U of M Possibly Pre-Veterinary Studies?

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<p>Hi,
I am a junior in high school and a Michigan resident. My grandma lives 5 mins away from the U of M campus, so I have been there countless times and love the campus. I have a really good chance of getting in considering my academic stats, legacies, ECs, etc. However, I want to be a vet and U of M does not have a Vet school, nor any animal science programs that I am aware of (yes/no?). I don't really want to major in anything else because animals are really my passion. I work at an animal hospital right now and one of the vets there went to U of M for undergrad and majored in Psychology while taking required classes to get into vet school. She went to Michigan State for vet school. I want to know if it would be harder to get into vet school (hopefully Cornell) if I went to U of M over MSU because U of M does not have a vet school. I feel like I could easily go to a better school than MSU, and U of M is more prestigious and will be cheap in-state tuition compared to Cornell's 50 grand oos. I would like to go to Cornell Vet school if possible, though.
Has anyone done this? (gone to U of M for "pre-vet" and went to Cornell vet school)
Do you think I would have a better chance of getting into Cornell vet school if I went to MSU over U of M even though MSU is less prestigious?</p>

<p>Thank you!!</p>

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<p>Here is an interesting article for you to peruse:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/lsa_alumni/Home/_TOPNAV_LSA%20Magazine/2010%20Fall/2010fall-p43-44.pdf[/url]”>http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/lsa_alumni/Home/_TOPNAV_LSA%20Magazine/2010%20Fall/2010fall-p43-44.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This one too: </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/lsa_students/Home/Newnan%20Advising%20Center/See%20An%20Advisor%20For/Pre-Health%20Advising/PreHealth_academic.pdf[/url]”>http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/lsa_students/Home/Newnan%20Advising%20Center/See%20An%20Advisor%20For/Pre-Health%20Advising/PreHealth_academic.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow, I read them both. Thank you so much rjkofnovi! It really makes me consider Michigan a bit more now that I know that they have this program. My only concern is that they wont have more than a few animal-related classes. Is this true?</p>

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<p>I love the article, rjk. Thanks for posting it. Abbyhooker, if you want to attend U-M and take animal-related classes, you could also look into off-campus summer programs or a study abroad program.</p>

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<p>That is an option, I really want to do some study abroad (which was also a plus for MSU because they are the top study abroad university), but one of the things I love about U of M is their campus and everything. What am I going to do while I am taking classes on campus if there are only several animal ones? I guess I should look into their course list if possible. Res ipsa, are you also looking into this?</p>

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<p>Abbyhooker, I am not looking into animal science. I went to college several years ago and have no interest in studying animals. Looking at the course guide is a good idea. You should look at the MSU course guide too because their selections in aminal studies is quite fascinating.</p>

<p>If out of state is an option, you should look at the University of Wisconsin as well. Madison is one of the top college towns in the country and the animal studies offerings there would be more of what you would find at MSU. Wisconsin also has an ag school and veterinary science program.</p>

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<p>Oh okay. ,My dillema is that MSU is not that competitive academically and I have worked extremely hard in high school. I love U of M, but again, it doesnt have much in the way of animal science. I was actually looking more at Cornell than anything, I’m just worried about the 50K costs a year. I will look into U of Wisconsin as well, thank you :)</p>