VetCAMP is a highly competitive summer camp with an average of 5 applications per 1 camp spot. Applicants are strongly encouraged to utilize the entire character count offered within their application to convey their passion for exploring veterinary medicine, their leadership/volunteer/extracurricular experiences, and their commitment to academic success. Strong VetCAMP applicants are those that display a strong ability to handle academic rigor, leadership skills and diverse extracurricular experiences, and thoughtful essay responses.

The VetCAMP 2024 application deadline is March 31st, 2025 at 5:00pm EST. No late applications will be accepted. If you experience trouble while submitting the application, the VetPAC staff are available to assist with technical errors until from 10:00am to 3:00pm EST Monday-Friday at 919-515-1277.

Submitting an application to VetCAMP does not guarantee acceptance. Due to the high volume of applications each year, VetCAMP completes a holistic review of all applications and selects the most competitive students based on their applicant’s demonstrated academic success, demonstrated leadership skills and diversity within extracurricular experiences, as well as thoughtful and thorough essay responses. 

Yes! VetCAMP is a highly competitive camp that cannot accommodate all applicants each year. With this in mind, VetCAMP looks favorably on reapplicants and especially looks for robust answers describing ways that students have improved their academics and demonstrated growth in their leadership roles and extracurricular activities.

Campers who previously attended Virtual VetCAMP are eligible to apply for in-person VetCAMP programming.

Campers who have already attended an in-person VetCAMP are ineligible to apply for VetCAMP a second time.

Each spring, the VetCAMP Application Committee conducts a holistic review of every complete application received. Application decisions are made on the basis of GPA, the strength of applicant essays, listed animal/veterinary experience, leadership experiences, and community service. While applications are reviewed as they are received, final rankings of applicants are not created until after the final application deadline has passed and all applications have been reviewed.

The tentative date for VetCAMP 2025 application decisions will be sent via email to all emails provided in the application on Monday, April 14th 2025 at 5:00PM EST.

Requests for early decisions cannot be accommodated as the application committee does not make final decisions until after the application closes and all applications have been reviewed.

VetCAMP 2025 accepts 40 students per week of in-person programming with a 5 person wait list. Virtual VetCAMP accepts up to 250 students.

VetCAMP accepts rising high school sophomores (age 15+) through rising college freshmen. Applicants must be 15 years or older by the first day of VetCAMP 2025 to apply.

Yes. VetCAMP is able to accommodate traveling and out-of-state students through its Overnight Camp option. VetCAMP coordinates housing for any overnight campers through NC State University Housing. Overnight campers will live together on the same floor with VetCAMP Overnight Counseling Staff and are provided with evening activities after camp.

The VetCAMP 2025 schedule will be released in January 2025.

Stay tuned for VetCAMP 2025 Dates.

Instructions for the VetCAMP 2025 camp fee payment will be sent in the acceptance email to all selected applicants on April 14th, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Payment for camp is due within 1 week of the acceptance notification.

VetCAMP does not offer payment plans or scholarships for the application or camp fees. However, applicants are encouraged to search for and apply to third party scholarships.

The VetCAMP application fee is nonrefundable.

VetCAMP camper fees can only be refunded within 15 days of payment. Once the cancellation deadline has passed, no refunds will be issued. 

VetCAMP coordinates housing for overnight campers through NC State University Housing. Overnight campers will live together on the same floor with VetCAMP Overnight Camp Staff and are provided with evening activities after camp.