<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm a high school senior who'll graduate with a 3.6/4.2 GPA, top 25% rank. I'm thinking of becoming a veterinarian, and looking at schools in the Southeast.
Does anyone have any thoughts on Auburn, or University of Alabama Huntsville for undergrad? Any recommendations for schools in the Alabama/Tennessee region?
Also, if I want to go to a top vet school such as Cornell or Penn, does it really matter where I go for undergrad? I've heard mixed thoughts on that and I'd like to just get a consolidated answer.</p>
<p>Thanks,
Brooke </p>
<p>if ur not from the southeast, i don’t reccommend thioses schools.their pretty redneck, have a party reputation, so it may be too much for some one, say, from the east coast. For pre-vet, i reccomend UCDavis.It’s really good in that field, plus it’s possible to be actively involed with their vet school it’s true and false for ur undergrad. if ur school has a generaly sucky reputation that might ward off vet schools. but they mainly look at ur GRE/MCAT scores,grades,EC, awards, and vet/animal experience. make sure u rlly wanna be a vet before u go into the profession. there r currently too many dog/cat vets and not enough jobs for them There’s also the problem of after vet school, unless ur rich, ur probs gunna be in debt fer the rest of yer life, and vet schools r only highing up tuition to spend on unnessary renovations. Also the AVMA(The governing and liscene board for US Vets) completeley ignores these problems. But on the bright side, research, uncommon(such as zoo/wildlife or military), and large animal are looking pretty good right now, and we actually need more of them. Sorry if I’m kind of depressing you, but u should know what ur getting into before you get into it. I reccommend Eliot Garber, the uncommon veterinarin his website:<a href=“http://www.elliottgarber.com/”>www.elliottgarber.com/</a> bcuz it’s a wealth of informtion for vets and pre-vets.</p>
<p>Hi Brooke,</p>
<p>Have you visited the schools you’re considering? I strongly recommend that you go for campus visits to get a feel for the school and if it’s a good fit for you. I disagree with the blanket “redneck” statement, but anyplace you plan to spend 4 years of your life is worth checking out first. My daughter went to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and the lab facilities were state of the art. She also had some pretty incredible research opportunities through the Early Lab. Don’t discount big state schools.</p>
<p>As far as vet school, you do need to take everything into consideration if you want to choose that path. Admission is super competitive, the current job market is slow unless you specialize - which requires another year or two beyond the four years, and unless you have vast funds you’ll likely leave with a good deal of debt. Having said that, the world will always need vets and if you’re truly driven to that as a career you won’t let any of this dissuade you.</p>
<p>If you do choose to plan for a veterinary career, don’t begin with a narrow list of vet schools. Check out your state school and others, compare price and admissions stats and go visit them, as well.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>