WESTFORD — A recent Westford Academy graduate has been accepted into a competitive veterinary school program at Cornell University.
Kaitlin Cooper, ’22, has been accepted into an accelerated program at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Cooper has a “lifelong goal” of becoming an exotic veterinarian, according to her LinkedIn profile.
The seven year accelerated Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program is a “highly competitive” program that requires students to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.7 during their freshman year and first semester of sophomore year.
Additionally, applicants are required to have a minimum of 108 semester credits and 400 hours of veterinary work experience before entering the program.
“She has enough credits to have finished four years of undergrad in three years thanks to getting fives on her AP exams, which says a lot about the Westford Academy curriculum,” Kaitlin’s mother, Jen Chaplain told WestfordCAT.
She added, “Our family is so proud of her and her hard work. Without the community support from great schools to local professionals who guided her and helped with letters, this would not have been possible.”
Cooper is expected to graduate in May 2029.
