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Hi all,
I still have a year and a half left of undergrad (getting a B.S. in Zoology) and my GPA has been hovering right around 3.00 for the past year (mainly because I suck at math and physics), so I am strongly considering getting a masters or PhD in something to bump my GPA up before applying, which would also give me more time to strengthen the other weak points of my app (i.e. vet experience). I am trying to find a grad degree that would benefit me both in vet school and out of it, just in case I don't get into vet school for some reason (then I won't be S.O.L. with grad school debt and a degree I don't even know what to do with).
I've worked quite a bit with primates and alongside several zoo vets (I would ideally like to specialize in exotic/wildlife med if I get to vet school, though I am aware how competitive that is), so I am considering getting a PhD in psychology or anthropology to satisfy that interest. If I did that, I would like to get a lab or field research position to study primate behavior or maybe something genetically related. I currently work in a lab focusing on red-winged blackbird management and am working on my own behavioral study now (which will hopefully get published next spring). I have a lot of varied animal experience, though, so not trying to limit myself to just primates here- I just love working with them!
Whatever the degree is, I would like to be doing my graduate work with animals and, even better, with a vet. What are those of you who are going to grad school before vet school studying? And did you apply to vet school at the same time you applied to grad school?
Thanks!
I still have a year and a half left of undergrad (getting a B.S. in Zoology) and my GPA has been hovering right around 3.00 for the past year (mainly because I suck at math and physics), so I am strongly considering getting a masters or PhD in something to bump my GPA up before applying, which would also give me more time to strengthen the other weak points of my app (i.e. vet experience). I am trying to find a grad degree that would benefit me both in vet school and out of it, just in case I don't get into vet school for some reason (then I won't be S.O.L. with grad school debt and a degree I don't even know what to do with).
I've worked quite a bit with primates and alongside several zoo vets (I would ideally like to specialize in exotic/wildlife med if I get to vet school, though I am aware how competitive that is), so I am considering getting a PhD in psychology or anthropology to satisfy that interest. If I did that, I would like to get a lab or field research position to study primate behavior or maybe something genetically related. I currently work in a lab focusing on red-winged blackbird management and am working on my own behavioral study now (which will hopefully get published next spring). I have a lot of varied animal experience, though, so not trying to limit myself to just primates here- I just love working with them!
Whatever the degree is, I would like to be doing my graduate work with animals and, even better, with a vet. What are those of you who are going to grad school before vet school studying? And did you apply to vet school at the same time you applied to grad school?
Thanks!