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  • PSAT

    PSAT
    I took the PSAT test at Palmer in the morning.
  • College investigating

    College investigating
    Start looking at colleges and sorting through mail and start to decide which colleges I am most interested in.
  • Scholarship search

    Scholarship search
    Start looking at scholarships and deciding which one's to apply for.
  • PSAT scores

    PSAT scores
    Recieved my PSAT scores. For reading I scored higher than 99% of sophomores, for math I scored higher than 86% of sophomores and for writing I scored higher than 90% of sophomores. Overall I was in the 88 percentile when compared with college bound juniors.
  • Shadow

    Shadow
    Shadowing at High Plains Veterinary Hospital to watch a sugery by Dr. Ann Pierce who I interviewed. After the interview she invited me to come and see a sugery on a Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday afternoon.
  • AP test

    AP test
    Take the AP statistics test at 12:00 pm
  • Start Junior year

    Start Junior year
    Start junior year taking Biology HL in IB and either Enviornmental Societies and Systems or Physics
  • PSAT

    PSAT
    Take the PSAT again and apply for the National Merit Scholarship
  • Recieve PSAT Scores

    Recieve PSAT Scores
    Recieve my PSAT scores and see if I qualify for the National Merit Scholorship
  • Start planning college visits

    Start planning college visits
    Start narrowing down which colleges to visit
  • Take the SAT or ACT

    Take the SAT or ACT
    Take the SAT test or the ACT test
  • Scholarships

    Scholarships
    Apply for Scholarships
  • Take IB exams

    Take IB exams
    Take my IB exams for Math Studies and either Physics or Enviornmental Societies and Systems
  • College Visits

    College Visits
    Visit Colleges with parents
  • Start Applying for Colleges

    Start Applying for Colleges
    After visiting start applying for colleges and make sure to have a couple of choices.
  • Scholarships

    Scholarships
    Apply for Scholarships
  • Take AP exam

    Take AP exam
    Take the AP Calculus exam
  • Take IB Exams

    Take IB Exams
    Take IB exams for Biology, Psychology, English, and Spanish
  • Graduate

    Graduate
    Graduate High School
  • Attend College

    Attend College
    Attend a 4 year college to get my undergraduate degree in either a pre-vet program or in a major recommended by CSU such as microbiology. Colleges that have a pre-vet program are Western State Colorado University, Ohio Weslyan University and many more.
  • Apply for Vet School

    Apply for Vet School
    Apply for Vet school at CSU Fort Collins. Only one in every three applicants are accepted so there is no guarantee on making it in the first time applying. Many say that Vet school is more competative than Medical school.
  • Graduate

    Graduate
    Graduate with an Bacholars degree as my undergraduate
  • Start Vet School

    Start Vet School
    If I am accepted the first time I apply, I will begin a 4 year vet school.
  • Work in the Teaching hospital

    Work in the Teaching hospital
    CSU has an on campus teaching hospital that students get to start working in 2-3 years in to Vet School
  • Graduate

    Graduate
    Graduate from Vet School
  • Become Liscense

    Become Liscense
    A vet has to have a liscense in the state they practice in just like doctors.
  • Get a Job

    Get a Job
    From my interview I have learned that many vets have a job lined up for them before they graduate vet school. I hope to have a job lined up to go into after vet school.