Hello!
I'm new to the boards but have already learned so much from going through all these posts. What a great resource! I found a lot of good advice, but nothing for what I was specifically looking for. Here's my (abridged) story (PS, yes, I know my name makes no sense for a DVM hopeful, I thought for 10 seconds I may like to treat people but NOPE not for me) :
Graduated college '13 as an English major. Worked in marketing for 2 years and decided to go to law school. Moved OOS for school, realized once I got there that law wasn't for me so I took a random job as the GM of an animal hospital. Fell in LOVE with everything about medicine and animal health, found my "calling" but took absolutely zero science/math credits in college. Decided to move home to take a boring, uninspiring (but much better paying) desk job with the intention of taking my pre-reqs in the mean time at a local college, mostly nights and weekends.
Here's my predicament. I know most admissions committees favor credits from 4-year universities vs. JuCo's, but my local 4-year has very limited night and weekend classes (I need to keep working to pay my living expenses while I tackle these prereqs) and it comes with a hefty price tag-$445 per credit hour. My JuCo, on the other hand, is $80/credit and has a ton of night and weekend options. I could also take online classes through my alma mater, a 4-year college with a great vet school for around $230/credit, for those non-laboratory credits.
I know that for "major-specific" courses like Micro, OChem, etc., I should really go to the 4-year. But what about classes like Bio 1/2, Chem 1, Stats and Calc? Could I get away with taking those at a community college (since they're gen eds) and only taking the "tough" classes at the 4-year, or would it really provide a stronger application to take them all at a 4-year? And what would admissions think of online classes for non-lab? Would they rank that higher or lower than a JuCo?
As far as the "complete person" part of my application, I have a demonstrated commitment to trying for the Army Vet Corps, volunteer at an equine therapy program for veterans, and work part-time as an animal nutrition consultant and vet tech, just for the experience.
Thanks for your thoughts on this!
I'm new to the boards but have already learned so much from going through all these posts. What a great resource! I found a lot of good advice, but nothing for what I was specifically looking for. Here's my (abridged) story (PS, yes, I know my name makes no sense for a DVM hopeful, I thought for 10 seconds I may like to treat people but NOPE not for me) :
Graduated college '13 as an English major. Worked in marketing for 2 years and decided to go to law school. Moved OOS for school, realized once I got there that law wasn't for me so I took a random job as the GM of an animal hospital. Fell in LOVE with everything about medicine and animal health, found my "calling" but took absolutely zero science/math credits in college. Decided to move home to take a boring, uninspiring (but much better paying) desk job with the intention of taking my pre-reqs in the mean time at a local college, mostly nights and weekends.
Here's my predicament. I know most admissions committees favor credits from 4-year universities vs. JuCo's, but my local 4-year has very limited night and weekend classes (I need to keep working to pay my living expenses while I tackle these prereqs) and it comes with a hefty price tag-$445 per credit hour. My JuCo, on the other hand, is $80/credit and has a ton of night and weekend options. I could also take online classes through my alma mater, a 4-year college with a great vet school for around $230/credit, for those non-laboratory credits.
I know that for "major-specific" courses like Micro, OChem, etc., I should really go to the 4-year. But what about classes like Bio 1/2, Chem 1, Stats and Calc? Could I get away with taking those at a community college (since they're gen eds) and only taking the "tough" classes at the 4-year, or would it really provide a stronger application to take them all at a 4-year? And what would admissions think of online classes for non-lab? Would they rank that higher or lower than a JuCo?
As far as the "complete person" part of my application, I have a demonstrated commitment to trying for the Army Vet Corps, volunteer at an equine therapy program for veterans, and work part-time as an animal nutrition consultant and vet tech, just for the experience.
Thanks for your thoughts on this!
