Referee

[qzapa]

Hello,

I would like to inquire about the 3rd referee for the DVM application. Could they be a former employer or do they need to be an academic reference such as a professor or a high school teacher. Thank you!

[lowenger]

It doesn't say it has to be an academic referee. An employer is great.

[vet7777]

Could we include 4 referees or is 3 the max?

[FVC]

vet7777 You have to have 3 referees and you can't have any more. On your BIF, you will provide the names and email addresses of your referees. Via email, the admissions people will send your referees the on-line Referee Assessment Forms that your references will complete and submit.

[xenaxavier]

Hey! From what I've read, it's 3 referees (think about how long each letter and application is; no admissions committee will want to read more than 3 per person!), and I used two vets and my supervisor for my summer job last year!

[LVH]

Last year I used 2 vets and the owner of a farm I worked at for a long time.
I'm wondering if I should do the same again or if it might be more beneficial to have all 3 references be veterinarians?

[FVC]

@lvh there is no benefit to using a veterinarian as your 3rd referee. You should choose whoever will give you a better recommendation.

[Guest1]

I was wondering if anyone had any insight about if we can change referee assessments? One of my referee assessors all of a sudden decides that they might not be able to do it.. wondering if it is at all possible to change or at all possible to have a fellow co-worker help them out to ensure I don't hurt my chances.

[Guest234]

I would email the ovc admin account asap if you need to change a reference

[lowenger]

If you are an international candidate applying through VMCAS then you can submit more than 3 references BUT we will only read 3. We will let you choose which of them will be submitted to the admissions committee.