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What you might want to do is visit your guidance counselor. There should be some career assessments that you can take to help you figure out what you want to do. You can also try calling your nearest community college to see if you would be allowed to use their Career Center (without being their student) for assessments and research on the careers you are interested. Another idea is to do some job shadowing. Find out exactly what these professionals do by watching them and asking them questions. Nothing better than going straight to the source. Good Luck!!
Also, it's best to try to figure it out early. You want to be able to take the appropriate classes in high school to prepare you for college (math, science etc).
Here is an article on jobs working with animals:
http://www.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/...
I suggest Marine Biologist or Park Manager / Ranger.
I think that animal training or animal behavior sound fascinating! Good luck with whatever you choose!
Visit your guidance counselor. See what they have as courses/colleges in the animal sciences area and check out their programs. Vet schools are extremely hard to get in to. OR go to a vet hospital and volunteer or look for a job if you love dogs, start a dog sitting business, check out the training aspect, a pet store job may lead to something...you are focused, just need advice.glad to see you'd like to persue something you enjoy! Good Luck!
Most colleges accept transfer credits, so I wouldn't worry about that while you're looking for the school you want to attend.
It sounds to me like you aren't completely sure of what you want to do. Take your first two years to get all your basics out of the way and take a couple animal classes too. That way you'll get a clearer idea of all the options you have. Most schools recommend you take your classes in that order anyway.
Very few people say they want to do "x" and then do that for the rest of their lives.
As you grow older, and you gain more knowledge and experiences, your view change on things. What once looked interesting, now may be boring.
And this happens all of your life.
I'm 55. Retired at 52 after working in computer technology for 31 years. After the Internet came along, I started researching grants while at work.
Now retired, I am using those researching skills to find money for scholarships and civic projects. I pass what I find onto my civic organization.
Talked with the Governor of my civic club. He is over a 3 state region. Said what I have been finding is a topic and research area that our national/international office had missed. My info is being passed to clubs in a 6 state area and more.
Yet, if you had asked me back when I was in high school what I wanted to be - the answer was architect.
Just as your view have changed a lot since grade school, in a few years you can look back and see how much you have changed. To me, the real reason for high school and college is not that "they teach you all the knowledge you need in life" but rather they teach you "how to learn and how to apply what you have learned".
You have several interest but they all deal with helping animals. If you went to different universities' websites - and looked at their programs dealing with animals - you will probably see that they share many common classes. So if you take those classes first, it will give you additional time to define which career you want to focus in - at this point in time.
Good luck.
There is seldom a "final answer". It is more often "the next step" in your life.
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