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After opening its horseshoe-shaped doors in 1882, the Harvard School of Veterinary Medicine transformed from an “academically lax” academy to the most rigorous veterinary institution of its time, according to the Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin. But financial woes forced the School to close only 19 years after its founding...
...Cazer, the failure of the vet school seems to have foreshadowed the relative unpopularity of veterinary medicine at Harvard...
...United States has 131 medical schools but only 28 vet schools, making the admissions process uniquely competitive. Last year, the average applicant to Cornell—Cazer’s first choice vet school—had accumulated 1,335 hours of animal experience, according to the spring 2008 Veterinary School Admissions Guide...
...because Harvard is not an agricultural school, it is hard for students to get experience working with large animals, Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Advisor Ann Georgi wrote in an e-mailed statement...
...because Harvard has no vet school, none of the House pre-med tutors have a background in veterinary medicine, Office of Career Services pre-health advisor Jeffrey J. Glenn wrote in an e-mail...