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If you’re thinking about beginning a veterinary medicine career path, you’ll first need to complete your pre-vet requirements.
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Once you’ve completed a four degree in Animal Sciences or another relevant Bachelor’s program, you’re ready to begin the next step toward your Veterinary Career—Vet School.
Getting Into Vet School
As part of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) application process, you’ll want to:
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Ensure you document and emphasize any and all relevant experience you have working with animals.
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Complete necessary tests, depending on the program of your choice, such as the GRE® or CASPer™.
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Determine your application deadlines and craft your personal essay
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Obtain necessary letters of recommendation, with plenty of time to spare to ensure you make your application deadline.
Once you have these four core components completed, you’ll be on your way to a complete DVM application to the accredited college of veterinary medicine (CVM) of your choice.
There are currently a total of 32 accredited CVMs to choose from in the U.S..
Preparing for & Passing the NAVLE
Once your graduate DVM program is complete, the final step toward officially becoming a vet is passing the NAVLE (North American Veterinary Licensing Examination).
Scores for the NAVLE exam are expressed on a scale of 200-800. Students are required to obtain at least a score of 425 to successfully pass the exam.
How Pathways Will Help You With
Vet School Applications & More
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, don’t worry. Pathways is here to help make the next step toward your Veterinary Medicine career easy to navigate.
We will help you:​
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Review requirements for DVM programs
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Transcript will be reviewed along with academic advising
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Determine application timeline and completion
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Essay preparation
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Letters of recommendation
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Interview Prep (if required)
Ginny is a warm and knowledgeable professional! As a former high school college counselor and pediatric nurse, she really understands how to relate to young adults. In addition, she knows the nuances of nearly every college and has relationships with many admissions counselors. This is a stressful time and having her navigate the path to a successful college match was invaluable. I recommend her highly.
