When I grow up I wanna…???

I wanted to be a tennis player (because I loved watching tennis) but Im not really good at it. =P
Im not sure what I want to be when Im older. Haha.

I think i wanted to be a singer ever since i was four (the first time my parents plopped me onto a stage in front of people and instructed me to sing). I can still remember that, and all of my singing performances..now i`m going to be doing psychology at uni next year, but i`m still thinking of doing music as a double degree.I still want to be a singer, but you know- not very good odds! haha

Your probably right apricot, i think a lot might, depending on what kind of veterinary practice they run, and the type of animals they look after. The one I take my cat to though, does everything himself, which I like, it means that he is able to pick up on any abnormalities, and let us know sooner if there is anything wrong…

True pink sapphire but I think vets branch off and specialise in spacific areas…eg – dental..exotic..physio…however elephants fangs would differ to a horses…and yes I totally agree being a vet would entail heaps……my 45c

The girls above me are right, but i think there is another reason too…
Vets aren`t just animal doctors, they are dentists, physios, surgeons & everything else in between. Think about it, they perform all levels of care on our animals, think about the number of different medical practitioners/ specialists you have been to, the vet does all of these, plus more.

Hmmmmm I see blood and guts on a daily basis (amonst other things)…you do get used to it trust me!! I used to almost faint all the time…………..actually when I was in school and the careers people came around I inquired about becoming an embalmist, but when I told my family my mother threw her hands in the air and said “”where did I go wrong”” and threatened to take me to a shrink…so there axed that idea!!

Yeah, animal anatomy is so diverse compared t humans we are pretty much all the same! I wanted to be a vet too elmo, it seemed quite a popular dream amongst young people! Except i dont think i could handle seeing the animals in pain or discomfort, even if i was meant to be helping them. i pretty much cry everytime i watch rspca rescue on telly!

AliceJane is right – it is a lot to do with how much those courses are in demand.
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However it also makes sense with vet science being higher than human medicine as when you`re a vet you have to study and learn the anatomies of HEAPS of different animals – as opposed to just learning the human body in medicine. When you think of it that way it does make more sense…
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I also used to want to be a vet when I was younger coz I`ve always loved animals and they loved me – so being a vet seemed perfect choice…except I can`t stand blood, and I””m prone to fainting, so there went that idea!

I wanted to be so rich that I didn`t have to work. I`m still waiting… 🙂

The reason for the higher entrance requirement is nothing to do with being more valued. It`s all to do with how many places are available in the courses. A course with few places and a lot of demand will have a higher entrance score than a course with more places or less demand. The scores aren`t set in advance, either. The published scores are the score of last person to actually be offered a place in that course. They start by offering places to the applicants with the highest marks and work their way down.

Also, for anyone stressing about the HSC, you can always redo it at TAFE the following year if you don`t get a good enough result the first time!

Wow thats crazy! I never knew you had to get a higher score to be a vet compared to a doctor. Strange enough it makes it seem that they value the lives more animals than humans LOL