Veternarian ?'s

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I couldnt find a vet thread, so here goes.
I love animals, especially dogs and cats. It's not just that they are good friends and fun to be around. it's also their intelligence and intellectual qualities. I will prob. major in psych. or animal behavior with a minor in which ever one i dont major in. I want to be a phys. assistant or vet, leaning towards vet. BUT, the big obstacles.</p>

<p>1) I'm not great at math:
I'm ok, i made A's through pre-calc. with studying and did ok, but this year i'm taking AP calc. and AP stats. I'm ok at stats with a 88, but my calc is close to a 85-86. I study very hard just to get those grades. Do you need to be really good at math to succeed in these careers? I am good at the sciences though.</p>

<p>2) my state doesnt have a vet school.
I'm from AR, and there is no vet school. that means i have to go to another state that is under contract w/ AR for vet school. there are only 12, yes 12, spots available for arkansas students at those schools. not good odds. Will it even be possible to goto vet school? lol</p>

<p>Thanks guys. Also, i'm contemplating other animal-based careers. please post any other careers i may enjoy (i dont care if i'm rich at what i do, i just want to be financially secure, i'm happy w/ $60,000 a year.)</p>

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<p>My daughter also loves animals. She is finishing up a degree in equine science and is going to start on a second major in zoology. Another special school she looked into is: <a href="http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/catalog/subjects/eatm0.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/catalog/subjects/eatm0.htm&lt;/a>
This sounds like a great program for someone serious about animal care and training. There is a book out, written about the program called (I believe) "Kicked, Bitten and Scratched"---I read it and it was very interesting what the students go through in their training.</p>