Does major matter?

Ask as many as you want! You should see my lists!

Anyway, I don't know if certain majors give you a better chance of getting into vet school, but they will certain lessen the amount of time (and money!) you spend schooling. For example, if you are a Biology major, you are probably already taking a number of the pre-reqs, so you are set. Then, there are people like me (undergraduate B.A. - international relations, graduate master's - hospitality administration) who have to self-finance every single pre-req much later in teh game.

But again, as far as being preferred for acceptance, I don't know.

 

I definitely know that schools want you to have more than the pre-requisites. They 'strongly encourage' it, according to one admissions dean (repeated a few times).
Again, as VeganChick said, I don't know if a particular major helps or not.

 

I think certain majors definitely make it easier to get the pre-reqs done, but as long as you do all the pre-reqs, I don't think your major actually makes a big difference. When I did a program at Tufts one summer, they gave us a list of all the majors of the entering class that year. There were many bio majors, but there were all sorts of non-science majors as well. One person even majored in hotel management!

 

Pick a major that interests you! If that's Biology or Animal Sciences great. If it's French or Foreign Relations, or anything else, great too. You obviously have to get your pre-reqs done (and maybe some other sciences that will better prepare you), but the admissions committees also like to meet interesting and well rounded people. A different major may give you something to write about in your personal statement, talk about in an interview or just make you stand out from the crowd.

Also- the number of credit hours you can handle, and motivation to go above and beyond are a factor in the process. So, a double major or honors classes or anything like that could definitely help you.

Hope that helps!