your time any shorter actually in college. In order to get into a vet college, you’ll have to stand out from the crowd as there are 28 of them in the states alone. You will have to learn about the various animals you have to treat and the diseased that may affect them. People who want to become doctors have to familarise themselves with the human structures, but a vet will have quite afew speices to learn in order to become a vet. Thats before youve even thought about considering whether to make one animal spieces a priority. The final vet test is the same as the bar test in law, as you cant be a vet without passing that test. Consider carefully which state you want to take the state exam in, as passing it in one state doesnt mean you can practice in all 50 states.
Vets also have to keep their skills up to date in the latest treatments and diseases, which will mean studying in your own time. Vets also have to take a veterinary oath, but is that fact really that surprising? They are doctors to, only their patients are more hairer and walk on four legs. Yes, the hours are long, but the worse thing about being a vet may be having to put down an animal that you cannot save. You may find that last part difficult to deal with, so keep that in mind if your considering this as a career.
So if becoming a vet sounds like something you could throw yourself into, then go for it -the fluffy kittens and puppies need you.
