Applicant Checklist

• Start your application by visiting the Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Services (TMDSAS) website.
• Write down your TMDSAS number.
• Double-check your TMDSAS number by logging into the TMDSAS portal and make sure it matches what you’ve recorded.
• Write down the application deadline for your application year.
  • For example, the application deadline for entry year (EY) 2027 is Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.
  • All components of your application are due on this date.
    • It is suggested that all applicants submit all components of the application well in advance of the deadline. It will take 4–6 weeks for TMDSAS to transmit application components to TAMU. Until the TMDSAS application is transmitted to Texas A&M, applicants will not receive updates and/or reminders. If the application is transmitted after Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, a welcome acknowledgement will be sent without application reminders.
• Locate the “Veterinary Application Guide.”
• Locate the “Veterinary Journey” page on the TMDSAS website, which includes office hours, YouTube Channel links, and helpful videos.
• Locate the “Admission FAQs” and “Applicant Workshop” links on the VMBS website.
• Identify three individuals to provide Letters of Evaluation.
  • See the criteria described in the “Final Selection” section of the “Selection Process” page on the VMBS website.
    • At least one evaluator must be a veterinarian.
    • No evaluators can be relatives.
• Complete the Prerequisites to apply.
  • These three courses must be completed, or you must be enrolled in them, by the application deadline:
    • Organic Chemistry I with lab,
    • Physics I with lab, and
    • Biochemistry I.
  • If you are enrolled in these courses for the fall semester adjacent to the application deadline, they must be completed by December.
    • Failure to complete any of these three courses by December of the application year will disqualify an applicant.
• Bookmark the “Application Deadlines” page on the VMBS website.
• The Texas A&M DVM Professional Program Admissions offices close at 5pm on the deadline day. Questions submitted too close to this time will not be resolved before the application deadline.

• Visit the “Letters of Evaluation” page at TMDSAS.
• Provide the evaluators’ names in the “Letters of Evaluation” section of your started TMDSAS application.
  • Select “Upload Directly” as a response to “indicate how your evaluator will send your evaluation to TMDSAS.”
  • Enter a valid email for the evaluator. (Check your entry for typos.)
• Contact your evaluator to ensure they received an email from TMDSAS.
• Communicate the deadline for Letters of Evaluation to your evaluators!
  • Letters of Evaluation are due to TMDSAS on the SAME DAY as the APPLICATION DEADLINE!
  • Letters of Evaluation can be submitted separately from your application and before the application deadline.
• At least one evaluator must be a DVM.
• All evaluations must be completed by individuals other than family members.

• After you have a TMDSAS ID, create your my VMBS Admissions Dashboard using the steps below.
  • Navigate to VMBS Admissions Dashboard Portal.
  • Log in or create an account if you haven’t already.*
    (*If you are reapplying, please do not create another account and instead use your previous login credentials.)
  • Link your TMDAS User ID to your account.
• Next, visit the “Apply Now!” page on the VMBS DVM Professional Program website, and find the “Application Process” section.
• Click the “Supplemental Application” and “Fee“* links. (*Supplemental Application Fee is non-refundable.)
  • You will need your TMDSAS ID to input into the supplemental application.
  • Make sure the TMDSAS ID you input MATCHES EXACTLY your TMDSAS ID.
    • Mismatches in entering your TMDSAS ID can result in a failure to match the supplemental application with your TMDSAS application and affect your application review.
• Familiarize yourself with the VMBS Admissions Dashboard (accessed by starting the supplemental application process).
  • Continue to monitor the dashboard throughout the application process.
• Pay your supplemental application fee* in Flywire.
  • It can take up to two weeks for the Flywire payment to match with your submitted supplemental application.
    • Save your confirmation/receipt/proof of payment!
      • While supplemental application fees* are due by Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, before 11:59 p.m. CDT, the fees may take up to two weeks to clear and show on your dashboard. (*Supplemental Application Fee is non-refundable.)
        • Please save your receipt as proof of meeting the payment deadline. 
        • An applicant has met the supplemental application payment deadline as long as $75* is submitted and acknowledged in Flywire with a receipt time-stamped prior to the admission’s cycle deadline. Applicants should check for a confirmation receipt from Flywire, as well as a debit of their account for the $75.* (*Supplemental Application Fee is non-refundable.)
• The Supplemental Application* is due on the SAME DAY as the APPLICATION DEADLINE!
  • Note: All of the following are due on the APPLICATION DEADLINE:
    • TMDSAS application
    • Letters of Evaluation
    • VMBS Supplemental application
    • Casper test
    • All required fees (for TMDSAS Application & VMBS Supplemental Application)
  • *This may be different than the requirements for other institutions.

• Visit the Acuity Insights website to learn about the Casper situational judgment test (SJT).
• Choose a date before the application deadline.
  • It’s recommended that you take the test on the first available date you are able, so unexpected life occurrences won’t prevent you from meeting the deadline!
  • The Casper test is due on the SAME DAY as the APPLICATION DEADLINE! The last viable test date for EY 2027 is Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Test registration deadlines for all test dates is 3 days in advance of the test. Please note the time zone for test times.
• Transmission of your Casper test score can be confirmed on your VMBS Admissions Dashboard.
  • It can take up to two weeks for transmission of test scores. Test scores will not clear on the VMBS Admissions Dashboard until the TMDSAS Application is transmitted to Texas A&M. Therefore, applicants who take the Casper in May or June will not see this cleared on their VMBS Admissions Dashboard until up to 4 weeks after the submission of their TMDSAS Application. Please save your enrollment receipt and score report as proof of completion.
• To prepare for the Casper test, it’s strongly suggested that you:
  • Visit the “Test Prep”’ page on the Acuity Insights website to familiarize yourself with the test format, practice taking the test, gain technology tips, and ensure you have a proper device for the test.
  • Additional helpful links:
    • Technical Requirements for the Casper test
    • Advice and Answers from the Acuity Insights Team
    • Acuity Insights FAQs
• If you require accommodations for the Casper test, contact Acuity Insights.

• Add this email address — dvmadmissionsnotification@tamu.edu — to your safe sender list.
• Use the same contact email for both your TMDSAS and VMBS Supplemental Application.
• Check that you have entered your email correctly on both the TMDSAS and VMBS Supplemental Application. These e-mails must be the same on both applications.
  • If these emails fail to match, it can lead to difficulties associating accounts, missing information, and emails.
  • Check your email regularly, as well as your Spam or Junk folders.

• Texas A&M VMBS DVM Admissions Office:
  • Tel: 979.862.1169
  • Email: admiss-dvm@tamu.edu
• TMDSAS
• Casper Test

• Regularly monitor your email.
• Regularly monitor your VMBS Admissions Dashboard.
• Enter and/or update all of your grades for all courses taken after the deadline for application.
  •  Fall grades are due by the first Monday in January each year.
• Submit all transcripts when requested by TMDSAS.

Within seven days of your multiple mini-interviews (MMI) date:

• Visit Kira Talent Applicant Support.
  • Register for your MMI promptly.
  • Complete your device setup on time.
• Prepare for using the Kira Talent platform by following the instructions to answer practice prompts during the registration process.
  • The practice prompts offered during registration are designed to educate you on the MMI process. They are not representative of the interview questions.
• Read the “Preparing for Kira” on the Kira Talent website.
• Contact Kira Talent if you require accommodations.
• Reserve the date and time of your MMI on your calendar in CST (Central Standard Time)!
  • Make arrangements with your academic institution or employer to be available during your MMI time window.