Please complete the Meet the Class in your Student Dashboard. You will need a recent headshot and a short bio to share with faculty and your classmates. Log in credentials (NetID and password) will be needed. 

If the hyperlink does not work, copy and paste the following in your browser:  https://app.vet.cornell.edu/student-dashboard/profile

Sign up for, and complete the QPR Institute’s Question, Persuade, Refer “gatekeeper” training, which teaches people without professional mental health backgrounds to recognize the signs that someone is in significant distress, and how to get help for someone who may be suicidal. Through this program, members of the veterinary community will be better able to assist colleagues and friends who might be in crisis.  Compliments of the AVMA, this training can be accessed for free at http://www.qprtraining.com/setup.php. Use the organization code AVMA-OPEN when setting up your QPR Institute Account. 

Upon completion of the training, please download your certificate, name it with your full name, and upload it here.

Sign Online Master Promissory Note and Complete Entrance Counseling

For both Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans and PLUS loans, go to www.studentaid.gov.

1. Sign in using your FSA ID and password.
2. Complete Entrance Counseling.
3. Complete Direct Subsidized/ Unsubsidized and PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN).

Note: You must complete both the MPN and the Entrance Counseling. Your loan(s) will not be disbursed until both are completed. 

Health Professions Loans

If you were awarded a Health Professions Loan, you will receive an email from our student loan servicer Heartland ECSI webmaster@ecsi.net with instructions for completing the promissory note and required disclosures. Make sure to check your SPAM folder to ensure that it has not been misdirected.

Direct Deposit

If you are receiving financial aid and expect a refund for your living expenses, it is highly recommended that you sign up for Direct Deposit to expedite your refund. Fall refunds are issued in the last two weeks of August and if you are not signed up for Direct Deposit, you will need to pick up a check in the Bursar’s Office at 260 Day Hall. https://www.dfa.cornell.edu/bursar/students-parents/deposit-refunds

You will have access to the site at the end of June, and you will need your Cornell credentials to access it.

Complete online training "CVM Laboratory Safety and Formaldehyde Awareness" before your first lab.

Please access the course at: https://researchservices.cornell.edu/training/iacuc-education-and-training

1. Click on Access Online Training
2. At the left side of the ALL homepage, select the heading “Tracks” 
3. Select the subheading “Cornell University”
4. Select “Module 1 - Introduction to the Care and Use of Animals for Research, Teaching and Testing”

It is important that you review the College of Veterinary Medicine Student Handbook. Please take some time to become familiar with it prior to orientation.

If the hyperlink does not work, copy and paste the following to your browser: https://www.vet.cornell.edu/education/doctor-veterinary-medicine/current-students/student-handbook

Since you recently graduated from Cornell, you will not get a new student ID automatically. If you wish to obtain a new student ID then:

1. "Upload Student ID Card Photo" in the Graduate & Professional, Fall 2024 To Do List.
2. Send an email to vet_sas@cornell.edu with subject line, "Cornell Graduate - New Student ID Request".

In this email include, your name, NetID, confirm that you have uploaded a student ID card photo, and confirm that you want a new student ID.