Atlantic Veterinary College (UPEI) 2024-2025 (c/o 2029 hopefuls)

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Just thinking out loud that it would not surprise me if e-mails are delayed for regional applicants, given that the initial deadline was pushed back a month! So fingers crossed we hear soon, but also everyone take a deep breath as we still may be waiting a little bit! 😁
 
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Do you think they’ll be sent out over two days or one? The admissions place closes at 4 so right now… Still haven’t heard anything (NB)
 
biologyvet said:
Does anyone know when we will find out our interview dates?
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Received my date on April 16th last year. Got the invite March 20th, so it was a couple weeks later. Interview was April 29
 
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Just got an email with my interview time!! So I heard I got an interview on March 20th, and heard the time on April 8th, scheduled for April 28th. So nervous, this is my first time applying!
 
Do any past interviewees have tips for preparing for the interview/questions they might ask? 🙂
 
biologyvet said:
Do any past interviewees have tips for preparing for the interview/questions they might ask? 🙂
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I'm not sure if they will ask the same questions, but I can tell you the questions they asked me last year. The interview itself wasn't too long - about 20 minutes or so, so they don't have time to ask too many questions.

Here is what was asked:

  • Why do you want to become a veterinarian?
  • What experiences have you had that have prepared you for a career in veterinary medicine?
  • What do you think are the most pressing issues facing the veterinary profession today?
  • How do you plan to contribute to the veterinary profession in the future?
  • How do you stay current with developments in veterinary medicine?
I think I was also asked about any hobbies or extracurriculars I have outside of academics, but I don't remember.

Here are some additional questions I prepared for, but was never asked:

  • What do you envision your career in veterinary medicine looking like in ten years?
  • How do you plan to balance the demands of veterinary school with your personal life?
  • Can you discuss a situation where you had to communicate complex information to someone unfamiliar with the subject?
  • What do you think are the most important qualities a veterinarian should possess?
  • Describe a veterinarian you admire and why
  • What do you think sets you apart from other applicants?
  • Can you discuss a time when you had to make a difficult decision? Can you discuss a challenging situation you've faced and how you handled it?
  • How do you handle stress and pressure?
  • Describe a time when you had to work in a team. What was your role, and what did you learn

There are, of course, other questions you could be asked, but I feel these cover most of it.

Hopes this helps!
 
bubbybub said:
I'm not sure if they will ask the same questions, but I can tell you the questions they asked me last year. The interview itself wasn't too long - about 20 minutes or so, so they don't have time to ask too many questions.

Here is what was asked:

  • Why do you want to become a veterinarian?
  • What experiences have you had that have prepared you for a career in veterinary medicine?
  • What do you think are the most pressing issues facing the veterinary profession today?
  • How do you plan to contribute to the veterinary profession in the future?
  • How do you stay current with developments in veterinary medicine?
I think I was also asked about any hobbies or extracurriculars I have outside of academics, but I don't remember.

Here are some additional questions I prepared for, but was never asked:

  • What do you envision your career in veterinary medicine looking like in ten years?
  • How do you plan to balance the demands of veterinary school with your personal life?
  • Can you discuss a situation where you had to communicate complex information to someone unfamiliar with the subject?
  • What do you think are the most important qualities a veterinarian should possess?
  • Describe a veterinarian you admire and why
  • What do you think sets you apart from other applicants?
  • Can you discuss a time when you had to make a difficult decision? Can you discuss a challenging situation you've faced and how you handled it?
  • How do you handle stress and pressure?
  • Describe a time when you had to work in a team. What was your role, and what did you learn

There are, of course, other questions you could be asked, but I feel these cover most of it.

Hopes this helps!
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This is so helpful, thank you for sharing! The thing that gets me is that twenty minutes is quite short, and all of theses answers are so unique to the person interviewing. Did they give you feedback about what they liked/didn't like about your responses?
 
raineyswriting said:
This is so helpful, thank you for sharing! The thing that gets me is that twenty minutes is quite short, and all of theses answers are so unique to the person interviewing. Did they give you feedback about what they liked/didn't like about your responses?
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When the acceptances, waitlists and rejections came out, I emailed to ask what I could do better, but they didn't give me feedback. So that leaves quite a lot to the imagination lol.

You should try to do mock interviews and come up with solid responses. It shouldn't sound too scripted, though. I had general points I wanted to make, but never wrote a full script because I found that trying to remember a "script" during mock interviews made me fumble my words and second-guess myself a lot.
 
Just wanna say good luck folks. I couldn't convince my wife that UPEI was the place to be and now I stalk this thread in envy of yall. I got accepted elsewhere so it's not the end of the world but mmaaaannn I wanted to apply to UPEI.
 
Shiloh47 said:
Does anyone know when UPEI starts pulling from waitlists?
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I think it's just as people accept, defer or reject. You could be pulled off as late as the end of the first week of classes for domestic students, depending on whether someone decides to refuse, drop out or defer their seats, but I'm not sure about internationals.
 
I just missed a call from UPEI 👀 They left a message asking to call back but it went to voicemail when I did. I wonder if it's just asking about waitlist interest?
 
sunlover67 said:
Hey guys!! Since international students have received their offers by now, I thought I’d make a discord so accepted/waitlisted students can connect!! Especially since the Facebook page doesn’t usually come out til super late spring/early summer Join the AVC UPEI DVM c/o 2029 Discord Server!
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My daughter has just accepted an offer to join the Class of 2029! She would like to join the discord but the link has expired, any way to resend?
 
Got pulled from the waitlist but will likely decline, good luck to the next alternate!!! 🎉
 
Had my interview today! It was 15 minutes and went by SO fast. They started it off saying if there was any technical issues like getting disconnected not to worry, and that they can schedule another interview incase anyone was worried about that
 
VetDad said:
My daughter has just accepted an offer to join the Class of 2029! She would like to join the discord but the link has expired, any way to resend?
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pugzilla124 said:
Had my interview today! It was 15 minutes and went by SO fast. They started it off saying if there was any technical issues like getting disconnected not to worry, and that they can schedule another interview incase anyone was worried about that
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How did it go? What kind of questions did they ask you? Hope it went well and best of luck 😁
 
biologyvet said:
How did it go? What kind of questions did they ask you? Hope it went well and best of luck 😁
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I think it went well, thanks! They generally wanted to see what I know about the field (like sort of what kinds of jobs a vet can do), as well as a time a mentor was challenged, and what I would do differently if I was in the same situation. It was actually really chill, I was so nervous though and definitely fumbled a couple questions. All 3 interviewers actually knew at least one of my references so it broke the ice a bit!
 
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