Application Process and Changes

The VMCAS application is now available online at https://secure.vmcas.org/. The Cornell Supplemental application will be available online in mid June at www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions. There are a couple of changes in the application process you will want to note:

• Official Transcripts

  This year, all official transcripts must be mailed directly from the registrar at your college(s) to the Admissions Office at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Transcripts should not be sent in the envelope with your Cornell Supplemental application.

  If you are applying this year, we encourage you to have your registrar(s) forward your transcripts to our office now. It is not necessary to wait until you begin your application or send it in.

• AP Scores
  

  As always, if you took AP chemistry or physics you would need to have scored a 4 or 5 to receive credit. You will also need to have official AP scores sent from the College Board to the Admissions Office at the College of Veterinary Medicine showing you have received the appropriate score. If you have not received a 4 or 5, and your undergraduate college has awarded you credit for General (Inorganic) Chemistry, you will need to complete an additional 6 credits of upper level chemistry to meet the minimum credit requirement. These upper level credits cannot include Biochemistry or Organic Chemistry I or II. The same is true for Physics.

• VMCAS Evaluations
  

  VMCAS requires a minimum of three letters of evaluation. We recommend any additional letters of evaluation be sent or forwarded to the Office of DVM Admissions using our evaluation forms. This will allow us to keep better track of letters as they come in and track them in on your 'Tracking Page'.

• Tracking Page
  

  When you begin you Cornell Supplemental Application you will also begin a 'Tracking Page'. It is very important to monitor your tracking page to make sure your application and all the supporting information is sent in by the deadline. If your application is incomplete, we will not be able to review it for admission. By checking your 'Tracking Page' regularly you will be able to follow up with those sending in information and make sure those materials arrive in a timely manner.

Presentations

• On-Campus Presentations and Tours:
  

  	June 16	1:00 Presentation	2:00 Tour
  	July 14	1:00 Presentation	2:00 Tour
  	August 4	1:00 Presentation	2:00 Tour

  
  
  
  
  
  
  To register for a Presentation and Tour visit www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions

• Off Campus Programs:

  1. Honolulu, Hawaii
      Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine will have a representative
      at the following program in Hawaii:
      Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
      2006 Summer Career Fair
      July 14, 2006; 2:30-7:00
      The Hilton Hawaiian Village
      20005 Kalia Road
      Honolulu, HI
  

  To register online for the Career Fair visit www.aavmc.org

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