<p>Hi,
My sister is pre-vet and wants to major in either biology or animal sciences.
She got in to Va tech, UIUC, Syracuse, UC Davis, Drexel, Minnesota Twin Cities, and Pittsburgh.
She is not a resident of any state apparently; she lived in va for 4 years and 2 years in new york... she didnt get into any SUNY schools</p>
<p>It seems like, all the schools are similar in size but where would be a great place for pre-vet?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I can’t say anything from experience, but I’ve heard UC Davis has a good pre-vet undergrad program.</p>
<p>Virginia Tech, Illinois, UCD, and Minnesota have vet schools, which is a huge bonus for a pre-vet applicant. Colleges with vet schools are more likely to offer specialized courses vet schools sometimes require of pre-vet applicants (e.g. animal nutrition at NCSU). They also offer a wide range of volunteer/internship opportunities, which is vital since applicants are usually expected to have upwards of 1000 hours of clinical and animal handling experience. </p>
<p>Drexel doesn’t have a vet school of its own, but it’s literally next door to Penn, which has a superb vet school. I don’t know how close the connections between the two are, but I’m sure a qualified Drexel student could intern or volunteer there. </p>
<p>Pitt has neither the agriculture and land grant offerings of Penn State nor the vet school of Penn. I would scratch it. The same goes for Syracuse.</p>
<p>Minnesota is her cheapest option if she didn’t receive financial aid anywhere ($26K a year). If she could get in-state tuition at Virginia Tech, however, that would probably work best ($17K a year).</p>
<p>The VMRCVM (VA/MD Regional College of Vet Med)- at VT- is a very well regarded vet school and I have heard great things (from our vet and others) about its undergraduate program as well. </p>
<p>They just opened one new 10 million dollar building for infectious disease research and are about to open another 14 mil dollar Veterinary Medicine Instructional building for state-of-the art clinical techniques. It should open for the incoming class of 2016. Like warblersrule stated, if your sister could take advantage of the opportunities as an UG in a school/clinical setting such as this, she would be very fortunate. VT is a land grant institution which also brings about opportunities for agricultural and farm animal care.
Good luck to her!</p>
<p>Thank you all so much!!!</p>