Thoughts/Recommendations between Purdue/UDel/UMass Amherst for aspiring future vet?

gcmom1
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:31:22 +0000

Thank you! Good luck to your son.

Yes, super important points. Purdue seems to have the most interesting LLC for pre-vet students, at least two different ones that my daughter was very excited about. They have a vet school there, so there are (hopefully) opportunities to shadow/work at the school but also at the barns. There are tons of clubs. We haven’t visited there yet, so she will hopefully get a much better sense of all the options after that. There is only so much one can glean from the website, which is why I am here too! Research opportunities exist, including a summer program specific to pre-vet students. I can’t find any numbers on their website, as far as admissions to vet school, so I will have her reach out. She has done so to some schools but not all yet (and honestly not gotten a ton of info back). Interestingly, one school said they “don’t keep track.” It got crossed off the list. UDel has barns on campus. We attended an Open House at the CALS and it was very impressive. The pre-vet students seemed tight-knit and happy. They quote 80% of their pre-vet students that apply get into vet school. UMASS has early entry programs and a ton of info online (seem to take it very seriously), but their numbers are not spectacular. They do have LLCs and seem to have a lot of research opportunities.

If you don’t mind me asking, are UVM and UNH his top choices??