Title: What it Takes to Become a Veterinarian | PetMD
Headings: Are You a Vet? Did You Go to School?
Are You a Vet? Did You Go to School?
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Content: Now is also the time to start amassing all the animal-related experience (e.g., volunteering at an animal shelter, working for a vet) that you’ll need to make your vet school application competitive. College: Most aspiring veterinarians complete an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject like biology, zoology or animal husbandry. Graduating from college before applying to veterinary school is not technically necessary, but in my opinion, it is silly not to do so. Having a degree could prove invaluable if the whole vet-thing doesn’t work out. You can major in whatever you want. One of my vet school classmates graduated with a degree in drama (I suspect her acting skills have proven more valuable as a vet than my knowledge of the Krebs cycle). Whatever field of study a student pursues, he or she should make sure to cover all the prerequisites of veterinary school before graduation. I didn’t and had to attend night school while working full time to get my last credits in organic chemistry and English. Veterinary School: