I am currently a freshman studyin mechanical engineering at a stem school. Due to complications with my summer courses and the compatiability with the school/finances, I am transferring to UCF in this upcoming fall 2018. I have been doing some soul searching after the second round of tests in my core classes and getting 60-70 at best (that consisted of weeks of studying but also I have test anxiety). My love for animals goes far beyond just wanting to help. When I was little I wanted to be a vet because I felt I had a bind with them (all other vet students must say the same) but ultumity i decided i may want to major in pre-vet because there was only so many volunteer hours i could put in at humance societies and so much money i could raise/donate to places who take care of all kinds of animals. Now that I have realized that engineering is difficult and my dad in fact is an engineer and told me it is apart of the struggle to understand the material. I just don’t knoe how michni truly care about any of it when it comes to post graduation. Where if I was a vet I could practically see myself enjoying at least half of the time I spend doing the job. I am trying to see how competitive the field is and how likely I would be able to get into a grad program. I have an army rotc scholarship but am currently thinking about not having it because I don’t knoe I ok can see myself in military anymore. I know there are fields for vets in it but I can’t come to a rational decision and need some insight. Help!
Admission to veterinary school is highly competitive and the program extremely rigorous. It is a minimum of 4 more very intense years after college graduation and more if you want a specialty area. There are science and math prerequisites as well as a high GPA and high GRE scores. You need proven leadership skills as well as direct animal care hours. You mentioned anxiety and struggling with your engineering classes. May I suggest that you seek counseling for your anxiety and this will help with your course work. There are other avenues such as animal science programs, research, vet tech programs that may also be of interest to you.