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Looking for anyone who has experience with homeschooling kids, possibly through high school, and the kids successfully entering college in premed or prevet.
Ds has a big interest in veterinary school and I was looking at a college recommended for prevet that supposedly has a high acceptance to vet school(rumored to be very hard to get into vet school) and really hands on learning. Right up ds's alley. It really does look like fun 
I got quickly overwhelmed with transcripts, requirements, tests, the cost(!), and am feeling a little, hmmmmmm...scared?  I am wondering if I am preparing him well, worried about how they feel about homeschooling, etc. I know it can be very intense and hard.
While dh and I thought we would put ds in high school, ds wants to stat home and we are considering it.
So, I am looking for stories. Doctors/vets/dentists that were homeschooled (and for how long)and how they did. What were the challenges?
Thanks...
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You might call the college and talk to them specifically about homeschoolers.. you'll get a much better feel for what they think and if they're willing to work with you.
There is always the option to school at home through an accredited distance/online/coorespondance type of school.
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I know at least one girl who was homeschooled all the way through high school who is now in veterinary school. She was a National Merit Scholar and graduated from Grove City College (University?). Not sure which vet school she is attending, but I think it's probably Virginia Tech, as that is our *state* vet school (there is some sort of co-op deal where Maryland students are considered in-state at that vet school because we don't have one of our own.)
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http://admissions.illinois.edu/faq/home_school.html
I know the U of IL has a vet program. Here is their FAQ page for Homeschoolers.
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If you are interested in going to vet school, it is enormously helpful to live in a state with a vet school and have residency. Vet schools will always give preference to in-state students and most only accept a few out of state students (usually contracted from other states).
Another thing that vet schools really like to see at admissions is experience in the animal husbandry field. That could mean you were raised on a farm or worked for a vet, volunteered at a wild-life re-hab center, a zoo, etc.
That is where I think homeschooled students really have an advantage... using their extra flexibility in scheduling to obtain the practical experience
that vet schools and colleges want to see. Also, that experience will really help students know if vet med is the right match for them.
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Marcia wrote:
http://admissions.illinois.edu/faq/home_school.html
I know the U of IL has a vet program. Here is their FAQ page for Homeschoolers. |
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I wish ALL colleges would have that!!
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SeaStar wrote:
If you are interested in going to vet school, it is enormously helpful to live in a state with a vet school and have residency. Vet schools will always give preference to in-state students and most only accept a few out of state students (usually contracted from other states).
Another thing that vet schools really like to see at admissions is experience in the animal husbandry field. That could mean you were raised on a farm or worked for a vet, volunteered at a wild-life re-hab center, a zoo, etc.
That is where I think homeschooled students really have an advantage... using their extra flexibility in scheduling to obtain the practical experience
that vet schools and colleges want to see. Also, that experience will really help students know if vet med is the right match for them. |
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He will LOVE you for suggesting volunteering/jobs  He does 4H, was an officer this year, and people tell me that is an awesome start. Unfortunately, he is too young for a lot of animal jobs and volunteer work right now. He has shadowed our vet and didn't want to come home. He is waiting on the age of 15-16 to be able to actually DO something with animals for "work" besides care for his chickens, dog, rabbits, and snake.
We do have an in state vet school and my sister has volunteered to have him live with her in NC, in a few years, and work to establish residency for the NC State option. I hope we don't have to do that--I'll miss him--and probably be stuck caring for his menagerie
Thanks everyone--I am feeling a little more confident.
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Oh, yes- vet schools love to see 4H on an application.
It sounds like you are doing all the right things, and having that in-state vet school is the ace in your pocket. It is very difficult to get into a vet school as an out of state student. Another tip... do your undergrad work at the college that has the vet school.
It sounds like your ds is a neat boy. I wish him all good luck in following his dreams!
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Is it Findley? One of dd friends just toured there and they take transfer credits. However it is still a 4 year program but some good grades in college level classes couldn't hurt.  Annie
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wifemommy wrote:
| Is it Findley? One of dd friends just toured there and they take transfer credits. However it is still a 4 year program but some good grades in college level classes couldn't hurt. Annie |
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Yes, yes it is!! It sounds like the perfect place for ds, if he continues to want to follow this path. He will lose motivation if he cannot work with animals.
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