Early admission to WSU Vet program

<p>D is interested in a Vet career and has been early accepted into WSU. Can someone who's familiar with the early admission program comment on what fraction of the pre-vet freshman actually get accepted in the animal science/vet program and how common is it for freshman to get weeded out or fail to qualify?</p>

<p>The number of pre-vet freshman admitted to WSU’s vet school is very low. Around 5-6% of applicants get in. On average, that has proven to be around 3-4 students. </p>

<p>With that being said, your daughter should be prepared to work extremely hard as soon as she comes to Pullman. This means gaining research experience, have some clinical experience, and maintain a high GPA. </p>

<p>One of my friends was admitted to the program as a neuroscience major and she has decided to go to Colorado State’s vet school to be closer to home. Her GPA was a 3.9 and she had plenty of extracurricular activities to boot.</p>

<p>If your daughter is willing to work extremely HARD inside and outside of the classroom, she should be in good shape. It’s not easy to get into, especially since she will be competing with honors students and other applicants.</p>

<p>Does she have her heart set on gaining entrance to vet school through this program? And that’s her only reason to come to WSU? If so, it might be helpful to look at other schools because if she doesn’t get into the program, she’ll be stuck at WSU and that may not be her first choice. It could also be a burden financially if that is an issue (especially if you’re out of state). In other words, this program shouldn’t be the only reason to come to WSU.</p>

<p>Hope this helps and feel free to ask more questions about WSU!</p>

<p>ryanaub, thanks for your response, even though it isn’t what we wanted to hear.
This program is really the only reason we’re looking at WSU, or for that matter Purdue, MS State, U Missouri, Vermont etc. :(</p>

<p>A question about the honors program - she had initially just applied to the regular animal science program, and then got a call from WSU, perhaps from an adcom, asking if she wanted to be assigned to the honors college. DD isn’t spectacular academically - mid 1900 SAT/27 ACT, about a half dozen AP courses with 3s and 4s in the ones she’s finished, and about 3.6 unweighted, and 4 weighted - so she wasn’t sure if honors college was a suitable for her. We were planning on visiting WSU to see if it’s a fit, and if she has a reasonable shot at getting early acceptance. </p>

<p>Do you have any knowledge of the rigor of Honors College, the typical credentials of the others there, and the acceptance rate from there to the Vet program? </p>

<p>Again, thanks for your time and knowledge.</p>

<p>I actually had a friend who went all the way to Drexel University in Philadelphia in hopes of getting into their early admit med school program. Unfortunately, he didn’t get in and he had a miserable 4 years there. That’s the only reason I was a little hesitant in my first reply! </p>

<p>I think the Honors College is a great opportunity. In fact, I think it is a requirement that she be a member of the Honors College if she wants to apply for the early admit pre-vet program at WSU. So all of the pre-admit students are Honors students. Other Honors students have at least above a 3.5 GPA and usually a 2000+ SAT so your daughter is not too far off. I think her grades/test scores are just fine for Honors. </p>

<p>As an Honors student she will be taking Honors classes which are great for their smaller class sizes and interesting topics. While it is more work inside the classroom (coursework), there is also a lot of work outside of the classroom (working in a research lab to develop an honors thesis). So if/when you decide to attend WSU talk to the Honors College folk immediately as they will guide you in the right direction. The most important thing is to be absolutely dedicated to school and make sure you find what you’re studying interesting!</p>

<p>It’s also a great idea to visit WSU, that will help a lot. Don’t be afraid to schedule an advising appointment with either the pre-vet advisors and the Honors College people when you visit. The pre-vet people will tell you what the vet school is looking for as far as veterinary experience goes and the Honors College people will tell you what you need to do to stand out as far as extracurriculars/GPA/coursework goes.</p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

<p>Hi Dad<em>of</em>3! I actually work for the university and can give you some clear answers regarding your inquiries toward the Pre-Vet Undergraduate Program and Honors College. As far as the acceptance rate toward the Pre-Vet program it varies depending on the year, but surely is much higher than 3-4 students per year. In the graduate program alone last year we accepted 55 students of the 122 that applied. While the student does have to have a 3.5 cumulative GPA in their undergraduate classes leading up to the applying to become a part of the program, it is not true that the student must be enrolled in the university’s Honors program, instead students in the honors college are given the opportunity for early admissions into the program following their freshman year of undergraduate studies. </p>

<p>As far as the honors program goes, students are now invited. The honors college no longer accepts applications into its program, but instead reviews all undergraduate applications submitted BEFORE JANUARY 31ST for consideration. Students with over a 1300 on the math and reading combined qualify for automatic acceptance, anyone under that number that the honors college finds to be a strong candidate is contacted by the dean of the college. She will ask the students for an essay explaining their interest in the college, and why they feel they would be a good fit for the program. </p>

<p>We greatly encourage you to set up a campus visit as well as a meeting with an academic advisor in not only the honors college, but the pre-vet department as well. The information those advisors could provide you would be extremely valuable. Here are some phone numbers so you can speak with the departments yourselves. </p>

<p>Honors College - 509-335-4505
Pre-Vet Program - 509-335-5107
If you have any general questions of information, or you’re having a difficult time getting ahold of anyone in a department, call the university directory at 1-888-GO-TO-WSU. </p>

<p>Thanks and Go Cougs!</p>