Welcome to the RU Veterinary Science Club!

January 28, 2010

The American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association National

Symposium 2010

at Purdue University

March 12th-14th

What is Symposium?The APVMA National Symposium is an annual

three-day, two-night event in which pre-veterinary students from across the nation

gather to attend a series of lectures and labs taught by a number of distinguished

veterinarians from all types of veterinary fields. Attendees also get to meet representatives from

different veterinary schools, pharmaceutical companies, and laboratories. It is a great

opportunity to meet other aspiring pre-veterinary students and to have a lot of fun.

http://vetmed.illinois.edu/ope/apvma/apvma.html

Not Just Any Lectures

• Oncology: Cancer Medicine Is Not Depressing

• Stem Cell and Shockwave Therapies in Equine Medicine

• Veterinary Forensics• Exotic Surgery• An Introduction to

Applying to Veterinary School

• Swine Case Presentations

• Avian Handling and Physical Exam Techniques

• Veterinary Student Panel• Pharmacological and

Behavioral Treatments of Resistant Behavioral Disorders

• What’s Your Diagnosis? A Series of Zoological Cases

• The Changing Role of Veterinary Medicine in Public Health

Not Just Any Labs

• Swine Necropsy

• Veterinary Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine

• Basic Rodent Handling Techniques

• Introduction to Fish Medicine

• Reproduction

• Clinical Orientation to Small Animal Dentistry

Interesting

&

Fun

What Else?

Meet Representatives From Tons of Veterinary Schools and

Organizations!• American Association of Swine Ve

terinarians• American College of Veterinary

Pathologists• American Society of Laboratory

Animal Practitioners• American Veterinary Medical

Association• Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine• Christian Veterinary Mission• Kansas State University College of

Veterinary Medicine• Michigan State University College

of Veterinary Medicine• Ohio State University College of

Veterinary Medicine• Ontario Veterinary College

• Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine

• Ross University• Royal Veterinary College• St. George's University• St. Matthew's University School of

Veterinary Medicine• University of Edinburgh Royal

School of Veterinary Studies• University of Illinois College of

Veterinary Medicine• University of Melbourne, Faculty of

Veterinary Science• University of Wisconsin-Madison

School of Veterinary Medicine

Meet and Network with Other Pre-Veterinary Students!

Delicious Eats!For 2010

•BBQ Buffet

•Moe’s Catered Lunch

•Italian Dinner Buffet

•Breakfast Buffet

Tour the Veterinary School You May End Up Going To!

And Have Loads of FUN!

Now, A Few Things To Add To Your Vet School Checklist

SchoolOOS Seats

OOS Tuition IS/C Seats

IS/C Tuition

Auburn University 10 $36, 890 87 $12,250

University of California-Davis 5 $38,547 125 $26,303

Colorado State University 32 $44,647 106 $16,547

Cornell University 35 $37,100 50 $25,100

University of Florida 12 $42,016 80 $21,041

University of Georgia 5 $38,144 95 $13,944

University of Illinois - Urbana 30 $39,856 90 $21,392

Iowa State University 45 $38,155 100 $15,682

Kansas State University 55 $37,972 50 $17,792

Louisiana State University 20 $36,000 60 $13,500

Michigan State University 30 $43,054 75 $20,722

University of Minnesota 35 $40,923 54 $22,264

Mississippi State University 33 $31,898 43 $13,156

University of Missouri 20 $33,035 60 $17,320

North Carolina State University 18 $33,400 62 $10,637

Ohio State University 38 $53,585 110 $21,530

Oklahoma State University 20 $31,600 60 $14,300

Oregon State University 8 $33,952 40 $17,605

University of Pennsylvania 56 $40,868 59 $33,712

Purdue University 27 $37,260 43 $15,456

University of Tennessee 20 $40,724 50 $15,348

Texas A&M University 10 $24,542 122 $13,742

Tufts University 40 $39,426 40 $36,468

Tuskegee University 40 $12,000 20 $12,000

Virginia-Maryland Regional College 15 $38,270 80 $17,336

Washington State University 10 $42,400 85 $17,156

Western University 100 $38,270 0 $38,270

University of Wisconsin 15 $17,220 65 $25,292

Total Seats/Average Tuition 784 $36,476 1911 $19,495

School OOS SeatsOOS

Tuition IS/C SeatsIS/C

Tuition

19/28 Schools Have An Out-Of-State Tuition That Is Greater Than $36,000

(That Usually Increases Annually)

$25,880 Is The Current Cost Of Tuition/Fees For A New Jersey Resident

Attending SEBS. Only 3 Veterinary Schools Cost More Than That For Their

In-State/Contract Students

Just Something To Think About…

Do You Have Veterinary

Experience?

Have You Done Research With A

Professor At Rutgers?

Have You Begun To Study For The

GRE’s?

Do You Know Whom You Will Ask For

Letters Of Recommendation?

Do You Do Anything Else Non-Animal

Related?

Have You Investigated Each Veterinary School?

Have You Checked To See What Kind Of Questions Are Asked

On Interviews?

Some Possible Questions

• Do you have the right to not treat an animal?• What is the starting salary for a vet?• If we called your best friend and asked him/her to name

your 3 greatest strengths and weaknesses, what would he/she say?

• What you would you do if you accidentally injected an animal that was likely to die anyway with euthanasia solution instead of painkiller and killed the animal?  Would you tell the truth to the owner?  The set up is you are working overnight in a hospital alone with a lot of sick animals and you are rushing

• Why do you want to be a vet instead of, i.e., be a dentist or a doctor, or run a horse boarding facility?

Good Luck!

And Have Loads of FUN!