Career Changer
Hi everyone! Looking for your thoughts. I’m (29F) currently considering a career change to become a veterinarian. I grew up wanting to be a vet but I had no family support since 16, and ultimately I wanted/needed to be able to support myself sooner. I graduated with a degree in finance and I’ve been working in finance since I was 18. While I have worked in corporate, I also worked at high performance equestrian barns as a part time groom and also I had a successful petsitting business during Covid. Could I count all of these hours as animal care hours even though they are a few years old?
I didn’t take my finance degree seriously, so I graduated with a 3.0. I was working full time as well as going to school full time. So I am worried about raising my GPA enough to be competitive.
I’m currently looking at a formal post bacc for career changers or a DIY post bacc at community college and local state college (which has a vet school). Has anyone done this path with success? Thanks for reading!