Animal Science major -- chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Is it unwise to apply to only four or five universities? I want to major in animal science or animal biology (planning to become a vet) and would prefer to stay in California, but there aren't that many schools here that have those majors. I'm not, however, adverse to going out-of-state.</p>

<p>Right now I plan to apply – or have already applied – to the following schools:</p>

<p>UCD
UCSB
Cal Poly SLO
Cal Poly Pomona</p>

<p>Are there any others that might fit?</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.26 W (don’t know UW)
Class rank: 45/675</p>

<p>SAT Scores
SAT – 720 CR, 670 W (Essay 11), 590 M (just retook)
SAT II – Biology 770, U.S. History 690 (retaking U.S. History)</p>

<p>AP Exams
1. European History – 5
2. U.S. History – 4
3. Biology – 5
4. Psychology – 5
5. English Lang/Comp – 3 (ugh)</p>

<p>Classes</p>

<p>9th
1. Biology – B, A
2. World Geography (H) – A, A
3. Algebra 1 – B, B
4. English 1 (H) – A, A
5. Spanish 1 – A, A</p>

<p>10th
1. AP European History – A, A
2. Chemistry – B, B
3. Geometry – B, B
4. English II (H) – A, A
5. Spanish 2 – A, A</p>

<p>11th
1. AP Biology – B, A
2. AP US History – B, A
3. AP Psychology – A, A
4. AP English Lang/Comp – A, A
5. Algebra II/Trig. – A, B
6. Spanish 3 – A, A</p>

<p>12th
1. AP US Gov’t and Politics/AP Microeconomics
2. AP Art History
3. AP Spanish Language
4. AP English Lit.
5. Precalculus
6. Physics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Will this hurt my chances? I didn’t really get involved with much and wasn’t exactly consistent, but… here they are.
– KIWIN’s (9-10)
– CSF (9-12)
– American Heart Association (12)</p>

<p>What else do they consider besides ECs, sports, and/or work? I’ve done other things, but I don’t know if they’d care to hear about them.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>silvanewolf:</p>

<p>UCSB/UCD: Safety</p>

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<p>I would suggest Cornell, even though it is very very far.</p>

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<p>I've considered Cornell, but I don't think I can get in.</p>

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<p>Penn State is known for having a good animal science major. Again, being on the east coast - it's very far from CA.</p>

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<p>I thinking about becomming a vet too...
UC Davis has a excellent pre-vet program.
You should volunteer in local animal hospitals or zoo.
They check those stuffs when you apply to vet schools.
And i think you need to work on ur math...</p>