This is important news for the veterinary community. Comes on the heels of that infamous Newsweek article (Veterinary interns speak out against low pay, brutal hours and exploitation) published back in 2017. I was just talking about this with some folks at the CVM, wondering when the official guidelines would be released. Thanks for posting.
The state of North Carolina has transitioned to a central residency determination service (RDS) administered by CFNC. Our understanding is that an applicant will have to have lived in NC for 12 months at the time of application in order to receive a residency certification number (RCN). If judged to be a non-resident, the applicant's decision remains valid for 15 months. After that time period has elapsed, the applicant can submit another RDS application.
You may take the lecture portion of the course at one school and the lab portion at another if that allows you to meet the admissions requirement.
It can be completed with or without the lab. Here are the NC State courses that we accept for the prerequisite:
We can accept a 3 or 4 credit course for Biochemistry. Please see our website at: Education – DVM – Admission Eligibility | NC State Veterinary Medicine
The best advice is to use succinct language and offer the committee sound reasoning for the course of action you've taken in the road to preparing for veterinary school admissions.
All applicants are encouraged to offer the committee sound reasoning for the course of action he or she has taken in the road to preparing for veterinary school admissions. Provide background on the experience you've earned and how it has informed your knowledge of and career interest in the profession.
Just wanted to throw in my two cents here. NCSU CVM admissions [I know who you are
], feel free to slam these comments or tell me that I have no business posting in this 'official' forum I graduated from NCSU's CVM in May of 2018, and had a very similar background to yourself (> 10K hours of research/industry experience under the direction of PhD scientists/veterinarians). I was likely the person in my class with the smallest quantity of small animal clinical experience (approx. n = 50 hours, accumulated during high school). In addition to research, I had boat loads of diverse animal (not veterinary) experience, obtained @ public zoos/aquaria, as well as boarding and other facilities. NCSU CVM values a diverse class- I can say that with confidence. One of my favorite aspects of vet school was learning alongside my classmates who had totally different backgrounds than myself. This is a benefit in all aspects of the curriculum- in didactic lectures (your classmates will have different strengths/weaknesses than yourself) as well as on the clinic floor (shout out to my classmates who were small animal techs for years prior to vet school- those folks helped me out a lot). I was likewise able to lend my support to them in other ways. My advice to applicants is always to apply where you'd like to go. Even if it's a long shot- you never know. NCSU was a 'reach' school for me. I was competitive per the institution's posted criteria, but was also an OOS applicant (there are countless excellent, qualified applicants denied admission in this category every year). All the same, it was my dream school. The worst the admissions committee could do was say no. The potential pay off of admission was well worth the potential blow of rejection. Lo and behold, I was indeed granted admission (much to my surprise), received an excellent education, met many wonderful people whom I'll remember for life, and landed the residency of my dreams post-graduation. There's no 'right/one' way to apply to veterinary school. Admissions guidelines are there for a reason (baseline qualifications are required to ensure competency), but there are many ways that those requirements can be fulfilled. Your job in your VMCAS application is to convince the committee of multiple things: 1. That you have the academic chops to cut it in the demanding curriculum, 2. That you're a good human being who values the input of and works well with others, 3. That you've thoroughly investigated the pros/cons of a veterinary career, and that you know what you're getting into when you take on this job, 4. That you have a passion for improving the lives of animals and the people who care for/depend on them the world over, and 5. That you bring your own 'special blend' of awesomeness to your veterinary class- what makes you a unique, special contributor to the amazing group of people with whom you'll spend very close quarters for the next intense four years of your life. Do this, and you're well on your way to convincing the committee to offer you a slot in the upcoming class. Good luck! If you're ever interesting in chatting with a recent graduate who came from a predominantly non-clinical background, give me a holler. To NCSU admissions- miss you all very much!
Just wanted to throw in my two cents here. NCSU CVM admissions [I know who you are
Glad I could help. Good luck
NC State requires that GRE scores be received by the September 15 deadline. Taking it on September 15 usually indicates that the scores won't arrive until early October. That's too late for NC State. Our recommendation of August 15 guarantees that the scores will be received by the application deadline.
We really appreciate your interest in our program and hope to receive an application from you.
They won’t know if you don’t send the first score. But when you take it you get four free reports if you submit those four right then. Any ones submitted after the exam is over, whether you used those four free ones or not, are an additional cost of I think $27 apiece.
NC State will review all scores that are submitted with your application. Once submitted, we will have access for five years after the test date.
