<p>I want to eventually go to Veterinary school, but I'm trying to decide between the biology program at Rice and the animal science program at Cornell. Any suggestions? </p>
<p>Info about the quality of the programs would be great, but also I would like to know more about the general vibe of the two schools. Which students are more down-to-earth? I live in Wisconsin, so I'm used to winter, so would Houston be too much of a change in weather? Any info is helpful!</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>uhm yeah cornell definately</p>
<p>tough decision, my advice is pick up the phone and talk to the pre vet advisor at each school (if they have one) and get a sense as to which one will give you the better opportunity to pursue your goals. that is one factor as well as other factors, such as location, price, etc. good luck to you!</p>
<p>Cornell has the number 1 vet school in the country. You must be able to take advantage of that in some way in An Sci.</p>
<p>I would take Rice. Biology would be somewhat more open and general, and allow you to make other choices later.</p>
<p>Cornell’s Vet School has been ranked #1 for four consecutive years by US News. Ithaca is a wonderful college town with a very relaxed vibe. Cornell must be a wonderful place as evidenced by ArarVen’s attempts to be admitted from the Cornell waitlist!</p>
<p>Lol how is this even a question, if you want to be a vet, it makes sense to choose the school with the number one program in the country.</p>
<p>Plus, Cornell is awesome.</p>
<p>I had this same decision last year, except I was in engineering. Cornell is more advantageous if you want to do pre-vet… after all, we have a specific an sci major + the best vet school in the country. As for Cornell, the people here are pretty nice, but also ridiculously diverse (there might be people who you won’t like) - however, that speaks for pretty much any university - you definitely can find people who you can socialize with / relate to here at Cornell. Rice, however, probably is a more “laid back” school, but I don’t think that should be your deciding factor. </p>
<p>Congrats by the way, you really can’t go wrong either way.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies! Other concerns:</p>
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<li><p>I’m not very interested in greek life, and I’ve heard it has a strong presence on campus… I know it’s about 30% in greek life, but how obvious is this for the non-greek students? </p></li>
<li><p>Also, how nice are the dorms compared to other college dorms you’ve seen?</p></li>
<li><p>How cut-throat are the students? And I’ve heard of horror stories about the harsh grading curve… how true is this?</p></li>
<li><p>Lastly, how happy would you describe the students??</p></li>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
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<li><p>The great thing about Cornell is that even if 30% of the students are in Greek life, that still leaves 10,000 undergrads who are not in frat or sorority. You should have a great social life either way.</p></li>
<li><p>I wouldn’t describe the academics as cut throat. In fact, grading-wise, Cornell is very much in line with other top schools (its average GPA is around a 3.4). The academics are challenging but the grading is more than fair. </p></li>
<li><p>The vast majority of students are very happy. There are a few who would’ve liked to be in the city or who would’ve wanted better weather but those of things they should’ve known before coming to Cornell.</p></li>
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<p>For your major specifically, having a top vet school right on campus is a tremendous asset in terms of research opportunities and interactions with animals.</p>
<p>The other thing is the difference in locales. TX is horribly hot. Not my cup of tea. Cornell weather will be much closer to a Midwest-type weather.</p>