Do you still have doubts about whether the career you chose is the one that suits you?

Having the ability to look back over an almost 40 year career I can say "sometimes". A supervisor once told me that your favorite job will be the one you are getting ready to go to, or the one you left, normally not the job you are doing now. We always look fondly at things we enjoyed at jobs we left, forgetting the things we disliked. And of course, new and future opportunities are always exciting.

My recommendation...reach out to veterinarians in your community and ask if you could spend an hour or a half-day shadowing them and learning about their career choice. Try to engage with veterinarians from a variety of specialties if possible. A veterinarian who works at a pet store has a different life from a veterinarian who has their own office or a veterinarian who treats exotic or farm animals.

Good answer from Joe above. And yes, I think we all sometimes wonder if we made the right career choice. Most people I talk to say they would do something different if they had it to do over again... but that doesn't mean we're not good at what we do...or that we hate it. And even if you stay in the same career for 30+ years, most people don't stay in the same position. They change work settings, places, positions, etc. I strongly suggest you do volunteer work with a Vet or perhaps at the Humane Society or somewhere like that where you can see and feel what the job is like. And consider a college internship . And don't just look at vets in one setting. A large animal vet's job can look very different from a small animal vet who mostly just sees dogs and cats..and that can look very different from a vet who works for a zoo and sees semi wild animals like elephants and lions! Try getting the folks in the career center to help you with an internship if it's not part of whatever degree program you're enrolled in. I think every college student should do an internship ....you see and learn so much! So many students end up changing their college majors...In fact, over 50% of students change majors at least once. ..so it's not the end of the world if you change your mind. But do your homework.... it's always good advice. :)