anyone else have the urge to freak out about 30 seconds after VMCAS submission?

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OK, so this is my 2nd yr applying, and i really do like my application this yr. I think the essay is solid, my rec. letters are good and got some nice new vet experience between last app cycle and this one.
Just submitted like 5 mnutes ago...now comes the inevitable freak-out stage.
I feel like I've had around 4 shots of espresso!!!
But I'm really excited...let the wait begin!
 
laitmanvet said:
OK, so this is my 2nd yr applying, and i really do like my application this yr. I think the essay is solid, my rec. letters are good and got some nice new vet experience between last app cycle and this one.
Just submitted like 5 mnutes ago...now comes the inevitable freak-out stage.
I feel like I've had around 4 shots of espresso!!!
But I'm really excited...let the wait begin!
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I haven't submitted mine yet (finalizing my personal statement, and will probably submit this week) and I'm already freaking out!
 
I have set myself a date of September 25 submission. I am starting to freak out. I've already informed my family that if I hear the words "Vet" and "School" anytime between October 1st, and December 15th-ish, I am not responsible for my reaction. 😉
 
I feel exactly the same way. I submitted my VMCAS yesterday afternoon. There was a moment of "Oh...that was anticlimactic" and then an "Oh my gosh! I JUST submitted it! YAAAAAAAY!" :soexcited:
 
hunterjumper12 said:
I haven't submitted mine yet (finalizing my personal statement, and will probably submit this week) and I'm already freaking out!
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I was using my GRE percentiles as an excuse, but seeing as I got those on the website today, I have nothing left... except for my less than perfect PS. It will never be finished, someone is going to have to submit my application for me... please?
On the plus side, I submitted ALL supps tonight (only 4 but still, a big step). I am freaking out about those and they aren't even that bad!
 
I don't have to deal with the VMCAS but I've set my date for October 1st, a month before the deadline. Everytime I think about submitting it, I get nervous! I have to make an appointment with the writing center to get advice on describing my duties and responsibilities. My parents sent a cheque for to pay for the remained of my GRE in the beginning of August and I STILL can't access my scores... I wrote it on the 31st. Does it seriously take a MONTH for a Canadian cheque to clear when it's sent to the US or what?
 
I am in the same boat as laitmanvet. I am a 2nd year applicant and I beefed up my PS, experience, and elors since the last cycle. I submitted my VMCAS on Saturday but I spent literally HOURS going over everything top -> bottom. I was nuts about making sure that there were no typos/bad wording in my app and that fact that I have OCD doesn't help matters much.
 
I got as far as entering in my credit card info but I couldn't work up the nerve to click "submit." ACK!

I've printed out my app and read it over a million times but I feel like I might just be missing something. Really need to bite the bullet and click submit!

The good thing is I've done all but 1 of my supplementals and already had all of my transcripts/gre scores mailed. Anyone want to click "submit" together? hehehe... 😛
 
Oh I did that last year. I remember slightly gasping when I hit the button, followed by disbelief that I actually *did* hit the button.

One piece of unsolicited advice: do NOT go back and read your PS, experience boxes, or anything else if at all possible. There is no sense beating yourself up over the inevitable typo you will find or thing you forgot to mention!
 
I have OCD as well, albeit undiagnosed, but it really hindered me from subimitting my application a few weeks before the deadline. I wanted to take as much time as possible to perfect my application. I submitted mine on September 2nd (due September 3rd for Michigan's early acceptance program.) Sometimes you just gotta do the opposite of what your OCD-self is telling you to do. I know it's extremely hard, but we can't let it completely take over our lives. Submit. Be PROUD that you are a vet school applicant! And most importantly, relax!:luck:
 
I finally e-submitted my application!! ahhhhhh... it feels so good! 🙂 I'm just waiting on my 4th ELOR 🙂
 
sirbuckie said:
I finally e-submitted my application!! ahhhhhh... it feels so good! 🙂 I'm just waiting on my 4th ELOR 🙂
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I'm still waiting on ALL 3 of my elors! They all wrote for me last year and waited until about 3 days before the due date to submit. Nearly gave my a heart attack.

Now about 24 hrs after submission...feeling much better 🙂
 
I drove the hour and 15 minutes to Purdue today to physically HAND them my transcripts. I had a minor heart attack when I handed them over to the admissions, but the lady was very nice and understanding of a crazy vet school applicant. 😳 Fingers crossed. I hit that sumbit button on Saturday...
 
Congrats to who all who have submitted. I'm freaking out because I haven't submitted mine yet! Yay for procrastination
 
Big Congrats to those of you who have submitted!! I am STILL not done and freaking out because of it! I have really put myself into getting it done over the last few hours and hopefully I can have everything submitted by Monday (still waiting on 2 of my 4 LOR's and need to finish PS).....:scared:. Good Luck to everyone applying this year! It won't hit me until I actually hit submit.
 
Haha. I still have a lot to finish - two eLORs out, five supplementals, and a PS that still needs some work. Prolly gonna be one of those last minute people... I have a couple tests to worry about right now, so this next weekend will be finish time.
 
I submitted mine a month ago and I'm still freaking out. I'm also having problems with my school getting the materials still so it adds to the stress!
 
Aahhhhhhhhh, just sent it in. :scared: Now I need to do my best to forget that I ever sent it in and focus on other things.
 
twelvetigers said:
Haha. I still have a lot to finish - two eLORs out, five supplementals, and a PS that still needs some work. Prolly gonna be one of those last minute people... I have a couple tests to worry about right now, so this next weekend will be finish time.
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Thank you TT! So glad to know I'm not alone! 😀 The only things I have fully completed are my VMRCVM supplemental (ha!) and my GREs/transcripts. Still have two full supps, two partial supps, some VMCAS data entry, eLOR hunt down (only 1 of 4 submitted!!), and a PS and ES that are rus-us-tee! Darn this work full time and got to school at the same time nonsense. Ah, masochism... :d
 
I'm trying all I can to avoid having the inevitable freak out when I submit. Instead, I'm reading over my PS ten million times, focusing on and overanalyzing every single word and phrase. Have to be at work in six hours and tried to sleep a while ago, but was just writing my PS in my head, so decided to get some work done on paper if I couldn't let the topic go. Finally my almost almost final draft is looking really good and I'm excited about it, but I can't stop thinking of what else I need to change. Come on, I need sleep, but my brain won't stop the constant edits, the need for this PS to be perfect. 😴Agh, what we put ourselves through...
 
Ok is it bad that I keep logging on, reading over everything, then not hitting submit because I might see a mistake, tomorrow? ACK!!! I havent seen a mistake for a week now, so I doubt one is going to jump off the page at me. Did I forget any experiences? OMG!! I feel like a lunatic! I am still waiting on one eLOR for VMCAS but could easily submit supplemental's. Who'd of thunk you would need a shrink to get through an application process 😛. I have promised myself that if I havent hit submit by Monday then I am going to make my husband do it. and if I dont have my last eLOR by then, I will chain myself to his front door. lol
I am so proud of all you brave souls that had the courage to hit that button. Good for you. and good luck to everyone!!!!!😀
 
I'm finally at the point where I WANT to submt - but I don't have enough done! need to finish writing up all my experiences and wait to hear back on PS edits...

I'm very jealous of all of you that have submitted already!
 
I'm very jealous of all of you that have submitted already!
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Don't be...lol...the rest of us can't go back now. I just finished everything and received the email to inform me my application was submitted... I'M FREAKING OUT 😱
 
I've gone through ten million drafts of my personal statements, lots of different editors and then my mom as my primary repeated editor. Finally got it to sound in a way that we really, really like it and it's 4996 characters (had to go through word for word to get rid of 80 extra characters, such a pain!). So now I'm done, but... what if there's still something wrong with it? How many days should I read it over and over to make sure it's perfect before I hit submit? I feel like even reading it over won't let me catch the mistake because I've read it too many times so it won't seem like a mistake. Excited but nervous.
 
thedogisgreen said:
I've gone through ten million drafts of my personal statements, lots of different editors and then my mom as my primary repeated editor. Finally got it to sound in a way that we really, really like it and it's 4996 characters (had to go through word for word to get rid of 80 extra characters, such a pain!). So now I'm done, but... what if there's still something wrong with it? How many days should I read it over and over to make sure it's perfect before I hit submit? I feel like even reading it over won't let me catch the mistake because I've read it too many times so it won't seem like a mistake. Excited but nervous.
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Lets make a pact to do it Friday afternoon :scared:
I wanted to do it then... and I really need to set the date. I am in the same boat. I've stopped reading my PS because the more I read it the more I dislike it, and I initially liked it. Going to have my vet read it today to see what he thinks... he has had 2 kids go to vet school so even though he probably didn't even have to write one (he's from Ireland), he knows what a sincere PS looks like. So fingers crossed, if I get his stamp of approval I AM DOING IT TOMORROW.

So with that said, do you want me to read yours? I promise not to tear it apart this late in the game but will give you solid advice about any glaring errors (which I doubt there are any). And I really suggest stop reading it yourself or you will go crazy. I am lucky in that I have work and Biochem to distract me from going insane...
 
DONE DONE DONEEEEEEE. Just waiting on two eLORs, but I reminded them a week ago and see them constantly at work, so hopefully those will get in soon. Of course freaked out immediately before and after submitting, but I'm not allowing myself to look over my application anymore. Did a couple more read throughs of my PS with other people. One annoying thing came up - the character count in the VMCAS slot was slightly different than in Word, so I had to add a few shorter synonyms in last minute to make it fit in 5000 characters. So watch out for that, it's annoying and pretty ridiculous.
Futurevet, I did it, now it's your turn! I can also read over your PS if you want another person to make sure there aren't any blatant errors.
Good luck everyone! Now we sit and wait.
 
Ok I did it. done! And I got so emotional that I cried...I am a total freak, cant believe I cried. Oh my goodness:laugh:
 
i did it. i feel surprisingly normal. and i even did it myself, no one was paid to do it for me, seeing as i needed all the money i could get. of course i called the vmca hotline right away to ask how soon its mailed to the schools since its obviously not immediate. i assume the real freak out will occur shortly here. i was a mess all day though, feeling nauseous and such...
but its done. i may take a hiatus from the forum for a bit, especially if i read a thread and think i should have changed my application somehow...
now a biochem exam monday to look forward to.
happy submitting and waiting to everyone!!!! :xf:
 
crittergal said:
:laugh: Its nice to see that being a PennWee doesn't kill good wit

or should I say re-PennWee or is it just ReeWee?
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Wit? Who's joking? I'm went to Wharton, we don't joke about money.

Reewee? Sounds like I have an incontinence problem. I'm sure Nyanko will say that is fitting for me after all....

Congrats to all of you who have submitted or not. Just the first of many freak-outs to come.
 
Eeeeee I did it.

All that's left is my Tufts application - I just have to finish my large essay for them and submit it.
All of my eLORs are submitted, all of my supplemental applications are submitted, everything is paid (oh dear god i'm so broke), and now?

Now comes the really fun part - waiting! :barf:
 
I just submitted, even though my last eLOR isn't in, because I have an exam coming up on Friday and I know I will end up forgetting to click the button if I don't do it now.

Now I will commence panic on whether or not the last eLOR will make it in on time.

The real joy is I get to do this all over again for TMDSAS! Sweet! XD
 
New mantra: I will NOT edit my PS any more. I WILL submit my VMCAS app TONIGHT. I WILL then pour myself a BIG glass of wine and commence freak-out😱 Then I will get back to work on MO supp.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!!:luck::xf::luck::xf:
 
Wine sounds good.. I think I decided that I should submit it when I read my personal statement and started tearing up. My last application in 2008 was premature, my personal statement generic. This year I've got 2 years of experience under my belt, better grades and a heartfelt ps (thanks to a very special SDN editor! and my fiance).

I should get back to studying my animal selection chapters.

One of my evaluators and personal friends said they also know when you submit and look down on you when you wait too long, so I thought the earlier the better for me.

Ahh yes.. I forgot to say that after I submitted the app, I freaked went over everything twice, freaked some more.. then had a giddy point because I got it done and it is submitted!!
 
Raimes said:
One of my evaluators and personal friends said they also know when you submit and look down on you when you wait too long, so I thought the earlier the better for me.
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Look down on you for waiting too long?? There is a deadline, it is October 1st why would it matter to them if you submit on August 5th or October 1st? If anything I would think those who wait until later are taking the time to make sure everything is the best it can be or maybe they are like me who work A LOT and just don't have the time to sit down and get everything done in a few weeks (I would get an hour or two every once in a while and when I would come back I wouldn't like what I had written and I would change it). It isn't like med school with rolling admissions as long as everything is in by the deadline then you have just as equal a shot as the other applicants.
 
Idk.. I think you are right, I just wanted to make sure I got it in on time, the longer I put it off the more I want to put it off.

DVMDream said:
Look down on you for waiting too long?? There is a deadline, it is October 1st why would it matter to them if you submit on August 5th or October 1st? If anything I would think those who wait until later are taking the time to make sure everything is the best it can be or maybe they are like me who work A LOT and just don't have the time to sit down and get everything done in a few weeks (I would get an hour or two every once in a while and when I would come back I wouldn't like what I had written and I would change it). It isn't like med school with rolling admissions as long as everything is in by the deadline then you have just as equal a shot as the other applicants.
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Well, my last eLOR came in this evening, my personal statement was as good as it was ever going to get, I proofread everything... so really I just had to hit submit... and with a very rapid heart rate I hit submit! And paid a small fee for those 9 schools.😱

So I have now officially applied to 5 schools, with the other 4 supplementals still hanging over me. I don't think my heart can handle hitting submit on anything else tonight, so I will have to wait for tomorrow!

Way to go to all of you who are all done with apps! I will be joining you shortly!
 
I can't help but sit here and obsess about my PS, I really needed something to shine, and while I think it started out well, I feel it is too vague. 🙁

Ugh.. I shouldn't have submitted it so soon, of course I would never be able to re-write it from another angle so late in the game.
:scared:
 
done, done, and DONE. blegh. didn't end up applying to Illinois - ran out of money! too bad they'll be trying to figure out why in the world I sent them transcripts and all that jazz.

lahdeedah. what's done is done.

:scared:
 
VMCAS submitted!!!! :soexcited:

Now it's on to the supps.
 
heylodeb said:
done, done, and DONE. blegh. didn't end up applying to Illinois - ran out of money! too bad they'll be trying to figure out why in the world I sent them transcripts and all that jazz.

lahdeedah. what's done is done.

:scared:
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I'm definitely going to have that happen with at least one school! I figured it was better to send transcripts and GRE scores out to all the schools that I was considering applying to rather than have then get there late! But I've pulled the plug on some of those supplementals now.
 
I definitely sent a couple of schools transcripts and GRE scores that I didn't end up applying to. Oh well, I'm sure it happens a lot every year.
The last of my evals submitted today! I think it came down to 36 hrs before the due date when she submitted last year.
 
StartingoverVet said:
Reewee? Sounds like I have an incontinence problem. I'm sure Nyanko will say that is fitting for me after all....
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i know this is late, but i chuckled to myself pretty loud when i read this. im sure i looked strange because there was no joke during the lecture. ree-wee??? lol where did this come from?? i dont get it but im gonna start calling SOV a ree-wee now :laugh:
 
I had everything finished for the VMCAS about a week ago but couldn't get myself to press the submit button until this morning. Anyway, it's in, and I'm sending out the rest of the supplementals tomorrow morning. I'm definitely stressed about it now. I kind of want to just hide in a bar until december since that's when most of the interview notifications start coming out. But that would be strange...only not too strange since everyone already knows me at the popular local club/bar.
 
Bearby said:
I kind of want to just hide in a bar until december since that's when most of the interview notifications start coming out.
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Haha. I'm kind of the opposite. Once I submit everything I'm probably going to hide out in my house with cases of wine. To each his own!
 
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