Last Updated: 1/21/2007
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Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY

W&M has 1 alumn currently attending Cornell

Contact Information

Admissions
Ms. Jennifer Mailey

E-mail:	vet_admissions@cornell.edu
Telephone:	(607) 253-3700
Fax:	(607) 253-3709
Address:	S2-009 Schurman Hall Box 37 Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853-6401

Pre-Vet Presentation Information

Pre-Veterinary Newsletters

Admissions Information

Pre-Requisites

Accept AP Credit? For Inorganic Chemistry & Physics.

General Biology - 6 (full year with laboratories)
Organic Chemistry - 6 (full year with laboratories) - CHEM 206 + CHEM 207 or 307
Physics - 8 (with laboratories) Calculus based is not required
Inorganic Chmistry - 6 (full year with laboratories) - CHEM 103 & CHEM 308 or 305
Biochemistry - 4 - must take both semesters, but will get extra points on application - BIOL or CHEM 414 & CHEM 415
English Composition - 6 - 3 can be fulfilled by a public speaking course AND
- "A writing-intensive course will be accepted for English composition if documentation, for example, a photocopy of a catalog description, indicates that it is writing-intensive. Some college transcripts note if a course is writing-intensive, and that note on the transcript is acceptable as documentation."
General Microbiology - 3 (with laboratory)

* Please Note * this school requires pre-requisite substitution forms to be submitted for any class that by it's title does not easily fit the description of the pre-requisite listed.

Recommended Courses

Anatomy/Comparative Anatomy - W&M use Human Anatomy BIOL 308 or KINES 303
Animal Science
- production, handling, reproduction, genetics, nutrition, behavior, etc.
Bacteriology
Business Management or Administration
Calculus
Cell Biology - BIOL 406
Communications
Ecology/Population Biology - BIOL 417 Population and Community Echology, BIOL 418 Functional Ecology
Embryology - BIOL 433 - Developmental Biology
Endocrinology - BIOL 415 General Endocrinology
Entomology - BIOL 428 General Entomology
Epidemiology
Genetics - Genetic Analysis (BIO 420), Molecular Genetics (BIOL 442)
Histology
Immunology - BIOL 437
Invertebrate Zoology - BIOL 316
Medical Microbiology
Molecular Biology - BIOL 406
Mycology
Nutrition- KINES 350
Parasitology - BIOL 404
Physiology - Animal Physiology BIOL432 or Human Physiology KINES304
Statistics - BIOL 425, MATH 106
Toxicology
Virology

Other Components

Quality of Academic Program (+ 5%)
Experience Working with Animals and with the Veterinary Profession
- Veterinary practice
- Research
- Animal Husbandry
Other Achievements and Character (+ 10%)
- Research
- Community Involvement
- Interests and Abilities
- Reliability, Honesty, Dedication to Service

Applications Components

Component	Includes	Weight
Overall GPA	all grades from all colleges	25%
GRE	Verbal and quantitative only	25%
Animal/Veterinary/Research Experience	w/ letters of evaluation	20%
Non-Cognitive Skills	Evaluates essays written for supplemental application	10%
All Other Achievements & Letters of Evaluation		10%
Personal Essay		5%

* Note * Cornell does NOT do interviews. In place of an interview they have additional essay questions on their supplement.

Admission Statistics

- 691 Nonresident Applications with 28 accepted

Competitive GPA-3.5 GRE - 1320
Veterinary Hours 1335

Financials

Costs

Tuition In-State (as of 2007) - $23,000
Tuition Out-of-State ("") - $33,000

Estimated Room & Board - $8,100
Estimated Books and Supplies - $900
Estimated Personal Expenses - $6000

Financial Aid

Website: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/public/financialaid/

Divisions of the School

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