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[FatPalomino]

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Anyone heard anything??? I'm instate and a CSU student and it says I can check my status on the CSU student website but nothing is there yet.....

 

[RkyMtVet]

For what it's worth, last year Colorado State interviewed in-staters only - they sent interview invites in mid-January and did the interviews over a three-day period the second week of February. Acceptance letters went out ~2 weeks after the interviews. Also, they offered an interview workshop on the CSU campus for those who received interview invites...I can't remember for sure but I think the workshop was about 10 days prior to the interviews. Info about it was included in the invite. As far as the online status -- I never found any useful or new info there at any point in the process. All the good stuff came via snail mail...but again, that was last year...

Christie

 

[painthorse111]

Hi, I have not heard anything at all so far, but did anyone happen to get the e-mail notification from Colorado that your file is complete or not? On the supplemental application status page it says that these e-mails should have gone out on Nov. 23rd, but I have not recieved anything from them yet. Perhaps they will be sending these out via regular mail, as Christie suggested, so it will just take a while before we hear anything.

 

[Keygirl1]

Hi, I have not heard anything at all so far, but did anyone happen to get the e-mail notification from Colorado that your file is complete or not? On the supplemental application status page it says that these e-mails should have gone out on Nov. 23rd, but I have not recieved anything from them yet. Perhaps they will be sending these out via regular mail, as Christie suggested, so it will just take a while before we hear anything.

I was also wondering about the e-mail that was supposed to go out Nov. 23rd. I haven't recieved anything either.

 

[OceanAngel]

Hi, I have not heard anything at all so far, but did anyone happen to get the e-mail notification from Colorado that your file is complete or not? On the supplemental application status page it says that these e-mails should have gone out on Nov. 23rd, but I have not recieved anything from them yet. Perhaps they will be sending these out via regular mail, as Christie suggested, so it will just take a while before we hear anything.

I haven't received the email either, but I noticed they kept pushing that date back. It has stuck at the 23rd, but I wouldn't be surprised if that really didn't happen.

 

[are_jay]

Anyone heard anything??? I'm instate and a CSU student and it says I can check my status on the CSU student website but nothing is there yet.....

When I was a student there the status of my applications was never posted on the student website (I assume you mean ramweb), that went for grad school apps as well. It always said "see department" or something.

But yeah they usually send in-state letters around the time spring semester starts.

 

[wildfocus]

i heard this last week from the joint DVM/PhD program, but i think they review applications separately from the DVM admissions committee

 

[are_jay]

i heard this last week from the joint DVM/PhD program, but i think they review applications separately from the DVM admissions committee

We were told they select for that program, then applicants not selected for that program are put in the regular applicant pool. They don't even look at the regular pool until early January or so. (used to get reports from the 4th years on exactly what day the committee was meeting)

 

[FatPalomino]

Does anyone know who votes on the in state committe? I met a doc there that was an out of state voting member, but I havent found out who votes in state..... Please help!!!!

 

[are_jay]

Does anyone know who votes on the in state committe? I met a doc there that was an out of state voting member, but I havent found out who votes in state..... Please help!!!!

I was not aware that there were separate voting members for in-state/out of state. Committee members serve for a set period of years, so it changes year to year. All I know is that each application is evaluated by three committee members, and there is a comment sheet that they write on. When I went in for a post-mortem interview after the first time I applied, there were a bunch of useless, three-word comments, and the person I was speaking with said something like, "well... I can't really tell you much based on this..." I never went back for one of those interviews, partially based on the fact that many of my friends did exactly what they were told to do in those interviews and still didn't get in.
Seriously though, it doesn't matter. Every year they let in a lot of people that are pretty on paper but are idiots in real life and I would not allow to touch any animal of mine, and every year they deny a lot of people that would be good vets. They also have a pretty good reputation of rewarding people who come from donor-potential families or whose daddy is well connected. Sorry to sound so bitter but I just watched it too many times.
Don't worry about who is on the committee, there's really nothing you can do at this point.

 

[cyrille104]

Seriously though, it doesn't matter. Every year they let in a lot of people that are pretty on paper but are idiots in real life and I would not allow to touch any animal of mine, and every year they deny a lot of people that would be good vets. They also have a pretty good reputation of rewarding people who come from donor-potential families or whose daddy is well connected. Sorry to sound so bitter but I just watched it too many times.

I met with Sherry Stewart at CSU and she said that sometimes people slip through the cracks and she wonders how they got there once they're there. Other times people come out for an advising session after they are rejected and she thinks they would have made a great vet.

 

[cyrille104]

no nono no

 

[are_jay]

I met with Sherry Stewart at CSU and she said that sometimes people slip through the cracks and she wonders how they got there once they're there. Other times people come out for an advising session after they are rejected and she thinks they would have made a great vet.

It's an awfully big crack... How can she wonder, she helped make the rules! And she's so proud of their system. I don't mean anything against her personally, I've heard her speak numerous times, I'm sure she means the best, but CSU doesn't get to pretend they don't know where some of these people come from!
I'm glad to be elsewhere, I wouldn't want to be classmates with some of those people. This may be the case everywhere, but I saw some seriously incompetent seniors right beside the really good ones.

 

[FatPalomino]

Are you kidding?! I do actually know the name of a person on the committee, but I'm DEFINITELY not going to help you cheat your way into vet school. How stupid are you to come to this board and start screaming for help with nepotism in the admissions process, when the rest of us are applying fairly?

How I am cheating? And who do you know, Dr Stewart? Guess what, she's not a voting member.😱

I know someone who is a voting member, and they do have different people that vote on instate and out of state. This person knew I moved from out of state (she knows where I used to work is one of the best clinics in the country) and she asked if I applied out of state. Unfortunetly, I'm in state.

 

[FatPalomino]

They also have a pretty good reputation of rewarding people who come from donor-potential families or whose daddy is well connected.

I've noticed that, too. We'll see....

 

[HorseyVet]

It's an awfully big crack... How can she wonder, she helped make the rules! And she's so proud of their system.

I'm glad to be elsewhere, I wouldn't want to be classmates with some of those people. This may be the case everywhere, but I saw some seriously incompetent seniors right beside the really good ones.

I think everywhere is like this to a degree. I certainly have some classmates that you really have to wonder about. They usually aren't the people getting terrible grades, but they're the people you can't have a conversation with because they have zero ability to apply anything they've learned or seen. Also there are people that are just jerks.

Because you're stuck with them for 4 years in kind of an incestious environment I've really tried to just get over it. You can really waste a lot of time and energy if you let all the baddies get to you (and they will). My advice is to not worry about any grades but your own and stay as far from drama as possible. Keep focused on getting those 3 letters behind YOUR name and learn as much as you can.

 

[CanadianDVM]

Are you kidding?! I do actually know the name of a person on the committee, but I'm DEFINITELY not going to help you cheat your way into vet school. How stupid are you to come to this board and start screaming for help with nepotism in the admissions process, when the rest of us are applying fairly?

you are a serious piece of work. Cheat into vet school?? Honestly.

 

[CanadianDVM]

This may be the case everywhere, but I saw some seriously incompetent seniors right beside the really good ones.

I think its the cases everywhere... But just because people dont appear competent in their 4th year to you, doesn't mean that they're going to be bad vets. Some people take longer to integrate their knowledge and develop their skills. I wouldn't be so quick to run down 4th years until you're walking in their shoes.

 

[CookieBear]

Is asking for a name cheating?

Is meeting with someone involved with a veterinary school's admissions committee cheating? Is calling them? Emailing them?

Should I be jealous if other applicants have gotten to meet with, speak to by phone, or email with committee members, voters or something?

I personally don't have the energy or inclination to worry about it.

Politics is everywhere. And a big part of our world rests on human relations and networking.

Don't we all wish to know who is reading our application and making the decision(s) about the rest of our lives, potentially? If any of us gain access to those people, I think it's what we do, or not do, with that connection that matters, and will reflect on ourselves.

Ultimately, can't any one of us call up a school we're applying to, and ask for the director of admissions? We each could, right? Whether the director takes your call is one question. But if she or he did... What if you impressed that director so much with what you say, that your file was moved to the top of a pile, and despite averages or other statistical means, you are let in? Assume you didn't offer a bribe of any sort. You just talked. Is that cheating? Is it fair?

Heck, don't the vet schools make their own rules and evaluate us however they like?

I don't expect any replies, and actually, maybe I shouldn't have even posted these questions... I'm just thinking aloud.

 

[are_jay]

I think its the cases everywhere... But just because people dont appear competent in their 4th year to you, doesn't mean that they're going to be bad vets. Some people take longer to integrate their knowledge and develop their skills. I wouldn't be so quick to run down 4th years until you're walking in their shoes.

If you go back and read what I wrote, I said I wasn't talking about _all_ seniors, I knew a lot of outstanding people there as well. I'm not talking about the people who are on a rotation outside of their area of interest, or have had a long week of after-hours duty, or are taking the boards tomorrow, or are confused about what is going on during a complex procedure. I am talking about the people who stand around looking bored because they think they know everything, or are really proud of themselves because they gave an IM injection for the first time a month before graduation so they feel the need to jump up and down for joy and announce it to everyone, or who stand in the corner of the exam room and chat because this elective rotation has a reputation for being easy and that is why they are taking it, or speaking inappropriately to eachother about a client or their animal when the client is 10 feet away. So I guess I'm not talking about knowledge and skill level (though basic skills should be decent by April) as much as attitude, and I acknowledge that those are two different but important things.

 

[are_jay]

I think everywhere is like this to a degree. I certainly have some classmates that you really have to wonder about. They usually aren't the people getting terrible grades, but they're the people you can't have a conversation with because they have zero ability to apply anything they've learned or seen. Also there are people that are just jerks.

Because you're stuck with them for 4 years in kind of an incestious environment I've really tried to just get over it. You can really waste a lot of time and energy if you let all the baddies get to you (and they will). My advice is to not worry about any grades but your own and stay as far from drama as possible. Keep focused on getting those 3 letters behind YOUR name and learn as much as you can.

Hehe yeah there certainly is a range of people. I have been fortunate to associate with groups of people that are more interested in learning the material than fighting over a place in the rankings... would hate to be anywhere where nobody studies together for fear of raising someone else's grade. I sort of mingle between social circles, lets me get to know more people. And yeah I don't relly want anyone to hate me quite yet because like you point out, they are going to be hard to avoid for the next few years.

 

[cyrille104]

no nono no

 

[FatPalomino]

Yes, cheat into vet school. Have connections that basically get you in. People do it a lot, actually, and not just for vet school. Where have you been?

Sounds like someone is a little jealous.... iassuming this person didnt get into Colo lats year!!!!

I wish I had a connection that got me in and I wouldnt have to take the GRE's or get good grades or work for awesome clinics for years..... but, I just dont know anyone who has done that! 😱

 

[FatPalomino]

Is asking for a name cheating?
Ultimately, can't any one of us call up a school we're applying to, and ask for the director of admissions? We each could, right? Whether the director takes your call is one question. But if she or he did... What if you impressed that director so much with what you say, that your file was moved to the top of a pile, and despite averages or other statistical means, you are let in? Assume you didn't offer a bribe of any sort. You just talked. Is that cheating? Is it fair?
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Thinking of doing this...great idea!!!!! You have a PM!!!!

 

[philomycus]

Completely agree with what you said under the CSU posting- good for you!

 

[RosieMoll3]

I just got an e-mail from CSU that says my application "appears to be complete" LOL
They hope to let us know their decision by the end of January

 

[Taenia]

I also received a similar email around 3:30 pm today.

 

[InfiniVet]

I got an email today from CSU (out of state for me) saying they received everything and:
"We are now in the process of evaluating your application and hope to contact applicants by the end of January with the outcome of the evaluation."

So....they skip the interview step I'm guessing? Hrmm..

 

[RosieMoll3]

I think only in-state applicants have to interview

 

[JIKJen124]

Hmmm... haven't gotten anything from them yet...

 

[OceanAngel]

I haven't gotten anything yet either, but I saw on my supplemental that all the emails are supposed to go out today for both incomplete and complete.

 

[Tranquil_Cookie]

I got an email today from CSU (out of state for me) saying they received everything and:
"We are now in the process of evaluating your application and hope to contact applicants by the end of January with the outcome of the evaluation."

So....they skip the interview step I'm guessing? Hrmm..

I'm out of state too, and i got this same email...guess we'll just wait till the end of January...

 

[CookieBear]

Hmmm... haven't gotten anything from them yet...

Ditto here. I checked my email frequently today, including the spam folder (God forbid) and there's nothing. 🙁

Before I go emailing them (their status page says to make sure your email address is correct, and to email a person there if you haven't received the email) -- I'm going to wait for tomorrow.

Maybe they're just having a hard time getting all the emails out in one day.

I guess if I don't get anything tomorrow and their status page says the same thing, I'll email 'em.