How long might it generally take to get verified if your transcripts/materials were already received early on? Couple weeks? I finished essays and submitted on the due date
Awesome! They finally acknowledged receipt of my last transcript about 15 minutes ago and changed the status on the portal. Now I get to play the Verification game with everyone else.THEY HAVE MY TRANSCRIPTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M IN LINE TO BE VARIFIED!!!!!!!!!!
Me too! Me too!THEY HAVE MY TRANSCRIPTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M IN LINE TO BE VARIFIED!!!!!!!!!!
Don't be worried! The verification "line" probably isn't really a "line".
Oh hmm I never got anything like that. My status page just took a few days to update, like it said "awaiting materials" even though everything was listed as received, which solved itself in a few days like I said. I have no idea what's going on with yours I would definitely call them, since like other people said, you have the old emails as proof.
OMG!!! OMG!!! I FINALLY got an email yesterday from VMCAS. Crisis averted. I think CSU would have been more lenient. When I was processing my payment to them (obviously on the day it was due), it kept kicking it out of the system. The Director of Admissions actually CALLED me at 10:30PM CST because she could see I was having issues. I was completely surprised and she sat on the phone with me until the payment went through. However, given how our LOVELY Jared at LSU SVM is, he would have gladly not returned my phone call and emailed "Too bad, apply again next year, deadlines are deadlines." I just need to get in. I'm tired of applying.
Just been verified and submitted 9/1
Just been verified and submitted 9/1
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I don't know if they "sent out" anything. I mean, if you logged into the website when the application opened and created an account, it should have been obvious when the deadline was. They shouldn't need to "send out" something if you are creating an account to apply. I didn't apply this year (already a vet student) and I knew the deadline had changed. Probably from SDN. But the application has the deadline on it (I would think, though with how bad VMCAS is this year, who knows) and I would think (only looked at a couple schools websites) all of the schools updated their websites (the ones I looked at did).
I don't know if they "sent out" anything. I mean, if you logged into the website when the application opened and created an account, it should have been obvious when the deadline was. They shouldn't need to "send out" something if you are creating an account to apply. I didn't apply this year (already a vet student) and I knew the deadline had changed. Probably from SDN. But the application has the deadline on it (I would think, though with how bad VMCAS is this year, who knows) and I would think (only looked at a couple schools websites) all of the schools updated their websites (the ones I looked at did).
BUT... it was pretty clear since the beginning when the deadline was. I knew when I was overseas on military orders that I needed to be back in time to input all the transcript stuff (I had 6), personal data, experience, etc etc etc before classes started because the Sept 15th deadline would come sooner than expected. So, as is often said... Attention to Detail is a must (I'm sure any vet school student will agree this is particularly important in the program). Just be glad you caught it when you did and didn't miss out on this cycle
I called them on Wednesday, before I had gotten in touch with my evaluator, and the woman I talked to wasn't very helpful. I mentioned that I'd heard a couple other people had evaluators who thought they had submitted, but it didn't actually go through, and she just kind of said "well, the deadline has passed, so he can't try submitting again, it's up to the schools whether or not they'll accept the letter." Maybe it's worth a shot calling again now that I know it was an issue on their end, but I don't know if there's anything they can do at this point, unless it somehow actually went through on their end (their system was down when I called, so she couldn't check). Knowing them, they'll probably say "well, that's why we say not to wait until the last minute to submit." Yeah, that's good advice, but there's no way everyone, especially evaluators, is going to follow that. There's no reason he should have had to spend 45 minutes trying to submit, even on the night of the deadline. If any of the schools aren't willing to accept the late letter, then I'll definitely give VMCAS a piece of my mind. I still haven't had a chance to call schools, I ended up not having time on Friday due to work. :/
To be fair, in previous years they were still verifying into the end of October. So this is earlier. Also, the schools receive the applications before they are verified (once you submit), so they can look at them now if they wish.At the rate that VMCAS is going for verification, many schools won't be receiving the tail end of applications until the end of this month.
So much for thinking that having a due date one month earlier than last year would speed up the interview/admissions process....
I told them all it was the first too!
Touché. I guess I remembered them verifying faster last cycle. (Mine had taken 3 days- but I never knew how long everyone else's took). Thanks for the info
I'm willing to bet the evaluators can see the actual due date somewhere on their portal...in which case, providing conflicting due dates might just cause confusion.
Given all of the technical glitches they've had in the last week alone, plus the PTE being a bust, I think they're verifying rather quickly haha.At the rate that VMCAS is going for verification, many schools won't be receiving the tail end of applications until the end of this month.
So much for thinking that having a due date one month earlier than last year would speed up the interview/admissions process....
They were very clear with the deadline. I think they actually began announcing it late last year. However, just because you sat through a webinar doesn't mean you were better prepared than anyone else. I agree that actually reading the instructions answers the vast majority of questions that people have. Still, no one could have predicted this year's **** show.
Apparently someone got triple charged without having any errors pop up or accidentally hitting submit more than once. I just want to know how much is actually costs them to maintain the service, and how much of the application fees go elsewhere. Can they not afford a better programmer/IT team/whoever does computery stuff?Agreed. The fact that you would be filling out parts of your experience and it would randomly crash. Or sign you out. My absolute favorite? Hitting the "Submit/pay" button, having it time out, kick an error message out saying to re-enter your information, do that, click "Submit," wait, get ANOTHER error. Mildly freak out. Then receive two emails back to back, check again and you've been double charged. It always says to only hit the payment button once, but nothing about when the system tells you to resubmit your payment information.
Or how about being on hold as "Second in line" while on hold. For 30+ minutes. Joy
I did have an old vet/professor argue with me about the due date. (Friendly correction on his side.) I had asked for the 1st and he kept telling me how sure he was that I was saying the wrong month. He's been doing this for a long time after all. I explained that it had been moved up and all, but he had to look for himself before he stopped "correcting" me.
Innnteresting. I think that speaks volumes for the number of evaluators that forget/blow it off. Either way, if you are that unsure about someone making it in by the 15th, telling them the true due date after they potentially miss the 1st still only maybe gets you a letter, if that makes sense. The extra two weeks to hound them might help, but if they can't/don't want to do it, then you are still down a letter. If your writer procrastinates that badly, giving them another whole two weeks to do it isn't making much of a difference, assuming they don't turn it in on the 1st like you wanted.
I submitted on the due date and mine took 3 weeks. I had expected it to take longer (thought I might get verified on Halloween) so I was pleasantly surprised hahaTouché. I guess I remembered them verifying faster last cycle. (Mine had taken 3 days- but I never knew how long everyone else's took). Thanks for the info
I'm willing to bet the evaluators can see the actual due date somewhere on their portal...in which case, providing conflicting due dates might just cause confusion.
Given all of the technical glitches they've had in the last week alone, plus the PTE being a bust, I think they're verifying rather quickly haha.
They were very clear with the deadline. I think they actually began announcing it late last year. However, just because you sat through a webinar doesn't mean you were better prepared than anyone else. I agree that actually reading the instructions answers the vast majority of questions that people have. Still, no one could have predicted this year's **** show.
I'm sure we could have placed some bets, though
