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Hey anyone else out there?
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I applied as well!
 
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Cool. Anyone know for sure when they will be sending out interview invites?
 
Anyone know if they extended the deadline or if it was always November 30th since theyre a new school.
 
Flutestar72733 said:
Anyone know if they extended the deadline or if it was always November 30th since theyre a new school.
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I think it has always been 11/30. All the emails they sent me said to complete my admissions profile by that date.
 
Misssc said:
I think it has always been 11/30. All the emails they sent me said to complete my admissions profile by that date.
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I got that too but i assumed it was for all the supplemental materials. On their website under admissions process theres"NEW! You can still seek admission to LMU-CVM! Direct Admissions are open October 7, 2014 through November 30, 2013."

It made me wonder if there wasn't enough interest to fill the 85 slots.
 
Flutestar72733 said:
I got that too but i assumed it was for all the supplemental materials. On their website under admissions process theres"NEW! You can still seek admission to LMU-CVM! Direct Admissions are open October 7, 2014 through November 30, 2013."

It made me wonder if there wasn't enough interest to fill the 85 slots.
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I hadn't seen that... My guess is not a huge amount of interest. That is one of the reasons I wanted to apply there, I thought with it being a new school I might have a better chance of getting in.

I don't think this is really fair to those of us that met the VMCAS deadline.
 
Misssc said:
I hadn't seen that... My guess is not a huge amount of interest. That is one of the reasons I wanted to apply there, I thought with it being a new school I might have a better chance of getting in.

I don't think this is really fair to those of us that met the VMCAS deadline.
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Yea me too and then i fell in love with their curriculum and philosophy and this is my top choice even though they are expensive. I also thought it would be awarding to know that i was in the initial class before the school was accredited. Im hoping more students apply in case i just wasted vmcas money in applying to a school that didn't receive enough interested candidates. I want to get the word out a little but not sure how.
 
Flutestar72733 said:
Yea me too and then i fell in love with their curriculum and philosophy and this is my top choice even though they are expensive. I also thought it would be awarding to know that i was in the initial class before the school was accredited. Im hoping more students apply in case i just wasted vmcas money in applying to a school that didn't receive enough interested candidates. I want to get the word out a little but not sure how.
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Just curious, but why do you think it would be rewarding to go to a school before it is accredited?
 
Lissarae06 said:
Just curious, but why do you think it would be rewarding to go to a school before it is accredited?
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More rewarding i guess is what i was trying to say like you said in that wed be the first graduating class at this college. We could set the bar for this school to be great like they want to be.
 
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More rewarding i guess is what i was trying to say like you said in that wed be the first graduating class at this college. We could set the bar for this school to be great like they want to be.
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Interesting.
 
Flutestar72733 said:
More rewarding i guess is what i was trying to say like you said in that wed be the first graduating class at this college. We could set the bar for this school to be great like they want to be.
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Are you aware of the steps you have to take to become licensed when graduating from a school that isn't accredited?
 
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What do you think the chances are of this school being accredited by 2018?

Lissarae06 said:
Are you aware of the steps you have to take to become licensed when graduating from a school that isn't accredited?
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las777 said:
What do you think the chances are of this school being accredited by 2018?
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Absolutely zero. :)

But only because of a technicality.....

Since they have a Letter of Reasonable Assurance from the COE, I think they are on track for accreditation. But if I understand the process right - and I am *FAR* from knowledgeable about it, so ... grain of salt - my understanding is that you can't become fully accredited until your first class graduates.
 
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:eek: how is possible that this place is more expensive than where I am!!! at least they're not topping western yet...

i'm sure this isn't likely since this school is in the US, but AUA was open for less than 2 years before they shut their doors and kicked all their vet students out. no 1st graduating class for them, and their students all got to add at least a year (most of them 1.5-2) onto their veterinary education

and definitely visit this place before you get too excited, it is a very rural, very poor part of Tennessee. i've been there before to assist with providing remote medical services for free. made my undergrad (blacksburg) look like NYC
 
jmo1012 said:
:eek: how is possible that this place is more expensive than where I am!!! at least they're not topping western yet...

i'm sure this isn't likely since this school is in the US, but AUA was open for less than 2 years before they shut their doors and kicked all their vet students out. no 1st graduating class for them, and their students all got to add at least a year (most of them 1.5-2) onto their veterinary education

and definitely visit this place before you get too excited, it is a very rural, very poor part of Tennessee. i've been there before to assist with providing remote medical services for free. made my undergrad (blacksburg) look like NYC
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We have a former AUA student in our class. He hated it down there.
 
According to the AVMA website, a school goes from having Reasonable Assurance to having Provisional Accreditation on the date when the initial class is admitted. My understanding (using Western U as a reference) is that a school with Provisional Accreditiation is technically accredited and therefore the NAVLE is the only test required for your license. If the school loses it's Reasonable Assurance before the class is admitted, then it would not be AVMA accredited and that's when you have to go through all the different hoops to get licensed.

That's what I gathered from the AVMA website anyway. What I'm wondering is how large animal caseload will be distributed between UTK and LMU now that UTK's brand new large animal teaching hospital is open? The schools are 50 miles apart.
 
jmo1012 said:
:eek: how is possible that this place is more expensive than where I am!!! at least they're not topping western yet...

i'm sure this isn't likely since this school is in the US, but AUA was open for less than 2 years before they shut their doors and kicked all their vet students out. no 1st graduating class for them, and their students all got to add at least a year (most of them 1.5-2) onto their veterinary education

and definitely visit this place before you get too excited, it is a very rural, very poor part of Tennessee. i've been there before to assist with providing remote medical services for free. made my undergrad (blacksburg) look like NYC
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Hm. If it were me (read: I'm not criticizing people who want to go to LMU, so don't get all defensive, you excited LMU folks), I'd be pretty cautious.

The first concern I'd have is not wanting to be someone's guinea pig. No matter how exciting they make it sound, the first class (and second and third, really) are going to be an experiment. They're going to be figuring out how to run the program and what works and doesn't work in their environment. I'd want to be part of that in about ... 3 years. :)

The second concern I'd have is the lack of stability. Pretty much by definition they have no stability. They may start and two years from now realize it just doesn't work financially and they shut the doors. Best case they do it before you start and you lose a year, but not much money, while you apply elsewhere. Worst case - can you imagine??? - you do two years, work up some debt, and then have to apply somewhere else, move somewhere else, and probably redo a year. Serious ouch.

The third concern I'd have is accreditation. I personally wouldn't apply anywhere that's not accredited, but I don't think that's too huge of a deal; they're likely to jump that hurdle in four years when it's time.

I dunno. I guess for people that really like new, exciting, 'n all that stuff it would be attractive. But for my super-expensive DVM degree I'd rather go to some place tried 'n true 'n stable 'n proven.

So just how expensive is this place? (Wow. I've gotten lazy.)
 
Lissarae06 said:
We have a former AUA student in our class. He hated it down there.
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eh my guess is that he's like your typical caribbean student - some hate it, some love, and the rest fall somewhere in between that spectrum. i doubt its unique to AUA as the bunch that came here don't really have anything negative to say about the program (other than they didnt really appreciate being screwed). i'm pretty sure 1 or 2 even liked it better there than here. :shrug:
 
Lissarae06 said:
$40k+ in tuition alone for resident and non-resident.
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Their resident/non-resident is the same? I'm under the impression that would be a bit unusual. Am I wrong? (ETA: Thinking more on it, I guess it's not that unusual for the non-land-grant schools, right?)

Anyway... holy crap. That's 33% more expensive than my already too-expensive school (I love UMN, but our tuition is just plain out of control.). For in-state tuition that's just frightening.

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projecting ~$275k over the 4 years (and its just for the 9 months you're in school - 11 for 4th year) :eek:
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:eek::eek:
 
LetItSnow said:
Their resident/non-resident is the same? I'm under the impression that would be a bit unusual. Am I wrong?

Anyway... holy crap. That's 33% more expensive than my already too-expensive school (I love UMN, but our tuition is just plain out of control.). For in-state tuition that's just frightening.



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it's because they arent a state school (like tuskegee and western)
 
jmo1012 said:
my sentiments exactly haha

at least i'm not likely to get porn sites here when looking up an esophageal surgery procedure unlike google...
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Fair, fair. I hit a number of 'unfortunate' sites during a short course I had early this semester - reproductive techniques. It's supposed to be a very practical/clinical repro class (a follow-up to repro from first or second year, whenever we had that). Googling some of that stuff was icky.
 
LetItSnow said:
Hm. If it were me (read: I'm not criticizing people who want to go to LMU, so don't get all defensive, you excited LMU folks), I'd be pretty cautious.

The first concern I'd have is not wanting to be someone's guinea pig. No matter how exciting they make it sound, the first class (and second and third, really) are going to be an experiment. They're going to be figuring out how to run the program and what works and doesn't work in their environment. I'd want to be part of that in about ... 3 years. :)

The second concern I'd have is the lack of stability. Pretty much by definition they have no stability. They may start and two years from now realize it just doesn't work financially and they shut the doors. Best case they do it before you start and you lose a year, but not much money, while you apply elsewhere. Worst case - can you imagine??? - you do two years, work up some debt, and then have to apply somewhere else, move somewhere else, and probably redo a year. Serious ouch.

The third concern I'd have is accreditation. I personally wouldn't apply anywhere that's not accredited, but I don't think that's too huge of a deal; they're likely to jump that hurdle in four years when it's time.

I dunno. I guess for people that really like new, exciting, 'n all that stuff it would be attractive. But for my super-expensive DVM degree I'd rather go to some place tried 'n true 'n stable 'n proven.

So just how expensive is this place? (Wow. I've gotten lazy.)
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To be perfectly honest, THESE are my concerns. However, this is my last application since I am non-trad, I must support my family. I know you guys understand when I talk about the expense of applying (and this is #4 for me). Add in the state of the vet med industry and well......

Therefore, because overseas isn't really an option for me, I decided to throw my hat in at LMU. I will reserve my final opinion until I see what happens. They talk the talk nicely so far but I am more concerned about if they can walk the walk. Time will tell....
 
Hotfillyky said:
Therefore, because overseas isn't really an option for me, I decided to throw my hat in at LMU. I will reserve my final opinion until I see what happens. They talk the talk nicely so far but I am more concerned about if they can walk the walk. Time will tell....
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Well, like anything with more uncertainty and (maybe) risk, the upsides are often pretty cool - you could get a truly unique and very neat experience that the rest of us won't get.

I think by far the most likely scenario is that you have an experience pretty much similar to what all the rest of us go through, rather than the 5% chance of something amazingly unique and the 5% chance of something awful. :)

Given your context, I wouldn't hesitate to apply to LMU either.

Good luck!!!!
 
LetItSnow said:
Well, like anything with more uncertainty and (maybe) risk, the upsides are often pretty cool - you could get a truly unique and very neat experience that the rest of us won't get.

I think by far the most likely scenario is that you have an experience pretty much similar to what all the rest of us go through, rather than the 5% chance of something amazingly unique and the 5% chance of something awful. :)

Given your context, I wouldn't hesitate to apply to LMU either.

Good luck!!!!
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Very true on all accounts. :) Thanks.....I really hope this is it (I guess it is either way :rolleyes:) :D
 
Hotfillyky said:
To be perfectly honest, THESE are my concerns. However, this is my last application since I am non-trad, I must support my family. I know you guys understand when I talk about the expense of applying (and this is #4 for me). Add in the state of the vet med industry and well......

Therefore, because overseas isn't really an option for me, I decided to throw my hat in at LMU. I will reserve my final opinion until I see what happens. They talk the talk nicely so far but I am more concerned about if they can walk the walk. Time will tell....
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Mine too. And to answer Lissarae06 question. I have looked up what happens to graduates of non accredited schools and so far i have found that they have to take a separate test and pass before allowed to take the NAVLE and i believe its costly. I could be wrong with thats all you would have to do but that is what ive found so far.
 
Flutestar72733 said:
Mine too. And to answer Lissarae06 question. I have looked up what happens to graduates of non accredited schools and so far i have found that they have to take a separate test and pass before allowed to take the NAVLE and i believe its costly. I could be wrong with thats all you would have to do but that is what ive found so far.
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the EVFCG (or what ever that darn acronym is) is costly, but it's really the waiting period that's the biggest problem - i know quite a few people that worked as techs upon graduation for a year or more because the test was so booked up :eek: its something i wish i would have seriously considered more when applying to vet school because at the time it seemed like not a big deal, but the more i've learned from past grads, the more i realize i was very naive and foolish to disregard something so huge. lucky for me, we were accredited less than a month after i started, but i still think about what a mess i potentially signed myself up for! you can't defer your loans for educational purposes at that time because you can't get into an internship or residency program to qualify so you'd be stuck paying back massive school loans on an even tinier salary
 
Flutestar72733 said:
Mine too. And to answer Lissarae06 question. I have looked up what happens to graduates of non accredited schools and so far i have found that they have to take a separate test and pass before allowed to take the NAVLE and i believe its costly. I could be wrong with thats all you would have to do but that is what ive found so far.
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It may have changed since a good friend and mentor of mine took the exam (Ross grad from a while ago) but when she took it, it wasn't "just a test". It was a couple of days long testing extravaganza with written and practical portions. From what I understand passing isn't easy, even for grads from good programs.
 
To add a bit to the accreditation process conversation.....I'm currently attending a newish school (I will be in the 6th graduating class), so I know the accreditation process from doing research on it when this school was being established.

The Letter of Reasonable Assurance from the COE is awarded based on a thorough review of its proposed program and a site visit (Which LMU has). The school is then eligible to become accredited on admission of its first class. Essentially, the COE can officially confer provisional accreditation following the admission of its first class and review of its semi-annual progress reports.

With provisional accreditation, all students in the program are ensured of graduating from an accredited college on completion of the degree. :thumbup:

The COE still will conduct periodic site visits and the college will have to submit regular progress reports. Once the first class graduates, the school will be eligible for full accreditation, following a program review and site visit.

Now I did know a few people in the c/o 2012 (UCVM's first graduating class) and they were not without a lot of challenges. The facilities weren't completely finished (so some classes were in trailers outside), many changes have since been implemented with student feedback and they were figuring out what worked and didn't work (being the guinea pigs simply cannot be avoided, no matter how much planning there is ahead of time). However, none of them regret it and feel as though they were taught well in the program. So while each school will have its challenges, make sure you go in with an open mind that it won't be perfect, but it's completely do-able.

I'm not facing the same stigma here in regards to a new school because it has been viewed as meeting the province's needs (and we aren't as bad off as the U.S. is currently with the number of vet grads or debt load), however I think that will be another challenge for you as well. The school will be opening and accepting people, so if you're confident in their program and feel as though its the right fit for you, go for it. I don't agree with adding more seats/schools, but the fact is that it's happening, so just make sure you're doing what is best for you.




Cliffs: If LMU gains provisional accreditation with the admittance of its first class, students will be graduating from an accredited college even if full accreditation isn't officially awarded until graduation. New schools have challenges. Be aware of them and make sure it's still the right fit for you.
 
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Anyone else get an email about an interview?
 
Contemplating doing the late application... still kind of up in the air though, being the first class really makes me nervous for some reason.
 
Hey guys!!
So, I go to LMU and I can probably clear up some of y'all's questions.
As for being the first class, there are no worries there. We will graduate fully licensed as Vets (if we pass our tests and such=), and LMU is very well-prepared to teach us everything we need to know.
The provisional assurance guarantees us that we will become fully accredited when our 1st class graduates, which we WILL because the curriculum has been laid out, and the faculty are all prepared for teaching us everything that will be needed.

If, however, in the off-chance that LMU just SUCKS, and we start to not know what we need, the AVMA will step in and direct our studies and pretty much teach our classes. This ensures that we WILL graduate someway or the other. There should be no fears about not graduating!
They are very serious about this, and there's no risk of "closing the doors after a couple of years," as I have seen commented on here. It's very established, and there's no shortage of funds to get this thing going. I don't think Pete DeBusk would let that happen! ;)

Yes, there are already interviews being conducted, and tours being given.
The deadline for the VMCAS part of the application was Oct. 2, but the LMU Supplemental App deadline has been extended, as can be seen on the website, due to some confusion about requirements that some students were experiencing. It hasn't been extended due to "lack of enthusiasm," because like over 300 students have applied, and there are only 85 spots this first year.
Our curriculum will be taught in LMU's Math and Science building and in the DCOM building on campus, until our building can be completed by 2015 or 2016. But don;t be worried about not having our own building as of yet. MANS and DCOM are HUGE, and we have a ~1,000 acre farm about 20 minutes away where the large animal teaching facility will be. We will have state of the art facilities, and top-notch prof's.
Our last 3 semesters will be our clinical year- we will be travelling between different hubs and learning under specialists, in places such as Nebraska, Atlanta, the UK Equine facility, DC, (&etc.).

The tuition is the same for both in- and out-of-state people, because LMU is a private, non-profit school. Tuition is set at about $42,000 a year, which is really not very divergent from other Vet College tuition rates. The projection of ~$60-75K you can find on the website included literally EVERYTHING you could think of, like housing, food, insurance (which is $5K you can waive if you have your own, car maintenance, gas, etc.).

Our campus is very beautiful, and in a rural part of Tennessee, but we're less than an hour from Knoxville, TN, and are like 5 minutes from Kentucky and the Cumberland Gap Park. I LOVE it here, and it's in no way awful living away from a big city. It adds to the rural aspect of our Appalachian region, and contributes a peaceful outlook to our college.

The LMU CVM website has been updated recently, and will continue to be updated periodically to address several of these questions and more.

But, if y'all have any other questions, you can just ask me on here of by email or whatever. I (and a few other students here) will be a kind of ambassador for upcoming students, so whatever y'all need, we're here for ya! = )
PLEASE post and ask questions. It kinda hurts hearing people bash LMU, because it's an AWESOME place to go to school. = )
 
PreVetTay said:
Hey guys!!
So, I go to LMU and I can probably clear up some of y'all's questions.
As for being the first class, there are no worries there. We will graduate fully licensed as Vets (if we pass our tests and such=), and LMU is very well-prepared to teach us everything we need to know.
The provisional assurance guarantees us that we will become fully accredited when our 1st class graduates, which we WILL because the curriculum has been laid out, and the faculty are all prepared for teaching us everything that will be needed.

If, however, in the off-chance that LMU just SUCKS, and we start to not know what we need, the AVMA will step in and direct our studies and pretty much teach our classes. This ensures that we WILL graduate someway or the other. There should be no fears about not graduating!
They are very serious about this, and there's no risk of "closing the doors after a couple of years," as I have seen commented on here. It's very established, and there's no shortage of funds to get this thing going. I don't think Pete DeBusk would let that happen! ;)

Yes, there are already interviews being conducted, and tours being given.
The deadline for the VMCAS part of the application was Oct. 2, but the LMU Supplemental App deadline has been extended, as can be seen on the website, due to some confusion about requirements that some students were experiencing. It hasn't been extended due to "lack of enthusiasm," because like over 300 students have applied, and there are only 85 spots this first year.
Our curriculum will be taught in LMU's Math and Science building and in the DCOM building on campus, until our building can be completed by 2015 or 2016. But don;t be worried about not having our own building as of yet. MANS and DCOM are HUGE, and we have a ~1,000 acre farm about 20 minutes away where the large animal teaching facility will be. We will have state of the art facilities, and top-notch prof's.
Our last 3 semesters will be our clinical year- we will be travelling between different hubs and learning under specialists, in places such as Nebraska, Atlanta, the UK Equine facility, DC, (&etc.).

The tuition is the same for both in- and out-of-state people, because LMU is a private, non-profit school. Tuition is set at about $42,000 a year, which is really not very divergent from other Vet College tuition rates. The projection of ~$60-75K you can find on the website included literally EVERYTHING you could think of, like housing, food, insurance (which is $5K you can waive if you have your own, car maintenance, gas, etc.).

Our campus is very beautiful, and in a rural part of Tennessee, but we're less than an hour from Knoxville, TN, and are like 5 minutes from Kentucky and the Cumberland Gap Park. I LOVE it here, and it's in no way awful living away from a big city. It adds to the rural aspect of our Appalachian region, and contributes a peaceful outlook to our college.

The LMU CVM website has been updated recently, and will continue to be updated periodically to address several of these questions and more.

But, if y'all have any other questions, you can just ask me on here of by email or whatever. I (and a few other students here) will be a kind of ambassador for upcoming students, so whatever y'all need, we're here for ya! = )
PLEASE post and ask questions. It kinda hurts hearing people bash LMU, because it's an AWESOME place to go to school. = )
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Hi guys, I've been a lurker on the forums for a while and finally made an account. I wanted to clarify some of the comments made about LMUCVM so hopefully everyone can be correctly informed. I'm going to echo many of PreVetTay's statements. I'm also a current undergraduate student here at LMU, and a Student Ambassador for the CVM.

Accreditation:
Right now we have a "Letter of Reasonable Assurance" from the AVMA, meaning that they've done several site visits and looked over our proposed curriculum, professors, and facilities in great detail. AS SOON AS the first class is admitted, we move to "Provisional Accreditation". This means that each student that comes through the college, passes their classes and clinical rotations, and the NAVLE can be licensed as a veterinarian in their state of choice. The AVMA COE use the Provisional Accreditation to keep a close eye on compliance of the CVM with our proposed plan. Hopefully upon graduation of the first class, we will be granted "Full Accreditation", but the AVMA COE could decide to keep us on Provisional Accreditation an additional year. The end result is that you WILL graduate and be able to be a licensed veterinarian if you're in the C/O 2018.

Facilities:
We will be using the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (DCOM) anatomy lab and client communication skills rooms. DCOM was built in 2007 and has the most up-to-date technology.
Lectures and professor offices will be in the Math and Natural Science (MANS) building, which was built in 2012 and is shared with the undergraduate School of Math and Sciences. We have 2 large lecture halls with projectors, microphones, a common student lounge area, and study rooms.
The Large Animal Teaching and Research Center (LATRC) is located 12 miles from campus and is ~1000 acres of farmland. This is where we will do hands-on labs with horses, cows, ruminants, and other farm animals. Dr. Johnson is in the AVMA Future Leaders Program was named Veterinary Practice News’s “25 Vets to Watch in our 25th Year” list in January.
The CVM building will be completed in 2015 or 2016 and will feature many of the same amenities that DCOM hosts.

Location:
We are in rural East Tennessee-no qualms about it. Harrogate is a small town, but just about everything you need you can find in Harrogate or within a 10-15 minute drive to Middlesboro, KY, or Tazewell, TN (including 2 Walmarts and a Walgreens). If you need a specialty item, Knoxville, TN, is an easy hour drive away. LMU is a great place to be able to study and chill out without worrying about noisy traffic or football games, but is close enough to Knoxville and Corbin, KY, that you can go enjoy city life and concerts every once in a while.

Professors:
This is probably everyone's biggest worry-fear not! LMU-CVM has worked very diligently to find highly qualified professors to teach. Some of the basic science classes, like Cell Biology, may be integrated with DCOM's students in an effort to foster the One Health philosophy. The DCOM professors are just as excited as the CVM professors for this opportunity.
Speaking from a personal standpoint, my mom is an MD and a preceptor for DCOM DO and PA students; out of all the students she has had from different schools, she likes the DCOM students the best because they have a better ability to connect with patients and get more hands-on experience from the start. I have had the chance to talk with several members of the CVM (including the dean, Dr. Evans) on several different occasions since I started coming to LMU, and they are always more than willing to meet with me and answer any questions I have. The administration and professors want to be involved with the class; they don't want to be separate and unapproachable. They have demonstrated this time and time again-they are invested in our future.

Application Extension:
The application deadline wasn't extended because of lack of interest; it was extended because we did not get added to VMCAS until later in the application cycle and the faculty wanted to make sure that everyone who did not get to apply through VMCAS could apply.

Interview:
I have already interviewed with Dr. Schadler, the Associate Dean of Student Services, and it was as enjoyable experience as an interview can be. Dr. Schadler doesn't want to grill you, he just wants to get to know you better and understand why you want to get into veterinary medicine. The interview is also a great time to come visit the campus and get a tour to see all of the great facilities we have to offer.

Personal Thoughts:
I LOVE it here at LMU. This is the only school I applied to this cycle because I genuinely want to stay here. I love living in East Tennessee and not having to worry about fighting traffic to get to school in the morning. I love being able to walk outside my residence hall and see and smell the mountains. I love being at a small school that understands my needs and wants to help me achieve my goals.

If you have any questions or concerns or statements, please as me or PreVetTay! We will be more than glad to help you out as best as we can or point you in the right direction. Also, if you're in the area, schedule a visit with Dr. Faulkner, the admissions director, and a tour of the campus. We would love to show it off to you!

Here's the link to the website and here's a link to the visit registration form.
 
dvmhopeful2018 said:
Interview:
I have already interviewed with Dr. Schadler, the Associate Dean of Student Services, and it was as enjoyable experience as an interview can be. Dr. Schadler doesn't want to grill you, he just wants to get to know you better and understand why you want to get into veterinary medicine. The interview is also a great time to come visit the campus and get a tour to see all of the great facilities we have to offer.
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How long did your interview last?
 
Misssc said:
How long did your interview last?
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It was about 40 minutes; we got started talking and the time flew by. Expect around 30 minutes average; I think they schedule each interview slot for an hour to make sure you have enough time. You can tour before or after your interview if you want.
 
I too have interviewed with Dr. Schadler and it was great. He was very nice and made you not feel like you were being interrogated. My interview lasted about an hour. Goodluck to everyone.

Does anyone know when the school starts? Im looking to renew a lease and only want to do a short term one just in case.
 
Glad your interview went well. Mine is on 11/01 with Dr. Lester. Anyone else interviewing with him?

Flutestar72733 said:
Does anyone know when the school starts? Im looking to renew a lease and only want to do a short term one just in case.
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The admissions fact sheet has this: Academic year/orientation for first year students start date: 07/22/2014
 
Misssc said:
Glad your interview went well. Mine is on 11/01 with Dr. Lester. Anyone else interviewing with him?



The admissions fact sheet has this: Academic year/orientation for first year students start date: 07/22/2014
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Thanks I knew i saw it somewhere but couldn't find it again. Good luck on your interview. Looks like you will know something shortly after the interview. I was told the admissions committee meets every wednesday morning and goes over the interviewed applicants and make a decision then. You can either be accepted, rejected, or go into pending where they would like to interview others before making a decision. Dr. Schadler said most people would go in the pending category.
 
Flutestar72733 said:
Thanks I knew i saw it somewhere but couldn't find it again. Good luck on your interview. Looks like you will know something shortly after the interview. I was told the admissions committee meets every wednesday morning and goes over the interviewed applicants and make a decision then. You can either be accepted, rejected, or go into pending where they would like to interview others before making a decision. Dr. Schadler said most people would go in the pending category.
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Thanks :)

Did he say how long they would hold applicants in the pending category? The fact sheet states that they send notification within six weeks after the interview. With the direct application being open until November the 30th I wasn't sure how that would work. Did they give any idea of how many people they are planning on interviewing?
 
Misssc said:
Thanks :)

Did he say how long they would hold applicants in the pending category? The fact sheet states that they send notification within six weeks after the interview. With the direct application being open until November the 30th I wasn't sure how that would work. Did they give any idea of how many people they are planning on interviewing?
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He didn't say. At the time of my interview there were over 400 applicants. I would assume after 6 weeks they would know something more after interviewing others.
 
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