r/veterinaryschool

I am a first year veterinary student.

My interest is in feline health. I hope to make advances in feline health, both in disease treatment/ prevention as well as overall treatment of cats in a clinical setting as well as at home. There are already steps in the right direction being made, but I feel more research is needed to drive the concept home for many people.
However, whenever the words “feline health” leave my lips to answer where I currently want my career to go I am met with a reaction someone would give a toddler who says they want to go to space. It’s demeaning, and I won’t lie in saying that my feelings have been hurt. This isn’t just the reaction from other students, but faculty as well. Even my advisor made a poor joke about it in front of other students. It’s not large animal or equine, but it’s my passion. Am I wrong to want to pursue this path?
Disclaimer: I am fully aware that my interest may change in the coming years. I expect it, even, and that’s okay. But in this moment where this is my world? It’s very hurtful.

TL/DR: I’m questioning my choice to pursue feline health because of the negative reactions I’ve received from expressing it. Am I wrong for wanting to do this?

Edit:
To save myself from the desire to respond to everyone individually, I’m going to do this instead. Thank you to everyone for the encouragement and insight because I truly have been down since the conversation with my advisor. I will hold onto my passion, and I will try to better the way I present what I want to do. I hope I can find my people in this new place 🫶
There is probably bias in the people I tell since majority of students are interested in mix/ large/ or equine. I don’t mean that in a negative way either! Just that interests lean heavily one way in my class. It’s worth mentioning as well that this is a new school of which we’re the first class, so unfortunately I don’t have any upperclassmen to lean on/ learn from and no clubs are established yet! I will look into the FelineVMA and discussing with our organization faculty about it. Again, thank you to everyone! I had a good cry reading the responses.

Hi there

Has anyone with an offer for Surrey Vet med missed their grades on results day and been put on a waiting list? I did :(

It feels like every single one of my classmates is using tools like Gizmo, notebook llm, chatgpt, jungle etc. In my soul I feel AI is a corruption upon humanity. I don't feel its ethical to use AI and I have stipulations about how common it is to find in everyday life. I have been fairing well without using it. But fear I may fall behind. My school doesn't use textbooks and have converted to fully online resources. Even my professors use it to organize slides and record pre-work. I can't help but feel it is lazy but I understand that is my personal bias speaking. I understand its a good tool for reviewing lectures, making podcasts, and even infographics but I am just hung up on using it. Am I being irrational and stubborn for refusing to use it? Will I fall behind my peers as it becomes more common in the classroom and clinic? I don't want to be left behind the times but I have my own personal hangups on AI.

SGU

i’m an Indian student who just gave their neet exam. I’ve always wanted to move abroad. Now admissions are closed in most if the european countries except moldova and bulgaria which are also budget friendly. Is it worth going to these countries for undergrad or should i pursue veterinary sciences in India?

I feel completely burnt out and incapable. I've always struggled with my confidence but it has hit an all time low. i feel i will be a terrible vet who cant think critically or work through cases. I'm stupid as f**k. i can take exams easily; I'm a great test taker. but applying myself- doing clinical skills, talking with people, working through case examples..(aka actual useful things I'll need to be a vet) I blank and lose all confidence. "but it just takes time!!" yeah, but what if after all this time I still suck. I'm one of those stereotypical students that has always wanted to be a vet since I was little so I followed that "calling" but I feel like my personality is not cut out to be a doctor. I'm a terrible leader; I cannot even imagine being in charge and making decisions in less than 3 years. I'm also in a place where I know I need to get out of my comfort zone in order to grow/gain confidence but i just feel stuck where I hesitate to do anything. I didn't do anything vet med related this summer because I was scared of embarrassing myself. Trust me I know I need to get out there and do things in order to become confident and grow but something always stops me!!!! I can't give up; I've made it this far and already 100k in debt. Plus there's literally nothing else I can see myself doing, yet still can't imagine me as a vet?? I feel like I've lost myself getting into vet school and now that I'm here, I'm stuck. I tried reaching out to my school's mental health services but they're booked for like 3 months. I struggle to make friends and didn't make any close ones during first year. Just feeling lost. I know it's up to me to change, just needed to vent into the void.

What do you think about studying veterinary medicine in Russia? Is it a good choice, and how is the experience for international students?

Hi guys. Does anyone know if there are books similar to that of the Merck Veterinary Manual exclusively for diseases?
I am interested in entering epidemiology (either as a researcher or specialist practise) and looking for a way to begin refining my knowledge in this way. TIA

I chose RVC but I'm not sure if its the school for me. I don't want to end up there and feel miserable for 5 years. The course that I want to do is veterinary medicine but I just feel unsure about RVC. I read online that RVC teaching quality is not as high as the Scottish schools and the most important thing for me would be support and teaching. From what I read ,a lot of people have mixed opinions on RVC. I tried to ask people I know who are headed there but they just seem so excited.

Is it normal to feel this way or should I relook at other schools? The cost is so high that I don't want to regret my choice when I get there...

Any advice? How did you know that your school was the right one for you?

Thank you.

Just wanted to caution anyone here that may have come across this subreddit - the content posted on r/VTNEExam is unreliable and inaccurate and appears to be AI generated.

These examples specifically:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/VTNEExam/comments/1vbrek4/vtne_practice_question_of_the_day_emergency/

  • Objectively incorrect answer is given.
  • "This option reflects established emergency medicine principles and clinical guidelines for this presentation" no it absolutely does not
  • No sources are listed, u/Anxious-Artist415 please provide an explanation for where this question / answer came from

• https://www.reddit.com/r/VTNEExam/comments/1v8cosw/vtne_practice_question_of_the_day_emergency/

  • There's some room for argument regarding definitions and how different types of shock are classified, thats not the issue in his question -
  • The answer is objectively wrong
  • "This option reflects established emergency medicine principles and clinical guidelines for this presentation" again no, where did this come from u/Anxious-Artist415?

• https://www.reddit.com/r/VTNEExam/comments/1v7fl4m/vtne_practice_question_of_the_day_pharmacology/

  • It's a weird question, written by someone that clearly does not understand HCM pathophysiology in cats
  • The explanation - I mean yes, "In patients with cardiac disease where hypotension is a concern, this property is advantageous" however the explanation failed to add that in cats with HCM, these exact sympathomimetic effects are directly harmful and this drug combination would be deliberately avoided in real life

The VTNEExam subreddit intends to funnel users towards a paid exam-prep subscription service, this is gross

u/Anxious-Artist415 explain yourself

Genuinely how do you all prepare for this? Orientation is the 21st and classes start the 24th and I do NOT feel ready. I've been out of school for a year and I feel like I don't remember anything and I have no clue what to expect I don't even know what to wear for first day 😭💔

Like...should I get hard copy books or digital? Do I need to wear formal clothes for orientation? Am I wearing casual clothes to class or something else? Do I need to buy my outdoorsy clothes now or can I wait? Do I need the exact brand of stuff they recommend? Why did they choose OLIVE GREEN for our classes scrub color?? Where does one even get olive green?? Will I get a chance to get to know the other students early on? Just how hard is the first week of classes knowledge wise? How do I make a good first impression?

Hey guys,

I've been accepted to Iowa State in early May, and plan to leave in 3 days to settle in, however I was just accepted to Long Island University today (very last minute) and need to let them know by this Saturday.

For context I live in NYC (Queens) and am mentally prepared for Iowa, I would be close to family if I choose LIU but would probably need to find a apartment/house near campus. I am aware LIU has no teaching hospital and but know a couple of students currently in LIU who've had positive experiences so far.

Just a bit confused on what to do lol

im currently a 2nd year vetmed student in a state university, and parang ayoko na ituloy to. i realized na ang bigat ng responsibility, an animal’s life. i know i should’ve thought of this carefully before ako nag-enroll but yun talaga gusto ng 18yr old self ko that time eh 🥲

is it valid to quit once you realize na ayaw mo ng ganong responsibility in the future? laging sinasabi na sayang daw yung nasimulan ko. idk if tine-test lang ba ako ni Lord or baka di talaga para sakin to. grabe imposter syndrome na nakuha ko sa vetmed, feeling ko tuloy kahit saang program ako ilagay, di ako mag-eexcel 😭😭 di ko rin alam kung anong program ang kukunin ko if i shift huhuhu help

So I’m in my first year of vet school, and I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed with the amount of content I need to learn, especially with small animal anatomy. I’m used to very structured classes, so to be thrown into a class where there are almost no lectures and they’re like “here’s your cadaver, here’s the book, here are the muscles and bones you need to know, figure it out” is pretty stressful to me. Thankfully I have a good lab group and we’re making good progress, and studying the muscles on our cadaver and other people’s cadavers has really helped. But how do I study at home? I’ve been taking pictures and labeling them, but it doesn’t feel like enough. I just have to know so many OIAI that I don’t know an organized way to study them. I feel so behind and it’s only day 3.

That’s not even touching on classes like hematology, in which we’ve gone through nearly 200 slides in 2 days. It’s hard to know how to spend my time and not get bogged on inefficient study methods.

Literally any study tips or tricks you have at all as former or current vet students would be greatly appreciated!

I wanted to know are there any free online veterinary courses available with certificates which can be added to cv...please enlighten me:)

Hi, I am an 18-year-old male. I failed to get into vet school this year. It was my first attempt at getting into vet school. However, after failing, I have lost my motivation, and I am no longer sure if I see myself becoming a vet.

I cannot just temporarily leave the vet pathway to take some time to think about what I want to do because of the university programme.

It’s not that I want to become a vet right now, or at least I don’t think I do. However, for some reason, I cannot make a decision about whether I should abandon this path and look for another degree or career.

I don’t wish to look for a degree related to veterinary science or animals. Instead, I am considering a career in healthcare, such as physiotherapy or optometry.

Yet, as I mentioned, I feel like I cannot pivot into a new direction because I have spent so much time building my identity around becoming a vet.

I was hoping to find someone who might be able to relate to what I am going through and give me some advice on how I can handle this situation?

Im waiting my results for uni tmrw in the UK and im studing in the UK hopefully but i keep seeing people say that being a vet is not a good paying job. Im going into it for my passion for animals and biology and family expectations. Is this true that the debt i will get will mean i wont ever make good money? I mean its not my only reason but id like to enjoy life yk 😭

Hi im 25yr old foreigner in Tokyo, I earn decent salary and my english is IELTS8.5.

I have been living in Japan for over 10years but I've always been feeling like an outlier. I can speak like a native but not enough cultural immersion like actual Japanese, my mindset tends to be too "liberal" for some societal aspects of Japan. But I mask it well recently and I work in international tech company, and pay is decent for my age.

Although I've always wanted to find passion/purpose in my career and vet seemed to be fitting since I've been finding foster parents for street animals since I was 14.

I've volunteered in TNR clinic for 2months,
I've applied for European vet schools and accepted,
although because of financial reasons I had to take gap year.

Now I'm thinking of applying for 100% scholarship school and if that does not work out, self fund myself to study in EU.

But I have also concern about this move since I come from traditional Asian family, and although they are supportive(they still think vet is "just" animal doctor) my family expect me to have baby and settle down. And my cousin went to EU for her Uni paid by her parents, saw how hard it is in EU, and she quit Uni. And I'm hearing critiques like that she "failed" "played with her parents money"etc.

And when I reflect in myself, I get paid a decent amount and If I continue, Id get paid more, get house or something. And that is what seems to be the smart move here. Although I say to myself I can grind and money is not important, I still value money and comfort.
And since everyone I talk to is very ignorant/not informed about for example how important neutering is, or just don't care about them much. So that makes me think that I wouldn't be able to convince them, and have good business If everyone is not caring much?
I had a "friend" even tell me "if you love animals too much you're lacking in human skills" etc.
And I'm already starting to get overwhelmed/tired of how much force I have to push through If I choose this path.
And just in general feeling like this is a dumb move.
But also feels like it's basically killing part of me if i just climb ladder in tech and have comfy life w idk some guy and a baby. (although tech is cool) (and I know recently Ive found out im bi I could never date a woman or adopt baby because of the traditional family dynamic too.)

Im venting a lot here but basically what I want to ask is "is it worth it?" "is it more smart to save up money and not fail?" "is EU even worth it? or is it just me trying to escape Japan?" "am I just convincing myself to be vet and choose harder life?" "is the best decision just accept that this is adult life that everyone goes through, and accept that u ended up in tech and stay in corporate, make money since im already 25 and has to make mature choice?" I feel like my vet dream is just same as 16yr old girl choosing her uni. But the reality is im 25 and in this life stage what we should do is stick with what u have make money since every job is just a job eventually.

Hello, I am curious if anyone knows any details about LOR's from people outside of professors or vets. I want to ask a Phd candidate whom I did research with and is willing to write me a letter of rec. Would this be sufficient for a letter of rec? I helped with many projects and also helped with publishing a paper with this person, so I defiantly feel like this would be a potential candidate.

I'm 17 and a senior in highschool. I just applied to OSU for NREM wildlifie bio and prevet science. Zoo vet would obviously be the dream but the pays pretty low, not to mention how competitive. I just have the strongest interest in big cats, reptiles, and birds. I struggle to find a goal to aspire to. I would be happy doing small animal, but I'd always know it wasn't what my brains decided i'm meant to do. Any advice?