Those who have gotten into vet school: I am talking about acceptances into the school with your undergraduate degree!?
I attended a community college to start. I received a C in gen bio 2, gen chem 1 and 2, and organic chem 1 and 2. I went on to get my Bachelors and my GPA was reset. I believe in my first semester at a university I am getting a c in Genetics, physics and possibly Small Animal Science. Now, I don't know what my overall GPA will be with yet because I have A's in my others classes. I am wondering if c's in the pre req's hurts your chances of getting into vet school. Help Please!!
2016-12-10T22:13:39Z
Also, how do they view retaking classes?
kmatt92016-12-11T00:56:34Z
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C's of any sort hurt your chances for a USA school. Possibly consider a Caribbean veterinary school, such as, Ross University (on St. Kitts and owned by Devry) or St. George's University (on Grenada). These schools cost more, are AVMA accredited, allow you to still qualify for US federal loans, and are just as rigorous as any U.S. school. There is a 3rd Caribbean school, St. Matthew's University (on Grand Cayman) that is not accredited by the AVMA.......you won't qualify for US federal loans and will have to pay with private loans.
AVMA is the American Veterinary Medical Association. They accredit veterinary schools in the USA, Canada, Caribbean, and even some in Europe.
With each Caribbean veterinary school, you do about 2.3-3 years at the Caribbean campus (pre-clinical/biomedical science portion), then do your final year (clinical portion) at a US veterinary school. I said 2.3-3 years because Ross University and St. Matthew's have school all year while St. George's gives you summer's off........so Ross and St. Matthew have shorter programs.
Personally, I am a Ross University student in my final year at University of Illinois' College of Veterinary Medicine. I started at Ross University in January 2014 and will graduate with my DVM in May 2017 (about 6 months from now). Ross was tough, but I learned all I needed to excel at U of Illinois. Sure, I'll have more debt than the average US veterinary student, but honestly, it's really not as bad as it seems. I did get C's in undergrad that hurt my GPA, but my science GPA was overall pretty good.......that doesn't matter to USA admissions boards, unfortunately. I mainly got B's and C's at Ross. If you get all C-'s in vet school, you still get a DVM......don't aim for a C- ever, but passing is passing at such a hard level.
Ross graduates have gone on to succeed and have really no issues getting jobs, getting internships, or specializing. In fact, the State Veterinarian of New Mexico is a Ross graduate and the Head Veterinary Cardiologist at U of Illinois is a Ross graduate.
Caribbean DVM degrees don't have the same stigma as Caribbean MD degrees.
Let me know if you're interested or want more information. I'll gladly answer questions for you.
If you are not easily earning A's in all your sciences, math, any other prerequisites, reconsider your future. Admission to vet med school is even more competitive than med school. Considering the number of C's you've been earning in sciences, you are not really talented & have little to no chance of success. Align with your STRENGTHS, your talents, not something you are weak in.