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

ECmotherx2
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:33:18 +0000

The advice to become familiar with the AVMA website is spot on. The national average rate of acceptance into vet school is about 15%. Your best chance of acceptance, (in most cases), is into your own in-state vet school. Those states without vet schools have articulation agreements with nearby states. Also important, does the college or university issue a recommendation to every student who wants to apply to vet school, or is it through a committee with joint signatures? How strong is their pre-professional advisory program?
Most animal science programs are geared towards research, animal management, food production, etc. While students will be able to work with the animals, unless it is geared toward medicine and under the direct supervision of a vet, it will be great experience, but it will not count toward animal medical care. Keep undergraduate costs as low as possible. Best of luck to all.