Is vet school a lost cause for me?
Hello!
Over the past few months, I have not been able to get the thought of going to vet school and becoming a veterinarian out of my head.
Some background context: I have always loved animals and healthcare so it seemed only natural that i would gravitate towards veterinary medicine as a career. However, after my first semester of undergrad with a very mediocre performance, I pretty much lost all hope for vet school since it is INSANELY competitive up here in Canada. After this, I set my sights on something more attainable and something I still had a passion for; Pharmacy. So I spent the rest of my undergrad gaining experience to apply for pharmacy school which I did and am now waiting on admission decisions to come out which will be within the next 3 weeks or so. However, I recently started volunteering at my local pet shelter doing cat socialization and i absolutely love it. Starting this has had me thinking if giving up on vet school so early was a mistake. I ended up graduating my undergrad with a GPA of 3.72 which is definitely competitive for pharmacy, but still not very competitive for the Ontario vet school.
Sorry, I feel like that was a lot of rambling. I guess what I have been debating is if I should drop what I have been working towards the past 4ish years (pharmacy) and start building up more veterinary experience to eventually apply to vet school. Or should I just cut my losses and continue going the pharmacy route since vet is just that competitive here in Canada.
I have already done a ton of research about studying abroad since there are a lot of Canadian accredited vet schools worldwide, but the issue is that I cannot afford to pay the $200000-$400000 in tuition and living costs for these programs abroad.
I'm just so lost right now. Becoming a vet is something that I just can't stop thinking about and something I have such a strong passion for, but is it worth it to put in all of that time and effort since I have a very low chance of being accepted domestically?
Any input is greatly appreciated :)