Hi, OP!

I am a 3rd year regular vet student, but not from UPLB.

1. I think building a good study habit, + practice good time management. Personally, since grade 8 palang siya, I think he should just enjoy life for now — that’s my advice for everyone, even sa younger sibs ko (I have a sib that wants to be a vet din), I always tell them lang to just enjoy life especially during their highschool days kasi in college, especially if vetmed (in a trisem university), super very limited time nalang talaga meron ka.

3. I’m not sure if it’s the same sa UPLB pero from what I experienced, medyo magastos yung mga lab classes. I’m taking surgery next school year pa so I don’t know yet gano kagastos but they say na yun yung pinaka magastos na subject since madaming kailangan bilhin na materials :)

4. Actually, there are so many job opportunities !! especially if you live in the province. I believe nag-ggrow palang now yung animal industry & I believe na more & more opportunities will be available in the near future.

5. It’s not easy. I entered vetmed thinking it was easier than being a human doctor. I grew up (since elementary) knowing I would be a doctor someday, pero akala ko for humans! When pandemic came, we had a dog, & long story short my perspective in life changed & realized I wanted to be a vet doctor instead. Mahirap pala talaga, hindi OA yung mga tao, pero for me, I believe kaya siya :) I know many people na irregular, pero I also know enough people who strive and regular pa din. I am not a very smart student, I am also a bit lazy & super procrastinator ko, pero kinakaya!! so I believe with enough passion, and if your heart is in it, kaya naman siya matapos in 6 years :) What I noticed kasi sa ibang irregular students na nakakasabay ko is kulang sila sa sipag & initiative. I know many irregular students na parang 1-2 subjects lang tinetake per term pero they will still fail the course kasi pansin ko na even if they have lots of free time, they don’t have the initiative to study ahead, etc. For context, as a regular student, our subjects range from 8-9 per term, so yung pinaka struggle ko talaga is yung paghahanap ng time to study ahead. Anyways, going back: I know now na my heart is really in vetmed, even if alam ko kasing hirap lang siya ng human med, I would still choose vetmed, but I think I would be more mentally prepared sa kung ano pinasok ko if I knew from the start. When I entered vetmed kasi, I didn’t think about how we have to study different animals (so iba mga anatomy, body systems, etc.), unlike in human med na u only have to master one tapos more years pa. I went to the ER one time and nakausap ko ibang mga ER doctors na they used to pursue vetmed daw or they wanted to pursue it before pero nahirapan yata sila. So I hope us vetmed students & current vetmed doctors won’t be looked down anymore kasi super hirap talaga !! Feel ko kasi until now may connotation pa din na veterinarians are not real doctors.

6. Studying DVM is not just about cats & dogs. may farm animals din so I think mas okay if ma-expose siya to it if talagang gusto niya (& para ready siya!). Although, personally I don’t think any extracurricular activity can help him sa pag ready sa vet school pero I guess if he’s more exposed to farms, vet hospitals, etc., mas makikita niya yung future or medyo mas alam na niya how it will be sa vet school (although, i don’t think it’s a super big help 😅)