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Hey all! I have (somehow) been accepted to two veterinary schools. I really liked both, I’m OOS at both, tuition is pretty comparable... I’m stuck. I liked the campus and atmosphere of Kansas better, plus as a lifelong east-coast girl I’d love to spend 4 years in a different part of the country. However, I want to go into equine sports medicine and UTenn was my original first choice school due to their rehab program and equine sports medicine opportunities. So to anyone who goes to either school:
1. What would you say your equine case load is like? Do you get a lot of horses in, and if you do are they largely surgical/colic/repro or are some of them sports medicine based? (For Tennessee- how much do you actually get to do rehab work or take classes in the rehab clinic? That’s one of my main interests and draws to the school so being able to be involved in that is super important to me!)
2. Do you feel like you have good access to opportunities to observe or get involved early on in your veterinary years? I know KSU seemed to have a lot of opportunities to observe in and around the clinic as a first year
3. What is your favorite thing about the school?
4. Least favorite?
5. Are there any things you wish you had known or that would have made you change your mind before going there?
6. If any of you have horses, do you board near the school and/or do you know of anyone who does? I’m trying to decide if I want to bring my horse or not, with all the financial strain and stress that incurs.
7. Are there any “hidden fees” or financial surprises you wish you had known about?
8. What’s the weather like?
9. Anything else to help me decide?
Thank you all and I hope to see some of you next fall!!!
1. What would you say your equine case load is like? Do you get a lot of horses in, and if you do are they largely surgical/colic/repro or are some of them sports medicine based? (For Tennessee- how much do you actually get to do rehab work or take classes in the rehab clinic? That’s one of my main interests and draws to the school so being able to be involved in that is super important to me!)
2. Do you feel like you have good access to opportunities to observe or get involved early on in your veterinary years? I know KSU seemed to have a lot of opportunities to observe in and around the clinic as a first year
3. What is your favorite thing about the school?
4. Least favorite?
5. Are there any things you wish you had known or that would have made you change your mind before going there?
6. If any of you have horses, do you board near the school and/or do you know of anyone who does? I’m trying to decide if I want to bring my horse or not, with all the financial strain and stress that incurs.
7. Are there any “hidden fees” or financial surprises you wish you had known about?
8. What’s the weather like?
9. Anything else to help me decide?
Thank you all and I hope to see some of you next fall!!!