Good schools for Pre-Vet?

silletta
Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:45:03 +0000

I’ve read many, many things about pre-vet and the one thing I’ve found is that state school is the way to go. At first, I felt sad about this, 'cuz I really wanted to apply to smart schools like UPenn or Cornell, but you’re going to be spending around 50 thousand a year for grad, so why spend that much for undergrad especially when it is so unnecessary? Every single vet I’ve talked to says go to a state school - same program, but your grades aren’t deflated. Vet schools look at all schools the same - it’s your gpa that matters. Unless you have higher than a 3.5, you aren’t even going to be considered. Go to a good, reputable state school with a good animal science program like Rutgers New Brunswick, Penn State, University of Del, or University of Maryland. They have connections to places, as well.

And yes, they do want more than just biology classes. I’ve heard recently that they are looking for business classes as well for vets that wish to go into private practice (you want to go into a business, you gotta have some know-how!)

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