Preveterinary Performance, Admissions Criteria and Personality Variables as Predictors of Success in Veterinary School.

Render, Gary F.; Jackson, Horace D.

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Preveterinary Performance, Admissions Criteria and Personality Variables as Predictors of Success in Veterinary School

Render, Gary F.; Jackson, Horace D.

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 2, 1, 3-6, Spr 75

A Purdue University study of veterinary school students' first-year grade point averages in relationship to several variables concluded that in addition to traditional criteria, performance in specific preveterinary courses (in this case, 2-semester organic chemistry) and personality measures contribute to predicting success in veterinary school performance. (JT)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Research, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Medical Students, Predictor Variables, Professional Education, Veterinary Medical Education, Veterinary Medicine

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