UW-Madison v Tufts

[katiedavisak]

Hi everyone!! I am having a really hard time deciding between uw and tufts and could use some insight. I was just accepted to Tufts and am #3 on the oos waitlist for uw-madison so it's pretty likely I will be offered a spot. I am oos for both and each will most likely be around the same cost for tuition and COL is pretty similar. I am mostly interested in small animal ECC or small animal surgery. I am visiting uw in a few weeks but won't be able to visit Tufts so if any current students or people who know more about each school has any insight it would be greatly appreciated

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[orcafin]

Not a vet student yet so I don’t have much to offer but I actually think UW-Madison would be cheaper, their tuition is ~14k less than Tufts per year. Also, according to VIN, UW has a lower COL as well

 

[katiedavisak]

Not a vet student yet so I don’t have much to offer but I actually think UW-Madison would be cheaper, their tuition is ~14k less than Tufts per year. Also, according to VIN, UW has a lower COL as well

Their base tuition is cheaper, but ive heard that tufts also usually gives better financial aid packages so I am assuming the cost of schooling will balance out to be around the same!

 

[max_wildlife]

Hi everyone!! I am having a really hard time deciding between uw and tufts and could use some insight. I was just accepted to Tufts and am #3 on the oos waitlist for uw-madison so it's pretty likely I will be offered a spot. I am oos for both and each will most likely be around the same cost for tuition and COL is pretty similar. I am mostly interested in small animal ECC or small animal surgery. I am visiting uw in a few weeks but won't be able to visit Tufts so if any current students or people who know more about each school has any insight it would be greatly appreciated

Hi! I'm a current third-year student at Tufts.
The ECC department is pretty busy and has a large caseload. I can't speak to small animal surgery just yet.
Is there anything specific you'd like to know about Tufts/the area?

 

[katiedavisak]

Hi! I'm a current third-year student at Tufts.
The ECC department is pretty busy and has a large caseload. I can't speak to small animal surgery just yet.
Is there anything specific you'd like to know about Tufts/the area?

I think my biggest concern about tufts is feeling isolated cause it doesn’t seem like there’s a whole lot in the area and it’s very far from family/friends for me. I know Boston and Worcester are close but I feel like I won’t have time to go to Boston often or anything like that. I’m also a little concerned that the campus is just vet students and some grad students so that’ll be a little isolating as well. How has your experience been with those things?

 

[max_wildlife]

I think my biggest concern about tufts is feeling isolated cause it doesn’t seem like there’s a whole lot in the area and it’s very far from family/friends for me. I know Boston and Worcester are close but I feel like I won’t have time to go to Boston often or anything like that. I’m also a little concerned that the campus is just vet students and some grad students so that’ll be a little isolating as well. How has your experience been with those things?

I personally do find it a little isolating, but I do get out pretty much as often as possible. I'm about to enter clinics, but this past weekend alone I went to Boston, Worcester, a southern town to hike, and I'm about to go hiking again. Before that I spent some time in Maine. With clinics starting soon, I definitely have more time for that, but I definitely still got out and about while I was in didactics. My grades took a hit, for sure, but for me it was worth it. And honestly, even my more studious classmates get out quite a bit. I do unwind on my own by investing my energy in like, the arts and music and stuff. Having roommates or a good neighbor can help. While in the thick of studying for second-year exams, I'd often go to the public library rather than the school library to feel more like I was part of a broader community.

That all said, it's really not as rural as it appears. I'm like, ten minutes from Target and a boatload of restaurants, bars, gyms, ice rinks, etc. And Worcester is really only a fifteen minute drive. There a lot of signs around that say like, 'thickly settled' and that really is accurate; it doesn't seem like it should be a sprawling area, but there's a good amount of stuff going on.

 

[katiedavisak]

I personally do find it a little isolating, but I do get out pretty much as often as possible. I'm about to enter clinics, but this past weekend alone I went to Boston, Worcester, a southern town to hike, and I'm about to go hiking again. Before that I spent some time in Maine. With clinics starting soon, I definitely have more time for that, but I definitely still got out and about while I was in didactics. My grades took a hit, for sure, but for me it was worth it. And honestly, even my more studious classmates get out quite a bit. I do unwind on my own by investing my energy in like, the arts and music and stuff. Having roommates or a good neighbor can help. While in the thick of studying for second-year exams, I'd often go to the public library rather than the school library to feel more like I was part of a broader community.

That all said, it's really not as rural as it appears. I'm like, ten minutes from Target and a boatload of restaurants, bars, gyms, ice rinks, etc. And Worcester is really only a fifteen minute drive. There a lot of signs around that say like, 'thickly settled' and that really is accurate; it doesn't seem like it should be a sprawling area, but there's a good amount of stuff going on.

Thank you so much that helps a lot!!