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I want to be a vet. I’m 19 and in high school I wasn’t exactly in all honors classes but I wasn’t a slacker either. I’m starting college this fall and I want to major in Veterinarian and minor in criminal justice to be apart of the ASPCA. When I tell people this they never take me seriously. They laugh it off like I’m joking because it’s not like I could ever manage something like that. I know it’s a lot of hard work and a lot of studying but it’s something that I really want to do. My family even laughed at me… Am I in over my head? Should I give up before even trying to avoid more humiliation? Or should I attempt to prove them wrong?
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My parents refused to even help me go to college it was wasted on a girl. They offered to pay for my brothers, but they refused. (later they went paying their own way)
I went anyway without their help. On those days it seemed too hard to keep going I just remembered them telling me I would not make it and it would be a waste, nothing is a better incentive.
You have a goal, a dream to follow. You want to help animals, follow your dreams, and every time it seems too hard, look back at what you have already accomplished and dig your heels in, you can do it.
Yes I graduated, I used my degree, I was the first in my family to graduate college and my parents were proud. They offered my sister money for college the next year after I showed a girl could do it.
You can do anything you want to do. I say do it and prove them wrong. I don’t think they’re laughing at you because they think you can’t do it, they just know that it is hard work and takes a lot of dedication for a long time to become a veterinarian. If you are serious though, and will not quit or back out of it, you can do it.
if you think you have what it takes, don’t hesitate, because if you do something other than what you really wanted to do, you’ll end up heavily regretting.
you’ll have to study alot tho.
don’t do it just to prove your family wrong, do it if you feel you are capable of it.
good luck!
They’re just jealous. Either that, or stupid. They don’t realize your true potential, but that’s okay — know that you can do WHATEVER you set out to complete, and go for it. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.
And I want to work with animals and teach when I get older (as well as SPCA stuff), so kudos to you for wanting to help animals!
Don’t close any doors yet. You can do this. Work hard and don’t let anything get in your way. Party less than you want to and study more than you want to!
Do what you want, and if you really want it, you’ll make more of an effort. To heck with what everybody else thinks. It’s your future and your career.
dont attempt to prove them wrong,
do it! if its what u wanna do, fight for it!
wasn’t exactly in all honors…but wasn’t a slacker
hmm does that mean you worked hard but weren’t getting a solid B?
Nobody, even you, knows what you are capable of.
But. your academic performance is an excellent predictor of …
your future academic performance.
To get to be a vet, you need to get into vet school (and of course have the chops to master the material) to get into vet school you need to out compete enough of the other applicants to get a seat. It is VERY competitive, so your grades are the best predictor of whether you will be sucessful or not. Actually, grades mean very little given that they do not evaluate your drive, focus and innate intelligence. SO they are the best indicator we have, but not very good.
I assume you know that you’ll have to get a bachelors (4 years) and then a DMV (4 years) and you’ll need the $$ to do it. SO I presume in addition to getting solid B or better grades you’ve got a part time job to build up the savings you need. And that you know a solid B just will not be good enough in college?
Its nice that all the fantasy answers here say “you can do anything” but in the real world, you are already handicapped by your lack of focus and drive, so far. Not to say you can’t do it, just that each day you don’t focus on that, including getting experience with animals, is a day you fall behind.
My best GUESS is if you’re that worried about humiliation and being in over your head, along with the not so hot grades and the obvious lack of focus in even talking about a minor not related to getting you into Vet school that you ARE in over your head. But I don’t know, nobody knows what you are capable of. Why not try it one term at a time? Failure is not an option. By that I mean if you can not sucessfully out compete the majority of your peers, term after term, drop the idea and move on. You’ll have learned something about yourself. Colleges are in business to take your money, so they will allow you to waste four years getting a Bachelors you won’t be able to use, so you need to become self guiding. Self guiding individuals listen to others but don’t don’t let others define them. (Including Yahoo Answers)
Sometimes in life we need to believe in ourselves before others can believe in us. Sometimes you will be lonely in life and you will be the only one pushing yourself and encouraging yourself, but don’t give up. Let them talk, let them think what they want, if its your dream then go for it.
People are more likely to believe us when they see us do something instead of talking about things. You have to understand that everyone has a dream and everyone talks about what it is but few people pursue their dream. I think that’s why they might not believe you just yet, they think you’re just talking.
Don’t do it to prove anything to them. You should never prove anything to another person unless its earning trust or something similar. You should do it for yourself, prove it to yourself. Why give up now, just because they don’t believe in you?
The only time that you should ever give up is when you are dead. Otherwise go for it girl. You sound smart and I’m sure that you can do it. Heck, even 60 year old grandmothers have become doctors.
I think that in life you have to believe in yourself and do whatever you want to do. If you have a dream of doing something, go ahead and chase it. Its your life, not anyone elses. Don’t let other people put you off. I wanted to go and live abroad in Greece and nobody beleived I’d ever do it. I’ve been living there for five years. Now I am back in Scotland and starting a course in college. I’m doing midwifery and I remember my mum telling me it wasn’t a good idea! Thats how much support she gave me. Sometimes you have to just do whats in your heart and don’t listen to people who put you down. You can do anything.
I was in a similar situation as you were when I graduated high school and applied to college. It got so bad with my family and friends that I ended up dropping out of college after one semester. Then I worked for a long time and finally I thought, “I’ll be damned if I’m going to let their comments dictate how I live my life.” I became more determined than ever before and I applied to university, was accepted, finished my B.A. in Psychology and am now in grad school. You CAN do this if you really want it bad enough. Even if you didn’t score top of the line in high school, you can prove yourself in college and veterinarian school in the future. Like the Nike Slogan… Just Do It!
Your question hit a nerve with me as I was in the same position as you about 6 years ago. My friends were all top ten in the class and I was not. I had high hopes of going to a great college getting my degree in physical therapy and going to med school. I was laughed at by all my friends and some family based on my attitude in high school. I decided to stick to my guns and go for it anyways, because it was something I really wanted for myself and I knew I would always regret it if I didn’t at least try. I graduated last year with a doctorate of physical therapy from Northeastern University and I am now in Med school. It took a lot of hard work on my part, but I could not be happier. If this is something you really want for yourself then I say go for it, be prepared for set backs but stick to it and I’m sure you will reach your goal. It does not matter what your friends or even family believes as long as you believe in yourself. If you doubt yourself for even one second then you will start to lose site of your goals in life. Don’t do it to prove them wrong do it because this is what you want in life.