1. Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Ranked #13 by U.S. News

2. Location New England 3 Campuses: –Medford, MA (undergraduate A&S) –Boston (Medical, Dental etc.) –North Grafton (Cummings Vet) North Grafton Population: –about 17,000 residents Small town but close to city atmosphere Weather: –Average temperature in January is ~30ºF –Average temperature in July is ~80ºF

3. Curriculum No tracking First Year: –Basic biomedical sciences with emphasis on basic structural and functional relationships in normal animals Second Year: –Pathophysiology (eg parisitology), introduction to clinical and imaging topics.

4. Curriculum (cont.) Third Year: –Clinical signs, diagnostic criteria, and treatment –Some room for electives Fourth Year: –Clinical rotations

6. How do they review your application? Committee Application Components –Transcript and GPA –GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) –Veterinary, animal and or health science experience –Extracurricular activities –3 Letters of Evaluation (advisor/faculty members and veterinarian/research scientist) –Essays –Interview

7. Class of 2012 Average Age=25 Average GPA=3.61 (CVM was 3.68) Average GRE=1330/1600 (CVM: 1350) and 5.0 analytical http://www.tufts.edu/vet/admissions/resources/dvm_2012_ad missions_summary.pdf

8. What are my chances? 2007-2008 Admissions summary: # applicants# accepted Resident41 Nonresident64330 Total76382 Acceptance Rate: 10% (with these #s…) *Tufts contracts with ME, NH, and NJ (check individual contract rules)

9. How much will it cost? (‘07-’08) Nonresident: –$36,190 per year Resident: –$30,760 per year

10. What facilities does the TCSVM have? Foster Hospital for Small Animals –26,000+ cases annually Tufts Hospital for Large Animal –1,900 cases: competition and pleasure horses (80–85%), food animals, exotics Bernice Barbour Wildlife Clinic –1,600 patient case-load Tufts Ambulatory Service (CT) –3,700 farm calls in 2007 Tufts VETS (specialty and emergency satellite clinic in Walpole, MA) –8,000 cases yearly

11. Special Programs Bachelor's/DVM Early Acceptance Program Signature Programs: –Wildlife Medicine –International Veterinary Medicine Program Work with international research institutes, Heifer Project etc. Equine Sports Medicine Combined Degree Graduate Programs –DVM/MPH –DVM/MS in Comparative Biomedical Sciences –DVM/MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine

12. Questions? Molly a 3 day old giraffe from the Southwick Zoo (February 2009)