Colorado State University
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Location
Location
• Fort Collins, Colorado. Incorporated 1873• Elevation of ~5,000 ft• 300 days of sunshine a year• July temp. = 57-86°F January temp. 14-42°F• Population of 137,000. Median age of 29.4• Public transportation
Location
• 600 acres of parks• 5,000 acres of natural areas• 20 miles of biking trails• 3 golf courses• Ranked 1st Best Place to Live and Work for
Young Professionals (pop. 100,000-200,000): Next Generation Consulting - March 2009
About the school
• Small Animal Hospital(20,000 cases/year)
• Large Animal Hospital• Emergency Medicine
and Critical Care Unit• Diagnostic and Medical
Support Services
• Animal Cancer Center• Argus Institute• Center for Companion
Animal Studies• Center For Comparative
and Integrative Pain Medicine
• Animal Heart Center
Programs offered
• DVM Program (Professional Veterinary Medical Program)
• DVM/PhD Program• Food Animal Veterinary Career Incentive
Program• MBA/DVM Combined Program• MPH/DVM Combined Program
Admissions process
• Three Phases– Phase One: Notification/Deny of applicants who
have incomplete applications– Phase Two: Combined program candidate
selection and identification and notification of early denies
– Phase Three: Regular applicant review
How your application is reviewed
#1 -Quality of Academic Program-• The quality of the academic program• Number and quality of upper level biomedical
science courses• Ability to carry a full schedule of courses• Employment during academic terms• Course and degree variety• Academic trends• GRE scores (verbal, quantitative and analytical)
How your application is reviewed
#2 –Additional Factors-• Participation in a variety of extracurricular and
community activities with evidence of achievement and leadership in these activities
• Experience working with animals and familiarity with the many facets of veterinary medicine
• Diverse experiences
How your application is reviewed
#2 –Additional Factors-• Written communication skills• Three recommendations• Presentation of a carefully prepared
application• Consideration of economic, educational, or
cultural/environmental disadvantage.
How your application is reviewed
• Reviews files and makes predictive judgments of potential scholastic and professional success.
• No points or percentages are assigned to criteria.
• Each file is evaluated in “context of entirety of the candidate’s experiences, academic history, and potential.”
Cost of attendance
Non-Sponsored Total $60,920
Tuition & General Fees (includes Support Fee of $28,100) $46,958
Room & Board (Living Expenses) $8,346
Books & Supplies $1,404
Personal & Miscellaneous $1,692
Health Insurance $1,950
Rabies Vaccination $570
Cost of attendance
Sponsored Total $32,820
Tuition & General Fees $18,858
Room & Board (Living Expenses) $8,346
Books & Supplies $1,404
Personal & Miscellaneous $1,692
Health Insurance $1,950
Rabies Vaccination $570
Am I sponsored?
• Do you live in Colorado, Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming? Then yes.
• Known as: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
• For the rest of us, no.• Non-Sponsored students cannot become
sponsored students by moving to Colorado during their attendance.
Statistics of Current Class
• Total Applications: 1,834• Sponsored: 106/447
= 23.7%• Non-Sponsored: 32/1387
=2.3%
Age:Average: 25Median: 24
• Admitted: 138 25 Men and 113 WomenAverage GPA: 3.6
Number of time applied:First: 94 Second: 26 Third: 10 More Than Three: 8
Any Questions?