There might be other routes to becoming a vet, say by doing a science degree first, but I really think you need to do your leaving cert in order to get into any sort of college. At least, it’s probably the shortest way of doing it, especially if you expect to get good grades. There are Leaving Cert Applied courses and you can go on from there to get a FETAC award, which sometimes can open up degrees to you, but I don’t know if you can become a vet by doing this. Maybe you could ask your career guidance teacher for advice, or there are other career coaches not connected to schools that might be able to help. I found this site http://www.careerguidance.ie/html , maybe you could contact them.

Call the vet school you want to attend and they will tell you what is acceptable. Bottom line, if you want it bad enough, you can put up with the aggrevation, right?

We need good vets! Hang in there and keep your eyes on the prize. Good luck, Suz