Top Colleges with Best Pre-Vet

College Search & Selection
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<p>Of the US's top colleges, which ones have the best pre-vet programs (not necessarily a major in pre-vet, but maybe biology, animal science, etc...)</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Wisconsin, UCD</p>

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<p>In general, vet schools want to see candidates that have a lot of experience working with animals. Ideally you want a school with animals on campus. In other words, look for a school with barns. </p>

<p>Most highly-rated colleges and universities do not offer programs in fields like agriculture or animal science, and do not have barns. Exceptions would include schools like Cornell, Illinois, Wisconsin, and UC Davis.</p>

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<p>Corbett had great suggestions. In general, it is best to select universities with vet schools. In addition to animal handling experience, some vet schools have pre-req courses that are not offered at many universities (let alone LACs).</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>

<p>Penn has a vet school and hospital in Philly.</p>

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<p>I think Tufts has the only vet school in New England.</p>

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<p>You’ll also need to select some “safety” pre-vet/vet schools “with animals” on campus, in case you don’t get in your top choices. Vet school is very competitive…sometimes more than med school. </p>

<p>An easy safety with Vet school…Miss St
here’s the link <a href=“http://www.cvm.msstate.edu/[/url]”>http://www.cvm.msstate.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(and they give lots of merit $$$ to OOS for undergrad degrees)</p>

<p>real experience with all animals…not just “companion pets”</p>

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It should be noted that Tufts’ vet school is in North Grafton, 45 minutes to an hour away from the main campus.</p>

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<p>Davis would probably be safe if you’re a real candidate at Cornell as would be Cal Poly SLO.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone for the feedback</p>

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Both Cal Poly schools – in San Luis Obispo and Pomona – are very good for animal sciences, and have strong pre-vet programs. It wouldn’t surprise me if they are the top “feeders” to the UC Davis vet school, apart from Davis itself.</p>

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<p>Michigan State</p>

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<p>FIL</p>

<p>I have a daughter who is interested in pre-vet. A while back she looked at acceptance rates for several vet colleges, and if I remember correctly, all had far higher rates of acceptance for in-state residents than for those with no residency claims. (Some states without vet colleges have arrangements with neighboring states that allow their residents to be treated as in-state.)</p>

<p>This doesn’t mean there will necessarily be a downside to doing undergrad. in another state, as long as you maintain residency, but if you think you will be trying to get into vet school in your home state, you should be looking carefully at what that vet school wants to see in your undergraduate program. Different vet schools have different math and science requirements, for example. Probably all require quite a few hours of volunteer work, paid work at vet clinics, job shadowing during high school and undergraduate years, but there may be specific requirements to keep in mind.</p>

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<p>Most vet schools are public. They do indeed strongly prefer in-state residents (or residents of other states that have appropriate arrangements). State residency – which could remain your home state, or could change depending on where you go to college – is an important consideration, because it will greatly affect the chances of admissions to most vet schools.</p>

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<p>I think (maybe someone can verify) that it is easier to get accepted to the vet school, if you go to the same school for undergrad…</p>

<p>That would make sense because likely you’d have opportunities to make yourself “known” at the Vet college.</p>

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<p>NC State University</p>

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<p>Hiram College’s pre-vet program is one of the best in the nation.</p>

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<p>Here’s a page from the Tufts website that lists the colleges their students went to:
<a href=“http://www.tufts.edu/vet/admissions/resources/dvm_2012_admissions_summary.pdf[/url]”>http://www.tufts.edu/vet/admissions/resources/dvm_2012_admissions_summary.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Note that Tufts is one of the few private veterinary schools, and so it may not have admissions preferences for residents of particular states, as publics typically do. Even so, half the class consisted of Massachusetts residents. </p>

<p>Competition was apparently tough, with 763 applications for a class of 82. Also interesting: 88% of the class is female.</p>

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<p>Cornell has a great pre-vet program.</p>