Veterinarians

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The first thing to do
is to decide if veterinary medicine is the right path for you. In the
senior year of college during the basic 4 years, an aspiring vet will apply
to a 4-year veterinary program. The first two years of the vet program
consist of general science classes at college levels (Career: Veterinary).
The last two years of vet school are when a student does clinical rounds,
which is where the students have hands on training and get to see what a
real vet does. After the last two years of vet school, the student will
complete a 3-year residency. After the residency, the student is eligible
to sit for the licensing exam. Only about 85% of those who take the exam
pass (McCarthy 3). Vet schools require a GPA of 3.0 or higher with high
scores on the Veterinary Aptitude Test, GRE, and MCAT.
There are very few vet schools in the United States. There are only
27 vet schools (McCarthy 8). Most of the schools are state funded, so
applicants stand a better chance of ...

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(What is a
Veterinarians?).

There are many people in the veterinary profession. There are more
than 58,000 veterinarians (What is a Veterinarian?). With 80% of them
being male, and only 20% of them female (What is a Veterinarian?). Only
half of the people who apply to vet school get in, because there are
already plenty of people in the veterinary profession.
The salary for a vet depends on how long they have been with the
profession and their specific field. Most vets earn an average of $50,000
a year for the first five years (Career: Veterinary). After five years,
the average is $80,000 a year (Career: Veterinary). The average salary
after 10 to 15 years is $100,000 a year ...

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