VMCAS is the centralized application service for Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. Through VMCAS you can complete one application and send all your required materials through this service. Your application is then processed, verified for accuracy, and sent to the veterinary medical schools you designate.

New this year! The 2020-2021 VMCAS Application Cycle Will Open on January 22, 2020.



Please click here to access important information about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the VMCAS application process.

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Key Dates for 2020-2021 VMCAS Application Cycle

•  1/22/20:  VMCAS Application Opens   
•  5/12/20:  Colleges are Available/Applicants Have the Ability to Submit Applications
•  9/15/20, 11:59 PM, Eastern Time:  VMCAS Application Deadline

Your journey begins here, with your VMCAS application. It's our goal to ensure that you are given all the tools you need to prepare you for your veterinary medical education career! It takes a lot of preparation and research to decide where you are going to apply, and your VMCAS staff is here to help you all the way through your application process.

Applicant checklist

• Applicants must read all instructions for each section.
• Record your username and password in a secure and easy-to-remember location.
• Review your application carefully to make sure that the data is accurate.
• Print your completed application for your records BEFORE delivering it to VMCAS. Do not send printed applications to VMCAS.
• You must submit your VMCAS application and other application materials (3 eLors, Transcripts) to no later than September 15, 2020 @ 11:59PM, Eastern Time. No late documents are accepted.

Recommendations

• Be sure to register a minimum of three recommenders in the eLOR section as soon as you begin your application to allow the maximum time for recommenders to complete your letters of recommendation.
• Be sure to verify that your recommenders have received the e-mail request and have submitted your recommendations by September 15, 2020. (VMCAS requires three (3) recommendations to be submitted prior to releasing your application for transcript verification) See: Transcript Verification Page for more information)
• VMCAS only accepts electronic recommendations submitted through the VMCAS Recommendation Portal.
• Check the eLOR section to verify that your recommendations have been received by VMCAS.

Other Application Materials

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