Frequently Asked Questions About Applying to Veterinary School (specific for Clayton State University students)
The application deadlines are typically in early October. You should start preparing your application several months ahead of time. You will need letters of recommendation from faculty as well as Veterinarians with whom you have worked. Some faculty are not available over the summer months so you probably want to ask them for letters before they leave for the summer. You need to give everyone at least 2 or 3 weeks to write your letter.
You typically have until December to submit your scores. The UGA vet school requires the GRE and the GRE Biology subject test, along with the analytical writing test. Most schools will use your highest score on these tests. It doesn't hurt to take it more than once especially if you are unhappy with your first score. See the GRE website for dates and details on the exams (click here).
You need a minimum of a 3.0 GPA or a combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of 1200 for UGA. Here are the statistics for the class of 2010 for UGA:
| GPA Cum. | GPA Science | Last 45hr GPA | GRE V+Q Comb. | GRE Anal. |
GRE Biology |
| 3.60 | 3.55 | 3.67 | 1145 | 4.6 | 603 |
The typical annual tuition and fees for Vet school is approximately $12,000-$13,000 (UGA and Tuskegee). Most students obtain student loans to help pay the tuition and fees. If you are planning to attend the UGA vet school contact the UGA Office of Financial Aid for more information. (706) 542-6147 E-mail: osfa@uga.edu
Here is some information on scholarships from the AAVMC website: http://www.aavmc.org/students_admissions/scholarships.htm
Yes, but it is much more difficult. After you complete the minimum requirements for vet school (see below) then you should apply to veterinary school. But you should also plan to continue to work toward your BS in biology just in case you don't make it (which is a great possibility).
Required courses (in semester hours) must be completed by the end of spring term with a grade of C or better prior to fall matriculation.
 | 6 hours of English (ENGL 1101, 1102 at CSU)
| 14 hours of humanities or social studies (complete 14
hours of courses in area C and/or E at CSU)
| 8 hours of inorganic chemistry (CHEM 1211/L, CHEM
1212/L)
| 8 hours of organic chemistry (CHEM 2411/L, CHEM
2412/L);
| 8 hours of physics (PHYS 1111/L, PHYS 1112/L or PHYS
2211/L, PHYS 2212/L);
| 3 hours of biochemistry (CHEM 4202)
| 8 hours of general biology (BIOL 1107/L, BIOL 1108/L);
| 8 hours of advanced biology courses (recommended: BIOL
3650/L, BIOL 3250/L, BIOL 3200, BIOL 4201, BIOL 4100). | |
You mean you haven't started already? It is extremely important that you have lots of animal experience and you get exposure to a variety of different experiences (large and small animal procedures). You need to prove to the veterinary school application committee that you really want to be a vet, that you have a realistic idea of what veterinarians do and that you have experience. Most vet schools will require a letter of recommendation from a licensed veterinarian with whom you have worked. This letter is important! Students who typically are accepted to vet school start volunteering or working in a vet clinic in high school. If you have not started already then GET STARTED NOW! At CSU you can get credit for your volunteer and/or work experience with veterinarians. You must see Dr. Kodani to work out the details and to sign up for BIOL 3222. BIOL 3222 can count in the biology core and in the Pre-Vet area of emphasis of the biology curriculum.
2002--Two CSU students applied in their senior year and both were accepted (Gina Smith and Nannette Chastine graduated from UGA Vet school in 2007.)
2003-2005--Nobody applied
2006--One senior applied and did not make it in (she was accepted after retaking organic chemistry over for a better grade--see below).
2007--Three CSU students applied (two juniors and one alumnus). One junior and the alumnus were both accepted and the other junior was placed on a waiting list.