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lolhelp said:
so how deep are we going in about this speeding ticket?
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pBar said:
lol, that secondary has definitely kept me at the speed limit for the past couple months.
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lolhelp said:
Hahah right, I mean they say within the past 5 years and I got one like 2 years ago. I mean they don’t tell you what to describe so can I withhold the actual speed?
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dr.batman said:
What's this question exactly asking?
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dr_of_rock said:
Wow I have a speeding ticket I guess I'm wildly irresponsible haha
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thanks everyone for the laughs haha
Bless you all 😀
 
Guessing nobody has heard from UVM yet... Don't they start conducting interviews in August?!
 
How strict are they with the LOR requirements? I. D.o.n.t have a non-science professor LOR! 🙁
 
utangboy123 said:
How strict are they with the LOR requirements? I. D.o.n.t have a non-science professor LOR! 🙁
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You mean you never got a non science LOR during undergrad at all???
 
utangboy123 said:
How strict are they with the LOR requirements? I. D.o.n.t have a non-science professor LOR! 🙁
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Any way you can get one? If you've applied to 30+ schools (as per your signature), this is going to come up over and over. I don't know specifically about UVM, but I'd imagine it's going to hurt your overall cycle if you're missing a non-science LOR.
 
utangboy123 said:
How strict are they with the LOR requirements? I. D.o.n.t have a non-science professor LOR! 🙁
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Per the admissions website, you can email and request a waiver for LOR requirements. That's what I did, and it was granted. I don't know how compelling the reason has to be, but it's possible.
 
almostthere2024 said:
all my other schools received my rec letters ~2 weeks ago but here they say "not received". Anyone else in this situation? Also, does anyone know if it'd be better to contact uvm admissions or aamc about this? thanks!
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Nora Taylor said:
I sent my CASPER scores in, but they’re still not received. Has anyone else experienced this? Also my letters aren’t showing either tho they were in since June :/
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Have either of y'all figured out this issue? My CASPER and LOR are also appearing as incomplete even though I'm sure they are complete (they even note that they received my committee letter in "document status"). Going to email admissions if we've had no luck.
 
mrwup said:
In the FAQ of the secondary they gave an example format:

Age1 - Age2 Location1 Population Size
Age2 - Age3 Location2 Population Size

not a big deal if you didnt do that though.
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Can you post the link to this FAQ? I'm curious what else was mentioned in there.
 
Anyone willing to share (without detail of course) their idea for UVM's diversity essay? I'm not trying to steal anything but hoping to jog my memory on a situation that would be a good fit for this prompt. I think I need to think outside the box more rather than focusing on others who are culturally different.
 
Student189045 said:
Anyone willing to share (without detail of course) their idea for UVM's diversity essay? I'm not trying to steal anything but hoping to jog my memory on a situation that would be a good fit for this prompt. I think I need to think outside the box more rather than focusing on others who are culturally different.
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I talked about playing sports with people who had greater ambitions than just at the high school level and what I learned from them.
 
Do y’all think It’s too outside the box to discuss lessons learned from a grandfather who was battling a progressive illness for much of my childhood?
Part of two groups unlike me (elderly, chronic illness)
 
Student189045 said:
Do y’all think It’s too outside the box to discuss lessons learned from a grandfather who was battling a progressive illness for much of my childhood?
Part of two groups unlike me (elderly, chronic illness)
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Hmm...idk if I were an adcom and saw you chose your own grandfather as your choice for learning from someone unlike yourself I would think you didn't have much real experiences working with people different from yourself. But that's just my opinion, I'm no adcom. Do you have any experience serving underprivileged communities?

EDIT: Wanted to add that what you would have to say sounds potentially interesting/insightful, but doesn't really answer the question imo.
 
Student189045 said:
Do y’all think It’s too outside the box to discuss lessons learned from a grandfather who was battling a progressive illness for much of my childhood?
Part of two groups unlike me (elderly, chronic illness)
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I agree with Kirby on this one. Your grandfather is very much like you. Aim for different socioeconomic, cultural, beliefs, etc.

Think of it this way (exaggerated to make a point). Boy A has a chronically sick twin Sister B who likes different music then Boy A. They are different genders, she is chronically sick, and they like different music. He has learned a lot from her, but are they really that different?
 
Student189045 said:
Do y’all think It’s too outside the box to discuss lessons learned from a grandfather who was battling a progressive illness for much of my childhood?
Part of two groups unlike me (elderly, chronic illness)
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If you can present it effectively, then it should work. It's common for premeds to have limited experiences especially coming straight from college. Your job is to present yourself in the best light using your limited experiences.
 
MedicalButterscotch said:
I applied in July last year and didn’t interview until January, so it can take time! UVM was actually my very last interview-
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No response from adcoms is driving me nuts. I see you got 4 acceptances. I have the same stats as you hopefully will get into atleast 1.
 
rx001 said:
No response from adcoms is driving me nuts. I see you got 4 acceptances. I have the same stats as you hopefully will get into atleast 1.
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If there is ANYTHING I have learned about this process is that comparing your success to someone else purely on stats is a non-starter. There is so much that goes into it. The process is so holistic especially at mid-tier schools like vermont.
 
rx001 said:
No response from adcoms is driving me nuts. I see you got 4 acceptances. I have the same stats as you hopefully will get into atleast 1.
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Talldoctor96 said:
If there is ANYTHING I have learned about this process is that comparing your success to someone else purely on stats is a non-starter. There is so much that goes into it. The process is so holistic especially at mid-tier schools like vermont.
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Talldoctor96 makes a great point- don't stress about the timing of getting secondaries/IIs/etc. They'll come. You just have to be patient and do your part (getting things submitted timely and ensuring they are received) as best as you can. It's so early in the game there is no need to stress or be contacting adcoms about hearing back just yet.
 
Anyone else not receive a complete email? Submitted 7/10 still no complete email.
 
Please reflect on a difficult and challenging non-academic experience you have faced. Include a description of the stressful event, how you dealt with it and what you have learned about others and yourself through this process.

Is a research situation considered non-academic?
 
humblefog22 said:
Please reflect on a difficult and challenging non-academic experience you have faced. Include a description of the stressful event, how you dealt with it and what you have learned about others and yourself through this process.

Is a research situation considered non-academic?
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Probably fine but if you have to ask the question? Maybe there is a better example?
 
humblefog22 said:
Please reflect on a difficult and challenging non-academic experience you have faced. Include a description of the stressful event, how you dealt with it and what you have learned about others and yourself through this process.

Is a research situation considered non-academic?
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I respectfully disagree with the above poster. I think by specifying “non-academic” that means they want to see something personal you dealt with, they’re really trying to get a sense of who you are outside of your academic commitments, and giving a research example doesn’t really do that. I believe the adcoms pounced on someone for a similar idea in a thread a month or two ago, but I could be remembering it wrong. Just my two cents.

Edit: here’s the thread
 
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Mouzer said:
I respectfully disagree with the above poster. I think by specifying “non-academic” that means they want to see something personal you dealt with, they’re really trying to get a sense of who you are outside of your academic commitments, and giving a research example doesn’t really do that. I believe the adcoms pounced on someone for a similar idea in a thread a month or two ago, but I could be remembering it wrong. Just my two cents.

Edit: here’s the thread
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I feel like we said the same thing just hahaha but i am too nice
 
Please reflect on a difficult and challenging non-academic experience you have faced. Include a description of the stressful event, how you dealt with it and what you have learned about others and yourself through this process.

Yall think I can talk about academic, work and life balance in this prompt?
 
TravelingMedicine said:
Please reflect on a difficult and challenging non-academic experience you have faced. Include a description of the stressful event, how you dealt with it and what you have learned about others and yourself through this process.

Yall think I can talk about academic, work and life balance in this prompt?
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I think if the essay is more about the stress of having a lot on your plate, the strain it put on relationships with loved ones, etc. that would be fine. I would just avoid talking about things within academia or research.
 
Mouzer said:
I think if the essay is more about the stress of having a lot on your plate, the strain it put on relationships with loved ones, etc. that would be fine. I would just avoid talking about things within academia or research.
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Thanks. I was iffy on it but Ill just focus on the non academic side of it
 
How long did it take the portal to acknowledge that the Casper score has been received? I took the test on 6/16. Other schools have received it but it has yet to show up for Vermont.
 
jr8811 said:
Per the admissions website, you can email and request a waiver for LOR requirements. That's what I did, and it was granted. I don't know how compelling the reason has to be, but it's possible.
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I requested and was granted a LOR waiver also.
 
ayjaystudent said:
Waiver for what?
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They have specific letter of recommendation requirements but if you're nontrad or have another good reason they'll give you a waiver so you can be considered even without the specified letters. They were really chill about it for me
 
meepdog said:
They have specific letter of recommendation requirements but if you're nontrad or have another good reason they'll give you a waiver so you can be considered even without the specified letters. They were really chill about it for me
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Are you talking about these letters below? (Am wondering if they're unreasonable for nontrad like Penn State is where you're required to get a letter from every school attended and placed work.)

If your school does not have an advisor or committee, you must provide three letters as follows:

  • Two letters from professors in the sciences with whom you have taken classes, and
  • One additional letter from a non-science professor with whom you have taken a class.
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Student189045 said:
Have either of y'all figured out this issue? My CASPER and LOR are also appearing as incomplete even though I'm sure they are complete (they even note that they received my committee letter in "document status"). Going to email admissions if we've had no luck.
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Did you ever find out what happened? I am in the same situation, all my stuff says incomplete, but I know it has been delivered.
 
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