Need advice for new career direction as DVM

Yes. I have been a bit vague, and perhaps confused classes that are required to apply to a DVM program, versus classes that might be useful or of interest to students who might also be interested in a DVM program.

I am not aware of any classes that are required for a DVM program that are not also required for an MD program. As far as I know completing the required classes to apply as an MD also completes the classes that you need to apply for a DVM. However, I might have missed something. Your daughter should check this with a pre-vet advisor at your daughter’s previous university or with admissions at a school with a good DVM program.

There is no doubt however that the “other activities” are different. My daughter had essentially no experience in a “human medical” environment, and a LOT of experience with animals in many ways.

I am also not sure about the MCAT versus GRE. My daughter did NOT take the MCAT. She did take the GRE. At least one of her top choices did not require the GRE (nor MCAT), but most of her other top choices did require it (or at least one of the two).

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