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The Very Last GRE Paper and Pencil Test, April 10, 1999
Do you perform better on a standardized test when the test
is computer-based? Or do you do better with the old-fashioned
paper-based test? If you do not know the answer to these questions,
and you think you may apply to veterinary schools in the next
year or two, you may want to register now for the very last GRE
paper-based test. April 10, 1999 is your last chance to take the
paper-based test in North America. After April 10, all GRE tests
will be offered via computers, in a computer-adaptive format.
It is always a good idea to practice the test before sitting
for a formal exam. We recommend students to practice in the same
format as they will take the test, i.e., if taking a paper-based
test, practice with printed material. If you are taking a computer-based
test, practice with test preparation software. The GRE sells both
types of preparation aids. To learn more about the GRE, to obtain
GRE preparation materials, and to register for the GRE, visit:
http://www.gre.org
Good luck!
Elective Courses for Cornell's DVM Program
Ever wonder what elective courses you might have at a veterinary
school? Here are our electives (we call them distribution courses)
which are offered on a regular basis. Some titles have been abbreviated.
We cannot guarantee that all courses would be offered every year.
To learn more, click on http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/Courses/fm.phtml?college=vet
VTMED 601 Anatomy of the Carnivore
VTMED 602 Anatomy of the Horse
VTMED 603 Anatomy of the Ruminant
VTMED 605 Comparative Anatomy: Pattern and Function
VTMED 606 Advanced Clinical Neurology
VTMED 607 The Literature and Subject Matter of Natural History
VTMED 609 Anatomy and Histology of Fish
VTMED 610 Introduction to Avian Biomedicine
VTMED 611 Fish Health Management
VTMED 612 Management of Aquarium Systems
VTMED 613 Aquavet I: Introduction to Aquatic Veterinary Medicine
VTMED 614 Aquavet II: Comparative Pathology of Aquatic Animals
VTMED 615 Veterinary Medicine in Developing Nations
VTMED 616 Diseases of Birds
VTMED 618 Adaptation of Animals to the Environment
VTMED 619 Pathogenesis of Viral Disease
VTMED 620 Molecular Biology and Immunology of Host-Parasite Interactions
VTMED 622 Foreign Infectious Diseases of Animals
VTMED 625 Osteoarthritis
VTMED 626 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
VTMED 627 Diseases of Antiquity
VTMED 630 Clinical Biostatistics for Journal Readers
VTMED 631 Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology
VTMED 632 Senior Seminar
VTMED 633 Introduction to Nontraditional Companion and Laboratory Animals
VTMED 634 Introduction to Large Animal Ambulatory Practice
VTMED 635 Introduction to the Professional Literature
VTMED 637 Introduction to Community Practice Service
VTMED 638 Physiological Nutrition
VTMED 639 Veterinary Dentistry (Distribution Course)
VTMED 640 Veterinary Aspects of Captive Wildlife Management
VTMED 641 Approaches to Problems in Canine Infectious Diseases
VTMED 642 Management of Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
VTMED 643 Fundamental Aspects of Embryo Transfer
VTMED 644 Techniques in Equine Surgery
VTMED 645 Techniques in Food Animal Surgery
VTMED 646 Llama Tutorial
VTMED 647 Poisonous Plants
VTMED 648 Clinical Management of Native Wildlife
VTMED 649 Introduction to Equine Practice
VTMED 650 Veterinary Parasitology (Large Animal)
VTMED 651 Veterinary Parasitology: Small Animals
VTMED 652 Avian Medicine and Surgery
VTMED 653 Advanced Equine Lameness
VTMED 654 Current Therapy in Equine Reproduction
VTMED 655 Production Animal Theriogenology
VTMED 656 Special Problems in Equine Medicine
VTMED 657 Disorders of Large Animal Neonates
VTMED 658 Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery
VTMED 659 Equine Soft Tissue Surgery
VTMED 661 Surgical Pathology
VTMED 662 The Bottom Line
VTMED 663 Wildlife Pathology
VTMED 665 Medical & Surgical Problems of Dairy Cattle
VTMED 666 Small Animal Clinical Oncology
VTMED 667 Special Problems in Small Animal Medicine
VTMED 668 Practice Management
VTMED 669 Sheep and Goat Medicine
VTMED 670 Drug Handling in the Body
VTMED 671 Autonomic Pharmacology
VTMED 672 Antimicrobial Drug Therapy in Veterinary Medicine
VTMED 673 Growth Factor-Coupled Signal Transduction
VTMED 674 Physiology+Pharmacology in Understanding + Treatment of Diabetes
VTMED 675 Fundamental Principles of Vertebrate Central Nervous System
Pharmacology
VTMED 676 Clinical Ophthalmology
VTMED 677 Dairy Production Medicine
VTMED 678 Small Animal Theriogenology
VTMED 679 Clinical Pharmacology
VTMED 680 Behavior Problems of Horses
VTMED 681 Behavior Problems of Small Animals
VTMED 682 Topics in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
VTMED 684 Thermal Regulation and Exercise (also BioS 713)
VTMED 685 Physiology of Pregnancy
VTMED 689 Fundamentals of Ruminant Digestion
VTMED 690 Molecular and Genetic Basis of Inherited Disorders in Animals and Application to Clinical Medicine
VTMED 691 Bovine Reproductive Management
VTMED 692 Current Concepts in Reproductive Biology
VTMED 695 Genetic Basis of Eye Diseases
VTMED 696 Fundamental Principles & Anesthetic Techniques for Small Animals
VTMED 697 Fundamental Principles in Anesthetic Techniques for Equine or Mixed Animal Practice
VTMED 698 Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine
VTMED 699 Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine
VTMED 700 Theriogenology Service
VTMED 701 Cardiology Service
VTMED 702 Laboratory Animal Medicine
VTMED 703 Clinical Wildlife, Exotic, and Zoo Animal Medicine
VTMED 704 Quality Milk
VTMED 705 Special Opportunities in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
VTMED 732 Veterinary Clinical Toxicology
VTMED 745 Dynamics of Dairy Herd Health and Management
Did you apply this year? Did you receive our letter?
Each year a handful of applicants do not receive our letter
informing the applicant of our decision on their application.
We mailed all letters no later than January 8. They were sent
to the permanent address you reported on your VMCAS form. If you
haven't received your letter, please contact us by replying to
this message, and give us the address to which you would like
a duplicate letter mailed.
DVM Admissions this year was highly selective. Of the 1230+
applicants, 1100 were denied admission. The others were given
either a full offer or wait-listed.
DVM Admissions Presentation at Hunter College, NYC, March 3, 1999
Do you live or go to school in the New York City area? If so,
please be informed that an open admissions presentation will be
held at Hunter College on March 3 at 7pm in Hunter West, Room
217. Pre-applicants and potential re-applicants are invited to
attend. High school students are also invited to attend, although
the slide presentation is designed for college students as the
primary audience. Anyone attending should send an email to vet_admissions@cornell.edu
BEFORE FEBRUARY 25. In the subject line of your email message,
write "attending Hunter College presentation" as these
words will help us sort and keep track of the many messages we
receive each day.
Do Your Pre-Requisite Courses Meet Our DVM Admissions Requirements?
Will the courses you are taking as a pre-vet student satisfy
our admission requirements? To be certain, visit our site http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/despreq.htm
to learn exactly what we expect from each pre-requisite course.
The most common course students have difficulty finding at their
home college is microbiology. Below, and at our site, is what
we expect:
Microbiology
This course, usually offered with laboratory for four semester
credits, provides a general review of microbial cell types as
well as the groups, cell structure and reproduction of bacteria,
viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Courses in cell or molecular biology
do not usually cover the same topics as a course in general microbiology.
If you take a course that covers these topics but is not titled
"Microbiology," you should enclose a course description
that course. If the description does not mention all of these
topics, have your professor write a letter further explaining
the course content. If your professor states on letterhead you
have learned these subject matters in one or more course, we usually
accept the word of your professor and do not ask for further documentation.
Cornell's DVM Admissions Web Site
Home Page http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/
Procedures http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/approceed.htm
Preparation http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/prep.htm
Deadlines http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/approceed.htm#timetable
Who Gets In http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/prep.htm
Pre-Reqs. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/despreq.htm
Case-Based Learning http://www.vet.cornell.edu/about/edu.htm
Financial Aid http://www.vet.cornell.edu/public/financialaid/
High Schoolers http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/hsinfo.html
Request Info. https://secure.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/inquiry.asp
Pre-Vet Tours https://secure.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/regform.asp
Past Newsletters & Selected Articles
All Newsletters http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters.htm
October 1998
Cornell Does Not Pre-Screen Applicants Nor Interview Applicants
Do Veterinary Technician Programs Enhance a DVM Application?
A Unique Curriculum: Potential Transfer Students Please Take Note
Free Search Service for Scholarships and Grants
You Are Invited to Open House, April 10, 1999
August 1998
18 Veterinary Schools Require a Supplemental Application
Cornell's Supplemental Is Available Today On Paper & On-line
Military Scholarships for the Medical Professions
The Importance of Standardized Tests for Medical Schools
The Advantages of Applying On-line
Resource List for Specialties in Veterinary Medicine
Frequently Asked Questions About Prerequisites
Important Information for Cornell's DVM Applicants
Graduate Education at Cornell's Veterinary College
April 1998
The Length & Costs of A Medical Education
Specializations Within Veterinary Medicine
Are You Thinking About Graduate School?
Cornell's Veterinary Graduate Programs & Combined PhD/DVM Program
Should I Consider Applying to Foreign Veterinary Schools?
Cornell's Foreign Veterinary Graduate (ECFVG) Program
Advisors: Do You Know Who Your Pre-Vets Are? May Cornell Help?
Cornell's DVM Application Statistics
Can I Defer Admission If I Am Not Ready to Begin Veterinary School?
February 1998
Why Was I Denied And Should I Re-Apply?
I Am A Pre-Med; Can I Also Be A Pre-Vet?
Fewer Lectures in Our Case-Based Curriculum
Words of Wisdom From Our Current DVM Students
A Wealth of Information at Our Web Site
GRE Paper-Based Testing Will Continue
Pre-Vet Clubs Welcome; Tours Every Friday at 3:30pm
December 1997
Your Home State Veterinary College Is Always Your Best Bet
April 15 Is A Nationwide Deadline
File Early for Financial Aid
What to Do If You Are Not Admitted
The Importance of Animal/Vet. Experience in Applying to Veterinary School
September 1997
Is Veterinary Medicine More Difficult to Enter Than Human Medicine?
How to Prepare for the GRE
VMSAR (Vet. Med. Sch. Admissions Requirements) Changes Publisher
June 1997
Cornell Saves Applicants Money & Time in the Admissions Process
Cornell Uses Your Highest GRE Scores
Advice to Freshmen & Sophomore Pre-Vets
Advice to Junior & Senior Pre-Vets
How To Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this Free Newsletter
Did you receive this newsletter from a friend
or an advisor? You may sign-up for a free copy to come directly
to you at www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/application/inquiry.asp
We send this free newsletter about every 2 months to all interested
individuals via email only. If you do not have email but have
access to the World Wide Web, visit our web site to view our newsletters.
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/newsletters.htm
Alumni -- if you subscribe individually you may receive two copies,
one from DVM Admissions and one from our Alumni Office.
Advisors -- if you subscribe to the health professions advisors'
list serve, you do not need to sign-up separately for this newsletter.
We will forward each new edition to the list serve. Advisors who
do not subscribe to that list serve are encouraged to subscribe
directly to our newsletter.
To unsubscribe, go to https://secure.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/application/inquiry.asp
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How To Contact Us
phone: 607-253-3700
e-mail: vet_admissions@cornell.edu
web: http://www.vet.cornell.edu
Office of DVM Admissions
Cornell University
Schurman Hall, Room S2-009
Ithaca, NY 14853-6401
Our phone lines are often busy.
Please, email us!
Summer hours: Mon.- Fri., 8am-4pm
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Important Dates
July Supplemental & VMCAS forms available
October 1 VMCAS application deadline
October 5 Cornell's preferred Supplemental application deadline*
November 14 Latest acceptable GRE test date
November 15 Absolute final deadline for Cornell's on-line self-initiated supplemental*
January File the FAFSA + the CSS Profile for financial aid
February Decisions/Notifications are made
March Information Sessions for admitted & alternate students
held
April 15 Deadline for all in USA to accept/decline DVM acceptance
offer
May 31 All prerequisites must be completed if enrolling in
August
August Orientation and beginning of classes
*The only difference between these deadlines is the application fee -- it costs us more to process your application if you apply after October 5.
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Minimum Prerequisite Credits (in semester hours)
6 cr. English Composition Full Year
6 cr. Biology or Zoology . Full Year with Lab
6 cr. General Chemistry . Full Year with Lab
6 cr. Organic Chemistry . Full Year with Lab
4 cr. Biochemistry (prefer Full Year)
6 cr. Introductory Physics Full Year with Lab
3 cr. Microbiology Half Year with Lab
These courses must have a letter grade of C- or better.
- Pass, Satisfactory or Narrative grades are not acceptable.
- AP credits are not acceptable, except for Physics and General Chemistry.
- Higher level course work in the same discipline is preferred.
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Cornell's DVM Admissions Formula
30% Overall GPA (all grades from all colleges)
30% GRE (verbal & quantitative only)
5% Quality of Academic Program
20% Animal Experience (with Letters of Evaluation)
10% All Other Achievements & Letters of Evaluation
5% Personal Essay
(No minimum GPA or GRE; we use your highest of multiple GRE
scores;
median GPA=3.55, GRE=1330/1600 from Class of 2002)
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