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VIN Foundation | Supporting veterinarians to cultivate a healthy animal community | Blog | Top 5 Mistakes Made by Veterinarians Using Income-driven Repayment

March 20, 2019 In Veterinary questions & answers, Veterinary student debt By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Top 5 Mistakes Made by Veterinarians Using Income-driven Repayment

The below piece was originally published as a guest post on Financial Wellness DVM

Repaying student loans is stressful and complicated. For recent graduate veterinarians, high student loan balances coupled with starting salaries lower than their student debt total are the norm. Depending on the school you attended or the practice type and region where you’re working, your student debt to income ratio is often two or greater. Once your student debt to income ratio gets above one, traditional repayment plans and strategies are financially risky, inflexible, and often more costly.

VIN Foundation | Supporting veterinarians to cultivate a healthy animal community | Blog | In-School Loan Estimator expands VIN Foundation Student Debt Part 2

March 19, 2019 In Veterinary questions & answers, Veterinary resources, Veterinary student debt By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Veterinary Student Debt Questions and Answers Part 2

VIN Foundation has partnered with Under the Microscope to bring you a free follow up webinar: Veterinary Student Debt Questions and Answers Part 2

In Part 1 we covered the basics and answered your questions. For Part 2 we’re working through actual cases. Feel free to add your questions, comments, experiences, and suggestions to add to the conversation by commenting below or emailing us.

Join us for Part 2!

December 16, 2018 In Veterinary questions & answers, Veterinary resources, Veterinary student debt By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Veterinary Student Debt Questions and Answers

VIN Foundation has partnered with Under the Microscope to bring you a free webinar: Veterinary Student Debt Questions and Answers

You asked. You expressed concern. You have questions about how best to handle your student debt.

We have answers.

VIN Foundation | Supporting veterinarians to cultivate a healthy animal community | Resources | Vet School Bound | Apply Smarter to veterinary school | veterinary school admission prerequisites

November 2, 2017 In Apply Smarter, Veterinary questions & answers, Veterinary resources, Veterinary school By VIN Foundation

Veterinary school class recommendations

Choosing a career is more complicated than deciding what to have for dinner or where to go on vacation. Whether you’ve just begun thinking about veterinary medicine as a career or it’s been a lifelong dream, you probably have some questions about how to get there and what you may have to give up along the way.

This post is part of our common questions about becoming a veterinarian and their answers section of our blog. Check out more under the veterinary questions and answers category. We also encourage you to add your own voice and send us your questions. Chances are, if you’re wondering about something, someone else is too.

QUESTION:

Hi, I’m starting community college next fall and I just wanted to know what classes do you guys recommend for me to take that will benefit me and my plan in becoming a veterinarian. My plan is to graduate high school this year and go to DVC then transfer to UC Davis for their veterinary medicine program. I want to be prepared as I can be!