Male:Female Ratios...

[BobDog]

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So, vet schools are always talking about diversity, right? Most vet school classes are like 80-20 female to male, see what I am getting at? Is there any advantage for males? Silly question probably 😀.

 

[Pigsfoot]

i have to say, i think there is a bit of an advantage. of course-you need to be properly qualified like anyone else, and have good experience-but i definitely think males add to the 'diversity' factor.

 

[Pigsfoot]

i have to say, i think there is a bit of an advantage. of course-you need to be properly qualified like anyone else, and have good experience-but i definitely think males add to the 'diversity' factor.

 

[wivet2011]

Just as an interesting note...the 1st year class at Wisconsin has 22 guys (out of 82 total people). From what I've heard this is significantly more than the last few classes. Sounds like the primary reason was an increased number of guys that applied last year.

 

[david594]

Tufts classes for the past 5 years have been roughly 10 guys : 70 girls.

Does anyone have numbers across the board for guys versus girls admitted and guys versus girls who applied. If the ratios dont jive then it might give a hint at there being some advantages to being a male applying.

 

[bakaduin]

I think as far as statistically being a guy really doesnt matter. For instance last year UF had 896 total applicants (182 males, 714 females). The final class was 88 people (19 male, 69 female). So 20% of the applicants who applied were male, and 22% of those accepted were male. Pretty much the same.

 

[uppi]

i dont know about other schools, but if you are an in-state male applying to Wisconsin, you are at a HUGE advantage. If you look at the applicant statistics, I believe about 33 in-state males applied to Wisco last year, and 22 males are accepted. This counts OOS, but they also say that no more than 5-20 OOS students are accepted each year at madison, and most of the OOS students that are accepted are female. so that gives a male, such as myself, greater than a 50% chance of getting into madison based on demographics ALONE. The fact that I meet the application requirements and student averages, along with the fact I have a 9 year close relationship with a vet (My CC coach who turned me into a great runner and changed my life) who graduated from madison that would let me come work with him at a whims notice for experience, and give me a great LOR plus a Large animal vet I know that is a friend of the family's for more experience and a LOR, temps me to apply on that basis alone.