AppliCANs, not AppliCANTs - school selection

[Virginger]

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I thought it would be good to start a forum about the school's application review process for those of us applying next year.

I know not all of us have a lot of $$$ to apply to a lot of schools, so school selection is very important. I think this would be helpful for future applicants looking to apply to different schools than before or for 1st time applicants. Plus I HATE the rejection threads, I want people to be successful 😍 -- and I think is the first step knowing about the selection process .

So I am gonna post what I know about other schools applicant selection processes as I get them, others are welcome to join and add.

Last years applicant selection process:

Virginia Maryland Regional College (VMRC)
Academics: 70% of initial selection split evenly between: Overall GPA, Sci GPA (important policy: only does required science courses, does not accept retakes), Last 45 GPA, and composite GRE score
Non-academics: 30% of initial selection split evenly between: Animal, veterinary, research, awards/accomplishments, recommendations, and PS (?)
Interviews: initial selection is disregarded, and applicant is selected based upon performance in interview

 

[jmo1012]

Non-academics: 30% of initial selection split evenly between: Animal, veterinary, research, awards/accomplishments, recommendations, and PS (?)

last i knew, they'd eliminated giving you anything for your PS, just used it to learn about you 🙁

 

[Virginger]

last i knew, they'd eliminated giving you anything for your PS, just used it to learn about you 🙁

That explains why the admissions coordinator had dodged my questions in regards to that. figures.

 

[wildcatj]

last i knew, they'd eliminated giving you anything for your PS, just used it to learn about you 🙁

Well that seems... Strange? Why even have you write one if they're not going to take it into consideration and they're going to interview you anyways?

 

[Virginger]

Ok, editing and adding. ... i missed out on Auburn by 40pts on my GRE 🙁

Last years applicant selection process:

Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM)
Academics: 70% of initial selection split evenly between: Overall GPA, Sci GPA (important policy: only does required science courses, does not accept retakes), Last 45 GPA, and composite GRE score
Non-academics: 30% of initial selection split evenly between: Animal, veterinary, research, awards/accomplishments, recommendations
Interviews: initial selection is disregarded, and applicant is selected based upon performance in interview

Auburn University
Academics: Initial selection for review based upon 2 options:
(A) applicants that have >3.4 overall GPA
(B) applicants hat have >3.0 GPA and GRE composite score >1250
Non-academics: (?)
Interviews: (?)

 

[Coquette22]

Last years applicant selection process:

Virginia Maryland Regional College (VMRC)
Academics: 70% of initial selection split evenly between: Overall GPA, Sci GPA (important policy: only does required science courses, does not accept retakes), Last 45 GPA, and composite GRE score
Non-academics: 30% of initial selection split evenly between: Animal, veterinary, research, awards/accomplishments, recommendations
Interviews: initial selection is disregarded, and applicant is selected based upon performance in interview

Auburn
Academics: Initial selection for review based upon 2 options:
(A) applicants that have >3.4 overall GPA
(B) applicants hat have >3.0 GPA and GRE composite score >1250
Non-academics: (?)
Interviews: (?)

UPEI - Atlantic Veterinary College
Academics: Initial selection for interviews based on academics alone:
Pre-requisite courses only: 50% - 15% from 4 biological sciences, 35% from the other 16 pre-requisites. No retakes permitted.
GRE: 5%, based on percentiles of all three sections
Non-academics: Only looked at after interview
Animal/veterinary experience: 10%
Other extracurricular activities: 5%
Interview: 30%

 

[jmo1012]

Well that seems... Strange? Why even have you write one if they're not going to take it into consideration and they're going to interview you anyways?

they technically do take it into consideration, you just dont get any credit for it. they want to read it, they want to learn something about you, and they want it to be very well written. in other words, because theyre poopy faces 😉

 

[Virginger]

Last years applicant selection process:

Virginia Maryland Regional College (VMRC)
Academics: 70% of initial selection split evenly between: Overall GPA, Sci GPA (important policy: only does required science courses, does not accept retakes), Last 45 GPA, and composite GRE score
Non-academics: 30% of initial selection split evenly between: Animal, veterinary, research, awards/accomplishments, recommendations
Interviews: initial selection is disregarded, and applicant is selected based upon performance in interview

Auburn University
Academics: Initial selection for review based upon 2 options:
(A) applicants that have >3.4 overall GPA
(B) applicants hat have >3.0 GPA and GRE composite score >1250
Non-academics: (?)
Interviews: (?)

Oregon State University
Academics: ~10 GPA's are calculated such as, Overall GPA, Science, Last 45, Animal Science, Biology, Non-Science GPA, and etc.
Non-academics: They look at your rigor of your schedule per term, looking at how many credits were taken, how many hours worked, how many hours volunteered per week and then your final GPA for the term
Interviews: Only IS residents have interviews

UPEI - Atlantic Veterinary College
Academics: Initial selection for interviews based on academics alone:
Pre-requisite courses only: 50% - 15% from 4 biological sciences, 35% from the other 16 pre-requisites. No retakes permitted.
GRE: 5%, based on percentiles of all three sections
Non-academics: Only looked at after interview
Animal/veterinary experience: 10%
Other extracurricular activities: 5%
Interview: 30%

 

[psilovethomas]

Virginia Maryland Regional College (VMRC)
Academics: 70% of initial selection split evenly between: Overall GPA, Sci GPA (important policy: only does required science courses, does not accept retakes), Last 45 GPA, and composite GRE score
Non-academics: 30% of initial selection split evenly between: Animal, veterinary, research, awards/accomplishments, recommendations
Interviews: initial selection is disregarded, and applicant is selected based upon performance in interview

Auburn University
Academics: Initial selection for review based upon 2 options:
(A) applicants that have >3.4 overall GPA
(B) applicants hat have >3.0 GPA and GRE composite score >1250
Non-academics: (?)
Interviews: (?)

Oregon State University
Academics: ~10 GPA's are calculated such as, Overall GPA, Science, Last 45, Animal Science, Biology, Non-Science GPA, and etc.
Non-academics: They look at your rigor of your schedule per term, looking at how many credits were taken, how many hours worked, how many hours volunteered per week and then your final GPA for the term
Interviews: Only IS residents have interviews

UPEI - Atlantic Veterinary College
Academics: Initial selection for interviews based on academics alone:
Pre-requisite courses only: 50% - 15% from 4 biological sciences, 35% from the other 16 pre-requisites. No retakes permitted.
GRE: 5%, based on percentiles of all three sections
Non-academics: Only looked at after interview
Animal/veterinary experience: 10%
Other extracurricular activities: 5%
Interview: 30%

Michigan State
Academics: Your Scholastic Indicator Score reflects your academic performance. From the website "The SIS is based on four academic factors with the approximate weighting: The cumulative GPA (27%), the science GPA (32%) [required science pre-reqs only], the last 3-semester GPA (20%), and the GRE composite score (21%)"
Non-academics:The following aspects are evaluated by two CVM faculty members and add value to your SIS score

• Breadth and Depth of Animal and Veterinary experiences through time of application (future experiences are not considered)

• Agricultural background and/or Food Animal Experience

• Diverse background such as gained from cultural, career, or community service experiences

• Research Experience

• Socio-Economic (Family/Financial/Cultural) challenges or hardships that you have overcome while obtaining your education and how you overcame these

Interview:No interview
Source: http://cvm.msu.edu/student-information/dvm-program-admissions/two-step-selection-process

 

[wldlfstdnt]

Virginia Maryland Regional College (VMRC)
Academics: 70% of initial selection split evenly between: Overall GPA, Sci GPA (important policy: only does required science courses, does not accept retakes), Last 45 GPA, and composite GRE score
Non-academics: 30% of initial selection split evenly between: Animal, veterinary, research, awards/accomplishments, recommendations
Interviews: initial selection is disregarded, and applicant is selected based upon performance in interview

Auburn University
Academics: Initial selection for review based upon 2 options:
(A) applicants that have >3.4 overall GPA
(B) applicants hat have >3.0 GPA and GRE composite score >1250
Non-academics: (?)
Interviews: (?)

Oregon State University
Academics: ~10 GPA's are calculated such as, Overall GPA, Science, Last 45, Animal Science, Biology, Non-Science GPA, and etc.
Non-academics: They look at your rigor of your schedule per term, looking at how many credits were taken, how many hours worked, how many hours volunteered per week and then your final GPA for the term
Interviews: Only IS residents have interviews

UPEI - Atlantic Veterinary College
Academics: Initial selection for interviews based on academics alone:
Pre-requisite courses only: 50% - 15% from 4 biological sciences, 35% from the other 16 pre-requisites. No retakes permitted.
GRE: 5%, based on percentiles of all three sections
Non-academics: Only looked at after interview
Animal/veterinary experience: 10%
Other extracurricular activities: 5%
Interview: 30%

Michigan State
Academics: Your Scholastic Indicator Score reflects your academic performance. From the website "The SIS is based on four academic factors with the approximate weighting: The cumulative GPA (27%), the science GPA (32%) [required science pre-reqs only], the last 3-semester GPA (20%), and the GRE composite score (21%)"
Non-academics:The following aspects are evaluated by two CVM faculty members and add value to your SIS score

• Breadth and Depth of Animal and Veterinary experiences through time of application (future experiences are not considered)

• Agricultural background and/or Food Animal Experience

• Diverse background such as gained from cultural, career, or community service experiences

• Research Experience

• Socio-Economic (Family/Financial/Cultural) challenges or hardships that you have overcome while obtaining your education and how you overcame these

Interview:No interview
Source: http://cvm.msu.edu/student-informati...ection-process

Washington State University (MINE ISN'T TOO HELPFUL! So please add to it)
Get 600-800 OOS applicants a year for 30 seats.
Four GPAs calculated: Overall, last 45, Science, and GE
GRE I think was mentioned that the percent was 62% this year(???) c/o 2015 was 58% according to the website.
Veterinary experience got the opinion that they wanted a variety of experience (who doesn't though)
Stressed making sure that you have all your accomplishments listed in your application.