Hey guys.
It's that time in my life to be stressing over college- woohoo. :help2:
I'm sure about two things:
-I want to study veterinary medicine(I'm also considering botany, holistic medicine, lots of the bio-med options, but leaning towards vet)
-I want to study overseas.
I'm in the US now, in Florida, so it would be a giant transition to move to Canada, but studying overseas is something I want to do for several reasons. I have lived in Europe and in the US back and forth through out most of my life, and my sister is studying in the UK, so it is definitely an option for me that isn't too far fetched.
The main reason is that it is so much faster, at least in the UK, or in Australia. In the US you first get a bachelor's in some form of biology or chemistry, and THEN you go to vet school, It takes around 8-10 years, yikes.
In the UK however, you go straight to vet school without the bachelor's. It takes about 5 years on a normal program, 4 years on a rushed and 6 years on a long, to get your full veterinary license and doctorate, with surgical licenses and everything. It is so much faster, and honestly not much more expensive than studying out of state. And I mean not much more expensive per semester, cutting the study time IN HALF is obviously a cash saver if I've ever seen one.
The uni where my sister is studying russian and english has a good vet program, so I imagine we would move in together and save cash that way, too.
Anyways, all that to say, I need to broaden my choices as much as possible because I do realize that vet school is insanely hard to get in to and the dream of thousands of little girls who love animals. From my understanding, in Canada one first gets a pre-vet two-year degree, and then moves on to vet school, and it takes about 6 years. That is just what I read on a couple websites, and some of the details were very confusing.
Can any Canada-natives explain how university in Canada works? How difficult is it to get a residency or citizenship for studying? What about loans? How expensive is uni in Canada, compared to the US or the UK?
I read that there are 5 veterinary schools in Canada, one of them being in Montreal, so that means 4 for me because I do NOT speak French except for my 3 years of high school french class(I can barely say where I went last weekend!). Are they all considered "good"?
I also read that an average of 400 veterinarians graduate from all 4 of these schools per year, which is scary as heck. Heeeeeeeeeelp! :cries:
It's that time in my life to be stressing over college- woohoo. :help2:
I'm sure about two things:
-I want to study veterinary medicine(I'm also considering botany, holistic medicine, lots of the bio-med options, but leaning towards vet)
-I want to study overseas.
I'm in the US now, in Florida, so it would be a giant transition to move to Canada, but studying overseas is something I want to do for several reasons. I have lived in Europe and in the US back and forth through out most of my life, and my sister is studying in the UK, so it is definitely an option for me that isn't too far fetched.
The main reason is that it is so much faster, at least in the UK, or in Australia. In the US you first get a bachelor's in some form of biology or chemistry, and THEN you go to vet school, It takes around 8-10 years, yikes.
In the UK however, you go straight to vet school without the bachelor's. It takes about 5 years on a normal program, 4 years on a rushed and 6 years on a long, to get your full veterinary license and doctorate, with surgical licenses and everything. It is so much faster, and honestly not much more expensive than studying out of state. And I mean not much more expensive per semester, cutting the study time IN HALF is obviously a cash saver if I've ever seen one.
The uni where my sister is studying russian and english has a good vet program, so I imagine we would move in together and save cash that way, too.
Anyways, all that to say, I need to broaden my choices as much as possible because I do realize that vet school is insanely hard to get in to and the dream of thousands of little girls who love animals. From my understanding, in Canada one first gets a pre-vet two-year degree, and then moves on to vet school, and it takes about 6 years. That is just what I read on a couple websites, and some of the details were very confusing.
Can any Canada-natives explain how university in Canada works? How difficult is it to get a residency or citizenship for studying? What about loans? How expensive is uni in Canada, compared to the US or the UK?
I read that there are 5 veterinary schools in Canada, one of them being in Montreal, so that means 4 for me because I do NOT speak French except for my 3 years of high school french class(I can barely say where I went last weekend!). Are they all considered "good"?
I also read that an average of 400 veterinarians graduate from all 4 of these schools per year, which is scary as heck. Heeeeeeeeeelp! :cries: