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VMCAS Application
All applicants must apply through the Veterinary Medical Application Service (VMCAS). Their online web application may be accessed at http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/vmcas.htm. The web application and the VMCAS fee must be submitted to VMCAS by September 1, 2011 for Iowa residents and by October 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time for all other applicants.  If you are working towards Iowa residency and believe you will be a resident by August 2012 and want to be considered in the Iowa applicant pool, you must have your application submitted by September 1, 2011.

Letters of Recommendation
Three electronic letters of recommendation (eLOR) are required to be submitted through VMCAS. Up to six letters of recommendation will be accepted if filed electronically through VMCAS. The applicant is strongly encouraged to have at least one of these recommendations from a veterinarian.  IOWA RESIDENTS:  Please note that letters of evaluation for Iowa residents must also be submitted by September 1, 2011. VMCAS will not forward your application unless all evaluators have submitted their letters of recommendation.  Please explain to your evaluators that even though the VMCAS deadline for evaluation is October 3,  the evaluations for Iowa residents is September 1, 2011.

Other Suggested Evaluators
Other suggested evaluators include academic advisors or professors and employers. The evaluator should know the applicant well and be able to speak to their personal characteristics and attributes. Evaluators cannot be related to the applicant by blood or marriage. It is preferred that the evaluator include further remarks or compose a letter in the comments section of the VMCAS eLOR. Instruction on submitting letters of recommendation to VMCAS can be found at http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/vmcas.htm. Letters of recommendation must be submitted to VMCAS September 1, 2011 for Iowa residents and by October 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time for all other applicants.

Should the Admissions Committee need to clarify information provided in the application or recommendation, they may elect to contact the applicant or evaluator.

Further information concerning the new revised General Test can be found at www.ets.org/gre/excitingchanges and www.ets.org/gre/revisedtest. A 50% discount is offered on tests taken between August 1 and September 30, 2011.

PLEASE NOTE: We will no longer be able to transfer GRE scores that are sent to the the Iowa State University General Admissions Office. Please make sure you use Iowa State University - College of Veterinary Medicine, GRE code, 6315. There is no department code. DO NOT SEND IT TO CODE 6306.

Transcripts
Official transcripts for ALL college-level coursework (undergraduate, graduate and continuing education) must be sent directly to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. DO NOT send them to VMCAS. Please send transcripts to:

Veterinary Medicine Admissions
2270 Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University
P.O. Box 3020
Ames, IA 50010-3020

Official transcripts from ALL postsecondary institutions you have attended are required. This is necessary even though credits may show up as transfer credits on another institutions transcript, you took only one course at the institution, or you took the college credits during high school.

If credits taken at a foreign (non-U.S.) institution are used to fulfill a preveterinary requirement, the applicant must provide a copy of the foreign institution’s transcript, even if they appear as transfer credits on a U.S. institution’s transcript. This includes courses taken as study abroad.

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO REQUEST AN OFFICIAL IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPT. However, ISU students need to request transcripts be sent to the College of Veterinary Medicine from any other institutions they have attended, even if they had the transcripts sent previously to ISU for another degree program.

Transcripts must be postmarked by September 1, 2011 for Iowa residents and October 3, 2011 for all other applicants.

Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine Supplemental Application
ALL APPLICANTS are required to complete the online ISU Veterinary Medicine Supplemental Application. The supplemental application will become available approximately July 1, 2011.

Application Calendar

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VMCAS web application available
Approximately June 1, 2011

ISU-CVM supplemental application available
Due to new security protocols, the supplemental application will not be available until July 1, 2011.

Electronic receipt deadline for VMCAS applications
Iowa residents: September 1, 2011
All other applicants (contract and non-resident): October 3, 2011 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Electronic receipt deadline for the three required electronic letters of recommendation
Iowa residents: September 1, 2011
All other applicants (contract and non-resident): October 3, 2011 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Postmark deadline for all institution transcripts
Iowa residents: September 1, 2011
All other applicants (contract and non-resident): October 3, 2011

Deadline for submitting ISU-CVM Supplemental Application
Iowa residents: September 1, 2011
All other applicants (contract and non-resident): October 3, 2011

Last date GRE may be taken
October 31, 2011

Deadline for receipt of GRE scores
November 23, 2011

Postmark date for Fall 2011 transcripts
January 15, 2012

Notification of final application status
February 15, 2012

Deadline to indicate you want to remain on the alternate list
March 30, 2012

Postmark date to accept offer of admissions and pay deposit
April 16, 2012

Postmark date for Spring 2012 transcripts
July 1, 2012

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SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION

After completing the supplemental application, print a copy for your records. Submit the supplemental application and print the signature page. The signed signature page and $75 processing fee for US citizens or $95 processing fee for international applicants must be sent to the following address. (DEGREE SEEKING IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI DO NOT NEED TO PAY THE PROCESSING FEE.)

Veterinary Medicine Admissions
2270 Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University
P.O. Box 3020
Ames, IA 50010-3020

Checks for the processing fee should be made payable to Iowa State University. Please be sure your VMCAS ID is written on the signature page and on the check.

The ISU Supplemental Application must be submitted and the processing fee postmarked by September 1, 2011 for Iowa residents and October 3, 2011 for all other applicants.

International Applicants
International applicants are considered in the non-resident/non-contract pool of applicants and must meet the same criteria as U.S. applicants. If you are an international applicant, please review the Instructions for International Applicants.

Interviews
Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the following dates and are subject to change. Applicants will receive notification approximately 3-4 weeks prior to the interview. The interviews will be one hour in length and will be held from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

• November 12-13, 2011
• December 3-4, 2011
• January 7-8, 2012
• January 21-22, 2012

Checking the Status of Your Application
Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application on their online Status Page. The Status page is the first page you see when you log into your Supplemental Application. Upon receipt of the VMCAS application, applications will be reviewed for completeness, GPA eligibility, and required coursework. The Status Page will indicate what materials have been received, notes concerning any problems with the application and deadlines for resolving any problems. Interview offers and final statuses will also be posted on the Status Page. Failure to check the status of your application may result in your application being withdrawn from consideration.

Communication with the applicant will primarily be via the Status Page and occasionally by e-mail. It is imperative that you check your e-mail and your Status Page frequently as we cannot guarantee all e-mails will be received. Please note that some e-mail providers such as Hotmail, Yahoo and MSN may reject mail from Iowa State University or place it in a junk mail folder. If you have problems viewing your status page or supplemental application, please contact the programmer at  mechler@iastate.edu.

It is the applicant's responsibility to see that all materials are received and that the College is notified of how problems with their application will be remedied. By checking the Status Page frequently, applicants will be able to quickly resolve any problems with their application.