[UCM LIST: Healthprofadvising-l] Veterinary Medicine info for 2009

[Erica Robbins]

Attention Pre-Vet students applying for fall 2009 admission:

1) The VMCAS Web Application for 2009 Matriculation Is Now Available!

The VMCAS Web Application for 2009 matriculation is now available at www.aavmc.org <http://www.aavmc.org/> . Applicants can now create an account to receive their VMCAS ID. After creating an account, students can register their evaluators for the online evaluation process. Once an evaluator is registered, the evaluator will automatically receive an email with details on how to access the eLOR system.

If you are interested in viewing the application for informational purposes, please contact me for instructions on how to create a special account. Please send your request to me at vmcas at aavmc.org <mailto:vmcas at aavmc.org> .

The application deadline this year is noon eastern daylight time on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008.

The VMCAS website contains complete details about the application process to colleges of veterinary medicine:

*         Application instructions

*         Application Tips

*         Sample application

*         Details on each member college, including prerequisites

*         College Comparison Chart

*         Instructions for the easy-to-use online letters of evaluation system (e-LOR)

As a reminder, please be sure to direct any questions or concerns you receive regarding the application process to the VMCAS toll-free Student and Advisor Hotline at 1 877 862 2740 or to vmcas at aavmc.org <mailto:vmcas at aavmc.org> . 

2) VMSAR 2008
The 2008 edition of the Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR) is now available. This publication provides admissions information for all schools of veterinary medicine in the United States, and AVMA-accredited international schools. 

Additionally, in this year's edition, you will find a section highlighting application and enrollment statistics.  Applications by Residency, Age Distribution, Gender Distribution, and Ethnicity Distribution are just a few of the tables included in this section of the VMSAR. 

For more information and purchasing instructions on the VMSAR please visit: http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/VMSAR_publications.htm.

Thanks!!

Erica

 

Erica Robbins, M.S.

Health Professions Advisor

School of Natural Sciences

University of California, Merced

5200 North Lake Road

Merced, California  95343

Phone: 209.228.4602

Web: Preparation for Health Careers at UC Merced <http://naturalsciences.ucmerced.edu/2.asp?uc=1&lvl2=86&lvl3=86&lvl4=173&contentid=232>  

 

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