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Once you are enrolled in school, talk to your academic advisor. They can help you come up with a plan for your degree.
Prospective veterinarians must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. There are 28 colleges in 26 States that meet accreditation standards set by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (U.S. Department of Labor) indicated directly below this answer section.
This is entirely a "subjective" question. What is "much time off" to one person, is "not much time off" to another. So it depends how much time you want to be off. Having said that, the answer to this depends entirely on you and the circumstances that you make for yourself. If you choose to have your own practice all by yourself, and choose to locate in remote rural sections of the country, having planned time off is dicey. You can plan it, but never know when there will be an emergency that calls you back. However, if you join a medical team of other vets, you can plan your time off and pretty much expect that you will be able to fully enjoy it. Generally speaking, there is no reason why you cannot expect to take a reasonable amount of time off, say two weeks vacation a year, with time off for holidays added in.