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I am currently transferring out of a CUNY school I go to considering there aren’t as much opportunities in NYC for animal science students. I was looking for a school that had an equine science or animal science major that wasn’t too far from NYC. I recently applied to the University of New Hampshire and I was accepted.
One of my friends had told me to apply to the University of Connecticut for the Spring semester and told me the prospects for animal science students were better there. However I missed out on the deadline to apply for UCONN.
Am I better off waiting to apply for the spring semester or should I just attend the University of New Hampshire? I’d like to be close to home, have nice options when it comes to dorms or apartments, and have a program that suits me.
Any information/advice regarding the schools or the animal science major for any of these schools would be very helpful!
Any pros or cons for these schools in general would be helpful too.
I apologize in advance if I’ve made any grammatical mistakes. Thanks!
UVM (Vermont) also is very strong for animal science.
However, I do not see the point of waiting another semester. We did not specifically tour the animal science program at UNH. However, we did tour UNH a couple of times. It is quite a nice location and a good university. I see that it does have a farm and a good animal science program. Unfortunately I do not know it well enough to compare animal sciences at UNH versus U.Conn (or UVM).
I suppose that the big uncertainty in all of this is whether campuses will be open in September. I do not know how to judge this. Animal science is one area where being there with the animals seems important to me.
I think UNH is a great choice. Really great campus and town and access to the coast and mountains. UConn is in the middle of nowhere. Kids at UNH are full of spirit and very down to earth. Plus it’s a little smaller, which I think is a plus when it comes to state universities. I think the strength of the program is comparable to UConn.
UConn is generally recognized as the best program for animal sciences in New England. I’ve been to both campuses and don’t see an advantage to one over the other. UConn is bigger, so you can make your choice on that basis if that matters. Hartford is half an hour away, so it’s accessible. Basketball and football teams play games there. It’s also a destination for concerts in addition to what’s offered on campus.
This is not a bad year to take a semester off and start in the spring semester because of possible disruptions due to coronavirus. However, you have no guarantee that you’d be accepted at UConn as that is a competitive program there.