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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you PP, that is very helpful!  I wonder if what PP has described in terms of class size and TAs is any different from the situation at UVA of W&M, does anyone know?  Clearly DC could get smaller classes at a SLAC, but not at instate rates, and without the advantage of the vet college being there.[/quote]

PP here. Sorry nobody else has responded. There are plenty of UVA and W&M alumni and parents on this board that should jump in.

W&M is the smallest of the three and will obviously have smaller class sizes all around.

I know from friends that UVA is similar - large lectures for gen. ed. classes (sometimes small ~20-30 student recitations accompany these lectures, ex: intro to psych) and then class size dramatically decreases as you get into your major-specific classes.

I can add from experience that the vet school is extremely competitive, I'd venture to say even more so than some med schools, because there are only 29 vet schools in the entire country and they take extremely small entering classes. Any leg up that your DC can get in that admissions process (if they are truly set on becoming a vet) is important, IMO. I know a few people who have applied year-after-year to the vet school and have not gotten in.

FWIW, I entered VT majoring in animal science and intended to be pre-vet. Immediately upon taking biology my first semester of freshman year, I failed an exam and was struggling and ended up having to withdraw from biology and quickly switch my major into something less science-heavy. I didn't even make it to the more difficult immunology, repro, and animal science courses. It is no easy task. But, VT's animal science program is HIGHLY regarded and VMRCVM plays a huge role in this. Many of the veterinarians there also teach a class or two and are highly involved in designing and re-evaluating the animal science curriculum to make sure that those students are well-prepared for applying to and getting into vet school.[/quote]

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