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How to become a veterinarian?
I really, really want to be a vet, I'm just not sure how to be one.
I looked it up, and the internet says that I need to do 4 years at uni and then do 4 years at a vet school.
Does this mean that I go to uni and study vet science, and then go to a school that only teaches vet science?
Or does it mean that I go to uni for 4 years and study something like biology, chemistry, and physics, and maybe zoology if the school does it, and then one I get a degree from that, then I go and get a degree in vet science?
Please help, I'm really confused.
I'm 15, and I'm in high school, and I'm going to be doing biology, chemistry, and physics next year, as well as math and science.
Math and science are my favourite subjects :)
I live in Sydney, Australia if that helps at all.
Thanks.
2 Answers
- Bob BLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
In Australia, the process is described here:
http://www.ava.com.au/public-1
Basically, you need to do a vet degree, which in Australia is about 5 years, then get registered to practice as one.
You can go straight into vet science though; you don't need to do another degree first. The advice you read could have been for the USA or UK, which have different programs.
The cutoff for Vet Science is quite high- you need an ATAR of 95+ in most cases.
For more information, you can contact the AVA, or universities that have vet science degrees. Also it's worth going to university open days to find out more about the process.
- 9 years ago
I changed my major in November. I started out in veterinary medicine. Go to a four year school that offers veterinary medicine as a major. Then when you're done, you apply to veterinary school. But you have to have really good grades because vet school is really competitive and prestigious. Take a lot of biology, math, chemistry, and physics in high school. Well, just like you said. Since math and science are your favorite subjects, you'll have no problem. I don't know how they do it in Australia, but that's how we do it in the states.
Look around at colleges and see which ones offer what.