Hi I am new to this forum so I'm not sure where to put this but I nerd some advice. I want to become a veterinarian and is currently at a community college working on the prerequisites. But I was trying to decide if I should work on getting a veterinary assistant certification after I graduate and work my way up from there. Or would it be best to go straight to my four year and vet school.
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Veterinary assistant certifications are, quite honestly, pointless and a waste of time/money. The vast majority of us learned on the job and are in no way disadvantaged for not having gotten a certificate. It really won't net you a better hourly wage or set you on top of most other applicants for a job. Right now, I would work on keeping your GPA as high as possible while getting veterinary experience (shadowing, volunteering, starting out as a receptionist, or getting an assistant job) while completing your pre-reqs.
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