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Our NY Applicants Must Apply at Our Cornell Web Site
Last year VMCAS delayed in transmitting material
to the veterinary schools. To avoid this potential problem this
year, we are requiring all NY applicants to apply directly at
our Cornell web site http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/approceed.htm
by October 5, 2001. If NY applicants follow our instructions and
submit all supporting documents either before applying or with
their application, we would anticipate having decisions made by
January 2002, perhaps sooner. Please download “Preliminary
Application Instructions for Cornell DVM Admissions” at http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/appdocuments.htm
Am I Considered a NY Resident? Or NJ or NH Resident?
State residency often affects veterinary admission. Some applicants
are unsure of their state residency. To help applicants understand
whether they are a NY resident, we have developed a residency
worksheet. We would like all NY residents to submit this worksheet
with their application. We would also prefer NJ and NH residents
to submit this worksheet when they apply. In future years, this
worksheet will be an absolute requirement for those claiming NY,
NJ or NH residency. The form is available at http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/appdocuments.htm
May I Substitute Courses for Cornell’s Pre-Requisites?
Some applicants have not taken microbiology or biochemistry and
often wonder whether another course could substitute for either
of these prerequisites. To help students understand how easy it
can be to substitute a course, we have developed a “Pre-Requisite
Substitution Request” form. This form cannot be submitted
during our peak workload season (September 1 through March 15).
If you wish to explore whether a course you have taken or wish
to take will meet our requirement(s), please download the form
at http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/appdocuments.htm
Pre-Health Advisor’s Open House at Cornell, June 18
On June 18 Cornell will hold an Open House for pre-Health Advisors.
An Upstate NY LAN meeting will also take place beginning at 10am.
Please email us for more information and/or RSVP at http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/advisors.htm
before June 11.
Cornell May Soon Visit a City Near You
Please come listen to a presentation by Cornell’s
Director of DVM Admissions, who will be presenting in these cities
-- or at the Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY -- on or near these
dates:
June 10 12noon Albany, NY - Meet the director during a coffee hour, send email *
June 22 1pm Ithaca, NY - Veterinary campus, 3pm tour, send email *
July 15 4pm Boston, MA - send email * date may change
July 27 1pm Ithaca, NY - Veterinary campus, 3pm tour, send email *
Aug. 17 1pm Ithaca, NY - Veterinary campus, 3pm tour, send email *
Topics to be discussed:
-Is Cornell's case-based curriculum right for you?
-DVM degree programs in the U.S.
-DVM specialties
-DVM admissions requirements at Cornell
-DVM admissions statistics
-DVM financial aid
-Questions and answers
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.
*Respond Today -- these sessions will be held
only if interest is expressed from enough pre-vets in the area.
The director will be on vacation traveling through these cities
and will hold a session if you and others request a session. Presentation
site locations will be announced to those who express interest.
Please indicate in your email subject line your city of interest.
**Please register with us by sending mailto:vet_admissions@cornell.edu
with the subject line: "Registering for presentation at..."
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.
***Be sure to Register-- these sessions will
be held only if interest is expressed from enough pre-vets in
the area. The director will be traveling through these cities
on other business and will hold a session if you and others request
a session. Presentation site locations will be announced to those
who express interest. Please indicate in your email subject line
your city of interest.
Pre-health advisors: If we are coming to your city and a campus
is not indicated above, please invite us. We may be able to come
to your campus.
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
March 2001 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/Mar01news.htm
Animal and Veterinary Experience: Breadth or Depth?
Should I Go to Graduate School Before Applying to Vet School?
February 2001 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/Feb01news.htm
I Was Not Admitted this Year, Now What Should I Do?
December 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/Dec00news.htm
Military Scholarships for Veterinary Medicine
Elective Courses During Veterinary College
October 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/Oct00news.htm
14 Tips on Letters of Evaluation for VMCAS/Cornell Applicants
August 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/Aug00news.htm
Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR)
Summers Off During Veterinary School
June 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/June00news.htm
Advice for Returning Students Contemplating Veterinary Medicine
Courses You Might Find Helpful
May 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/May00news.htm
Your State Residency Affects Our Decision
April 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/April00news.htm
Do Veterinarians Need to Specialize?
Resource List for Specialties in Veterinary Medicine
March 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/March00news.htm
Web Site for Veterinary Career Information
Most Common Advice Given to Denied Applicants
February 2000 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/Feb00news.htm
Should High School Students Visit A Veterinary College?
November 1999 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/Nov99news.htm
FAQ: How Is Problem-Based Learning Different?
September 1999 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/Sept99news.htm
How Many Letters of Evaluation Do I Need?
FAQ on Textbooks and Other Learning Resources
July 1999 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/July99news.htm
Confidentiality of Letters of Evaluation
FAQ: Tests & Evaluation in Our Problem-Based Program
March 1999 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/March99news.htm
High School Students: Prepare Now for Veterinary Medicine
Cornell's DVM Program Is Problem-Based Learning
January 1999 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/Jan99news.htm
Hyper links to All North American Veterinary Medicine Colleges
October 1998 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/newsletters/Oct98news.htm
Do Veterinary Technician Programs Enhance a DVM Application?
How To Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this Free Newsletter
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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'
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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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