All 5 requirements must be included on the letter itself.

The letter will be reviewed by the admissions committees from the TMDSAS member institutions. TMDSAS must abide by the letter requirements set by the member institutions.

Personal and Professional Letterhead Examples

Please note that all text boxes have a 2000 character limit.

• How long have you known the applicant? 
• In what capacity have known the applicant?

 

Metrics

Describe any factors that have had an impact on an applicant’s academic performance. You may also note the rigor of the coursework, the applicant’s academic strength beyond the metrics. NOTE: Official Academic Record has been recorded in the application; please refrain from relisting grade performance. 

 

Experiences, Personal Biography

Which factors that have had an impact on an applicant’s experiences? You may also include special features of the experiences.  

 

Self‐Awareness, Capacity for Improvement 

Sets goals for continuous improvement and for learning new concepts and skills; engages in reflective practice for improvement; uses feedback to improve. 

 

Cultural Awareness, Sensitivity 

Demonstrates knowledge of socio‐cultural factors that affect interactions and behaviors; shows an appreciation and respect for multiple dimensions of diversity; recognizes and acts on the obligation to inform one’s own judgment; engages diverse and competing perspectives as a resource for learning, citizenship, and work; recognizes and appropriately addresses bias in themselves and others; interacts effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. 

 

Professionalism, Ethical Responsibility to Self, Others 

Behaves in an honest and ethical manner; cultivates personal and academic integrity; adheres to ethical principles and follows rules and procedures; resists peer pressure to engage in unethical behavior and encourages others to behave in honest and ethical ways; develops and demonstrates ethical and moral reasoning. 

 

Humanism, Compassion, Empathy 

Shows empathy for human suffering, has patience to listen, displays kindness in interpersonal interactions. 

 

Innovation, Creativity, Curiosity 

Has demonstrated a journey “out of the comfort zone,” or out of the box.’ Expresses creative thinking. 

 

Reliability, Responsibility, Dependability, Work Ethic 

Consistently fulfills obligations in a timely and satisfactory manner; takes responsibility for personal actions and performance. 

 

Resilience, Grit, Adaptability, Maturity 

Demonstrates tolerance of stressful or changing environments or situations and adapts effectively to them; is persistent, even under difficult situations; recovers from setbacks. 

 

Community Engagement, Service to Others 

Demonstrates a desire to help others and sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings; demonstrates a desire to alleviate others’ distress; recognizes and acts on his/her responsibilities to society; locally, nationally, and globally. 

 

Interpersonal, Communication and Social Skills 

Demonstrates an awareness of others’ needs, goals, feelings, and the ways that social and behavioral cues affect peoples’ interactions and behaviors; adjusts behaviors appropriately in response to these cues; treats others with respect. 

 

Teamwork, Collaborative Skills 

Works collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals; shares information and knowledge with others and provides feedback; puts team goals ahead of individual goals. 

Please note that the text boxes have a 2000 character limit, which may end up being around 300 words.

1. How long have you known or observed the applicant? (2000 characters max)
2. Please describe in detail your relationship to this applicant (e.g. work supervisor and where, educator, academic advisor, etc.). (2000 characters max)
3. Please describe the activities the applicant performed during the time you have observed them. In what settings you have interacted with them, and how in-depth your knowledge of the candidate could be described. (2000 characters max)
4. Please provide an estimate of total hours of time you spent directly observing or interacting with the applicant by choosing from the options below. (2000 characters max)
5. Please indicate your estimation of the applicant in each category by selecting the appropriate box. (1-5 likert scale)
   1. Initiative/work ethic
   2. Motivation (for becoming a veterinarian)
   3. Intellectual capacity
   4. Personal and social maturity
   5. Dependability and reliability
   6. Emotional stability
   7. Character and integrity
   8. Communication skills
   9. Acceptance of feedback
   10. Ability to handle animals (select one)
6. What do you consider the applicant’s major strength(s)? (2000 characters max)
7. What do you consider the applicant’s major weakness(es)? (2000 characters max)
8. Please describe specific situations when the applicant has demonstrated the intelligence and personal skills required to succeed at the School of Veterinary Medicine? (2000 characters max)
9. If you have any other comments which may help the selections committee, please write them here. (2000 characters max)
10. Please rate this applicant’s overall potential by selecting the appropriate box. (1-5 likert scale)

• Veterinary Evaluation Forms: No. The veterinary evaluation form must be completed and submitted online through the TMDSAS Evaluator Portal.

 

• Letters for medical and dental applicants: Yes. Please make sure it contains all requirements listed above and send to:

          TMDSAS
          P.O. Box 2175
          Austin, Texas 78768

• Use the link included in the automated email request that was sent to you from info@tmdsas.com.
• Make sure you are using the link from the latest email request sent.
• You will be directed to the TMDSAS Evaluator Portal Homepage in order to create an account.
• Click on the link "New User? Register here."
• Be sure that the email address where you received the original email request is the same as the one you use to create your TMDSAS Evaluator Account. Using the same email address will ensure that you see the applicant's name in your portal.

Once the applicant fills out the [Letters of Evaluation] section of their application and enters your email address, you will receive an automated email from info@tmdsas.com with a link to the TMDSAS Evaluator Portal. You will have the ability to create your account there.

Check with the applicant to make sure they completed the section correctly in order for you to receive the link.

Double check your spam/junk folders. If not, send us an email to the address above and list your email address, the applicant's name for which you are submitting an evaluation for, and request a link to the TMDSAS Evaluator Portal.

Please be sure that the email where you received the original email request is the same as the one you are using to log into the TMDSAS Evaluator Portal. If these do not match, the applicant will not appear in your account.

Please inform applicants to use the email address associated with your TMDSAS Evaluator Account to resolve this issue. They can edit the email themselves in their application.

First, please ensure that you are logging into the Evaluator Portal. This would not be the same as the Advisor Portal located on our website.

If you already have an account with us, it may be possible that your account has become inactive due to inactivity over the last 18 months. Send us an email so we can re-activate your account.

You can use the same link from the initial email request to upload a corrected letter in the TMDSAS Evaluator Portal.

If you do not have access to the initial email request, send an email to info@tmdsas.com so we can resend you the TMDSAS Evaluator Portal link.

Yes, please send a request to info@tmdsas.com to make changes to letters submitted.

The form can be edited until it has been submitted. 

A PDF copy of your responses to the Evaluation Form is available for you to download after submitting.

For TMDSAS Evaluation Form 

No attachments are allowed with the TMDSAS Evaluation Form at this time.

 

For Veterinary Evaluation Form

No. Only the digital submission of the Veterinary Evaluation Forms will be accepted by the veterinary schools.

No. TMDSAS does not release evaluations to other application services.

Applicants have two options for their Letters of Evaluation:

• Three individual letters of evaluation OR
• One Health Professions Committee Letter/Packet.

The TMDSAS Evaluator Portal is only for submitting an individual letter under the first option.

Advisors can submit an HP Committee Packet via the TMDSAS Advisor Portal. 

For questions, visit the TMDSAS Advisor Help page.

Contact us at info@tmdsas.com. Providing the email address associated with your account and the applicant's name, or TMDSAS ID number in the email will help resolve any issues quickly.