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====GRE (Graduate Record Examination)====
 
====GRE (Graduate Record Examination)====
*Mean scores for residents in 2010:
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*Use only the Verbal score & percentile and the Quantitative score & percentile only
**Verbal: 490
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*Scores cannot be more than 5 years old
**Quantitative: 652
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**Analytical: 4.30
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For more information, click [http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/CAStandardizedTests.cfm here]
*Mean scores for non-residents in 2010:
 
**Verbal: 570
 
**Quantitative: 712
 
**Analytical: 4.45
 
*GRE test must have been taken within 5 years of October 1 in the year of application
 
For more information, click [http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/studentservices/documents/DVM2010ApplicantReviewSession.pdf here] and [http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/studentservices/admissions.html here]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:23, 3 March 2011


Contacts

Website: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/
Phone: (607) 253-3700
Admissions e-mail: vet_admissions@cornell.edu

Program Information

  • Degree offered: DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
  • Joint degree options:
    • DVM/PhD Program
    • DVM/MPH with University of Minnesota (Master of Public Health program)
  • 4 years in length
  • Number of applications in 2011: 717
  • Acceptances annually: 62 North Carolina residents and 16 non-residents

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Required Courses
    • English Composition and English Literature - Two semesters
    • Biological Science with lab - Two semesters
    • General (Inorganic) Chemistry with lab - Two semesters
    • Organic Chemistry with lab - Two semesters
    • Microbiology with lab - One semester
    • Biochemistry, lab is preferred but not required - Two semesters preferred
    • Physics with lab - Two semesters

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Average accepted Cumulative GPA for 2010:
    • Residents: 3.71
    • Non-Residents: 3.78

For more information, click here

GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

  • Use only the Verbal score & percentile and the Quantitative score & percentile only
  • Scores cannot be more than 5 years old

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • Deadline: October 25
  • List 3-5 of your most significant veterinary, animal or biomedical research experiences
    • A letter of recommendation must be provided for each experience
    • At least one of these experiences must be in veterinary medicine
  • Academic Letters of Evaluation
    • Can come from an academic advisor, faculty mentor, pre-med advisor, or professor
  • Official College Transcripts
  • Dean's Certification Form
  • Residency Worksheet for all New York and new Hampshire residents
  • GRE's or MCAT's
  • Application Fee of $60

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • October 1:
    • VMCAS application (12:00pm EDT) on <www.vmcas.org>
  • October 25:
    • Cornell's Supplemental Application

For more information, click here

Tuition 2011-2012

  • New York State Resident: $28,400 USD
  • Non-New York State Resident: $42,750 USD

For more information, click here