i want to be veterinarian. what do i have to major in?

Most of the other answers have helpful information. You are not required to major in anything specifically. You can major in English, Military history, or food science or anything else, it doesn't matter. As long as you take all the requirements you are eligible to apply. If you major in English or any non-traditional major you will likely have to work harder to get all of those requirements into your schedule in 4 years, but it can be done.

Majoring in Pre-veterinary ____ can be problematic if you don't get in and need to find a job before reapplying. That degree won't exactly tell employers you've been trained to do much but go to vet school. Most students entering vet schools have degrees in biology, zoology, or animal science. If you want to get your hand on an animal while in undergrad, consider animal science as these course focus on animal husbandry and can provide you with a great foundation for vet school. If you choose a school with a large program (agricultural programs) you'll be required to work with animals for your laboratory classes. If you love studying detailed biology topics (embryology, cell biology, physiology) consider biology and be prepared to be in microscope labs alot.

A useful tip is to find out where the vet school is in your state. If your state doesn't have a vet school find out what school your state has a contract with to send students to. Go and visit that school's vet school and undergraduate programs. Ask the vet school people what majors are most common and if there's a benefit to one over another. This can also tell you what majors the vet school admission committee is most comfortable accepting people from.

Veterinary Medicine.

I would not major in something with the word "veterinary" in it.

Vet school is very, very competitive, and, depending on who you ask, either equal to or harder to get into than medical school. I believe the statistic is 33% of applicants are accepted, but I'm not entirely sure. (Just checked- I'm right [1]) That other 66% must look for a job to sustain themselves and pay their student debt until they can apply again (and possibly again, and again, and again). This is primarily because of the small number of accredited vet schools (28 in the US [2]), but also because the pre-reqs are science heavy and therefore hard to maintain a high GPA in. And you need a high GPA to get into vet school.

If those 66% of rejected applicants (rejected from every school they apply to, not just one) majored in "vet ___", they will have fewer options (or a harder time, depending on their major) than if they majored in something more general, like microbiology, biology, animal science, etc. depending on what your chosen university offers (if you are interested in majoring in science.) If you aren't interested in science, major in whatever you ARE interested in---as long as you take the pre-requisites, vet schools will not care. Make sure to volunteer at shelters and animal hospitals or clinics.

Good luck!

It depends on what you want to do specifically...

I'd go with general veterinary science for now and you can switch your major in college when you know more about what you actually want to do.

Biology degree will help you. Find the Vet school you want to attend; then look at what programs they want you to have in order to be accepted. Some schools do not care what your degree is in as long as you have taken certain classes and received a B or higher. If you find a school and they do not list a certain degree then school the school and ask them.

You can pretty much major in anything you want as long as you complete all the prerequisites for the vet school you are intending to attend.

Ask the vet for advice. If going to be a vet go for the vet medicine.

Vet. medicine, if you want to interact with the animals.

go into pre- venterinary. This will prepare you for vet school

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