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?