Looking for biology major, horses and hockey

College Search & Selection
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<p>Yep that's right, horses and hockey. My daughter is looking to become a vet, so she's thinking animal science or biology type undergrad programs. She would love it if she could continue on an IEA team (Equestrian jumping...) or at perhaps get to ride for fun, and is a huge hockey fan. Canadian Universities would be okay.</p>

<p>She's only a sophomore, so doesn't really have stats. She's an A student with a high PSAT, that could mean anything over the next year, and if she does end on the high side we would love the opportunity for merit money over prestige. But for now we are looking for colleges to look into and maybe plan some visits around other trips.</p>

<p>Any ideas?</p>

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<p>These are all the schools with IHSA teams.
<a href=“http://www.ihsainc.com/CustomForms/CurrentTeams.aspx[/url]”>404;
A few more have NCAA equestrian, but that’s different. Most schools just have a club IHSA team.</p>

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<p>Cornell would be just about perfect for her. Penn State would be as well.</p>

<p>It is usually a good idea to apply to places with a vet school. You need animal handling experience to apply to vet school, and such universities are more likely to have the required classes. </p>

<p>As you undoubtedly know, UC Davis should certainly be on her list.</p>

<p>[AAVMC</a> | Students & Admissions | Schools & Colleges](<a href=“http://www.aavmc.org/students_admissions/vet_schools.htm]AAVMC”>http://www.aavmc.org/students_admissions/vet_schools.htm)</p>

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<p>[CSU</a> Animal Science - Home](<a href=“http://ansci.colostate.edu/]CSU”>http://ansci.colostate.edu/)</p>

<p>My daughter’s friend goes to Colorado State and she rides for fun.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/~avs/[/url]”>http://www.csupomona.edu/~avs/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Cal Poly Pomona has a great animal science program but there is no hockey.</p>

<p><a href=“http://animalscience.calpoly.edu/[/url]”>http://animalscience.calpoly.edu/&lt;/a&gt;
Same as Cal Poly SLO.</p>

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<p>Cornell University
Michigan State University
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>

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<p>Haha, this is Cornell Univeristy exactly</p>

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<p>Holy Cross</p>

<p>Equestrian team: [Holy</a> Cross College Equestrian](<a href=“http://college.holycross.edu/studentorgs/equestrian/index.htm]Holy”>http://college.holycross.edu/studentorgs/equestrian/index.htm)</p>

<p>Men’s Hockey: [Holy</a> Cross Athletics](<a href=“http://www.goholycross.com/sports/m-hockey/index]Holy”>General - Holy Cross Athletics)
Women’s Hockey: [Holy</a> Cross Athletics](<a href=“http://www.goholycross.com/sports/w-hockey/index]Holy”>General - Holy Cross Athletics)</p>

<p>Biology Dept: [CHC</a> Biology Department General Information](<a href=“http://www.holycross.edu/departments/biology/website/aboutBio.html]CHC”>http://www.holycross.edu/departments/biology/website/aboutBio.html)</p>

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<p>U Findlay is known for its equestrian and veterinary programs. Other than that, I know nothing about it.</p>

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<p>RPI. Known for science and its D1 hockey team. Also, although it is private, RPI is extremely generous with merit money for high stats. Your D would get an advantage as a female as well because RPI’s gender ratio is skewed.</p>

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<p>Cornell and Wisconsin. Both have great bio/animal sciences, high level ice hockey (M&W) , vet school on campus, and equestrian teams. Both are great places to go to school too.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys. We’ll look into these. Holy Cross has the advantage of having the AHL Sharks in town. Cornell is probably too pricey for us, and I don’t believe they have merit scholarships.</p>

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<p>NC State University has a Vet. School, an Equestrain Club that fields a competitive riding team and a Club Hockey team. NCSU is located in Raleigh NC home of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes.</p>

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<p>When considering colleges like Holy Cross (which seems to be suggested to God and everyone), keep in mind that only 4 LAC graduates (Amherst, Swarthmore, Middlebury, Reed) were admitted to UCD last year; 127 university graduates were (including 42 from UC Davis alone). </p>

<p>Only 20 students from OOS colleges without a vet school were admitted, and nearly all of them attended universities with strong biology, ecology, and animal science programs (Michigan, Duke, UBC, Maryland, Washington).</p>

<p>While this may be a simple case of self-selection, I would be cautious with LACs and inquire about pre-vet opportunities.</p>

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<p>I’m out of my element when it comes to horses and veterinary science (other than being knee-deep in vet bills for our house pets), but this is such a great off the wall topic I cannot resist. If you do want to consider a small liberal arts college (LAC) against IB’s precaution, check out Colorado College. It is on hopter’s IHSA list above. It has a D1 men’s ice hockey team with an enthusiastic following. It does grant merit scholarships. It’s selective but a bit less so than the top New England LACs, and is in a rather pleasant city in a gorgeous Rocky Mountain setting (where there should be plenty of room to ride.) </p>

<p>At orientation in August, I met a young woman who had brought her horse in (or rode it in for all I know) from out of state. The school seems to make a big deal about having a cadaver dissection lab (maybe this is unusual for a LAC?). Now, ordinarily we’re talking human cadavers, but maybe they could be talked into supplying a horse or at least a goat if that’s what your D wanted to learn on.</p>

<p>Is there such a thing as ice polo?</p>

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<p>That’s interesting IBclass06, when I was at Davis the word on the street was if you attended Davis you had less of a chance of getting into the Vet school than you did if you attended school elsewhere. I was in engineering, so I found that interesting, but not applicable to my situation at the time, so I never verified it. On third of the class though, that seems like they aren’t holding a UCD undergrad degree against you.</p>

<p>(I, of course, would love it if she picked my alma mater.)</p>

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<p>Speaking as a fellow Aggie, anyone with UCD in their screen name knows that the best combination of biology, animal science, and equestrian is right there at UC Davis, And they even have hockey too:</p>

<p>[UC</a> Davis Ice Hockey](<a href=“http://sportclubs.ucdavis.edu/icehockey/index2.htm]UC”>http://sportclubs.ucdavis.edu/icehockey/index2.htm)</p>

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<p>When I was there it was just the opposite. I saw the stats from the accepted students at the vet school, and nearly half of them came from UCD. I don’t know if that’s still true.</p>

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<p>Cornell, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Minnesota-Twin Cities are perennial hockey powers and have top 10 vet schools. Michigan State gives good merit aid to top OOS students. Minnesota also gives merit aid on top of a low price tag for OOS, pegged at $4K per year above a very reasonable in-state tuition.</p>