Here is a list of general information as provided by the representatives from Louisiana State University Veterinary School of Medicine and Royal Veterinary College. We have included the admissions representatives' names along with their contact information and the school's website if you have any further questions.
Louisiana State university school of veterinary medicine
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
School Representative: Kayla Baudoin , [email protected]
Website: http://www.lsu.edu/vetmed/
Admissions Statistics (based on Class of 2021):
Prerequisites GPA Avg: 3.79 (Range: 3.36-4.0)
* Note: The average is high because it includes bonus points for getting As in science courses.
Last 45 units GPA Avg: 3.76 (Range: 3.22-4.0)
GRE (verbal and quantitative): 305 (Range: 270-323)
Class Size: Approx. 90 students per class
Breakdown- 60-65 Louisiana Residents
9 Arkansas Residents
16-21 Out of State Residents
*Note: LSU will be opening more spots to out of state residents starting next year.
Tuition and Financial Information:
Tuition: $27,963/ year for out of state residents
Financial Opportunities include:
-student loans
-2nd-4th year scholarships
-live-in program
-Corporate Company Ambassadors
-become a Peer Tutor
- discount food and product program
DVM Program Schedule- four year program
1st-3rd years: lock-step lectures and labs
3rd-4th years: clinical rotations
* Options of clinical rotations include:
- small animal
-mixed animal
-equine
-food animal
-zoological medicine
-public practice
Applicant Evaluation Criteria
Objective Criteria (65%):
- GPA (47%)
-prerequisite GPA (39%)
- Last 45 GPA ( 18%)
-GRE (18%)
Subjective Criteria (35%):
- Folder Review (15%)
- Interview (10%)
- Admission Committee (10%)
School Representative: Kayla Baudoin , [email protected]
Website: http://www.lsu.edu/vetmed/
Admissions Statistics (based on Class of 2021):
Prerequisites GPA Avg: 3.79 (Range: 3.36-4.0)
* Note: The average is high because it includes bonus points for getting As in science courses.
Last 45 units GPA Avg: 3.76 (Range: 3.22-4.0)
GRE (verbal and quantitative): 305 (Range: 270-323)
Class Size: Approx. 90 students per class
Breakdown- 60-65 Louisiana Residents
9 Arkansas Residents
16-21 Out of State Residents
*Note: LSU will be opening more spots to out of state residents starting next year.
Tuition and Financial Information:
Tuition: $27,963/ year for out of state residents
Financial Opportunities include:
-student loans
-2nd-4th year scholarships
-live-in program
-Corporate Company Ambassadors
-become a Peer Tutor
- discount food and product program
DVM Program Schedule- four year program
1st-3rd years: lock-step lectures and labs
3rd-4th years: clinical rotations
* Options of clinical rotations include:
- small animal
-mixed animal
-equine
-food animal
-zoological medicine
-public practice
Applicant Evaluation Criteria
Objective Criteria (65%):
- GPA (47%)
-prerequisite GPA (39%)
- Last 45 GPA ( 18%)
-GRE (18%)
Subjective Criteria (35%):
- Folder Review (15%)
- Interview (10%)
- Admission Committee (10%)
ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE
Location: London, UK
School Representative: John Gorzynski, [email protected]
Website: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/
Admission Statistics
GPA: 3.4 or higher
GRE: No info on avg scores
Class Size: Approx. 203 students per class
Tuition Information
Tuition: $43,000/year for international students
Funding: RVC participates in the Direct Loan Program, federal financial assistance from the US dept. of Education is made available for US students studying at RVC.
DVM Program
-students in the DVM program have the opportunity of studying at two of RVC's campuses (Camden campus in central London and Hawkshead Campus near Potters Bar).
Years 1-2: mainly spent at the Camden campus
- lectures and practical in animal health and handling
- min. 12 weeks of Animal Husbandry ExtraMural Studies (AHEMS)
- AHEMS include: three weeks of lambing, two weeks at a dairy cattle farm, two weeks at pig farm, two weeks with horses, and four weeks with an animal of choice.
Years 3-4: spent at the Hertfordshire campus
- learn and gain experience relating to pathology of disease, diagnosis, prognosis, medical and surgical therapy.
- spend time at the College's Clinical Skills Centre
- by third year start Clinical Extra Mural Studies (EMS)
- 26 weeks of Clinical EMS before fourth year
- by fourth year you spend most remainder of time gaining hands-on experience in RVC clinics (IntraMural Rotations)
- Rotations include: small animal medicine and emergency, equine medicine and surgery, farm animal medicine and surgery, and pathology.
- research project is also required for fourth years.
Applicant Evaluation Criteria
- Academic performance
- Animal/veterinary experience
- Interview
- Academic references
-Personal statement
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