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Hi Everyone! I was recently lucky enough to be accepted to both Tufts and Cornell for the class of 2030, and I am having a rough time trying to decide between the two. I'm not sure exactly what I want to specialize in, but I am very interested in either small animal surgery or conservation medicine.
I know Tufts has an extremely strong conservation medicine program, but when looking at the website I was not able to see exact specifics on what it looks like for an individual students, whereas when I visited Cornell for the accepted students day, I got a really good overview of all the programs they offer (classes, targets, expanding horizons, etc.)
I've also heard (and kinda gotten the vibe on my own already) that the tufts vet community is really close knit and friendly, whereas for Cornell I've heard conflicting things about how competitive and cliquey the student body can be (of course this is all completely anecdotal).
Thankfully I am in a position where cost will not be a large factor, so I can relatively safely discard that criteria (although Cornell would be cheaper for me).
I also had some trepidation about the PBL style of learning, but we did a mock session during the Cornell accepted students day and I really enjoyed it, although I know that is probably not completely representative of what it would actually be like when taking the courses
If anyone had any advice or knowledge about either (or both) of the programs I would really appreciate it!
I know Tufts has an extremely strong conservation medicine program, but when looking at the website I was not able to see exact specifics on what it looks like for an individual students, whereas when I visited Cornell for the accepted students day, I got a really good overview of all the programs they offer (classes, targets, expanding horizons, etc.)
I've also heard (and kinda gotten the vibe on my own already) that the tufts vet community is really close knit and friendly, whereas for Cornell I've heard conflicting things about how competitive and cliquey the student body can be (of course this is all completely anecdotal).
Thankfully I am in a position where cost will not be a large factor, so I can relatively safely discard that criteria (although Cornell would be cheaper for me).
I also had some trepidation about the PBL style of learning, but we did a mock session during the Cornell accepted students day and I really enjoyed it, although I know that is probably not completely representative of what it would actually be like when taking the courses
If anyone had any advice or knowledge about either (or both) of the programs I would really appreciate it!
