“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.” – James Allen

I want to be a DVM(Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) that specializes in equine and bovine mammals(that is, horses and cattle). My plan that I've had for a while, is the following: I'll shadow a vet in highschool to gain some experience and ask questions ahead of time. I'd do very well my ACT(or SAT,GED,KLEP..)and get a substantial scholarship. I'd attend pre-vet school at MSU(or Findlay University in Ohio) and I'd attend vet school there too. Throughout my nine years of college, I'd work one, or two jobs. Preferably something at a stable(giving lessons perhaps or caring for horses) and something with ample pay, as ample as a college student can get. I'd graduate(with 200k+ in debt......)and move to either Texas, Florida or Texarkana, Texas probably as I have family there and it's generally cheaper and they have fewer vets that specialize in what I will,(making good business). I'd get a job as a vet working under a vet(owning my own practice isn't practical and too expensive), and look for a place to call my own. Nothing big, a small house, two-three bedrooms,on a fair amount of acreage. I'd then set money aside. Money for basic living;money for paying off college;money for my horses, cattle and land;and money for future retirement and emergencies. I plan on raising cattle, black and red angus, red being the money maker and black also the money maker as true angus is very expensive. I hope to graduate college well before thirty and have an established, secured business in horses and cattle setup by at least my mid-thirties(which, according to a blog I read, is pretty average age). I would like to get married,have one child and own around 200 acres of land with a large house and horses and cattle. A couple dogs would be nice too. 

I'll be scheduling time to shadow a vet this week and hopefully I'll be able to shadow soon. This will help me truly decide whether I wish to really be a vet, which I know I do. I graduate next year, it's crucial I get this shadowing done. Vet school is very expensive and hard. Most vet student that drop out go into human medicine as they make more and it's easier than studying animals. I actually thought about becoming a doctor because I've never liked seeing people suffer. I also discovered I don't like people. Don't get me wrong,  I don't hate mankind and am not plotting everyones destruction. I just don't like having to socialize and constantly talk and physically deal with people. I'm not an introvert,its just my go to excuse. Really when you get to truly know me I don't shut up. Being a doctor means seeing and talking and being kind to people on a daily basis. Even when they're RUDE. Oh, in veterinary medicine you still have to deal with people all the time. Rude, scared, dramatic, emotional and syrupy people every day. But I'll be working with the animals I love and that'll be distraction enough. 

I attended a veterinarian seminar at MSU, where DVMs and professors and students answered questions and gave demonstrations. Vet school is hard. The hardest part of vet school, as I was told, is math. The science is fairly easy and I have a good aptitude for science, it just clicks for me. Math, however, is a struggle, but it's getting much easier. When you get into the vet program, they'll do everything to ensure you DON'T fail. Vet school is also very expensive, which is one reason why fewer are studying to become vets. Those who do study either study for small animals or just specialize in one Area of the body. So on top of not having very many large animal DVMs out there, those that are specialize in one area of the body. There are female vets for large animals, but it's a strenuous job. We'll have to deal with 1200-2000lb animals that are considered unpredictable. It's not for the faint of heart. 

This is my dream and goal. I imagine it'll change a bit here and there for only God truly knows my future. In this I find rest.