<p>My friend wants to become a vet but has no idea where to go. What would be a good college for someone who wants to become a vet?</p>
<p>I strongly encourage him/her to check out colleges with a vet school. Vet schools require several hundred hours of veterinary experience, and they sometimes require very specific courses that can be hard to find. Oregon</a> State would probably be a good safety.</p>
<p>Most of the well-known schools are fine for pre-vet. Among the prestigious colleges, [url=<a href="http://www.tufts.edu%5DTufts%5B/url">www.tufts.edu]Tufts[/url</a>], [url=<a href="http://www.upenn.edu%5DPenn%5B/url">www.upenn.edu]Penn[/url</a>], and [url=<a href="http://www.cornell.edu%5DCornell%5B/url">www.cornell.edu]Cornell[/url</a>] would be best.</p>
<p>I'd recommend your friend get some veterinary experience if (s)he has not already done so. I work at an animal hospital on breaks; it's not quite what I expected, although I do enjoy it. The glamor of working there quickly wore off when I saw the maggot-infested dog. No vet school for me. :(</p>
<p>Any school with a good pre-medical advising program and great biology and chemistry programs. Especially good would be a school with a veterinary college. Link below will take you to a list of schools with vet colleges. There would be opportunities for volunteerism, which is very important.</p>
<p>Thank you. Whats a school that has pretty good prestige?</p>
<p>The top three pre-vet and vet schools in the nation:</p>
<p>Iowa State University
Colorado State University
Kansas State</p>
<p>Professional Vet school requires a LOT of observing, work experience, etc. There is something like only 30 Vet schools, and admissions is much more competitive than even Med school. You can get an undergrad degree in just about anything, but will have core courses that are required of Vet schools. Animal Science tends to be a popular choice, but it isn't the only choice of major you have.</p>
<p>And since you're from Oregon, Oregon State is a good choice if finances are a problem.</p>
<p>I think the top 3 vet schools are UC Davis, Cornell, And U Penn.</p>
<p>I'll tell her about OSU!</p>
<p>from US News</p>
<p>Health Disciplines: Veterinary Medicine (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
Ranked in 2007* </p>
<p>Rank/School Average assessment
score (5.0 = highest)
1. Cornell University (NY) 4.5
2. Colorado State University 4.3
University of California--Davis 4.3
4. University of Pennsylvania 4.1
5. North Carolina State University 3.9
Ohio State University 3.9
Texas A&M University--College Station 3.9
University of Wisconsin--Madison 3.9
9. Michigan State University 3.8
10. University of Minnesota--Twin Cities 3.7
11. University of Florida 3.6
12. University of Georgia 3.5
13. Tufts University (MA) 3.4
14. Auburn University--Main Campus (AL) 3.0
Purdue University--West Lafayette (IN) 3.0
University of Tennessee--Knoxville 3.0
Washington State University 3.0
18. Kansas State University 2.9
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign 2.9
University of Missouri--Columbia 2.9
Virginia Tech/University of Maryland 2.9</p>
<p>Preveterinary students who may be interested in working with large animals often choose undergraduate colleges where it's possible to major in Animal Science. Often, but not always, these are the same land-grant universities that house veterinary schools.</p>
<p>Recommending Michigan State.
Undergrad program that leads right to the vet school.</p>