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Hi, I'm new to the boards here and am an aspiring Zoo Veterinarian, basically I would love to work with exotic animals, preferably mammals and marsupials, in a Zoo setting or something like SeaWorld if I was to go into the marine mammals area. That's my primary goal - though I'm open to other avenues of Vet Med whether it'd be medicine in other types of animals or domestic cases. But for this thread's purposes, I would like to kind of have a brief overview of when I should be doing my volunteering/internships/externships and residencies so I can have an idea and map it all out. At the moment, I am attending my local community college for most likely 1 year to get the rest of my basic classes done to save money ( I have 6 AP credits already going into college so I'm somewhat ahead of the curb ).
Would it be ideal to start volunteering at a zoo now, and at what year of my undergrad or grad school should I start looking for internships at places to get some viable experience? I want to get as ahead as I can so I can be competitive with other applicants to residences and jobs out there in the field I desire - Zoo Medicine. Thanks!
High School info : 4.08 on a 5.0 Scale w/6 AP classs credits including Biology and Chem basics
Attending Community College for a year
Interest - Zoo medicine ~ Mammals & Marsupials (Favorite Animals - Sea Lions / Koala / Otters / Red Pandas)
Would it be ideal to start volunteering at a zoo now, and at what year of my undergrad or grad school should I start looking for internships at places to get some viable experience? I want to get as ahead as I can so I can be competitive with other applicants to residences and jobs out there in the field I desire - Zoo Medicine. Thanks!
High School info : 4.08 on a 5.0 Scale w/6 AP classs credits including Biology and Chem basics
Attending Community College for a year
Interest - Zoo medicine ~ Mammals & Marsupials (Favorite Animals - Sea Lions / Koala / Otters / Red Pandas)