Education    Research    Services    Departments    News

CVM home > admissions > newsletters > past issues

Past Issues:

January 2005 August 2004 June 2004 March 2004 February 2004

All are welcome to attend any of the above one-hour presentations. Please register via email by sending mail to:vet_admissions@cornell.edu You will receive a confirmation via email. It is helpful if you would write on the Subject line of your message: "Registering for Presentation [and include date and city]." College campus presentations do not require registration but they would be useful in case there are any last minute changes.

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

Driving directions to hotel locations -- please visit these sites:
Los Angeles Airport Marriott, http://www.marriotthotels.com/LAXAP/Map.asp
San Francisco Courtyard, http://www.courtyard.com/SFOSB/Map.asp
Hotel Washington, http://www.hotelwashington.com/main.html
Other locations will be added so watch for future newsletters. We will also visit Atlanta, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, New Orleans, Orlando and Philadelphia sometime next spring. Advisors: If you would like us to visit your school in one of the above cities send email to vet_admissions@cornell.edu

Did You Follow Cornell's 1999-2000 Supplemental Application Instructions?

Each year some applicants do not receive a full review of their application due to significant errors on their part with the Cornell Supplemental Application. If you applied this year, please note that in addition to the VMCAS form, you must:

• Sign your supplemental application. If you applied on-line, you must print and sign a hard copy.
  
• Send all materials in one envelope. Sending items separately may delay your application.
  
• Send fee payment in the same envelope as the Cornell supplemental application.
  
• Pay the correct fee: $40 on-line/on-time; $50 off-line/on-time; $65 after Oct. 5 but before Nov.15
  (If you have not submitted your supplemental by now, you must pay $65.)
  
• List GRE scores on the supplemental application.
  
• Send official GRE scores to Institution Code R2459 not R2098.
  
• Provide evaluation letters for each animal/veterinary experience.
• See September newsletter.

Our First Career Connections Forum -- You Are Invited!

We are pleased to announce the first Career Connections Forum to be held at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine on Saturday, November 13, 1999. The purpose of the Career Connections Forum is threefold:

1. To offer DVM students and employers the opportunity to conduct interviews.

2. To present Career Seminars pertinent to the recruiting, interviewing, hiring, contracts, compensation, benefits and career choices. Our guest speakers and their topics will be:
9:00 -10:30 Dr. Ken Rotondo, Top Notch Recruiting and Interviewing
10:45-12:15 Dr. Ann Clark, Compensation and Benefit Packages for Veterinary Associates
1:15 - 2:45 Dr. Elizabeth C. Wesman, Employment Contract Writing and Review
3:00 - 4:30 Dr. Carin A. Smith, Career Choices for Veterinarians

3. To offer a Career Options Fair (9:00 - 4:30) for DVM and undergraduate students, giving them insights into the many opportunities available to veterinarians.

Would You Like to Visit Cornell on a Saturday?

Cornell's Office of DVM Admissions is considering arranging a Pre-Vet Visitation Day at our veterinary college on a Saturday. We need to hear from you on whether this day would be well attended. Here are some characteristics of the program we have in mind. You would:
-Be given extensive tours of our expansive facilities.
-Hear a presentation on our academic program and admissions requirements.
-Speak with currently enrolled veterinary students on topics of your choice.
-Be given time to explore our veterinary resource centers.
Parents and friends would be very welcome; children must be with a guardian.
Cornell may charter a bus from NYC to Cornell, bus fares would be charged.
Cornell may charter a bus from other cities if there were enough riders to cover the costs.
NYC bus(es) may leave about 8am, arrive at noon, depart at 4pm, arrive back in NYC at 8/9pm.
Buses from other cities may be on a similar schedule. Cities such as Boston, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and those in between may be feasible.

Here's what we need to know from you before we can offer this opportunity:
1. Would you be interested in visiting Cornell for an afternoon program as described above?
2. Are you a college student? If so, what college do you attend?
3. If you are not a college student, what is your grade level or occupation?
4. Would you bring a friend or parent with you?
5. Would you need a direct bus service chartered by Cornell in order to attend?
6. What major city in the Northeast is closest to you?
7. How much would you be willing to pay for round-trip bus service from your city to Cornell?
$50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100 $110 $120
8. Would you forward this survey to others in your college or city that might be interested?

Please copy and paste these questions into a new email message and send the new message to vet_admissions@cornell.edu with the subject heading of: Visitation Day Survey. We will summarize the results in our next newsletter and/or for those who respond. If the visitation day concept receives support from you and others, we would likely then do one last survey of possible dates. We hope you will respond to the survey above. We also wish to remind you that free tours of our facilities are available most Friday afternoons. Appointments are required for free tours. Because many cannot leave work or school on Friday, we hope to also offer this Saturday opportunity to you and others.

FAQ: How Is Problem-Based Learning Different?

Students at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine find that several aspects of the learning environment are new to them. First, students concentrate on one large, interdisciplinary foundation course at a time. As undergraduates, most students take several courses as once, often with competing deadlines and demands. In the program at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, students in the foundation courses integrate several disciplines in the context of one intensive course. Discussion of clinical cases in these foundation courses connects the basic and clinical sciences, making the learning experience more interesting, integrated, relevant and meaningful.

Second, the heart of the problem-based curriculum lies in the collaborative tutorial process. Groups of six or seven students meet with a faculty tutor for two-and-a-half-hour sessions three times each week. During these sessions, students focus on practicing clinical reasoning and on deeply understanding the processes, mechanisms and principles that underpin clinical problems. In these sessions students set learning objectives for themselves (identify "learning issues"), share ideas and knowledge with their peers, justify their assertions, weigh competing explanations, integrate ideas from a variety of sources, and clarify what they don't yet understand. Faculty tutors participate in order to support and guide students' thinking, not to give students the answers. Students learn to work cooperatively rather than competitively.

Finally, much of a typical week is devoted to students' independent study. During that time, students work alone and in small groups, researching the learning issues they identified during tutorials. To quote from "The Inside Scoop," a guidebook written by students, "The hardest aspect of PBL is to learn to trust yourself in the development of the learning issues, and most especially deciding for yourself the appropriate depth and breadth to pursue." With experience, students' skill and confidence in this area grows. Learning how to learn may be one of the most valuable skills students gain from the program.

Written by Kathleen M. Quinlan, PhD

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

September 1999

Cornell May Soon Visit a City Near You
How Many Letters of Evaluation Do I Need?
Hurricane Disrupts GRE Testing, Cornell Responds
AP Credit and DVM Admissions at Cornell
FAQ on Textbooks and Other Learning Resources

July 1999
The U.S. Veterinary Application Process and Deadlines
Cornell's DVM Application Process and Deadlines
Confidentiality of Letters of Evaluation
FAQ: Tests & Evaluation in Our Problem-Based Program
Attend a DVM Admissions Slide Presentation in a City Near You
Cornell Now Accepts Chemistry AP Credit

March 1999
High School Students: Prepare Now for Veterinary Medicine
Cornell's DVM Program Is Problem-Based Learning
F.A.Q. What Is Problem-Based Learning

January 1999
Hyperlinks to All North American Veterinary Medicine Colleges
The Very Last GRE Paper & Pencil Test, April 10, 1999
Elective Courses for Cornell's DVM Program
Do Your Pre-Requisite Courses Meet Our DVM Admissions Requirements?

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

This is an open newsletter; please forward it to anyone who may be interested.

Copyright.©2008               Last Update September 19, 2005      Report problems with this page to the webmaster.