Just wondering...I want to get my degree in US and then go back to my home country, anyone else?

I am interested in studying vet med in the US, not sure if I want to return to my homeland after that, though. Right now I'm trying to figure out if it is even possible for me to pay for school in the US. How about you?

heh, I'm doing the opposite. School out of the US, then coming back to US to practice.

GOOD LUCK getting into a US school, it's VERY hard for US and Canadian students, let alone international students-they like to rake you guys over the coals during the interview process, then when you finally get in, they pick your pockets too (ever heard the expression 'can't get blood from a turnip'?)

I am a US citizen, i'm just not living there at the moment, and I also don't have residency... BUT, my dream is to study veterinary medicine and I would really like to do it in the US. Where are you planning to go study? do you have any form of messanger (yahoo, MSN)?

you'll have a much better time of it if you're a citizen then.

I did undergrad at Oregon State (go Beavers!) and at VMI (go Keydets!)

I'm at SGU now (we don't really have a team)

I'm on AIM. you can PT me with your AIM details if you want to chat. I'm up late studying so if you need advice about applications and such it's not a problem.

I'm also a CVT with experience in large animal (Equine, Dairy, Beef, and small ruminant practice) small animal, surgery, and referral practice settings-so I can give you the skinny on what's what in the US.

Right now I'm trying to figure out if it is even possible for me to pay for school in the US. How about you?I have residencies in the US but I am considering returning to my homeland in the future, and rather than open clinics and treat individual patients, I would like to help build the infrastructure needed (but lacking at the moment) for practicing vet medicine, such as training professionals and educating the mass, work with the government to organize things etc.

Money is definitely a concern. Like I said I have residency in the US and hopefully will attend my instate school, but it's still very expensive. I heard that in the 2nd year one can apply for the joint PhD/DVM program which probably can award some fellowships. One thing I know is that I would have to work in the US to pay off those debts, but we'll see how long that would take.

You've got both US citizenship and state residency? For non residents tuition in up to 35,000$ and for residents pay about 15,000$... BOTH are high! I am a US citizen but don't have state residency so I would probably have to pay the higher cost. I looked in the university's website and it says that I have to work for a year before I apply (to be considered a resident) - and I don't have time to do that. I'm going on 24 and still have one year of undergraduate school to finish.... So we'll see

well, they did approve that bill for the $30k/year loan forgiveness for large animal vets in needed areas-but now they have to fund it.

Also, if you go into poultry med, the poultry industry will pay for your education, same thing with swine I believe (last time I checked) you just have to apply for the scholarships and sign the contracts. Graduate, pay them back with the x years of service, then you're golden.

Don't discount food animal medicine-it is vitally important to world health. Without it, our food supply wouldn't be safe.

No, I dont have US citizenship, I just have residency because I live here (with green card)

Orthonut, what you posted is pretty interesting. Do you have a link to it? Thx

I don't have any links, you'll have to do some grunt work on your own. Good sources are the beef council, national poultry associations, your university's animal science dept advisor, etc. It helps to have experience riding shotgun with a food animal ambulatory vet.