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[prevetmother]

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Hello all,
I am 19 and I am in my very first semester of college. I am in a community school to keep my first two years cheap then I will transfer to get my BS in Livestock Science and Management. I hope to then go to Minnesota and become a livestock/large animal vet. I worry about that though because the debt is a lot, especially for a single mother. I also got a C this semester, which I wanted to have A's in all my classes but I screwed up in Math.
Anyway, I have been stalking this forum for awhile and decided to join to day.
🙂

 

[Kpowell14]

Welcome to SDN!!

 

[Nymphicus]

Welcome!

I think you will find the SDN community to hold a wealth of information.

 

[LetItSnow]

Hello all,
I am 19 and I am in my very first semester of college. I am in a community school to keep my first two years cheap then I will transfer to get my BS in Livestock Science and Management. I hope to then go to Minnesota and become a livestock/large animal vet. I worry about that though because the debt is a lot, especially for a single mother. I also got a C this semester, which I wanted to have A's in all my classes but I screwed up in Math.
Anyway, I have been stalking this forum for awhile and decided to join to day.
🙂

If your goal is large animal at UMN, don't waste your time finishing a degree. Apply for the VetFAST program. You'll still get awarded your B.S. degree after your first year of vet school and will save yourself one year of undergrad tuition and you'll be through the DVM program one year sooner. (3+4 instead of 4+4). And you'd have the comfort of knowing you're accepted.

http://www.cvm.umn.edu/education/prospective/VetFAST/home.html

G'luck!

 

[Kpowell14]

If your goal is large animal at UMN, don't waste your time finishing a degree. Apply for the VetFAST program. You'll still get awarded your B.S. degree after your first year of vet school and will save yourself one year of undergrad tuition and you'll be through the DVM program one year sooner. (3+4 instead of 4+4). And you'd have the comfort of knowing you're accepted.

http://www.cvm.umn.edu/education/prospective/VetFAST/home.html

G'luck!

Very valuable info !! 👍 👍

 

[Trilt]

Hello all,
I am 19 and I am in my very first semester of college. I am in a community school to keep my first two years cheap then I will transfer to get my BS in Livestock Science and Management. I hope to then go to Minnesota and become a livestock/large animal vet. I worry about that though because the debt is a lot, especially for a single mother. I also got a C this semester, which I wanted to have A's in all my classes but I screwed up in Math.
Anyway, I have been stalking this forum for awhile and decided to join to day.
🙂

Welcome! Hang around, the forum's a great resource - as demonstrated already by LIS. 😀

(And don't stress over your C. As long as it's an isolated thing and doesn't become a trend, a bad grade or two isn't a huge problem. Just get all other A's)!

 

[NStarz]

Welcome! Hang around, the forum's a great resource - as demonstrated already by LIS. 😀

(And don't stress over your C. As long as it's an isolated thing and doesn't become a trend, a bad grade or two isn't a huge problem. Just get all other A's)!

Yep! I actually got a D+ in orgo II (retaken for an A-) and got into 7 schools. Don't stress too much 🙂

 

[Lissarae06]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Camelidcrazy]

Welcome to the forum!! Vet school may not be easy as a single mom but I'm sure it can be done (two of my good friends are single mom's with 2 kids and making it work- you're definitely not alone). There are tons of resources for students with children such as on campus daycare that is subsidized by the school for students. Also on my campus there is an after hours program run by the graduate and professional student association that gives free child care from 5PM to 8PM so parents can study distraction free when they need to.

Good luck!

 

[prevetmother]

If your goal is large animal at UMN, don't waste your time finishing a degree. Apply for the VetFAST program. You'll still get awarded your B.S. degree after your first year of vet school and will save yourself one year of undergrad tuition and you'll be through the DVM program one year sooner. (3+4 instead of 4+4). And you'd have the comfort of knowing you're accepted.

http://www.cvm.umn.edu/education/prospective/VetFAST/home.html

G'luck!

I have seen this before but I am worried about doing that because I am not a resident of Minnesota. Out-of-state students pay quite a bit more so I thought I should get my degree then live there to get residency then apply.
Do you know if the out-of-state tuition only applies until you get residency? Which you get after a year living there.

Edit- I just looked it over and I see that there are emails. So I thiam going to get in touch with someone and see if I have any options.

 

[prevetmother]

Welcome to the forum!! Vet school may not be easy as a single mom but I'm sure it can be done (two of my good friends are single mom's with 2 kids and making it work- you're definitely not alone). There are tons of resources for students with children such as on campus daycare that is subsidized by the school for students. Also on my campus there is an after hours program run by the graduate and professional student association that gives free child care from 5PM to 8PM so parents can study distraction free when they need to.

Good luck!

THANKS! I did not even know if there were any single mothers who were able to make vet school work.

 

[prevetmother]

Welcome! Hang around, the forum's a great resource - as demonstrated already by LIS. 😀

(And don't stress over your C. As long as it's an isolated thing and doesn't become a trend, a bad grade or two isn't a huge problem. Just get all other A's)!

Oh really? My mother is not a big supporter of me going to vet school, she thinks I should switch to nursing ASAP. I constantly have her whispering in my ear that it is almost impossible to get into vet school and she knows someone who had an honor student kid that couldn't get into any.

 

[kanderson615]

Oh really? My mother is not a big supporter of me going to vet school, she thinks I should switch to nursing ASAP. I constantly have her whispering in my ear that it is almost impossible to get into vet school and she knows someone who had an honor student kid that couldn't get into any.

Just because you're an honors student doesn't mean you're a shoo-in. A lot of vet schools look just as heavily at your experience load! Perhaps that person was lacking in another department. It's not the end of the world if you get a bad grade, but if it's not the trend and you shine in other ways, you should be okay.

Welcome to the forum, by the way! 🙂

 

[twelvetigers]

Maybe the kid had the personality of a soggy noodle, and that came though in the written parts of the app or the eLORs.

You never know, really.

 

[Emiloo4]

I never went into my school's honor programs because I just didn't care enough and I got in to vet school.
Don't let silly things people tell you put doubt in you.

 

[PetPony]

I never went into my school's honor programs because I just didn't care enough and I got in to vet school.
Don't let silly things people tell you put doubt in you.

The only way to get into our honors program is if you apply before your freshman year or after your first semester. So too late now. Instead I'm focusing on making it on the Dean's List. Gonna be hard enough without the extra work of being an honors student.

 

[Emiloo4]

The only way to get into our honors program is if you apply before your freshman year or after your first semester. So too late now. Instead I'm focusing on making it on the Dean's List. Gonna be hard enough without the extra work of being an honors student.

Yeah, ours too. I was invited and thought "eh maybe I'll do that" and let the application sit there. I didn't want to be stuck in the curriculum they planned out for you. At my UG, you were limited to the honors credits you could take and it was hard to actually get enough classes in my interest to earn the honors degree so it wasn't worth it to me.
And OP, if your mom is talking about honor students in high school... it will help to put that on your application, but it won't have a ton of influence on your overall chance of getting in.

 

[prevetmother]

Yeah, ours too. I was invited and thought "eh maybe I'll do that" and let the application sit there. I didn't want to be stuck in the curriculum they planned out for you. At my UG, you were limited to the honors credits you could take and it was hard to actually get enough classes in my interest to earn the honors degree so it wasn't worth it to me.
And OP, if your mom is talking about honor students in high school... it will help to put that on your application, but it won't have a ton of influence on your overall chance of getting in.

I am not sure if it was high school, I do not recall her ever saying.

To everyone else,
Thank you for the replies. I already feel welcome here. 🙂