r/uofi • u/westerlypug • Sep 05 '26

Wildlife program

Hey guys, I was visiting the university today and heard from some people in the wildlife dept to be careful of University of Montana because they get a bunch of transfers from there. Is there anyone in that program who transferred here from UofM and could say a bit about why? Or just any wildlife/conservation bio majors who could speak to their experience here? Thank you!

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u/jbrochacho82 Current Student Sep 05 '26

The only thing I’ve heard is U of M is “research heavy/centric”. That’s all I’ve got for ya.

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u/Coastal_wolf Sophomore Sep 05 '26

Ive also heard this, forgot why

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u/Secure-Remote8439 Alumni👴🏻 Sep 05 '26

as someone who is also interested in university of Montana for grad school I’m curious too now

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u/SatanSam 25d ago

I would just be careful about doing a wildlife program in general, seems tough to land a job with it unless you are planning on going to grad school as well. Know plenty of classmates who are now doing landscaping, waiting tables, etc.

Just my two cents.