what are the advantages in being a veterinarian?
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You pets get free exams? :)
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Wow!  What a great career goal, good luck to you!\n\nA quick search of a few vet schools revealed some interesting information.  Some of them require a certain number of pre-vet hours and some of them require a degree for admission.\n\nCheck the admission requirements for the schools you wish to apply to.  If they only require hours, ultimately the vet school will confer your degree.  If they require a degree, then your current program may not be adequate for admission.\n\nUnderstanding the requirements of the school you wish to attend will ensure that you are properly prepared when application time rolls around.\n\nBest Wishes!
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Advantages...\n-a chance for higher salaries\n-be around all types of people (opens your mind to new things)\n-increase your career and future opportunities\n-gain much more knowledge\n-greater sense of responsibilities\n-enjoy your young adult life\n\nDisadvantages:\n-does not guarantee success\n-costs too much\n\nI think college is a good way to really learn about yourself and to learn about other people.  But the career opportunities is up to you, if you intern or study abroad, you have a greater chance at getting a great job upon graduation.  I think it's a good opportunity,  but go with your heart.  I thought college was worth it, even though Im doing something totally different than what I graduated in.
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Well, it is very hard to get into a vet course and it is harder than a becoming a doctor.  The courses are very popular.  You are best taking Biology and Chemistry to go with it.  Maths is a good bet too!  Oh, and don't forget you need lots of animals experience to get in - thats what they look for!  So get a job in a kennels or a farm etc.  Good Luck!
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My daughter wants to be a vet, and I'm ok with that because she can support me in my old age.  She's starting out by doing odd jobs like dog walking and picking up poop.  She wants to get a part-time job at the humane society which would be cool.
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I would love to be a vet,you get to work w/ animals and it pays good.
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1. In school take as much biology and science as you can\n2. Start volunteering at a local shelter or vets office as soon as you can (probably age 16) a majority of vet schools in the US want you to have a lot of experience with animals, volunteering at shelters is the best way to log many hours of 'official' animal time.\n3. Keep your grades in all subjects as high as possible, vet schools are more competitive than medical schools (because there are only 28 vet programs in the US and hundreds of med programs...)\n4. Love animals, that doesn't mean owning 25 dogs ;-)  become as active as you can and learn what you can before you get into vet school.\n5. College: You will want to take all of the biology, physiology, anatomy, and chemistry that you can fit into your schedule.  Most schools don't have a specific 'pre-vet' program and you'll probably want to finish a Bachelor's degree in a biology, chemistry, or related field before you get into the post-grad veterinary program.\n7. Learn to work hard and study hard now... if you blow through your classes now you won't know what happened when you get into vet classes... make sure you can (even if you don't have to now) study for long periods and can work hard for what you want.  \n\nVet school is no joke, it's more competitive than med school, and when you are studying, it's nothing like High School or college level work...
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This sounds like a good opportunity for your sister to see how vets operate. \n\nAnother idea would be to volunteer at the vet's.  She could help clean cages and look after the animals.  This gives her an idea of the day-to-day operations of a veterinarian clinic. \n\nIf she comments about the surgeries and is worried or turned off by them, maybe she could cut back and help at the clinic without having to observe surgeries. If she is still interested later on, and the vet agrees, maybe she can go back an observe.
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No, some of the most successful and helpful doctors are those who waited to enter med or vet school.  It tends to make you more aware of life and the suffering of others, whether human or animal.
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Most colleges do not have "pre-vet" as a major, and those few that do are the exception rather than the rule.  Students should not be deceived into thinking that a college with a "pre-vet" major is a better choice than a college that does not.  \n\nLike "pre-med," "pre-vet" is a constellation of courses that students hoping to be admitted to veterinary school must take in order to be qualified as vet school candidates.   These courses usually include biology or zoology, chemistry, calculus, physics, psychology, and English.\n\nIf you hope to be admitted to veterinary school, my best advice is this:\n1) Attend the best (most highly ranked) college you can get into, and earn the best grades you can manage. \n\n2) Speak regularly with a "pre-vet" advisor to make sure you are fulfilling all the requirements for veterinary school admissions, but major in anything you really love.   ("Pre-vet" advisors are sometimes the same as "pre-med" advisors, depending on the university.)\n\n3) Volunteer many hours with a vet or at an animal shelter while you are in college.  A paid part-time job with a vet, or an animal hospital, would be an acceptable alternative to volunteering.  \n\nIf you do these things regularly and well, you will enhance your candidacy when it comes time to apply to veterinary school.\n\nBest wishes to you!
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~Advantage:  you can't kill people.\nDisadvantage:  Animal rights groups hound you all the time.\nAdvantage:  testing on machines gives artificial results\nDisadvantage:  You've got to feed them, shelter them and keep them somewhat clean.\nAdvantage:  It's fun\nDisadvantage:  It would be more fun with people.\nAdvantage:  You don't have to pay them.\nDisadvantage:  You can't make them work for you to get the next fix or treatment.\nAdvantage:  When one succeeds, one can cure cancer in rats.\nDisadvantage:  Too many rats.\nAdvantage:  If (when) they die, you toss them in the oven or on the scrap heap.\nDisadvantage:  Using people, you could party at the wake.\nAdvantage:  With animals, you can breed new samples with the same genetic make-up.  Thanks to the Reconstruction Congress, you can't breed people anymore.\nDisadvantage:   Rats tend to breed like, well, ... rats.  Too many specimens can spoil the soup. \nAdvantage:  You can sell unused dogs, cats, rats and monkeys to Chinese restaurants.\nDisadvantage:  Oversupply of Chinese meats might run the horse steakhouses out of business.\nAdvantage:  One might discover miracle cures which could cure countless diseases and prolong life indefinitely.\nDisadvantage:  One might discover miracle cures which could cure countless diseases and prolong life indefinitely.
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Study biology. Not very much math there, it will be the core component of veterinary studies. Microbiology, immunology, physiology...all good stuff. And the English helps-being able to communicate well is important. \nBut probably just as important as the biology is BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE. STUDY BUSINESS. Double Major if you must. There will be more math in Business than biology, but it won't be very hard. \n\nWhat a lot of would-be vets don't realize is that when you become a "vet" out in the real world, you often times work for yourself, or in a partnership. You might start off in somone else's practice at first, but if you want to have your own clinic, you will have to purchase (or lease) a LOT of VERY EXPENSIVE equipment. You will have to bill clients. You will have to maintian a pharmacy and a balance sheet. If you study business, you will be more prepared for this aspect of being a vet. A lot of vets end up making next to nothing because they are not prepared for the financial burdens that they have. \n\nBut if you are intimidated by that much math, then try history or literature or language studies. The world needs good teachers.
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For the same reason communication is important in hospitals. To ensure the best possible medical care possible. Some would argue that medical care of animals is not as important as medical care of humans but a Vet is a professional and animals brought into their practice for care still deserve the best they can get. Also veterinarian are normally have far fewer safety measures than hospitals do so it important they have good communication so things do not fall through the cracks.
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I'm not too sure if you're looking for a specific kind of answer or just whatever comes out of the "question grinder" but I'll answer in 5ive parts:\n\n1. Diet. Most experts seem to agree that if you ate only meat (not the whole animal, just the muscle meat) or only vegetation (including beans), you'd be much, much better off eating the veggies. \n\n2. The environment. It's better for the environment to eat veggies. It's just a much more productive use of land and it allows animals to roam free for their lifetime until they die through disease, hunting, or predators.\n\n3. Air quality: If you have a lot of plants, they should increase the amount of oxygen you take in, and clean up the air a bit in some ways.\n\n4. Peace of Mind. I don't know about anyone else, but just being around trees gives me a sense of calm. I don't know why but I guess I don't have to.\n\n5. Easy "pets". If you want a pet but can't have one for any of various reasons, a plant is a nice alternative.
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tell them you want to be a Veterinarian.\nand eventually in your discussion you can include the specific interests in this field.
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With Biology, you can also opt for a career in Agriculture, or Veterinary Science, besides Home Science.
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UC Davis. (Univ. of California, Davis) is really good for veterinarians... i heard that from different friends and stuff.