Because they haven't graduated their first class. If all goes as planned, there won't be an issue.
I was going to post exactly something like this when I got home but you covered it better than I could.
Do have 500+ hours of in depth, diverse vet experience? And see, my family is willing to share the cost burden with me(I'm lucky ...) And "closeness to family " isn't a thing for me. I'm willing to go wherever to become a vet, but hopefully I can stay in the states. My GPAs aren't the best but my cum is a 3.4-3.5, last 30-45 is a 3.5-3.6, and required coursework for most schools is a 3.6^.
I don't know what qualifies as a lot, but I know Mizzou at least has a class in it. Minnesota has practically none (and by practically I mean literally, my class year is the first that they'll offer a 2 week rotation on it for 4th year, but no classes or electives). Don't know about the other schools.
, and summer and long breaks I've spent doing fellowships/externships elsewhere to get that missing training).
A friend of mine is entering her second year at Iowa, and she said they have an excellent lab animal program. I'm not sure if she means classes or clubs though.
Tufts has a master's program in lab animal that you can do as a combined program with the DVM. If you're looking to really have the most exposure/focus on it during vet school, this pretty much would give you the most experience. But it also means extra commitment and $$ on top of already ridiculously high DVM tuition.
Isn't there a section now for research? You shouldn't double dip, so I wouldn't place it twice in your application.
It should go under research, which most schools likely value more than animal experience.
The "what are my chances?" thread would be a better place for this. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/what-are-my-chances.820748/
Probably nobody answered because none of us have any idea. It seems like it would only be fair to let you fix it, but
I think this is a question best asked directly to VMCAS.
For what it's worth, I think for most stuff the answer is no. I made a mistake entering my hours for one experperience (I entered the hours per week in the "total hours" section and the total hours in the "hours per week") section. I had submitted my application before I realized. I contacted VMCAS and they said I couldn't change anything when I had submitted my application and suggested I contact my programs directly. I did, and they all accepted the clarification. I wouldn't at all suggest you expect mistakes of any kind can be changed post-submission except small errors in coursework entry from your transcripts (I hear they check those during verification and require you to make changes if there's errors).
Probably nobody answered because none of us have any idea. It seems like it would only be fair to let you fix it, but
It does depend a bit on where you apply, but even just a few hours (like a day spent shadowing) in another area to diversify your experience should help. One of the most uncomfortable questions I had to answer in an interview was how I thought I would handle the large animal parts of the curriculum and being around horses, cows, etc when I had no large animal experience. I must have answered well since I got into that school, but I would have loved not to have to answer it in the first place. Rack up the hours at your current clinic, but do try to expand, even if it's only a bit.
The whole verification process has only been around for a few years and I don't remember anyone mentioning their application not being verified after they sent it in. If you can't get a straight answer from VMCAS then all you can do is fill everything out to the best of your abilities and hope that they'll fix any minor errors as far as transcript stuff goes (they have said in the past that they will) and that there aren't any major discrepancies between your transcripts and what you entered on the application.
I believe my answer included something like "Well, I've always wanted to meet a cow."
I was asked about my complete lack of large animal experience, and I said I feel like I'd be very comfortable dealing with large animals, though there would be a learning curve as far as proper handling, and I would value the assistance of my classmates that had extensive LA experience. I also let them know I've been around horses and cows and so far there hasn't been an animal that I'm uncomfortable with, hell I care for my advisors alligator with no issues.
My answer was actually very similar, minus the having been around cows part. And I ended with the comment about wanting to meet a cow
You don't have to have your official scores in by the VMCAS deadline, just the deadlines for your schools. For instance I'm pretty sure Mizzou's deadline isn't until January. But even if the schools you're applying to do have a Sept 15 deadline for GRE scores, you should be fine. Two years ago I took the GRE Sept 7, and Purdue got my scores by their October 1st deadline (I decided kind of late to apply there, or else I wouldn't have taken it so last minute!).
Is everything being shifted to one day earlier? That's been happening to me since the app opened. Its so annoying! the correct days show up when I go to edit as well
