to attend A&M. Most of the vets that I know and love graduated from A&M and are some of the most well known and coveted in the state of Texas, some even further. If I am to be accepted into the vet program, I hope to attain my Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine through this campus, preferably by excelling in all my classes. I have already taken multiple agricultural classes, ranging from general animal science to feeds and feeding, even genetics. I have also taken a few courses on vet tech terms…
helping injured or sick animals is something I envy. I hope that one day I will be able to do what they do and receive just as much, if not more, satisfaction from it. 5In order to become a veterinarian, you must first have an adequate education. “Veterinary…
spent a total of $23.04 billion on pet food, $14.39 billion on supplies/OTC medicine, $15.73 billion on vet care, $2.19 billion on live animal purchases and $5.24 billion on pet services like grooming and boarding, in 2015 alone (Josephson, 2016). Considering 56% of all American households have pets, the pet industry is booming. Along with the growing field of animal products and care, there is an advance of veterinary medicine technology. There is now chemotherapy, kidney transplants, pace…
Veterinarians: A career as a veterinarian, an educated person who treats diseased or injured animals, is a job I wish to pursue because I want to help the suffering. Would you jump at the opportunity for a fast paced career? What if I told you that you could receive a degree in as little as four years? Before I had animals of my own I was fascinated about becoming a veterinarian. I have always wanted to have my own sense of purpose. I became interested in this career after my cat was hit by a…
school of Veterinary Medicine, and at this time I would like to be shadowing a vet and to have a job waiting for me when I graduate school. To begin with, I plan on graduating high school at the top of my class, which will eventually lead up to where I can get accepted straight into a four-year university where I can attend undergraduate school. As undergraduate school is finished, and I have my masters, hopefully, I will be enrolled into Texas A&M’s school of Veterinary Medicine come the…
applicants must take the MCAT or the GRE. The annual salary of a veterinarian is ranged from less than $53,210 to more than $158,260. Veterinarians working for the government have an annual salary of $88,220. And the average starting salary for veterinary medical college graduates is approximately $52,000. Retirement benefits include vacations, health, disability, life insurance, and retirement or pension plans. But self-employed veterinarians must provide their own…
Disney World” (Best Friends, n.d.). They have made some of their centers specifically veterinary hospitals while others are boarding, grooming and training. They have also expanded some of the centers to incorporate all aspects of pet care to include the veterinary…
why I want to be a Large Animal veterinarian. I know where I want to go and how to get there. I plan to attend Colorado State University. I chose to attend Colorado State University because the University is in the top five Universities for Veterinary Medicine in America. While doing…
to take a Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT), the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), on their test people have to make a satisfactory score and it also depends what college people go to. Admission in a vet college is extremely competitive and only best of the best get into college. Vets can do heavy course work in science and mathematics, even additional courses work in English, Social Studies, and business to help out per-veterinary students.…
Nearly 15 years ago, I was in the first grade being asked to draw the person I imagined myself to be when I grew up. My picture portrayed me and several different types of animals at a veterinary clinic with the explanation stating, “When I grow up, I want to be a vet because I want to help animals.” I grew up an only-child and was devoted to all types of animals as if they were part of my family. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a vet. As a child, I would pretend to do…