Lori Mildrew Recommendation Report Audience: Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences’ Dean and Board Members Problem: The inadequacy of Penn State’s animal bioscience/pre- veterinary program

Introduction Academic Background Experience

Penn State’s Animal Bioscience/Pre-Vet Program Description Mission Prerequisites

Examples of Veterinary School Admission Requirements Virginia Tech University Tufts University University of Pennsylvania

Cornell University Cornell’s DVM Admissions Formula: 30% Overall GPA 30% GRE Scores 5% Quality of Academic Program 20% Animal Experience (with Letters of Evaluation) 10% All Other Achievements and Letters of Evaluation 5% Personal Essay

A Part of the Problem Inadequate encouragement from advisors Lack of meetings with advisors

The Heart of the Problem The Animal Bioscience Program itself Recommendation: “Because many of the industries serving animal agriculture desire practical experience in employees, students planning on seeking positions with such employers are strongly advised to gain such experience during summer employment or through an internship.”

Students’ Obligations Individual responsibility Risks involved

Proposed Solution Better orientation programs Internships, co-op, research opportunities integrated into undergraduate requirements Posted job listings through the pre-vet club or CAS web page

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