My open blog post for this week is about the education you must have to even get into the veterinarian program at Michigan State or anywhere actually. When I first started to research colleges and what I needed beforehand, I figured you need excellent grades and no nonsense attitude when it comes to school. So when I started here as a freshmen and realized how hard some of my classes were and I wasn't making all 4.0's like I thought I needed, I was very disappointed in myself and thought maybe this field isn't for me. Then I went on a tour of the vet clinic here on campus and talked to some third and fourth year vet students. What they said was inspirational. Quite a few of them had even failed an undergrad class but they assured me that as long as you were determined and kept striving to succeed, then you would make it.
On a more academic note, you need to have organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, microbiology, cellular biology, pysics, etc. Then once you get into the grad program that's another 4 years of school. The first two are composed of classes then once you're a third or fourth year you can start clinicals.
I think it is really cool that you actually went and talked to other Vet students about how the schooling works here, and I'm glad they were so helpful. I think you chose the right school to come to to be a Vet. The schooling sounds hard (especially the chemistry) but I think if you remember what the other students told you and work hard, you can do it. Nice job!
ReplyDelete