<p>I've found lots of colleges that provide preparation for veterinary school. I want to hear from the rest of you...what do you think is a great school for pre-vet...and why??</p>
<p>If you can get the grades, Augustana College offers an early and guaranteed acceptance program to the U Illinois College of Vet Medicine. It applies to residents of any state.
[Augustana</a> College - Pre-Veterinary Medicine at Augustana](<a href=“http://www.augustana.edu/x2585.xml]Augustana”>http://www.augustana.edu/x2585.xml)</p>
<p>Also, check out this guaranteed acceptance program at U Missouri.
<a href=“http://vetmed.missouri.edu/pre-vet-scholars.htm[/url]”>http://vetmed.missouri.edu/pre-vet-scholars.htm</a>
Again, you’d have to meet the requirements for acceptance.</p>
<p>Here’s another program at U Vermont:
<a href=“http://www.uvm.edu/academics/catalogue2011-12/?Page=read.php&p=/Colleges_and_Schools/College_of_Agriculture_and_Life_Sciences/Requirements/CALS_Pre-Veterinary_Programs&SM=collegemenu.html[/url]”>http://www.uvm.edu/academics/catalogue2011-12/?Page=read.php&p=/Colleges_and_Schools/College_of_Agriculture_and_Life_Sciences/Requirements/CALS_Pre-Veterinary_Programs&SM=collegemenu.html</a></p>
<p>If you have an interest in fisheries, here’s a program at North Carolina State:
<a href=“http://emc.ncsu.edu/programs/education/fisheries_scholars.html[/url]”>http://emc.ncsu.edu/programs/education/fisheries_scholars.html</a></p>
<p>Also: Kansas State <a href=“http://www.vet.k-state.edu/admit/early.htm[/url]”>http://www.vet.k-state.edu/admit/early.htm</a></p>
<p>Purdue and cornell. My uncle went to Perdue. But his number 1 would have been cornell. ( for pre-vet)</p>
<p>Hey CDK</p>
<p>I know it would sound different. But because of financial constraints I started my vet career by doing an online course in veterinary technician. My college also had provisions for scholarships, which lowered my cost of studies further. You can also check for the college here [Veterinary</a> Technician Scholarships | Online Veterinary Technician Schools](<a href=“http://onlineveterinarytechnicianschools.com/veterinary-technician-scholarships/]Veterinary”>http://onlineveterinarytechnicianschools.com/veterinary-technician-scholarships/) Online training really helped me a lot. As soon as I completed my 2 years associate degree, I joined a veterinarian’s private clinic for part time work. And then continued with my further studies. I hope the above site would help you in choosing a good college for yourself also.</p>
<p>Virginia Tech has a good program and is around 30K per year for OOS students.</p>
<p>Back in the day when I was at UC Davis, the incoming class each year at the vet school was comprised graduates of many universities. But the two schools that appeared to be represented way more than any of the others were UC Davis itself and Cal Poly Pomona.</p>
<p>I bet most any good Land Grant college will have a strong Animal Science program that would be a good spring board into vet schoo.</p>
<p>I like our program at Rhodes because biology is really strong and our campus is directly across the street from one of the best zoos in the country (where there are good research/internship programs for Rhodes students).</p>
<p>^plus, Rhodes has such a gorgeous campus!</p>
<p>Among large publics, UIUC, UW-Madison, and UWashington all have highly regarded pre-vet programs, I’m told by friends whose kids are headed in that direction and who have spent a lot of time looking at programs. The issue of OOS costs, as always with publics, may or may not make them feasible choices.</p>
<p>I have been told that Colorado State University (Ft. Collins, CO) has a good pre-vet program, especially for equine related programs.</p>
<p>(1) Vet schools typically want to see lots of hands-on experience with animals. Pre-vets should look for a campus with barns, stables, dairies, etc. that could provide those opportunities.</p>
<p>(2) Most vet schools are public and give strong admissions preferences to in-state residents. Pre-vets should seek to establish residency in the state of their target vet school.</p>
<p>For example, the biggest “feeders” to UC Davis vet school are Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, and UC Davis itself. All three are ag-oriented in-state schools.</p>
<p>Iowa State University.</p>
<p>Tuition/Fees/Room/Board is onlt $27,000 per year OOS.
They also have merit scholarships for OOS students.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.admissions.iastate.edu/award_calc.php[/url]”>https://www.admissions.iastate.edu/award_calc.php</a></p>