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Most Common Advice Given to Denied Applicants Denied applicants are often disappointed to learn of our decision. After getting over the initial reaction of not gaining admission, many ask us: "How could I improve my application next year." Cornell is very glad to help post-applicants understand how they might improve a future application, and the Director of DVM Admissions makes a significant effort to advise and encourage promising applicants. The most common advice he gives applicants is two-fold. First, virtually every applicant is encouraged to retake the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Cornell and many other veterinary colleges will use only your highest GRE scores. We do not average multiple scores -- so you cannot lose by retaking the GRE. We also recommend practicing the GRE on a computer as the test is now offered only in a computerized format. Second, most denied applicants have insufficient animal and veterinary experience. Most applicants are deficient regarding large animal experience. Although large animal experience is not required, we prefer to see some exposure to large animals. We will judge your veterinary and animal experience in four ways. First, we like to see applicants who have worked with many species. Second, we prefer to admit students who have worked (or volunteered) many hours with animals. Third, we give preference to those applicants who have worked in many different veterinary environments. Veterinarians work in many environments such as: small animal practices, zoos, large animal practices, aquariums, research labs, animal shelters, farms and stables, race tracks and other settings. The more hours, species and environments an applicant has worked with or in, the more competitive the applicant will be in our selection process. Whenever a pre-applicant gains practical experience, we wish to see letters of evaluation from a veterinarian or supervisor. Experiences listed on you Cornell application must be supported with a letter of evaluation. Evaluation forms are available at our web site http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/suppapp.htm If you have been denied admission to Cornell and you wish to seek feedback on your application, we encourage you first to listen to a post-applicant information session as outlined in our decision letter to you. If you cannot attend a post-applicant session, we ask that you first make yourself very familiar with our DVM Admissions policies at our web site http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/ After taking these steps, you may make an appointment with the Director of Admissions to ask questions that are not answered at the web site or at the post-applicant sessions. It is very likely that the Director would advise you to: 1) retake
the GRE, and 2) gain more animal/veterinary experience. Please
do not be disappointed if that is the only advice you receive
if and when you meet with the Director. Most of Our Decision Letters Have Been Mailed The great majority of our decisions on applications to the Class of 2004 have been mailed to our applicants. If you applied and have not yet received our decision, please sent us an email message mailto:vet_admissions@cornell.edu with the subject line: "I have not received word." We will respond within 3 to 4 business days after we receive your message. We have only a few decisions left to make as we have received some material from the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) later than usual. We want all of our applicants to know that no applicant to Cornell has been denied admission as a result of the delays this year at VMCAS. We still have a few seats available for those applicants who may have had their application delayed at the VMCAS office. Our Open House Is Free and Fun for All Each year thousands of visitors attend our free veterinary college Open House. Both admission and parking are free for all who attend. This year Open House will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2000 from 10am to 4pm. For more information on this wonderful opportunity to learn about the veterinary profession, please visit http://www.vet.cornell.edu/showcase/openhouse/index.htm Cornell's Open House Express Bus from NYC on April 8, 2000 If you would like to visit our Open House (Saturday, April 8) and live in or near New York City, we would like to offer you a very quick and inexpensive way to travel to Ithaca and back in one day for our Open House. For $45 per person, you may reserve a seat on our privately chartered "Open House Express" bus. The bus will leave mid-town Manhattan at 7am, arrive at 11am in front of our veterinary complex, leave our complex at about 5pm and arrive back in Manhattan at about 10pm on April 8, 2000. Two films will be shown on the bus regarding veterinary medicine
and our College and a simple dinner will be provided on the return
trip. Lunch will be available (at your expense) during Open House.
The bus will have a lavatory and may not stop, unless necessary,
on either trip to or from Manhattan. Please complete the form
below to reserve your seat. There are a limited number of seats
and each can be reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Cornell May Soon Visit a City Near You Cornell's Director of DVM Admissions will presenting
in these cities on or near these dates -- our future newsletters
will have further details: Topics to be discussed: Please register with us by sending mailto:vet_admissions@cornell.edu Registration/admission is free, but we do need to know how many to expect in order to arrange an appropriate number of seats at each location. Please wait until our next newsletter to register for locations that do not indicate a college campus. Summer Program for Minority High School Students Are you a minority high school student who is interested in a career in Veterinary Medicine or Biomedical Research? Are you in your junior or senior year? Do you rank in the upper third of your class? If so, you might want to consider applying to the Research Apprenticeship Program for Minority Students (RAP) offered by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell. RAP is a six-week summer program that allows you to work closely with a Veterinary faculty mentor on a health-related research project. In addition you will have the opportunity to learn about the diverse field of veterinary medicine through an explorations seminar which will address topics such as animal behavior, dentistry, zoo animal medicine and veterinary pathology. Since you would be living on campus with other high school students attending summer college, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a number of other recreational and educational activities during the evenings or on weekends. Housing and dining are provided by the program; however the cost of travel to and from Cornell would be your responsibility. Application forms may be downloaded from our web site at http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/hsinfo.html or requested by calling (607) 253 3700. Hurry, applications must be postmarked by March 20, 2000. Cornell's DVM Admissions Web Site Home Page http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/ Past Newsletters & Selected Articles All Newsletters http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters.htm
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