Masters vs Upper Division Courses

[OtterMayhem]

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Hello!

I'm finishing up my bachelor's degree next semester, I've had some ups & downs in my grades. I was originally thinking I'd get a 1-year master's degree. I was looking into CSU, ISU, and KSU. But, I live out of state from all of them so tuition is going to be an upwards of almost $60,000 not even including living expenses. It seems a bit steep for 1-year and then thinking about vet school loans after that. I started looking into upper-level classes at my in-state university and found a lot of interesting ones. I also found a graduate certificate in physiology that looks like it could be helpful for vet school. Obviously, this is the much cheaper option. But the 1-year master's electives are veterinary based which seems like it could be good for preparing but I just don't know if I could justify that kind of money for things I'd learn in vet school anyway while I still would be getting a good education at my in-state just more human-focused. What do you guys think?

 

[SkiOtter]

Yeah I wouldn’t do the 1 year masters personally. That’s an insane amount of money. If you do want to do the certificate and it’s cheap, go for it. Is the certificate something that could help you get a job if you end up taking more gap years or end up not becoming a DVM for whatever reason? If you think you could retake a couple prerequisite and rock them and are applying to schools that replace grades, that may be the better route.

 

[OtterMayhem]

I didn't want to do anything just for vet school just in case so both options I feel would benefit either way. One just seems as it could make 1st year in vet school a tad more digestible and the other is much cheaper.

 

[SkiOtter]

Go for the cheaper option if you’re going to do one of the two. You’ll save yourself so much more money in the long run which is incredibly beneficial when you’re taking out 100-300k in loans for vet school depending on if you’re in state or out of state. 60k may not sound like much in comparison, but it really adds up.

 

[SkiOtter]

Also I love your avatar picture

 

[OtterMayhem]

Also I love your avatar picture

I agree with the previous post, I think it’s better to save the money. I really appreciate your input!!!

Also back at ya - tried adding the otter emoji but it didn’t work 🙁


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[PhiloslothicalStudent]

I don't know where you are getting $60,000 for Kansas? Graduate tuition per the website is 12,518 per academic year. You don't pay the vet school's tuition, you pay what other graduate students pay.

Graduate Costs

www.k-state.edu

 

[OtterMayhem]

I don't know where you are getting $60,000 for Kansas? Graduate tuition per the website is 12,518 per academic year. You don't pay the vet school's tuition, you pay what other graduate students pay.

Graduate Costs

www.k-state.edu

But that's only based on half-time enrollment