Tyler Junior College

Although veterinary medicine programs require only two years of pre-vet study emphasizing physical and biological sciences, almost all successful applicants complete four years of college before being accepted. Majors in a scientific field are common, especially biology, since a student needs to demonstrate the ability to master upper-level sciences. At the same time, applicants must acquire documented experience working with animals and a practicing veterinarian; the more varied this experience, the better. During or after the junior year of college, students take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as further validation of their readiness for professional school. With only one veterinary school in Texas and with more applicants than there are class positions, admission is highly competitive. The best candidates have high grades and good GRE scores. In recent years the average applicant admitted to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M has had a GPA near 3.65, with scores around 155 on both the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, and with a score of 4 on the analytical section.

Although veterinary medicine programs require only two years of pre-vet study emphasizing physical and biological sciences, almost all successful applicants complete four years of college before being accepted. Majors in a scientific field are common, especially biology, since a student needs to demonstrate the ability to master upper-level sciences. At the same time, applicants must acquire documented experience working with animals and a practicing veterinarian; the more varied this experience, the better. During or after the junior year of college, students take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as further validation of their readiness for professional school. With only one veterinary school in Texas and with more applicants than there are class positions, admission is highly competitive. The best candidates have high grades and good GRE scores. In recent years the average applicant admitted to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M has had a GPA near 3.65, with scores around 155 on both the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, and with a score of 4 on the analytical section.