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Generally undergraduates major in some "science". Then after
fulfilling certain requirements (i.e,. core requirements for chemistry,
physics, math, zoology, anatomy, ... depending on the school they
intend to apply to) the student applies for admission to a school of
Veterinary Medicine (i.e., Tufts, Penn State, Colorado, Iowa,
Illinois...). (In fact I knew a political science major who was
accepted to vet school--but had fulfilled the pre-vet requirements.)
I have known students with Animal Science majors, Chemistry majors,
Biochemistry majors, zoology majors... Some have advanced degrees in
Veterinary Pathology, Vet pharmacology, Vet anatomy (vet. "sciences")
Your friend should contact the admissions offices at the schools they
intend to go to for undergraduate work and for Vet Med. Some
universities have specific requirements concerning residency. I.E.,
Iowa's first year vet med class is 99% Iowa residents and states which
have reciprocity (i.e., Nebraska, South Dakota). Colorado, Minnesota,
Illinois, and Texas all have similar rules. And some Vet Med
admissions boards are funny about those applying from a college or
university other than were the Vet School is--i.e., given a student
from CSU and a student from Podunk College which equal academic
records, the student from CSU is going to win out. Check the
reputations of colleges you intend to your pre-vet work at.
It is almost impossible for a student who is a resident of a state in
which there is a Vet school to be accepted at a Vet school in another
state. (Tufts may be different since I don't believe it is a
land-grant university.)
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