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Experience with animals is a requirement to get into a veterinary school. The more time you spend with animals now, the better your chance for acceptance. Experience can be obtained by volunteering at a local veterinary clinic or joining a 4-H group. Experience can also be obtained by raising and showing animals or like kinds of experiences.
Many colleges in the United States have pre-veterinary programs. However, if the college you would like to go to does not have one, have no fear. Basically the pre-veterinary program at most, if not all, colleges is simply a biology degree with perhaps a few minor changes. It is suggested that your look at the admission requirements of several veterinary colleges to decide what courses you should take in college. You should look at the requirements of several colleges because you might not get into the first college applied to.
In college, you should strive to get the best GPA possible. The minimum GPA allowed for acceptance to the veterinary medicine program at UC Davis is 2.5; but the average GPA of those accepted in the year 1999 was 3.54 (Prospective Student). It is also rumored that colleges will look at high school grades when deciding admittance. The minimum number of years to complete the pre-veterinary courses that are required for admittance to a professional veterinary program is two years. However, most people who are accepted to a veterinary school have 4 or more years of college. Out of 798 students which applied to Texas A&M's Veterinary Program, 691 had 4 or more years of preparatory college (Texas A&M). That is 87% of the applicants. In addition to college courses, a number of hours in experience with animals is required. ".a minimum of 300 contact hours with a veterinarian. Exposure to raising animals and veterinary medical-related fields may substitute for some for some of these hours" (Oregon State).
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As you can see, the requirements for getting accepted into veterinary school are high.