Why did you choose?

[VeterinaryLover]

Why did you choose to study Veterinary Medicine over other educational opportunities?
(Why did you choose to become a Vet?)

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I chose to become a Vet. b/c I believe that I can make a change in the medical field. I also want to build more shelters for animals that are forced to live on the streets b/c there owners don't want them any more, or b/c there owners can not handle them any more. ​

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[pressmom]

Are you asking us why we chose vet med or to critique your answer?

 

[VeterinaryLover]

Vet med

 

[Keygirl1]

i'm fascinated with science. i wanted to learn all i could about the science of healing. i love animals and want to make their lives better.

 

[jeeney]

i grew in a family/culture that viewed vet medicine as absurd and who also didn't care for the welfare of any animals...so i chose vet med because I wanted to educate people with the same mentality and also provide vet care to those animals that are facing similar realities...

 

[Mama070609]

Is this one of those cliche questions that we'll be asked during our interview(s)?

Unfortunately, I think I have one of those cliche answers that interviewers hear too often...

As a little girl, I was fascinated with the care of horses--everyday care, training, and medical care. My mom had decades of horse magazines in the cabinet that I read religiously. (We had horses while I was young, then none for a while, and then got horses again not long before I entered high school). Eventually, I had my own subscriptions to horse magazines, and when I took Ag classes and got involved in FFA, that fascination extended to other livestock. In high school, I wanted to be a Vet, and then I was discouraged by a teacher (although he probably didn't mean to do so) by his stories of how difficult it is to find a job after getting your DVM. I really went through years of limbo, not knowing exactly what I wanted to do, after that. I knew I loved science and that I wanted to be in the science field, but not much more than that. It took a conversation with a co-worker about how their child was planning to become an equine vet to remind me of my passion for the field. It was at that point that I said to myself, "Yes, that is what I want to do with my life!" And now I am determined! Of course, now my interest has broadened a little bit, and while I'm still a little more passionate about livestock and especially horses, I want to vet small animals as well. This is where my heart is...I have no real "I *need* to help animals" sort of feelings...I just know that I will be a Vet because it's my calling.

Edited to add that the last part of this post *did not* come out sounding the way I meant it to. Ugh. Guess that's what happens when I hurry to finish a post... Anyway, I think what I meant was that I am not romanticizing the 'helping animals' thing. I understand that will be my job: to do what is best for each animal. I know it's going to be hard, hard work. So I'm not giddy about the career, but I'm focused on my career goal. *sigh* I know, this response was much too long. But I've never sat down and articulated everything in writing, so I expect that is why I'm having such a difficult time articulating it now. I know why I want to be a vet...now I just have to figure how to make others know why.

I'm sorry for my bloviating...

 

[cyrille104]

Is this one of those cliche questions that we'll be asked during our interview(s)?

Yes, you will DEFINITELY be asked this question.

 

[Mama070609]

Yes, you will DEFINITELY be asked this question.

Figured as much! And I'll be working on making my answer less 'cliche' and more concise between now and then...

 

[ylrebmik]

I was really torn between what I wanted to do for my first two years of high school. I really wanted to go into medicine but I really wanted to have a career with animals. And I knew vet was a hard thing to get into so I looked through all other possibilities for a career choice. But in the end... vet was the perfect choice.

 

[ri23]

I was surprised that I was not asked this question.