Acceptance Rates

[LaRue]

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Hello,

So I've narrowed down my list to VMRC, NC State, Wisconsin, Florida, and UPenn.....

I want to go to vet school for Public Health and I'm planning to join the Army Vet Corps (so tuition isn't a problem and if I get a monthly stipend housing cost isn't a problem).

So I primarily picked my list based on location.....(the only other two I'm kind of thinking about are Cornell and Tufts.....)


My question is how should I look at the idea of an acceptance rate?

I figured out for VMRC it's 9% (30/309 In staters)
NC State 6% (28/471 Out of staters)
Wisconsin 1 to 2% (10-20/770 OS) But I have a high GPA and I should get decent GRE scores..
Florida 2% (12/477 OS)
Upenn 8% (80/1000 OS)


Should I focus on the percentage?
UPenn and my IS (VMRC) are both equally pretty high

Or should I look at the total pool of applicants?
My IS and NC State have the smallest pool of applicants.

The reason being I'm asking is I'm wondering what should I look at to determine whether I have a decent chance of being accepted......sorry if this is a weird question...


Thank you

-Sharmaine

 

[bunnity]

The percentage makes more sense, but you need to look at the big picture too. It is not a random process where you just have X% chance - how do you stack up against their average GPA and GRE of their entering classes? How much do you fit what a particular school is looking for?

Also, the Army thing is extremely competitive.

 

[LaRue]

The percentage makes more sense, but you need to look at the big picture too. It is not a random process where you just have X% chance - how do you stack up against their average GPA and GRE of their entering classes? How much do you fit what a particular school is looking for?

Also, the Army thing is extremely competitive.

Sorry, didn't mean to sound conceited >.<

I've been looking at GPA and I should be fine for these schools....GRE is really the only thing left that I need to do and I'm going to do it next spring....studying now for it.

And for the army, I want to say I have a good chance but I'll research what they're looking for first....I've just seen the benefits of being chosen.

Thank you 🙂

 

[orcagirl]

Hello,

So I've narrowed down my list to VMRC, NC State, Wisconsin, Florida, and UPenn.....

I want to go to vet school for Public Health and I'm planning to join the Army Vet Corps (so tuition isn't a problem and if I get a monthly stipend housing cost isn't a problem).

So I primarily picked my list based on location.....(the only other two I'm kind of thinking about are Cornell and Tufts.....)


My question is how should I look at the idea of an acceptance rate?

I figured out for VMRC it's 9% (30/309 In staters)
NC State 6% (28/471 Out of staters)
Wisconsin 1 to 2% (10-20/770 OS) But I have a high GPA and I should get decent GRE scores..
Florida 2% (12/477 OS)
Upenn 8% (80/1000 OS)


Should I focus on the percentage?
UPenn and my IS (VMRC) are both equally pretty high

Or should I look at the total pool of applicants?
My IS and NC State have the smallest pool of applicants.

The reason being I'm asking is I'm wondering what should I look at to determine whether I have a decent chance of being accepted......sorry if this is a weird question...


Thank you

-Sharmaine

I was out of state with about a 3.84 cum GPA. I can't remember my science, but it was probably about the same. As was my last 45 (may have been slightly higher). I had 75th-80th percentiles on the GRE. I was accepted at both Wisconsin and NCSU. I hadn't looked at the acceptance percentiles when I applied. I also know that Wisconsin moves through the waitlist a lot. It's about having a competitive application. I wouldn't worry as much about the acceptance numbers.

 

[LetItSnow]

And for the army, I want to say I have a good chance but I'll research what they're looking for first....I've just seen the benefits of being chosen.

Be aggressive about following up with the military once your application to them is in.

Two people in my class last year applied. Their apps sat on the desk of the person who received them. That person was given new orders overseas and left without processing their applications. The application window closed, and the two peeps in my class were SOL. Screwed by the process/military with zero recourse.

 

[Museum Nerd]

Hello,

So I've narrowed down my list to VMRC, NC State, Wisconsin, Florida, and UPenn.....

I want to go to vet school for Public Health and I'm planning to join the Army Vet Corps (so tuition isn't a problem and if I get a monthly stipend housing cost isn't a problem).

So I primarily picked my list based on location.....(the only other two I'm kind of thinking about are Cornell and Tufts.....)


My question is how should I look at the idea of an acceptance rate?

I figured out for VMRC it's 9% (30/309 In staters)
NC State 6% (28/471 Out of staters)
Wisconsin 1 to 2% (10-20/770 OS) But I have a high GPA and I should get decent GRE scores..
Florida 2% (12/477 OS)
Upenn 8% (80/1000 OS)


Should I focus on the percentage?
UPenn and my IS (VMRC) are both equally pretty high

Or should I look at the total pool of applicants?
My IS and NC State have the smallest pool of applicants.

The reason being I'm asking is I'm wondering what should I look at to determine whether I have a decent chance of being accepted......sorry if this is a weird question...


Thank you

-Sharmaine

Just so you know on the Army they take between 20 and 25 applications a year from all 28 Vet schools in the US. ( depends on how many vets rotate out, it has been as low as 18) and you cannot apply for the Army until after the first semester of Vet school, and they do look at your undergrad transcripts and they also look at the Vet school ranking of the school you are attending. So makes sure where ever you go/get accepted plan on paying all 4 years. You will have to pay at least the first year on your own.

 

[Museum Nerd]

Sorry, didn't mean to sound conceited >.<

I've been looking at GPA and I should be fine for these schools....GRE is really the only thing left that I need to do and I'm going to do it next spring....studying now for it.

And for the army, I want to say I have a good chance but I'll research what they're looking for first....I've just seen the benefits of being chosen.

Thank you 🙂

If you are not planning on taking the GRE until spring you must be applying for the class of 2018 not 2017? The number of applications and spots could change over the next year or so. Florida has just increased ther out of state size so you may want to follow it and decide closer to your application submission.

 

[bunnity]

Oh I didn't mean that you were being conceited 😛 I just meant that you shouldn't base where to apply solely on the percentages. The difference between 6% and 8% may not be as significant as applying to schools that really favor your qualities of _____ (high experience hours, high GRE, diverse cultural background, whatever).

 

[twelvetigers]

The first mistake would be to assume that the acceptance process is logical...

Seriously, people that don't get in to their best-chance-nearly-a-sure-thing school, and yet the ARE accepted to a school that only takers a few a year. I'm all for maximizing your potential for success, but it's pretty hard to rationalize, and like bunnity said, that 2% is essentially moot. So don't put too much weight on this percentage - focus more on where you would be happy, and where you can afford to attend. I'm always a big proponent for the cheapest option.

 

[jtom]

The first mistake would be to assume that the acceptance process is logical...

Seriously, people that don't get in to their best-chance-nearly-a-sure-thing school, and yet the ARE accepted to a school that only takers a few a year. I'm all for maximizing your potential for success, but it's pretty hard to rationalize, and like bunnity said, that 2% is essentially moot. So don't put too much weight on this percentage - focus more on where you would be happy, and where you can afford to attend. I'm always a big proponent for the cheapest option.

Yea I can relate. I applied to ten schools, got into 6, declined interviews at 3, and was waitlisted at my IS, of course.

I also agree that you should choose the cheapest option, all the programs are similar and I really think the student determines how much they get out of their time in school.

 

[2CatMatt]

I figured out for VMRC it's 9% (30/309 In staters)
NC State 6% (28/471 Out of staters)
Wisconsin 1 to 2% (10-20/770 OS) But I have a high GPA and I should get decent GRE scores..
Florida 2% (12/477 OS)
Upenn 8% (80/1000 OS)

Just wanted to point out that you should divide the MD acceptances with the (qualified) MD applicant total, not the VA + MD total, to get the right acceptance rate. 31/120 = 26%.

 

[crittergal]

I figured out for VMRC it's 9% (30/309 In staters)
NC State 6% (28/471 Out of staters)
Wisconsin 1 to 2% (10-20/770 OS) But I have a high GPA and I should get decent GRE scores..
Florida 2% (12/477 OS)
Upenn 8% (80/1000 OS)


Should I focus on the percentage?
UPenn and my IS (VMRC) are both equally pretty high

Or should I look at the total pool of applicants?
My IS and NC State have the smallest pool of applicants.

The reason being I'm asking is I'm wondering what should I look at to determine whether I have a decent chance of being accepted......sorry if this is a weird question...

If you're calculating the percentages to ease a neurotic mind and feel that you actually have some control over the application/acceptance chaos, have at it. If you are trying to use this plan to determine which *one* school you will apply to, honestly you might as well throw a dart and apply to that one. The application process and selection decisions are far to convoluted to use a simple calculation to logic through.

It sounds like you are pretty certain these are the schools you are 100% interested in attending. Why not apply to all? Yeah, it will cost a little more in application fees. IMHO the "wasted money" applying to extra schools matters nil when you're holding the acceptance letter to one. However, I'm a huge fan of shotgunning it.