<p>If I go to a CSU instead of a UC for my bachelors will it hinder my chances of getting into veterinary school? Plain and simple. (Don't care to hear about how I should go to a UC instead, already heard it plenty). Also are there any of you here that have success stories of going to a CSU for your Bachelors and getting into Vet school? Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>I didn’t go to either school, but I am a vet student (4th year at Iowa State). I can’t speak for all vet schools, but I don’t think most really put an advantage on students who went to undergrad at the same school. There IS of course an advantage to being an in-stater, as most of the public vet schools hold most of their spots for state residents. Basically, as long as you get excellent grades and get vet-related experience outside of school, I think you’re okay. The advantage of going to CSU would be getting more experience IN school, and being more familiar with the vet school, but I’m sure people have already told you that.</p>
<p>I’m having the same problem as you. I got into UC Davis and Cal Poly. I guess with going to CSU is that you’ll be able to get better grades than in UCs since its less competitive.</p>
<p>Word to the wise, would not assume that Cal Poly is less competitive than UC Davis. </p>
<p>But if you are interested in how it has worked out for students applying to UC Davis vet school, visit: [UC</a> Davis School of Veterinary Medicine - Student Programs - Admissions Information](<a href=“http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/subpages/admissions.html]UC”>http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/subpages/admissions.html) and follow the link to the application statistics. UCD is the largest individual source of students. About 9% of the admitted class are from CSUs (with Cal Poly being the highest single CSU) Admit % from UC’s was ~27% and from CSUs was ~8%.</p>
<p>The [Class</a> of 2014](<a href=“http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/class_2014/pdfs/applicationstatistics.pdf]Class”>http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/class_2014/pdfs/applicationstatistics.pdf) statistics show that a majority of the applicants (74 of 146) and accepted students (7 of 13) from the CSU system were from one of the two Cal Poly schools (SLO or Pomona). The Cal Polys have traditionally had strong ag programs, and it’s my impression that they are well established as feeders to UCD vet school. It’s harder to generalize about other CSUs, because they send so few students to vet schools.</p>
<p>The Class of 2014 may not have been a good year for CSU students. The statistics for the previous [Class</a> of 2013](<a href=“http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/class_2013/pdfs/applicationstatistics.pdf]Class”>http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/class_2013/pdfs/applicationstatistics.pdf) show 30 accepted CSU grads (21 from the Cal Polys). Cal Poly SLO had 16 accepted students that year – second only to UCD – and their acceptance rate was higher than the overall rate for UC schools. </p>
<p>If you want to study as a pre-vet in the CSU system, the two Cal Polys are the best bets. SLO may stronger overall, but Pomona may be better for those interested in working with horses.</p>