After hearing from multiple DVMs about how miserable they are due to huge loans, I have come to the conclusion I don't want a huge loan! (Duh, right?) I was accepted to CSU's DVM program... as an out of state student. I would have to pay $54,000 a year just in tuition. Through lots of hard work (I worked 2 jobs simultaneously all through college so far) I have no debt at the moment. It sickens me to think I could have nearly $250,000 in just 4 years!
After doing some research, I applied to, and was accepted to a little veterinary school in the European country of Estonia, which is properly accredited in Europe and is on the list of foreign schools provided by the AVMA where, if I attend, I can practice here in the USA after jumping through those few extra hoops. I have thoroughly researched all aspects of getting licensed here in the USA, I have a source for a loan to go overseas, and I have visited the school and was happy with the town it is in and was happy with the educational institution and the clinic and everything. I do believe I would leave the school a competent DVM. My question is a very narrow one: if I attend this school in a country most Americans haven't even heard of, will I have a hard time finding a job in the US? Assuming I get licensed and am not an awful vet, would the stigma associated with going to a little foreign school like that be a career killer? My orientation at CSU starts in less than a week; the school in Europe starts in 2, so I need to decide pretty much right now. Again, I do understand the foreign vet licensing process, and have spent several months researching all other aspects of the plan I can think of. My only major remaining hangup is my job prospects upon returning home. Any feedback would be massively appreciated. Thank you all so much for reading!!!
After doing some research, I applied to, and was accepted to a little veterinary school in the European country of Estonia, which is properly accredited in Europe and is on the list of foreign schools provided by the AVMA where, if I attend, I can practice here in the USA after jumping through those few extra hoops. I have thoroughly researched all aspects of getting licensed here in the USA, I have a source for a loan to go overseas, and I have visited the school and was happy with the town it is in and was happy with the educational institution and the clinic and everything. I do believe I would leave the school a competent DVM. My question is a very narrow one: if I attend this school in a country most Americans haven't even heard of, will I have a hard time finding a job in the US? Assuming I get licensed and am not an awful vet, would the stigma associated with going to a little foreign school like that be a career killer? My orientation at CSU starts in less than a week; the school in Europe starts in 2, so I need to decide pretty much right now. Again, I do understand the foreign vet licensing process, and have spent several months researching all other aspects of the plan I can think of. My only major remaining hangup is my job prospects upon returning home. Any feedback would be massively appreciated. Thank you all so much for reading!!!
