CU Veterinary Medicine Symposium

Veterinary medicine offers a wide range of career opportunities. Veterinarians work with both small and large animals, in urban and rural settings, at universities, and in private practice.

At this symposium, professionals from diverse areas of veterinary medicine will share insights into their career paths, discussing how they made their choices and navigated their journeys.

The event will also cover application requirements and the admissions process for veterinary programs. It is recommended that attendees bring their Barnard ID. 

April 14, 6pm
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Columbia GS Veterinary Medicine Symposium

Veterinary medicine offers a wide range of career opportunities. Veterinarians work with both small and large animals, in urban and rural settings, for universities, and in private practices.

At this symposium, professionals from diverse areas of veterinary medicine will share insights into their career paths, discussing how they made their choices and navigated their journeys.

The event will also cover application requirements and the admissions process for veterinary programs.

March 26, 2025

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Register here

LIU Vet Event with CCNY

Please join CCNY Pre-Health as we welcome Dr. Laurie Roberson, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Dr. Gillian Angliss, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with Long Island University's College of Veterinary Medicine!

They will both be on hand to discuss LIU Vet and becoming a competitive applicant to vet school.  This event will not be recorded.  The presentation will be virtual (via zoom).  
 

Date:     Thursday, November 9, 2023

Time:     12:30 - 2:00 PM

Zoom Info will be sent the morning of November 9.  Please RSVP for this event by completing the following google form:

https://forms.gle/f88zkuKADBh888U79

 

Questions:  please call CCNY Pre-Health at 212-650-6622 or email us at bsmith@ccny.cuny.edu.​

Cornell Vet Virtual Presentation Oct. 26

Please join CCNY Pre-Health as we welcome Ms. Jennifer Mailey, M.Ed., Director of Admissions, Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

She will be on hand to discuss Cornell Vet and becoming a competitive applicant to vet school.  

This event will not be recorded and you must have your cameras on for the presentation.

The presentation will be virtual (via zoom).  

Date:     THIS Thursday, October 26, 2023

Time:     12:30 - 1:30 PM

Please RSVP for this event by completing the following google form:

https://forms.gle/WLR8E5PVa8CttdUh8

 

Questions:  please call CCNY Pre-Health at 212-650-6622 or email us at bsmith@ccny.cuny.edu.​

Virtual Veterinary Medical School Admissions Fair

VMCAS invites pre-veterinary students to attend the annual Veterinary Medical School Admissions Fair on March 31, 2022 from 11:00am – 5:00pm Eastern Time. You can attend any time in those hours to chat live with veterinary school admissions officers from all over the world! Learn how to prepare and also speak with VMCAS application service representatives. Currently, there are 32 veterinary schools registered to participate.

Registration is FREE: www.careereco.com/join/aavmc

VMCAS also offers applicant-facing webinars to help as you prepare for the application cycle. Check out the recordings below!

• [Reapplicant] VMCAS 2023 Application Overview Webinar
  Recording available: learn.aavmc.org/course/view.php?id=34

• [First-Time Applicant] VMCAS 2023 Application Overview
  Recording available: learn.aavmc.org/course/view.php?id=33 

There will be additional webinars throughout the application cycle, and all webinars are recorded. Future dates will be announced and added to www.aavmc.org/becoming-a-veterinarian/webinars-events/.

CU Pre-Veterinary Society General Body Meeting

The CU Pre-Veterinary Society will be holding the first general body meeting of the semester on Tuesday, February 1 at 8pm on Zoom. We'll be discussing this semester's events and activities, and we're excited to meet and get to know other pre-vet students. Please feel free to email us (cuprevet@gmail.com) if this time doesn't work for you so we can incorporate your input while planning events.

Zoom link: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/94010301545?pwd=UXFXTUszV1E5RnQwalNwMFZ2aG5VZz09

Passcode: prevet

 

Event: Veterinary Medical Profession, Virtual Panel Discussion

 Columbia's annual panel discussion on the veterinary profession will take place on 10/21 at 7 pm. Students are invited to join panelists working in different areas of veterinary medicine for a discussion of how they chose and followed their various career paths. Also, part of the evening is a presentation by Jennifer Mailey at Cornell’s veterinary school on veterinary school admissions. The event will be virtual this year. Students can register here: https://events.columbia.edu/go/vetmed.

CU Pre-Vet Society General Body Meeting

Our club focuses on creating a community of Barnard and Columbia students who are interested in pursuing veterinary careers post-college (or just love animals!). This year, we hope to host panels (with Pre-Vet club alumni now enrolled in vet school, as well as current veterinarians), potentially visit some of the veterinary schools in the Northeast, meet with admissions reps, and most importantly, plan animal-themed outings and bonding events. 

We are hosting our first general body meeting this Tuesday, September 28 at 8 pm on Zoom. The information for this meeting is below:

https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/98788512189?pwd=QkRJVFJSZ2VpQW5HWnZtcFJhcHpPdz09

Meeting ID: 98788512189

Password: prevet

Event: Veterinary Medical Profession Virtual Panel

Students are invited to join panelists working in different areas of veterinary medicine for a discussion of how they chose and followed their varied career paths. The registration deadline is Wednesday, November 4. The Zoom link to participate will be emailed to registrants prior to the start of the event.

More information and registration available here. 

VMCAS 2021 Application Launches January 22, 2020

The Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) announces a change for the 2021 application cycle. Applicants will be able to start an application without needing to select a program. On January 22, 2020, applicants will be able to access other sections of the application to begin inputting data. Starting May 12, 2020, programs will become available to applicants and at this time applicants will be allowed to submit applications.

Please see the official news release regarding the new launch date: www.aavmc.org/news/?id=481

VMCAS 2021 Application Cycle Important Dates

• 1/22/20:  Application Launches
• 5/12/20:  Programs Available/Ability to Submit Applications
• 9/15/20:  Submission Deadline

The Veterinary Medical Profession: A Panel Discussion

On Friday, November 22, 6:00 PM, students are invited to join panelists working in different areas of veterinary medicine for a discussion of how they chose and followed their varied career paths. The event will open with a presentation of the requirements and processes for applying to veterinary school led by Jennifer Mailey, Director of Admissions at Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. This event will take place at Hamilton Hall, Room 602.

Questions? Email gspostbac@columbia.edu.

To register, click here.