I am going to agree with what most of the posters have said. Debt is a huge issue. I’m not sure my son would have gone into it if he knew he would have huge debt. (He will not luckily). His fiancee was pre-med. She is now going to PA school because after a lot of research and working with MDs and PAs decided that was what she really wanted to do. Their classes were very similar but he did have a couple of classes that she did not. Some schools require animal nutrition so check out what each school she may be applying to requires. Many are still not requiring the GRE. For experience she needs to find a vet that will give her an outstanding recommendation. Get as varied experience as possible even if it is 20 hours in some areas. Volunteer to follow around an equine vet, ask an emergency vet if she can watch a shift (many of those hours are at night or weekends), get work at a SA clinic, see if she can volunteer helping at an animal shelter. Grades and experience are what most vet schools are looking for. Be prepared to fully justify the “Why the change from human medicine to vet med” question. It will be asked and will be looked at carefully by schools that interview. My son is a second year in vet school now and is doing great but this semester is VERY hard and he basically has no life but studying. He is counting the hours to summer vacation.
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