Uh-Oh: BS in Business ... Now What?

[Graduatedly]

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Rather than shaking a Magic Eight Ball and asking whether or not I want to pursue a Veterinary Degree, I'm sure the people here will have a WHOLE lot more wisdom and advice than what I'll be able to find through the dark abysmal window of Mr. 8.

I graduated from a prestigious Business School on the east but now, only 5 months out of college and earning above what most of my friends are making - I'm questioning whether or not it was the right choice for me.

So - the question that I propose is how hard will it be for me to go back into college to take the fundamental science courses in order for Veterinary Schools to even take a glimpse of me? This might not mean much, but I scored pretty high in my AP Bio exams and SAT II for Biology. But that's pretty much the extent of my science education.

My college was business crazed and didn't offer any substantial science courses other than Biotechnology (a joke) and I've had AP Calc credits transferred over.

I won't be offended if many of you say I should just stick to what I have and to "fugghetabouit".

 

[Walsh1122]

Have you ever shadowed a vet, or worked in an animal related field? My suggestion would be to keep your current job and find somewhere to volunteer/work/shadow a vet to see if its truley what you want to do. In addition to that, there are a bit of courses you would need to take. Some of the classes you took for your BS in business may satsify your gen ed requirements, and your Calc class may satisfy your Calc requirement. However you will need to start with general biology and chemistry and work your way up. You dont need another degree to appyly to vet school, you just need to have all of your pre-req done. Although an additional degree would never hurt. If its what you want, and you are not satisfied with your current situation, I say go for it!

 

[bunnity]

Hi Graduatedly,
Lots of people enter the veterinary field as a second or third career. There are people in my class that are in their 30's and 40's, so you have plenty of time if you do want to be a vet.

What I'd suggest, before you start spending time and money on classes, is to get some experience with veterinary medicine. This could be accomplished with shadowing a vet, volunteering, or even working part time for a vet. You will need veterinary and animal experience to apply to vet school, but more importantly you will be able to figure out whether veterinary medicine is a good fit for you. Shelters and wildlife rehabilitation clinics are good places to start working with animals because they are always looking for volunteers. With your business degree, you might be able to trade your skills for experience at a vet clinic if you help them out with marketing or whatever you are particularly good at.

Once you're sure you want to be a vet, you would need probably 10-20 classes to meet the pre-requisitites for vet school, depending on where you wanted to apply. So if you went full time that's 1-2 years, or you could take one at a time and take a little longer while you keep working and getting vet experience.

You would just go to a school near you and do post-baccularate (sorry can't spell that) classes. Lots of people on here have done that and can probably give more specific advice.