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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 306267" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sweetie, that site is misleading. Often the difference for instate and out of state is four or more times the cost. It really is better financially to wait a year or two to get residency. Just be SURE not to apply until you HAVE residency. Otherwise you might not get the in state residency even if you live and work in the state for a year or two. Sometimes it takes 5 years to get it reclassified. </p><p></p><p>We have an excellent vet school here. It truly turns out top quality vets. The reason vet school is harder to get into and harder to graduate from when compared to doctors and surgeons is simple. People doctors learn ONE system. Vets have to learn about all the different species of animals. So it is much much harder to be a vet. sadly, it pays a LOT less.</p><p></p><p>Don't jump this hurdle until it is in front of you. After 4 years of college your son will be a minimum of 21 or 22. He will be old enough to move away. He will be able to handle it, most likely. That is a LONG way in the future, esp considering your son's current situation. He may go a military route, which would have him away from you far sooner. But military vets DO get preferential treatment in admissions processes. ALSO if you son moves to a town with a good vet school and after a year or so gets a job doing ANYTHING in the vet school then he will also have an "in" with the admissions team. </p><p></p><p>I have seen those two things be HUGE factors in admissions. </p><p></p><p>Also - states with-o vet schools make plans/contracts with states that have vet schools so that a certain &#37; of each admissions class is made up of candidates from those schools. So depending on where he wants to go to school he can live in any of several states to have a better chance to attend that school. </p><p></p><p>But his BEST chance is to live in the town with that school and to work at the school doing anything - but doing it well and cheerfully and being personable to the students and instructors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 306267, member: 1233"] Sweetie, that site is misleading. Often the difference for instate and out of state is four or more times the cost. It really is better financially to wait a year or two to get residency. Just be SURE not to apply until you HAVE residency. Otherwise you might not get the in state residency even if you live and work in the state for a year or two. Sometimes it takes 5 years to get it reclassified. We have an excellent vet school here. It truly turns out top quality vets. The reason vet school is harder to get into and harder to graduate from when compared to doctors and surgeons is simple. People doctors learn ONE system. Vets have to learn about all the different species of animals. So it is much much harder to be a vet. sadly, it pays a LOT less. Don't jump this hurdle until it is in front of you. After 4 years of college your son will be a minimum of 21 or 22. He will be old enough to move away. He will be able to handle it, most likely. That is a LONG way in the future, esp considering your son's current situation. He may go a military route, which would have him away from you far sooner. But military vets DO get preferential treatment in admissions processes. ALSO if you son moves to a town with a good vet school and after a year or so gets a job doing ANYTHING in the vet school then he will also have an "in" with the admissions team. I have seen those two things be HUGE factors in admissions. Also - states with-o vet schools make plans/contracts with states that have vet schools so that a certain % of each admissions class is made up of candidates from those schools. So depending on where he wants to go to school he can live in any of several states to have a better chance to attend that school. But his BEST chance is to live in the town with that school and to work at the school doing anything - but doing it well and cheerfully and being personable to the students and instructors. [/QUOTE]
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