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[futurevet3000]

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To all my fellow applicants out there... this month is going to be super stressful and super crazy, but I don't have to tell you all that 🙂

As stressful as things may be, its important to remain totally stoked.
So I thought I would start this thread... what I was thinking was that we could all tell a triumphant and exciting tale from our summer, in regards to the application process. And if you are still stressing about something and need to vent (because if you're like me... your friends and family are sick of hearing about how tedious this whole process is), this could be a great place to do it.
SO... be it a woo moment or a woe moment... ready set share!

Perhaps I should go first then? My one little triumph was increasing my cumulative GRE score 280 points, now vet schools can actually consider me a legit candidate and a huge weight is listed off my shoulders. My fear is that my transcripts are not going to end up on the doorsteps of my schools... especially Edinburgh (just requested it last night).

 

[jtom]

MY biggest concern so far is whether my LOR's will be sent. I asked and sent all my vets the link in June and only one has submitted it. I have reminded them about this but still no luck. We still have time though so I am not giving up but I definitely am nervous. I am not sure how firm to be about this because I dont want them to get annoyed with me.

My other fear is that my gre scores will not arrive in time either. Lets just say I have applied to many schools in the past few years and the failure rate is pretty bad, only about half the time has the GRE scores made it to the school. When it does make it, it take about two months to arrive.

 

[that redhead]

My "woo" moments were getting Bs in Orgo I, Orgo II and Orgo II lab this summer and an A in the communication class I took. I busted my ass all summer and felt pretty good about that. I was also happy when my first eLOR got submitted.

For the "woe", my other two eLORs haven't been submitted yet and I'm minorly freaking out about it. Also, I'm getting more and more worried about schools receiving the materials I sent. I think I'm going to finally break down and call them in the next few days.

 

[psilovethomas]

I took the GRE for the first time this summer and did well! Yay! All of my vets were very willing to write LORs for me and my advisor wrote a great LOR. I was finally able to get two months of large animal veterinary experience as well.

I have already submitted my application and all of my eLORs are done and transcripts have been seent. I'm just worried that the transcripts didn't make it.

 

[twelvetigers]

I think she's doing Michigan's early application program...

 

[DVMDream]

My woo moments would be increasing my verbal score to almost what I wanted, one of my LOR's being submitted already, and getting some equine experience that I started back in May.

My woe moment would have to be now looking at the applications and realizing how much I have to do and freaking out about getting it all done in time.

 

[psilovethomas]

If you are applying now, why are you a "2016 hopeful?"

http://cvm.msu.edu/student-information/dvm-program-admissions/veterinary-scholars-admission-pathway

 

[chyactnate]

Well this month is the freak out month and I am taking full advantage of it!

My "woo" is that I got a "A" in physics I and II during the summer!!

My "woe" is getting my LOR's in on time 😳

 

[Willowhand]

MY biggest concern so far is whether my LOR's will be sent. I asked and sent all my vets the link in June and only one has submitted it. I have reminded them about this but still no luck. We still have time though so I am not giving up but I definitely am nervous. I am not sure how firm to be about this because I dont want them to get annoyed with me.

I had that same problem: requested LORs in June, but was still waiting for 2 to be submitted less than a week before the deadline. I finally sent an email reminding them that the eLOR was an essential part of the application, that I valued their opinions, but that they should let me know ASAP if they would not be able to complete the form in time so I could find another evaluator if needed. Be polite, but make sure they understand how important their role in your application is.

 

[168135]

My "whoo" moment is getting my GRE done and over with for now and finding out that scores for AVC tend to be lower and they calculate their own percentiles. I'm comfortable with my score and I have until February 23rd to retake it if I decide to.


My "woe" moment is trying to find the time to work on my description of duties. They suck. The only advice my vet had for me was to be specific about what I observed (so "Observed spay/neuter surgery on does and cats and one mass cell tumor surgery"???). I'm thinking of asking my honours supervisor for help (him and I are tight) and making an appointment with the writing center. I'm only allowed to include 10 extracurriculars/jobs. I have waaay more than 10. I am scared that I'm going to chose not to include something that might end up being more beneficial to my application.

 

[that redhead]

My "whoo" moment is getting my GRE done and over with for now and finding out that scores for AVC tend to be lower and they calculate their own percentiles. I'm comfortable with my score and I have until February 23rd to retake it if I decide to.


My "woe" moment is trying to find the time to work on my description of duties. They suck. The only advice my vet had for me was to be specific about what I observed. I'm thinking of asking my honours supervisor for help (him and I are tight) and making an appointment with the writing center. I'm only allowed to include 10 extracurriculars/jobs. I have waaay more than 10. I am scared that I'm going to chose not to include something that might end up being more beneficial to my application.

The AVC supplemental is so time consuming and tedious - I feel you! All of the pages won't even fold over neatly to stuff into my envelope 🙁 I just need to tally my hours for the extra curriculars section, write a letter explaining a few things and I should be good to go. Good luck with yours!

 

[hunterjumper12]

My "whoo" moment was taking the GRE for this first time in August and being very happy with my scores.

My "woe" moment is that I'm getting nervous that my GRE scores might not make it to the schools in time. Can you call/email to confirm that they have received the GRE score reports?

 

[futurevet3000]

My "woe" moment is that I'm getting nervous that my GRE scores might not make it to the schools in time. Can you call/email to confirm that they have received the GRE score reports?

if you took it in August that should have been plenty of time (they say about a month I think to send them out, but I got mine in the mail the first time around sooner than that). I would, and do plan on calling the schools to see if they got them. I just took it Sept 3rd and am hoping that is enough time...
but definitely can't hurt to bug them and ask, I am sure they are used to it.

 

[Bearby]

(so "Observed spay/neuter surgery on does and cats and one mass cell tumor surgery"???).

just a note, it's mast cell. it may not be a big deal, but if you're going to put it in your description make sure you spell it correctly. spell check won't pick something like that up.

 

[hunterjumper12]

So has anyone actually submitted their application(s) yet?

 

[futurevet3000]

I am slightly afraid to, and I am mostly waiting on my GRE percentiles... I know the website says submit soon because of high traffic and possible computer problems, but I am more afraid of submitting it early, and then realizing I forgot something. But overall, very afraid and very excited to submit it...

 

[hunterjumper12]

I'm the same way. I just got my GRE percentiles yesterday and put them in, but I'm worried that I'm going to forget something/realize something's wrong/want to change something as soon as I submit it. Right now I'm aiming to have mine submitted by early next week.

 

[jjl72]

my whoo is that i've already had transcripts and gre scores mailed.

my woe is that still leaves the actual app (all that's left is my PS which is still so NOT what i want it to be) and the supplemental apps. egads! i'm hoping to have it all done by the middle of next week.

then comes the hardest part, i guess...the waiting... 😳

 

[BlacKAT33]

good luck everyone!!! 😍

i am sooo excited for all of you! this year will be a roller coaster but hang in there *pic of kitten in tree* . i can't wait til interviews start and hopefully i'll get to meet some of you if you stay for Penn's happy hr!!

 

[psilovethomas]

So has anyone actually submitted their application(s) yet?

I did, but the deadline for my app was last Friday.

 

[EllieGirl89]

My Woos:
-I met my goal score on the GRE in two tries.
-I gained some amazing experiences with the vets I worked with this summer
-I will have two awesome references because I got the vets to like me=)
-I got the first draft of my PS done

My Woes:
-I'm REALLY concerned about my below average math/science GPA and my vet hours, which are far fewer than most people have =(
-I get myself worked up into practically a full-blown panic attack thinking about this whole application process and the prospect of interviews and the possibility of not getting in.
-My PS needs a complete overhaul
-I have to do a write-up for one of the vets so he can write my LOR
-I have to finish the VMCAS and OSU's supplemental app.
-I'm the Publicity Chair for my school's pre-vet club this year and I have a lot of stuff to do to get ready for the involvement fair a week from Monday.

There. I think that's enough to worry about for now. Blahhhhh!

 

[ckd816]

I feel like all I have are WOES. I still have to retake the GRE, I have yet to send my transcripts, WICHE stuff sucks, I haven't started a PS, and I think one of my LOR writers is flaking on me. And I still can't finalize my school list or think about supplementals.

One would think that waiting a year to apply would have prepared me for this cycle a bit better. One. Would. Think.

... Oops, this isn't the RANT HERE thread? My b.

 

[Ausheya]

LOR 1 of 3 was submitted today. Don't know whether to feel relieved that I have one done or stressed that there are still two unfinished.

Other than that, I'm pretty much done. Just getting my PS proofread and then have to edit it, and re-taking the GRE on the 20th. I'm hoping to submit before school starts for me on the 23rd so that I don't have to worry about it while dealing with classes. From there, I'm hoping I'll be able to completely forget about it until February or whenever Davis is gonna send out interview invites.

 

[twelvetigers]

C, I'm around for venting purposes (here or on FB). You know where to find me. 🙂

 

[goldielocks137]

I feel like all I have are WOES. I still have to retake the GRE, I have yet to send my transcripts, WICHE stuff sucks, I haven't started a PS, and I think one of my LOR writers is flaking on me. And I still can't finalize my school list or think about supplementals.

One would think that waiting a year to apply would have prepared me for this cycle a bit better. One. Would. Think.

... Oops, this isn't the RANT HERE thread? My b.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels behind! One would think that applying last year would have prepared me for this cycle a bit better! Good luck with all that you still have to do. You'll get it done!

 

[hunterjumper12]

It just hit me this morning that everything is due in 3 weeks! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!

 

[EnvyPointers]

I like to call them "Woots":
-two of my eLORs were done in June, and my vet eLOR was done early August.
-Just got elected as my school's Pre-Vet Club President (which may end up being a woe, as there's a lot of work to "fix" what last year's President jumbled up)
-Going on Monday to a large swine production farm (big woot.... been trying to do this for a while, and those farmers are hard to let anyone they don't know come into their farm!)
-Down to the nit-picky details on my application
- Purdue increased the class size for c/o 2015 by 20%

Woes:
-I am basically freaking out... only a few weeks left, and then sit and wait for 2 months. (I've already warned everyone... do NOT mention the words "vet school" to me between the months of October and December.)
-Can someone PLEASE ease my worry: The GRE scores will be sent directly to the school... correct? I took mine early August, and submitted the scores directly to the school then. I do not have to request anything additional, yes?
- I'm pulling the whole mental game now "what if..." "maybe this isn't good enough"... argh!

biggest WOOT? After my whole life of working towards this, I'm now a Vet School Applicant.

 

[168135]

The AVC supplemental is so time consuming and tedious - I feel you! All of the pages won't even fold over neatly to stuff into my envelope 🙁 I just need to tally my hours for the extra curriculars section, write a letter explaining a few things and I should be good to go. Good luck with yours!

I'm glad I decided to do my rough draft before school. Dr. Singh has been pretty helpful too. If you don't mind me asking, does the letter have to do with old pre-reqs or not taking a full course load? I read something about that on the website, but I'd just like to make sure that I'm not missing something else that might benefit me.

 

[hahatoofunny22]

I'm done with everything yay!!! 🙂 Now hoping the only basket I have to put my eggs in likes me as much as I like them!!

It's a great feeling to be finishing but now the waiting.....

 

[nyanko]

-Can someone PLEASE ease my worry: The GRE scores will be sent directly to the school... correct? I took mine early August, and submitted the scores directly to the school then. I do not have to request anything additional, yes?

Correct, if you submitted them to the right place then, they will go to the right place. You can double check the destinations for the scores on the score report they sent to you.

 

[Lab Rat83]

My woo: I pretty much have all of my vet hours completed and now I just have some emergency/on call stuff to do with the large animal vet. I also might be going out on the emergency calls with the equine vet.

I'm getting a 'thank you' card and gift basket full of goodies, ready to send to the other two clinics that let me shadow.

My GRE is done and over with and as Scarcelyheard has already mentioned....AVC's percentiles tend to run a little lower so I'm quite happy with my score (560 Q, 420 V).

A 'woe' is that I'm terrified of this semester. I think I'd really enjoy analytical chem but I'm afraid Org. Chem might really kick my A**! I'm so afraid of giving it all I have and not getting the work I put into in return.

Since, I don't have a competitive enough GRE score I've decided not to apply to Tuft's.

Oh, and I think my boyfriend and family might be getting tired of hearing about the application process or vet school in general🙄

 

[that redhead]

I'm glad I decided to do my rough draft before school. Dr. Singh has been pretty helpful too. If you don't mind me asking, does the letter have to do with old pre-reqs or not taking a full course load? I read something about that on the website, but I'd just like to make sure that I'm not missing something else that might benefit me.

My letter is in regards to full course loads. I think I'll probably end up making it just about the same as my explanation statement 🙄

 

[hunterjumper12]

Oh, and I think my boyfriend and family might be getting tired of hearing about the application process or vet school in general🙄

Psshh, everyone that I talk to on any sort of regular basis is tired of hearing about vet school and the application process 🙄