School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Contacts
Website: http://www.vet.upenn.edu/
Phone: 215-898-5434
Admissions e-mail: admissions@vet.upenn.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (VMD)
- 4 years in length
- Note: Pennsylvania residents have a better chance of being admitted to School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study
- Note: Although third year applicants (90 credits) are considered, the more academic course work you have completed the stronger the application.
- Required Courses:
- English: 6 semester credits (at least 3 must be in composition)
- Physics: 8 semester credits, including 2 laboratories.
- Chemistry: 12 semester credits, including laboratory in at least one course;
- 8 semester credits in general chemistry
- At least 4 semester credits in organic chemistry.
- Biology or Zoology: 9 semester credits (3 courses).
- At least one course of which must cover the basic principles of genetics.
- Social Sciences or Humanities: 6 semester credits.
- Calculus: 3 semester credits.
- Biostats or MathStats: 3 semester credits.
- Note: A grade of C (2.0) or better must be earned for these courses.
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GPA
- The average GPA for the 2009 entering class was 3.61.
GRE
- The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is the test required.
- The GRE reporting code for Penn Vet is 2775.
- Average scores:
- Verbal score: 578
- Quantitative score: 710.
- The Analytical score is excluded from the application and so the writing sample is not required.
- When considering scores from multiple test dates, the highest combined verbal and quantitative scores from the same test date will be considered.
Supporting Documents
- Application is made by using the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) application.
- Note: There is no paper application. It is necessary to check the AAVMC Web site.
- There is a $75 processing fee to be paid by check or money order payable to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
- The fee should be submitted with the Supplementary Information Card. No application will be processed without receipt of the processing fee by October 1 at noon E.D.T.
- Transcript from all attended universities.
- Regarding extracurricular activities:
- Volunteering or working in a veterinary clinic will help prove to the admissions committee the applicant's commitment in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine.
- A minimum of 500 hours is recommended.
- Volunteering or working in a veterinary clinic will help prove to the admissions committee the applicant's commitment in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine.
- Letters of recommendation.
- GRE scores.
Timeline for Fall 2011
- Veterinary Medical College Admission Service (VMCAS) will provide an electronic application by June 1, 2012 for entry in Fall 2013.
- An application fee will be charged by VMCAS while Penn will charge a processing fee of $75.
- VMCAS will forward the application to the applicant's list of schools at the application Web site.
- VMCAS will process and forward the applicant's letters of evaluation.
- Electronic Letters of Recommendation, eLOR, will be the method of submitting recommendations to VMCAS.
- There will be no Evaluation Form online to be downloaded and copied as in previous years.
- The applicant must directly send his/her transcripts and GRE scores to the schools which he/she is applying.
- Application deadline: October 1 at noon E.D.T. for receipt of the application and evaluations at VMCAS and for receipt of transcripts by Penn.
- The last date to take the GRE for this admissions cycle: November 1, 2012.
- GRE scores should be forwarded to the Admissions Office by December 1, 2012.
Tuition 2012-2013
- For Pennsylvania residents: $67,104.
- For non-residents: $76,793