Understanding the Admission Process

Assessment

The Admissions Committee recommends students for admission to the program on the basis of academic and non-academic factors. Meeting UCVM’s stated academic requirements does not guarantee that an applicant will be offered an interview, however, those individuals who meet the minimum academic standards will be eligible for consideration.

Interviews

Selection for an interview is based upon a threshold of academic performance during undergraduate study established by the four (4) full-time term GPA of ≥ 3.0, a Score of ≥ 495 on the MCAT, along with a passing grade in each of the ten (10) required courses. Applications meeting or exceeding the threshold will then be called academically qualified applications and will be subject to a file review.  The file review process includes both objective and subjective assessment of non-academic attributes by at least three (3) members of the File Review Subcommittee.  The File Review Subcommittee will be blinded to the GPA, CASPer and MCAT scores as well as sex, age, and name of the applicant. The file review score and the CASPer score will be considered when determining applicants for interview.

Decision

For applicants receiving an interview, the following elements are combined, in the proportions shown below, to rank order applicants for admission offers into the DVM class:  

• MMI Performance: 65% 
• Essay Performance: 30% 
• Casper: 5%