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==Contacts== | ==Contacts== | ||
− | '''Website: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/ | + | '''Website:''' http://www.tufts.edu/vet/<br> |
− | '''Phone: (508) 839-5302 | + | '''Phone:''' (508) 839-5302 <br> |
− | '''Admissions e-mail: vetadmissions@tufts.edu | + | '''Admissions e-mail:''' vetadmissions@tufts.edu<br> |
==Program Information== | ==Program Information== | ||
*Degree offered: D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) | *Degree offered: D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) | ||
*Joint degree options: | *Joint degree options: | ||
− | **DVM/ | + | **DVM/MA with Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
**DVM/MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine | **DVM/MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine | ||
− | **DVM/ | + | **DVM/Master of Public Health with Tufts University School of Medicine |
− | *4 years in length, | + | **DVM/PhD with Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences (7 yr) |
− | *Number of applications for class of | + | **DVM/PhD with the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester (7 yr) |
− | *Class of | + | *4 years in length |
+ | **Includes core courses, core clinical rotations and 18 weeks of electives in the fourth year | ||
+ | **Optional Thesis Program | ||
+ | ***Click [http://vet.tufts.edu/education/dvm-program/curriculum-of-the-dvm-program/thesis-program-of-the-dvm-program/ here] for more information | ||
+ | *Number of applications for class of 2021: 1106 | ||
+ | *Class of 2021 size: 98 | ||
==Admission Requirements== | ==Admission Requirements== | ||
====Course and Degree Requirements==== | ====Course and Degree Requirements==== | ||
− | *Degree: | + | *Degree: Bachelor's degree |
*Required Courses | *Required Courses | ||
**General Biology with laboratory (two semesters) | **General Biology with laboratory (two semesters) | ||
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**Physiology | **Physiology | ||
**Comparative or developmental anatomy | **Comparative or developmental anatomy | ||
− | For more information, click [http:// | + | For more information, click [http://vet.tufts.edu/admissions/dvm-admissions/prerequisites-of-the-dvm-program/ here] |
+ | |||
====GPA==== | ====GPA==== | ||
− | + | *Average accepted GPA for class of 2021: 3.70 | |
− | *Average accepted GPA: | + | For more information, click [http://vet.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/Vet-Admission-Statistics-2021.pdf here] |
− | + | ||
− | + | ====GRE (Graduate Record Examination)==== | |
− | For more information, click [ | + | *Mean scores for class of 2021: |
− | ==== | + | **Verbal: 160 |
− | * | + | **Quantitative: 158 |
− | * | + | **Analytical: 4.5 |
− | *Test must have been written within | + | *Test must have been written within 5 years of application deadline |
− | For more information, click [ | + | For more information, click [http://vet.tufts.edu/admissions/dvm-admissions/admissions-criteria-of-the-dvm-program/ here] |
+ | |||
====Supporting Documents==== | ====Supporting Documents==== | ||
− | * | + | *Deadline: September 17, 2018 at 11:59PM EST |
− | * | + | **For more information, click [http://vet.tufts.edu/admissions/guide-for-applying-dvm/ here] |
− | * | + | *Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) |
− | For more information, click [ | + | **Request official transcripts sent to VMCAS |
+ | **Request three letters of evaluation | ||
+ | ***Faculty member who taught a course | ||
+ | ***Pre-veterinary, pre-medical or pre-health professions committee representative | ||
+ | ***Veterinarian or research scientist | ||
+ | **Tufts-specific questions under "Questions" | ||
+ | *Application Fee of $70 | ||
+ | *Official GRE Scores | ||
+ | *Description of Veterinary, Animal and or Health Science Experience | ||
+ | *Description of Extracurricular Activities | ||
+ | |||
==Interview== | ==Interview== | ||
− | * | + | *Around 400 candidates are invited to the campus for an interview |
− | + | For more information, click [http://vet.tufts.edu/admissions/dvm-admissions/admissions-criteria-of-the-dvm-program/ here] | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ==Early Admission== | |
− | For more information, click [ | + | *To be eligible to apply, candidates for this program must be sophomores and must have demonstrated academic proficiency in their freshman and sophomore coursework, particularly in the DVM prerequisite science courses |
− | == | + | *Deadline: March 1 |
− | * | + | *Small number of applicants invited for on campus interviews in March |
− | * | + | * ACT and/or SAT scores required |
− | * | + | *Decision letters will be mailed out in early April |
− | + | ||
− | ==Tuition | + | ==Tuition 2017-2018== |
− | + | *MA residents/Out-of-State residents: US $49,086/$53,958 | |
− | For more information on tuition, click [ | + | For more information on tuition, click [http://vet.tufts.edu/admissions/financial-aid/tuition-and-fees/ here] |
− | [[Category:University| | + | [[Category:Tufts University|Veterinary Studies]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Veterinary Studies|Tufts]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:59, 10 September 2018
Contacts
Website: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/
Phone: (508) 839-5302
Admissions e-mail: vetadmissions@tufts.edu
Program Information
- Degree offered: D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
- Joint degree options:
- DVM/MA with Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- DVM/MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine
- DVM/Master of Public Health with Tufts University School of Medicine
- DVM/PhD with Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences (7 yr)
- DVM/PhD with the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester (7 yr)
- 4 years in length
- Includes core courses, core clinical rotations and 18 weeks of electives in the fourth year
- Optional Thesis Program
- Click here for more information
- Number of applications for class of 2021: 1106
- Class of 2021 size: 98
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor's degree
- Required Courses
- General Biology with laboratory (two semesters)
- General Chemistry with laboratory (two semesters)
- Organic Chemistry with laboratory (two semesters)
- Physics (two semesters)
- Genetics (one semester, unless included in General Biology)
- Biochemistry (one semester)
- Mathematics (two semesters): May include a statistics course taken in a department other than mathematics
- English (two semesters): May include composition, reading, and or speech communication
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (two semesters): May include psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, political science, and or economics
- Humanities and Fine Arts (two semesters): May include literature, music, art, history, philosophy, religion, and or foreign language
- Recommended Courses
- Cell biology
- Microbiology
- Physiology
- Comparative or developmental anatomy
For more information, click here
GPA
- Average accepted GPA for class of 2021: 3.70
For more information, click here
GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
- Mean scores for class of 2021:
- Verbal: 160
- Quantitative: 158
- Analytical: 4.5
- Test must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- Deadline: September 17, 2018 at 11:59PM EST
- For more information, click here
- Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)
- Request official transcripts sent to VMCAS
- Request three letters of evaluation
- Faculty member who taught a course
- Pre-veterinary, pre-medical or pre-health professions committee representative
- Veterinarian or research scientist
- Tufts-specific questions under "Questions"
- Application Fee of $70
- Official GRE Scores
- Description of Veterinary, Animal and or Health Science Experience
- Description of Extracurricular Activities
Interview
- Around 400 candidates are invited to the campus for an interview
For more information, click here
Early Admission
- To be eligible to apply, candidates for this program must be sophomores and must have demonstrated academic proficiency in their freshman and sophomore coursework, particularly in the DVM prerequisite science courses
- Deadline: March 1
- Small number of applicants invited for on campus interviews in March
- ACT and/or SAT scores required
- Decision letters will be mailed out in early April
Tuition 2017-2018
- MA residents/Out-of-State residents: US $49,086/$53,958
For more information on tuition, click here