Veterinary College Admission Test

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The Veterinary College Admission Test, often called the VCAT, is a former veterinary school admissions examination. Depending on the school, pre-veterinary students usually take the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) or the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) for entrance to schools now. [1]

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References

  1. "University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program" . Retrieved Feb 15, 2013.