Colorado State University
College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences
Location
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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
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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
Tuition & General Fees (includes Support Fee of $28,100)
Total $60,920
$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
Tuition & General Fees
Total $32,820
$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%
• Admitted: 138
25 Men and 113 Women
Average GPA: 3.6
• Non-Sponsored: 32/1387
=2.3%
Age:
Average: 25
Median: 24
Number of time applied:
First: 94
Second: 26
Third: 10
More Than Three: 8
Any Questions?