College for veterinary medicine??

Does any one know of a great college I can go to for veterinary medicine?? I am looking to start next year. I am in 12th grade now. Is anyone in a veterinary medicine college now?? Is Cornell University college of veterniary medicine a good college?? What college would you suggest??

College for veterinary medicine??
Wow, veterinary medicine! Very, VERY tough profession to get into. All veterinary colleges are good; I'd consider trying to get into all of them if my budget supported all the application fees.





But first things first--right now you're in high school. Your first step should be to get through a bachelor's degree. A BS in pre-med might be the best, but if you take that course then fill up your electives with a wide range of arts, humanities and social sciences--the graduate colleges like people with broad interests. You also could consider taking any standard college major but using electives to take all of the science and math that a pre-med major would complete.





To have the best chances of getting into vet school, you'll need close to a 4.0 GPA and high scores on whatever entrance exam they require. Having large animal experience is almost essential today--from your screen name I guess you know about horses, but even more experience would help.





It would be a great idea, while you're working on your baccalaueate, to get a job (paid or volunteer) somewhere where you could work with veteranarians and large animals--like a zoo or a rural vet's office. Not only does this get you the large-animal experience, but having contact with veteranarians means that you can get them to recommend graduate schools to you, they can preview some of the admissions requirements (many veterinary colleges will interview you, the vets know what sort of questions they'll ask), and they might write effective letters of recommendation for you.





Luck to you!
Reply:its hard to answer but I can give you some sugessions. if you fell yourself that you are "enough" to go to college, do it. Because veterinary is so hard and sometimes disgusthing.
Reply:A vet student needs to have taken their pre-vet courses which is heavy in the sciences -- traditionally courses such as biology, anatomy and physiology (Not 'human anatomy' in college as that doesn't transfer) chemistry, biochem, organic chem, physics and others. I believe that the person needs to have earned a bachelor's degree before being considered for vet school. Cornell is one of the ivy leagues so I'm just presuming that it has quite a reputable vet medicine program.





For US colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ





Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges: http://www.aavmc.org





For general career info: http://www.bls.gov/oco and search 'veterinary medicine'.