When and where can I get forms for scholarships for big animal vet schools

[Nerdy farmer]

I started off in the medical field as a CNA RNA you name it I started going for it I have learned elderly or not as nice as animals and would like to start working with cows and horses sheeps goats you name it the larger animal breeds. I'm not very rich CNAs make possibly less than most minimum wage jobs and would like to know where I can possibly get a scholarship possibly to start my new career.please and thank you. Oh I live on a sheep and goat farm just a fyi no I'm not administering to them at this moment but I would like to in the future after I get my vet schooling.

 

[Pigeony]

I started off in the medical field as a CNA RNA you name it I started going for it I have learned elderly or not as nice as animals and would like to start working with cows and horses sheeps goats you name it the larger animal breeds. I'm not very rich CNAs make possibly less than most minimum wage jobs and would like to know where I can possibly get a scholarship possibly to start my new career.please and thank you. Oh I live on a sheep and goat farm just a fyi no I'm not administering to them at this moment but I would like to in the future after I get my vet schooling.

Honestly don't think there's many veterinary scholarships out there, it's kinda an industry where you're expected to either already have the money or take out significant loans during school that you pay off through your future career much like with people going to med school. Master's, PhDs and other higher education often don't have many scholarship opportunities. If you can't do it without a scholarship, there's veterinary technicians, and they have less schooling requirements (depends partially on state/location, some let you learn on the job) and you would work with animals, but would probably make about the same as a CNA/RNA.

 

[Nerdy farmer]

Honestly don't think there's many veterinary scholarships out there, it's kinda an industry where you're expected to either already have the money or take out significant loans during school that you pay off through your future career much like with people going to med school. Master's, PhDs and other higher education often don't have many scholarship opportunities. If you can't do it without a scholarship, there's veterinary technicians, and they have less schooling requirements (depends partially on state/location, some let you learn on the job) and you would work with animals, but would probably make about the same as a CNA/RNA.

Thank you for your input I appreciate that.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Check your state university websites. Most states all vets have to pass the same boards no matter what they plan on specializing in. And vet school is a huge time commitment.

It's a doctorate degree, which means before you can apply to vet school you usually need to get a bachelor's degree first, though some schools do allow admission without a degree. For example, this is the university of Illinois vet school policy on applying without a degree.

Individuals may apply without a B.S. or B.A. degree but they are required to complete a minimum of 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university, including 44 hours of science courses.

Then vet school itself is usually a 4 year program (sometimes 3 year) with intense time requirements particularly in the third and fourth years.

And after all that, as a veterinarian you still have to deal with people. Unfortunately, the majority of medical work involves dealing with people no matter if its human medicine or animal medicine. Veterinarians have to deal with ignorance and people refusing to do what's in an animal's best interest for many reasons, including laziness, lack of money, and selfishness (such as having the money but not wanting to spend it on an animal or, sometimes worse, not wanting to end the animal's suffering because they don't want to face their own grief).

I second the suggestion of looking into vet tech programs. They're usually a two year program at a technical/community college so they're significantly less intense in both money and time. And while techs do still have to work with people (owners) they have less of a roll in helping owners make decisions.