HOW DO I GET INTO VET SCHOOL? - Students

Career ServicesHOW DO I GET INTOVET SCHOOL?1058 Williams Center ● (912)478-5197 ● http://www..georgiasouthern.edu/career/Fast Facts• There are 28 schools of veterinary medicine in the U.S. and more in Canada and abroad• Schools are accepting applicants with grades of B or better• 2,100 students graduate a year with more than 8,500 students enrolled• A typical veterinary student spends about 4,000 hours in classroom, lab and clinical study• The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) coordinates the Veterinary MedicalCollege Application Service for all 28 veterinary schools in the United States. Applicants must complete theapplication services on their website for consideration of acceptance to veterinary school. This website alsocontains direct links to all the veterinary schools in the United States. www.aavmc.orgSTEPS TO PREPARE FOR VET SCHOOL1. Talk with a Pre-Vet Advisor:Most colleges have at least one advisor who counsels thosestudents interested in professional schools. Most advisorswill help you with your course work selection and offerinsights into the application process2. Seek Veterinary Related Experience:Seek veterinary-related experience during your preprofessionalwork, either during the semester or in thesummer months. Volunteer or seek paid internships inplaces such as a vet clinic, farm, zoo, wildlife park, orranch. Keep a record of the time you spend in eachexperience and the type of knowledge you gained from it.It is recommended that you gain experience with both largeand small animals.4. Contact Selected Veterinary Schools:Contact each veterinary medical college you are interestedin and request a packet of information. This will provideyou with an overview of what each selected school has tooffer and how well it suits your goals.5. Visit Selected Veterinary Schools:Visiting selected vet schools is very important. Try to visitat least two veterinary colleges during your selectionprocess.3. Prepare for the Application Process:Students must complete all course work and testrequirements before they may be admitted into a vetprogram. Students should ideally plan to apply betweenAugust and September of the year prior to the academicyear they wish to attend.ADVICEIs there financial aid available for vet school?Financial aid is available, but packages vary from school to school. Get specific information from the veterinaryschools to which you’re going to apply.What advice do you have for someone without a vet school in their state?You may wish to target those institutions with a larger number of available positions for non-resident spacesavailable. You should contact the admissions office at each selected school and ask for the estimated number ofspaces available.• Visit www.aavmc.org for more information regarding the application and requirements.• Register for the Veterinary Medical College Application Service at https://www.vmcas.org• Fees for the VMCAS depend on number of schools you are applying to, see above websites for feeamounts.• Check vet schools you are applying to for additional application requirements.

HOW DO I GET INTO VET SCHOOLVeterinary SchoolsAuburn UniversityTuskegee UniversityUniversity of CaliforniaColorado State UniversityUniversity of FloridaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of IllinoisPurdue UniversityIowa State UniversityKansas State UniversityLouisiana State UniversityTufts UniversityMichigan State UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaMississippi State UniversityUniversity of MissouriCornell UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityOhio State UniversityOklahoma State UniversityOregon State UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of TennesseeTexas A&M UniversityVirginia Tech and University of MarylandWashington State UniversityThe University of Wisconsin-MadisonWestern Universitywww.vetmed.auburn.eduwww.tuskegee.edu/global/category.asp?c=41703www.vetmed.ucdavis.eduwww.cvmbs.colostate.eduwww.vetmed.ufl.eduwww.vet.uga.eduwww.cvm.uiuc.eduwww.vet.purdue.eduwww.vetmed.iastate.eduwww.vet.ksu.eduwww.vetmed.lsu.eduwww.tufts.edu/vetwww.cvm.msu.eduwww.cvm.umn.eduwww.cvm.msstate.eduwww.cvm.missouri.eduwww.vet.cornell.eduwww.cvm.ncsu.eduwww.vet.ohio-state.eduwww.cvm.okstate.eduwww.oregonstate.edu/vetmedwww.vet.upenn.eduwww.vet.utk.eduwww.cvm.tamu.eduwww.vetmed.vt.eduwww.vetmed.wsu.eduwww.vetmed.wisc.eduwww.westernu.edu/xp/edu/veterinary/home.xmlProfessional Associations for more InformationThe American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)1931 North Meachem Road, Suite 100Schaumberg, IL 60173Phone: (847) 925-8070Fax: (847) 925-1329www.avma.orgAssociation of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)101 Vermont Avenue, NW Suite 710Washington, DC 20005Phone: (202) 371-9195Fax: (202) 842-0773www.aavmc.orgFor more information, visit the Career Center, 1047 Williams CenterPhone: (912) 478-5197 Webpage: http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/career