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New Applicant Checklist

Begin an application with TMDSAS.

  • Start your application by visiting the Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Services website.  (www.tmdsas.com)
  • 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) 2025 is August 30, 2024.
    • All components of your application are due on this date.
      • It’s suggested that applicants submit all components of the application well in advance of the deadline.
  • Locate the “Veterinary Application Guide.” (tmdsas.com/application-guide/index.html)
  • Locate the “Veterinary Journey” page on the TMDSAS website, which includes office hours, YouTube Channel links, and helpful videos. (tmdsas.com/veterinary/index.html)
  • Locate the “FAQs” and “Application Video” links on the Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) website. (vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/admissions)
  • 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. (vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/admissions/selection)
      • At least one evaluator must be a veterinarian.
      • No evaluators can be relatives. 
  • Complete the Prerequisites to apply. (vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/admissions/prerequisites)
    • 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. (vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/deadlines)

Contact your evaluators.

Do this early—do not wait until you are ready to submit your application!

  • Visit the “Letters of Evaluation” page at TMDSAS. (tmdsas.com/application-guide/letters-of-evaluation.html)
  • 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 letter 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.

Begin a VMBS supplemental application.  

  • After you have a TMDSAS ID, visit the DVM Admissions page on the VMBS website  (vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/admissions), and find the “Application Process” section.
  • Click the “Supplemental application and fee” link.
    • 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 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!
        • Please Note: While supplemental application fees are due by Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. CT, the fees may take up to two weeks to clear and show on your dashboard. 
          • 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.
  • 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
      • Supplemental application
      • Casper test
    • *This may be different than the requirements for other institutions.

Complete the Casper test.

  • Visit the Acuity Insights website to learn about the Casper situational judgment test (SJT). (acuityinsights.app/casper)
  • Choose a date before the application deadline.
    • You must sign up for the Casper test a minimum of three days before the test administration date. (my.acuityinsights.app/dates-times)
      • 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!
  • Transmission of your Casper test score can be confirmed on your VMBS Dashboard.
    • It can take up to two weeks for transmission of test scores.
  • To prepare for the Casper test, it’s strongly suggested that you:
  • If you require accommodations for the Casper test, contact Acuity Insights. (acuityinsights.app/faq/#accommodations)

How will you hear from us?

  • Add this email address — dvmadmissionsnotification@tamu.edu — to your safe sender list.
  • Use the same contact email for both your TMDSAS and Supplemental Application. 
  • Check that you have entered your email correctly on both the TMDSAS and Supplemental Application.
    • 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.

Ensure you have correct contact information.

I have submitted my application!

Make sure you have:

  • Submitted your application to TMDSAS.
    • Paid the TMDSAS application fee.
  • Submitted your supplemental application to the Texas A&M VMBS,
    • Paid the VMBS supplemental application fee.
  • Verified that your evaluators have submitted their Letters of Evaluation.
  • Completed the CASPer test in advance of the deadline.
    • It’s recommended that you complete the Casper test two weeks or earlier ahead of the application deadline.

After you’ve submitted your application…

  • Regularly monitor your email.
  • Regularly monitor your VMBS 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.

If you are offered an interview…

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

  • Visit Kira Talent Applicant Support. (support.kiratalent.com)
    • 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. (support.kiratalent.com)
  • Contact Kira Talent if you require accommodations. (support.kiratalent.com)
  • 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.

Questions?

  • If you have questions, contact us at 979.862.1169 or admiss-dvm@tamu.edu.
    • Remember—the “dvmadmissionsnotification@tamu.edu” email is a “do not respond” address.