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

saillakeerie
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:19:34 +0000

And pay attention to in/out of state admit rates which varies by vet school. Some take a higher percentage of in-state kids than others. At one point the conventional wisdom was to only apply to your in-state vet school (if you have one) because if you were not good enough to get in there you are not good enough to get in anywhere out of state. I think that is less true now than it was at one time (at least for certain schools). Most of the schools accept what is in effect the common app for vet schools. Some have supplemental requirements/essays; others do not. There are not that many vet schools (30) so you can research them and determine the best one for your kid/circumstances.

Definitely agree with the undergrad as cheap as possible approach. Vet school is expensive and its all loans or cash. Very minimal scholarships. Schedules are doing a better job of educating kids about the reality of debt (and vet incomes which are not super high). Also trying to reduce costs but that is a tougher lift.