Anyone in vet school that thought they wouldn't get in?

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twelvetigers said:
Probably just about everyone.

Here's the thread that I'm in.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/successful-applicant-stats-c-o-2015.776924/
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I remember that!!! 🙂 It's one of the things from this forum that are forever etched in my brain.

I think it was memorable because I'd seen you post previously talking about how you didn't think you were likely to get in because your GPA was like 2.9 or something because of a not-so-great start to college. And I remember being so surprised (and happy for you) when, on your third try, you applied to a bunch of schools and the only one that took you ended up being the only one you wanted anyways! So to heck with those other schools and their rejections 😀
 
This year's cycle is my first try applying (to 4 schools). My GPA is mediocre, and I feel like I'm missing critical things, so I will be incredibly surprised if I somehow manage to get an acceptance from any of them this time. I'm hoping to just get interview offers even!
 
Devastating said:
This year's cycle is my first try applying (to 4 schools). My GPA is mediocre, and I feel like I'm missing critical things, so I will be incredibly surprised if I somehow manage to get an acceptance from any of them this time. I'm hoping to just get interview offers even!
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Well, good luck to you!
 
Starry-chan said:
I remember that!!! 🙂 It's one of the things from this forum that are forever etched in my brain.

I think it was memorable because I'd seen you post previously talking about how you didn't think you were likely to get in because your GPA was like 2.9 or something because of a not-so-great start to college. And I remember being so surprised (and happy for you) when, on your third try, you applied to a bunch of schools and the only one that took you ended up being the only one you wanted anyways! So to heck with those other schools and their rejections 😀
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You have been around a while, huh?

Do you remember LVT2DVM? She was our "seventh time's the charm" girl. Makes three seem like cake.
 
twelvetigers said:
You have been around a while, huh?
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Yeah, I've been coming here since 2009 or so. I used to post but for reasons I forget I stopped posting and just lurked. Maybe it was because I decided not to pursue being a vet but it could have been anything. What I do know is, this forum is very entertaining to me because I am interested in just about anything vets (or anybody involved with the field) say about their professional/school lives. And this forum is full of that, so I think that's why I've stuck around.

But after a couple years of just lurking it occurred to me that, if I like the aforementioned kind of people so much, maybe I should interact with them more. So, I've been trying to do just that. I've started talking to some vet students on Tumblr and I made a new account here, so I could start posting here again. Sometimes it's a little awkward when I don't know exactly what to say (how do you tell a vet student that you admire vet students but have no intentions of becoming one, without looking like you're a weirdo? lol) but overall it's been a blast 😀

twelvetigers said:
Do you remember LVT2DVM? She was our "seventh time's the charm" girl. Makes three seem like cake.
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That name sounds vaguely familiar but I don't remember her. I do remember DVMDream from back then, though. This is unrelated but I loved (her?) name because it had dream in it but I was a little sad that she was a pre-vet at the time. I wanted her to have DVM after her real name to go with the DVM in her screen name and since she hadn't yet been accepted to veterinary school, that happening wasn't assured. Why that all mattered to me, I'll never know, but I was super happy when I saw her status had changed to veterinary student because that meant she was on the road to getting those letters.

And then of course I was happy just like I am for anybody who gets into vet school. Tis an awesome achievement no matter what ^_^
 
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Starry-chan said:
Yeah, I've been coming here since 2009 or so. I used to post but for reasons I forget I stopped posting and just lurked. Maybe it was because I decided not to pursue being a vet but it could have been anything. What I do know is, this forum is very entertaining to me because I am interested in just about anything vets (or anybody involved with the field) say about their professional/school lives. And this forum is full of that, so I think that's why I've stuck around.

But after a couple years of just lurking it occurred to me that, if I like the aforementioned kind of people so much, maybe I should interact with them more. So, I've been trying to do just that. I've started talking to some vet students on Tumblr and I made a new account here, so I could start posting here again. Sometimes it's a little awkward when I don't know exactly what to say (how do you tell a vet student that you admire vet students but have no intentions of becoming one, without looking like you're a weirdo? lol) but overall it's been a blast 😀



That name sounds vaguely familiar but I don't remember her. I do remember DVMDream from back then, though. This is unrelated but I loved (her?) name because it had dream in it but I was a little sad that she was a pre-vet at the time. I wanted her to have DVM after her real name to go with the DVM in her screen name and since she hadn't yet been accepted to veterinary school, that happening wasn't assured. Why that all mattered to me, I'll never know, but I was super happy when I saw her status had changed to veterinary student because that meant she was on the road to getting those letters.

And then of course I was happy just like I am for anybody who gets into vet school. Tis an awesome achievement no matter what ^_^
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😀

Aww, thanks. :shy:
 
I got in on my 4th try. Almost didn't apply the last time because I was so sure I wasn't going to get in. So I made other career plans. And the same week I got my acceptance letter I was hired by a national company for $10,000 more than I asked for. And I turned it down to go to vet school.
 
Jamr0ckin said:
I got in on my 4th try. Almost didn't apply the last time because I was so sure I wasn't going to get in. So I made other career plans. And the same week I got my acceptance letter I was hired by a national company for $10,000 more than I asked for. And I turned it down to go to vet school.
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any regrets? 😉
 
dyachei said:
any regrets? 😉
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Some days. When I'm really exhausted or frustrated.. Or when I realize how little money I have. I think about the company car, the paycheck, and the lifestyle. And then I tell myself I'd regret the decision to take the job 100x more than I'll ever regret the decision to go to vet school.
 
Jamr0ckin said:
I got in on my 4th try. Almost didn't apply the last time because I was so sure I wasn't going to get in. So I made other career plans. And the same week I got my acceptance letter I was hired by a national company for $10,000 more than I asked for. And I turned it down to go to vet school.
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Did any of your prereqs expire?
 
Starry-chan said:
Yeah, I've been coming here since 2009 or so. I used to post but for reasons I forget I stopped posting and just lurked. Maybe it was because I decided not to pursue being a vet but it could have been anything. What I do know is, this forum is very entertaining to me because I am interested in just about anything vets (or anybody involved with the field) say about their professional/school lives. And this forum is full of that, so I think that's why I've stuck around.

But after a couple years of just lurking it occurred to me that, if I like the aforementioned kind of people so much, maybe I should interact with them more. So, I've been trying to do just that. I've started talking to some vet students on Tumblr and I made a new account here, so I could start posting here again. Sometimes it's a little awkward when I don't know exactly what to say (how do you tell a vet student that you admire vet students but have no intentions of becoming one, without looking like you're a weirdo? lol) but overall it's been a blast 😀

That name sounds vaguely familiar but I don't remember her. I do remember DVMDream from back then, though. This is unrelated but I loved (her?) name because it had dream in it but I was a little sad that she was a pre-vet at the time. I wanted her to have DVM after her real name to go with the DVM in her screen name and since she hadn't yet been accepted to veterinary school, that happening wasn't assured. Why that all mattered to me, I'll never know, but I was super happy when I saw her status had changed to veterinary student because that meant she was on the road to getting those letters.

And then of course I was happy just like I am for anybody who gets into vet school. Tis an awesome achievement no matter what ^_^
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It's not too weird. I think we can handle it.

I'll try and find the main thread for LVT2DVM.

Did she tell you? @DVMDream is gonna change her name to DVMyeahbitches after she graduates.
 
DVMDream said:
😀

Aww, thanks. :shy:
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^_^


twelvetigers said:
It's not too weird. I think we can handle it.
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Duly noted ^_^


twelvetigers said:
@DVMDream is gonna change her name to DVMyeahbitches after she graduates.
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I like it xD


twelvetigers said:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/university-of-georgia.264560/page-8#post-8046395

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/todays-headlines.621632/

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/lvt2dvm-accepted-to-uga.621642/

Re: @LVT2DVM. Pretty epic.
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Wow, she was a legend! (Doesn't make me any less impressed by you getting accepted, though 😛) I wonder what ever happened to her?

And I notice there are a lot of people in those threads who probably need to update their status to Veternarian. I know they're probably busy with life and what not, but I would love to see them with up-to-date statuses. STARRY NEEDS THIS lol xD
 
So many people just kinda wander away and never come back. Others are just lazy. Haha.

She's posted more recently than that, but it's still been about 4 years. If tagging her doesn't get her back in here, there's probably not much to do.

@DVMDream dooo eeeeettt.
 
twelvetigers said:
So many people just kinda wander away and never come back. Others are just lazy. Haha.

She's posted more recently than that, but it's still been about 4 years. If tagging her doesn't get her back in here, there's probably not much to do.

@DVMDream dooo eeeeettt.
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I should come up with something creative to change it to. I have 190 days to figure it out.
 
Coquette22 said:
I got in on my second try, so hardly the longest wait here. But I was a wait list survivor and when I got wait listed the second year, there was a definite meltdown along the lines of, "I DID EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ME TO!! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT OF ME?!?"
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Hi! If you don't mind me asking, what did you do to change your application the second time around? So you got off a wait list the second time around I'm guessing? If so, congrats!
 
PreVetMed said:
Hi! If you don't mind me asking, what did you do to change your application the second time around? So you got off a wait list the second time around I'm guessing? If so, congrats!
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It was mostly down to getting more experience and polishing my interview skills. I was only applying to one school and my academics were solid, so that wasn't an issue.
 
Coquette22 said:
I got in on my second try, so hardly the longest wait here. But I was a wait list survivor and when I got wait listed the second year, there was a definite meltdown along the lines of, "I DID EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ME TO!! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT OF ME?!?"
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They just needed you to wait a year so that we could be classmates and soul mates.

To answer the OP - I definitely didn't think I'd get in. I'm in TT's successful applicants thread 2015 and yeah, my numbers were abysmal. But as the good sir Drake says, started from the bottom now we here.
 
PreVetMed said:
Hi! If you don't mind me asking, what did you do to change your application the second time around? So you got off a wait list the second time around I'm guessing? If so, congrats!
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Fyi if you apply and get rejected, you can ask the school for a file review. Most of them do it, they'll go through your file and tell you where you were lacking, and so you know what to focus on improving.
 
Took me three tries to get in.

Almost everyone. And then once you're in, there's imposter syndrome.
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True. Also imposter syndrome doesn't go away after you graduate unfortunately.
 
HopefulAg said:
...imposter syndrome doesn't go away after you graduate unfortunately.
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This is very interesting (though sad at the same time 🙁.)

You guys that suffer from this, do you feel a discord between what you believe about yourself and what you feel like you believe? Like, can you know that you worked super hard, and that's what's got you this far, but still feel like you were just lucky?

Does it help to think about how you must have had some role in your success?

Do you find it harder to remember the times people compliment you compared to how often you remember them being critical of you?

Do you have trouble not comparing yourself to some rock star vet student or vet?

I'd love to hear your responses. And my condolences for you having to deal with this 🙁
 
Cyndia said:
Fyi if you apply and get rejected, you can ask the school for a file review. Most of them do it, they'll go through your file and tell you where you were lacking, and so you know what to focus on improving.
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Yes I know this, thank you. I haven't heard back from all of my schools yet, so I'm still waiting..
 
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