Is becoming a vet difficult?

Before you even apply to vet school though, you'll also need to study for and take the GRE or MCAT. Sometimes you even have to test more than once in order to get the score you want.

Once you're in a veterinary program, school becomes your full-time job, as you will regularly have eight-hour days of lectures, labs, and clinical rotations. Before you graduate, you'll also need to study for your licensing exam and then take that test. This one can also take more than one attempt to pass.

After you've graduated and obtained your license, you can choose to pursue an internship or a specialization program. These are very often worthwhile, but they require even more time, and you still likely won't be getting paid much, if anything, while you're in them.

All of these steps require lots of studying and likely not a lot of money or free time, but your hard work will pay off. Just be sure you know what you're getting into so that you can be sure this is the path you want to take before you get in too deep.

If you are passionate and disciplined about your work, though, you're highly likely to be successful in your endeavor to become a vet.