from age <6 I was convinced I was going to be a vet. I have no idea how I even knew what a vet was at that age, as I have no memory of any animal ownership prior to bantams that arrived when I was 6, but such are the vagaries of things that you can't talk children out of, that I remained convinced up to the point that I was enrolled in vet. Six weeks into semester, other things conspired to cause me to drop out, and lack of conviction that it was the right thing to do caused me to not go back the following year, despite the polite letter inviting me to do so.