Maybe it’s a good sign, as I know some of my daughter’s friends didn’t get the email.
My son got the same email. He did fill it out but not reading too much into it.
For better or worse, I think “fairness” doesn’t always win the day in the admissions decision process.
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I wonder if being open to taking a Summer semester could boost your chances of being accepted? I was surprised there was no disclaimer saying that the answers are anonymous or that the answers won’t influence admissions decisions.
I have twins and CalPoly is the only school shared between their applications. One got the survey and one did not. I think it was sent to a random list. The one that did not receive it has higher stats. I wouldn’t read much into it.
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Did they apply to the same major? My daughter would rather not do summer but would be open to it if it made the difference between being accepted or not. -You’re probably right about not reading much into it.
The start of the Year round program has been delayed so they may just be getting an idea if this program will be of interest in the future. I do not think it will matter for current applicants since it will not starting this summer.
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I’ve seen other schools send out surveys at the last minute to see who clicks through, might be a way to determine interest/protect yield for kids on the bubble. My kid got last minute surveys from American, Colby and Lehigh. I made sure she filled them all out just in case.
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SLO does not track or consider an applicant’s level of interest in their admission decisions.
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I do not view the survey email as good or bad sign, it is a survey. But, kids and parents need to know these changes are likely coming. I knew, but did not realize my kid did not. If you are against or in favor of the change, it is an opportunity to voice your opinion.
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One applied to political science (higher stats) and the other to animal science agriculture school, which does have higher acceptance rates.
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I hope they both get in! It would probably be fun to go together!
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Animal Science projected admit rate: 40.8% with 1469 applicants and 200 spots.
Political Science projected admit rate: 16% with 1569 applicants and 86 spots.
What the data does not show is how competitive the applicant pool is for each major and it assumes a 33% yield rate which is again an estimate and may not necessarily accurate.
Since the Animal science major is not found at as many colleges as Political science, I would assume that the yield rate is much higher so the admit rate would be proportionally lower.
SLO decisions started March 10 last year so you will find out soon enough. Best of luck
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To add, the top undergraduate colleges that make up the enrollment at UC Davis Veterinarian School for the Class of 2026 are:
- UC Davis
- Cal Poly SLO (tie)
- UCLA (tie)
I’d also speculate that the yield into the Animal Science program at Cal Poly SLO may be higher than the assumption of 33%.
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Are you saying graduate applicants for vet school came from CalPoly, Davis, and UCLA as opposed to other undergrad programs? That’s super interesting to know. My D has gotten into every animal science undergraduate school she’s applied to so far (Including Wisconsin and Umass Amherst, which are the most competitive on her list so far) She’s just waiting on CalPoly and UCD now.
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Congratulations to your daughter!
Davis vet school has an admissions profile for each class. In it, they list what undergrad institutions the admitted students attended. By far, the largest feeder school is UC Davis undergrad.
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UC Davis undergrads also submit the most apps to UC Davis Vet School.
Previous UC Davis admit profiles (e.g. 2026) had the footnote “proportionate to the number of applicants from UC Davis.”
Cal Poly SLO is a smaller school.
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True. It is still a very large feeder school into the Davis vet program. SLO is usually the second largest.
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Although the 3 admit profiles that you linked shows that UC Davis undergrad representation in their vet school appears to be trending down (58, 50 and 41) the past three years.
Thank you so much for this! This helps give some perspective on where she should consider going undergrad if she want to go to UCD vet school (we are in Seattle).
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