Tufts UniversityCummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Ranked #13 by U.S. News

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

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.

Curriculum (cont.)

• Third Year:– Clinical signs, diagnostic criteria, and

treatment– Some room for electives

• Fourth Year:– Clinical rotations

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

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_admissions_summary.pdf

What are my chances?

• 2007-2008 Admissions summary:# applicants # accepted

Resident 41Nonresident 643 30Total 763 82

Acceptance Rate: 10% (with these #s…)

*Tufts contracts with ME, NH, and NJ (check individual contract rules)

How much will it cost? (‘07-’08)

• Nonresident:– $36,190 per year

• Resident: – $30,760 per year

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

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

Questions?

Molly a 3 day old giraffe from the Southwick Zoo (February 2009)