<p>Hi, I would like to start off by saying thank you for reading this. The thing is, I am a senior in high school and I really want to become a veterinarian but I am also VERY interested in astronomy. I am so interested in astronomy that I am considering aerospace engineering as well, but doing a double major in preveterinary medicine and aerospace engineering will be very tough. Well I applied to Colorado State University and The University of Arizona. I got accepted to Colorado State University and figured that I will major in preveterinary medicine and minor in aerospace sciences, if I go there. I am still waiting for a decision from the University of Arizona, but I figured if I go there I might major in preveterinary medicine and minor in aerospace engineering and or minor in astronomy. For the University of Arizona I am still sort of considering double majoring in these two completely different fields if I got to the University of Arizona. Please tell me your thoughts. I appreciate the help. Thank you.</p>
<p>Go to purdue!! They are very well-know in these two programs!!</p>
<p>Colorado State is the better option for pre-vet. It has a vet school/hospital on campus, and veterinary experience is absolutely vital for successful admissions. This is not like pre-med; vet school admissions is hyper competitive and very particular about course selection. </p>
<p>AZ lacks a vet school; students in the state are typically competing for an extremely small number of OOS slots at CSU or UCD. To give you some idea of the competition your fellow Arizona students would be competing against, 1 out of 88 OOS applicants was admitted at UC Davis last year. Colorado residents, on the other hand, have about a 25% chance of getting into CSU and are likely to be somewhat more laidback.</p>
<p>You are both lucky and unlucky to be a NY resident. You’re lucky in that you’ll be aiming for Cornell, arguably the very best vet school. You’re unlucky in that it’s also one of the most selective. CSU is the better option in terms of being prepared.</p>
<p>Thank you. So do you think that going to CSU will look good to Cornell University?</p>
<p>^^^You need to look at the specific requirements for the vet school you have in mind at the beginning of your undergraduate life. My daughter will be doing pre-vet, so we were looking at the various vet schools’ web sites. Texas A&M, just as an example, has such specific requirements that it would be extremely difficult for someone who went to school OOS to get some of the courses. I don’t know about Cornell; possibly they are happy to bring in students from other regions, so they don’t set up so many barriers.</p>
<p>Warblersrule is correct about the requirement for vet/animal related experience before applying for vet school. It is very high. Being on a campus with a vet program will be very helpful.</p>
<p>I can’t say I have ever encountered anyone with a dual interest in veterinary medicine and astronomy, much less aerospace engineering. The engineering requirements will be the most limiting in terms of course work. However, the need to demonstrate that vet work is a real goal and a real passion for you will take up a good deal of your time and energy.</p>
<p>Astronomy and aerospace engineering are really different fields. Aerospace engineering deals with like designing aircraft (does not necessarily have to deal with spacecraft) and astronomy is studying celestial objects. </p>
<p>btw, I have never heard of a school having a prevet major or engineering minors.</p>
<p>^^^Quite a few schools have ‘pre-vet’ programs, but not necessarily majors. Being identified as a pre-vet student is very helpful for advising. That said, a lot of different majors can be used to fulfill the veterinary prerequisites. </p>
<p>I haven’t heard of engineering minors, either, but some engineering schools do offer a BS or BA in ‘engineering studies’.</p>
<p>Colorado State University, I believe, has an aerospace studies minor or program.</p>