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What's it really like to be a vet?

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TurnNBurn-3Barrels
Reg. Sep 2008
Posted 2017-03-29 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: What's it really like to be a vet?



I don't want to screw up!


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Location: North Dakota -> Colorado		 I was originally planning on being a vet. However, after some soul searching I am almost 100% positive I am not cut out for the life. I'm thinking that Academia is where I belong. Just some things to think about from my perspective are: loans (the amount of money it costs vs the amount you will likely make back a year), Time (both in schooling 4 years post undergrad plus any residencies etc; also, say goodbye to freetime and be prepared for odd hours), exhaustion/sleep (personally I don't function well in the middle of the night or at the buttcrack of dawn). I realized that practicing veterinary medicine for me wasn't likely an option (not saying that it isnt for you or a bunch of people pursuing the career), I am thinking of getting my MS and PhD and hopefully doing research/holding a professor postion, and I am hoping that might be more suited to my skills and personality traits. Good luck with whatever you decide! 
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turnnburnkota
Reg. Jan 2009
Posted 2017-03-30 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: What's it really like to be a vet?



Veteran


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Location: So Cal		The other thing that helped keep me away from being a vet is that MOST of the vets I know have no time for their own horses. For me, I'd rather have a regular-hours job (mine is not horse or animal-related at all) and plenty of time to enjoy my own horses.
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