Graduate
Record Examination (GRE)
Applicants
must take the General
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in the fall preceding
application or earlier (I.E. - If applying for matriculation
into the fall '10 then the GRE must be received no later than
Nov. 15th, 2009.) Those students following a four-semester
program must complete this test soon after beginning the sophomore
year. Appropriate preparation and selection of a curriculum
that contributes to an acceptable score are strongly suggested.
Applicants
who do not have GRE scores submitted by November 15 will not
be considered for acceptance. GRE scores are only valid for
five years from the date taken the test was taken.
Applicants are strongly urged to take the General GRE at least one month prior to the deadline in order to give enough time for ETS to process the scores and have the scores sent out to the schools.
* No other exam scores are accepted - only General GRE scores. *
The
LSU SVM requires all applicants to take the General Graduate
Record Exam (subject-specific exams are not accepted). The LSU
SVM uses both the raw scores and the percentile scores in evaluating
applicants. Only the highest total exam score is used, not the
highest two sections from different test scores. The writing
section of the GRE is not necessary for the LSU SVM; however
applicants are strongly advised to verify this with all other
schools of interest. GRE scores must be received by the LSU
SVM no later than November 15, 2009. Scores received after November
15th will not be accepted. Scores are only accepted via
electronic transfer directly from ETS. 
The
LSU SVM is a separate school from LSU’s main campus and has
its own school code for the submissions of GRE scores. All GRE
scores must be sent to the following codes when submitting your
GRE scores to the LSU SVM:
SVM School Code -
6381
(listed as "Louisiana St U Sch Vet
Med")
As
seen on ETS's Official Institution Code List, there are ten
different schools that are associated with "Louisiana
State U". Applicants MUST choose to have the GRE scores
sent specifically to the "Louisiana State U Sch Vet
Med".
Failure
to use the exact school code given above will result in your
scores NOT being received at the LSU SVM. Scores sent
to LSU's Graduate School will NOT be accessible by the LSU School
of Veterinary Medicine.
How
to submit you GRE scores online?
NOTE
- You do NOT have to resubmit your GRE score if you applied
during the '08-'09 application cycle and your GRE score was
recorded by the LSU SVM Admissions Office (and you have not
retaken the exam since December 31st, 2008). Your highest GRE
score used in '08-'09 (as seen on the LSU SVM Online Status
Check system) will be used for the '09-'10 application cycle.
What
does it take to be a competitive applicant? While the
minimum GPA for eligibility is a 3.00, just meeting the minimum
GPA requirement will not make an applicant competitive. There
is no minimum GRE score; however applicants should certainly
have a score as close to the average as possible (obviously
higher than the average is better). An applicant has to be competitive
on a broad scale, as there are three objective areas and two
subjective areas (for more qualified applicants) that are evaluated
during the admissions process. Interested applicants should
visit the "Previous Class Statistics"
page to get a better idea of what the class averages are that
it will take to be competitive in the applicant pool. It is
also strongly advised that interested applicants also read through
the "Applicant Selection Procedure"
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