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Well, I actually spent that afternoon at Ikea just looking since it was my day off (and thinking, oh if I actually got in I'd want to get that table for my apartment). I got home at 4:45 and had a message waiting. 😀

I called back and found I had been offered a seat and my reaction was, "HOLY CRAP! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"

Afterwards, my hands were shaking and then I started running/jumping around. :soexcited:
 
I had a voice mail on my cell phone from Ohio asking me to call them back (2 days after my interview). And after their info session saying both the definite accepts and rejects would hear right away I knew it was going to be my rejection.

My grades where below average, my experience not horribly diverse, my answers to their behavioral interview style supplemental were unimpressive(in my mind) and I felt my interview went rather poorly so I figured it to be the nail in my coffin. So I braced myself for the news and called them back. When I was told I was being offered a seat I was completely in shock(which I told the woman on the phone). Then I proceeded to drive around to tell a bunch of friends/colleagues.

A week later I called back to make sure they hadn't mixed me up with some other Dave and it wasn't just all some big misunderstanding.
 
I was driving when I answered the call, which was probably not advisable from a safety standpoint as I started shaking a little and seeing lights like I was going to pass out. I don't even remember what I said in reply, I was in blackout mode...but I know I felt good. Right after the call ended, I called my clinic (I had just left work) so I could tell the vet, which is when I came out of shock and started crying. Then I called my mom and there was more crying. Ahhhhh......good times.......
 
My interview was on a Friday. It went so well, and I left practically skipping with excitement. I had read all these stories on this forum of people who got accepted immediately after their interview, or got an acceptance call that same day. I didn't actually expect that to happen to me, but of course I still built up these expectations and false hopes.

By the time Monday morning came around, I had spent all weekend stalking the forums and moping around the telephone. Every minute felt like it took days. I felt defeated and was sure that this meant a rejection, although part of me clung to the hope that they were waiting until Monday to call people.

I was pouring some cereal in the kitchen all glum-like, and I heard my cell phone ring across the house. I had a feeling it was them. I raced toward it, throwing dogs and cats out of the way in my wake. The cell phone screen read "Ohio," and the only words I heard after the introduction were, "We'd like to offer you a seat in the upcoming class...."

I started crying and I said "thank you" about 30 times. Then I sat on my couch and sobbed for a good ten minutes. It felt so strange to be so happy, but still be unable to do anything but cry. I felt years of worry lift off of me.

Then, of course, I called everyone and told them in a breathless and squealing voice. :laugh:
 
Then, of course, I called everyone and told them in a breathless and squealing voice. :laugh:
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Oh yeah, I forgot that part!! I was smiling so much while telling everyone over the phone that my cheeks hurt (real bad). 😀
 
I had my interview yesterday and I was expecting an e-mail last night because I heard others have received one.. No e-mail.. I'm in that waiting phase you guys have been through.. It is good to know that other people have been through this and not hearing back right away doesn't mean a rejection... ahh.. I wish I could only convince myself.. I guess you cannot understand it w/o experiencing it first hand..
 
I remember asking if she had the right person and if it was a real spot, not a wait listed spot. I also think I may have burst her ear drum or at the very least ruined her hearing for that decibel and a lot of apologizing about that. Then I called my husband who couldn't understand a word I was saying until I calmed down enough to blurt out OHIO, which he understood immediately. I paced around the house a ton and made him come home for his lunch break since I couldn't locate my keys and wasn't in a condition to drive anyway so I could go to work and tell the doctors and my close friends. I called everyone I knew in the meantime, cried, laughed and whooped all by myself at home. My neighbors must have thought I was insane! It was the most gratifying moment of my life and I can't stop thinking about this fall. I've wanted this more than I can put into words and my gratitude at being given this opportunity is immeasurable!
 
I would just like to say thank you to everyone for posting in this thread. Being 36 hours away from what is possibly the most brutal exam in our school (maybe that's slight exaggeration) but at least the most brutal exam of first year, it is so nice to hear these stories and remember what it felt like to get in and to feel grateful for even being here.

So thanks guys! And good luck to everyone else who has yet to hear. Here's hoping there's good news waiting for you, too!!
 
I had my interview on Friday, Jan. 9th. On the 12th, I got a phone call from a 614 number, and I knew that was Columbus, OH. Like David, knowing that the definite accepts and rejects would go out very soon after the interview, I was terrified that it was a rejection. When she told me that I had a seat, I screamed in her ear, "Are you serious??!" Haha, I must've hurt her ear! At that point my husband came running out of the bedroom, having guessed what the call was. I don't remember much of the phone conversation after that, but I was already crying. When I hung up I fell to the floor sobbing. My husband leaned down and put me back on my feet, and he had tears in his eyes 😍, and I exclaimed, "OH MY GOD!! I GOT INTO VET SCHOOL!!" After I calmed down a bit I called my mom, who also cried. I spent the next several days completely ecstatic. Then began the worry that they had made some terrible mistake, haha.


Seriously, I'm a 27-year-old nontraditional student and I honestly thought it would take at least two tries, if I even got in. Having all of the hard work and sacrifice finally pay off, and in such an enormous way, is the most amazing feeling ever! 😀
 
I saw the Tufts envelope in the mailbox after work and ran inside with it. I actually was set (and excited) on attending law school this fall because I was sure I was getting rejected, so when I saw the "congratulations" in the letter I was pretty amazed. My reaction was more of stunned than ecstasy. I called my grandma first, then my other family and friends while I walked my dog. Then I went for a run and thought about what it's going to be like being in vet school. I don't think it was until later that night when I took my dog for a walk that I got really, really excited.
 
VMRCVM sends out tiny little envelopes. I found it in the mailbox and immediately started freaking out that I hadn't gotten in. Then I opened it and squealed 🙂 Put it on my wall of my apartment for months!
 
I was in shock...I had had my interview and walked back to my friend's flat and checked for new e-mails...and there it was! I figured I would have to wait like a week at least so I just went "Oh! I'm in!" My friend started jumping around and cheering..and THAT's when I realized I was actually going to be a vet 🙂
(and then in true Scottish fashion, we went to the pub to celebrate with the vet students and Scotch ;-) )

😀
 
My first acceptance was OSU in December. I got the news by email (that's what I'd put as my preferred method of communication), and when I read it, I was home over Christmas Break (it was 12/22). I jumped up and down so much, the whole house shook and my feet hurt. I believe I also ran in circles. For the rest of the night, everything my parents said to me, I would follow up with "and I'm going to vet school."
 
I was excited when I got into Missouri and this happened when I was at the orientation for students accepted into Edinburgh. I almost went into tears when my dad wrote down the message after my mom called him. My dad had to give me a "scary stare" as if to tell me this is not the time to get emotional in front of the staff and other prospective students at this orientation. When I got home, then I had to see the envelope and then I felt like hippie in a marijuana field (weird simile huh)?! I will now enjoy this moment for the next few months while I am chilling at home and then work my butt off when I get into vet school!!
 
I had just left the vet school the day of the interview and had just drove onto the on-ramp to get on the highway. My cell phone rang and it was a 954 number which I had never seen before. I answered the phone the person on the other line said, "Hi this is Dr. Welker, I forgot to tell you something before you left". I thought that I either forgot something or he wanted to ask me another question. He then said, "You're in"! I about lost control of my car on the highway because it was sleeting that afternoon. The only thing that I could think of saying was are you kidding me! He just laughed and said he was dead serious. It was only abot 8-10mins after my interview had ended. My heart was racing so fast I could hardly see straight. :laugh:
 
Mine was similar to yours, bmichs. Actually, I knew of some people who had gotten accepted right after their OSU interviews, and of course no matter how many times you say that it's not going to happen, you can't get the thought out of your head. Or at least I couldn't. So leading up to my interview I made the decision to leave right afterwards, because then, at the very least, I could say that they would have accepted me right then if I had stayed. I figured that beat the alternative of sticking around for a while and getting crickets. Pathetic, I know. I thought my interview went pretty well, and my interviewers were very complimentary, so I paused for a second downstairs, but thought better of it and decided to stick to my original decision. The other thing that made me hesitate was that I had seen most people throughout the day get walked downstairs by their interviewers, but mine asked if I could show myself out, because they needed to do some "paperwork." Anyway, I got in the car with my mom's cousin, who lives in Columbus and with whom I'd been staying, and we headed off. Just as we were getting onto the highway my phone rang. Same thing as a lot of you guys, I saw the area code and freaked out. I am embarassed to say that I forget who it was that called me! I am pretty sure she said she was in the admissions office, but it wasn't Dean Sander, so I have no idea who it was. She told me I was accepted and I was surprisingly overwhelmed by it. I mean, I know it's a big deal, but I'm just generally not an emotional person. I think that the whole rollercoaster day contributed to it. There were huge nerves early in the morning, then excitement hearing about and seeing the school, then nerves again, in waves, while I waited until 3:30 for my interview, the stress of the interview, and now this. I didn't scream at her or anything (but reading this thread, I'm wondering if they hold the phone away from their heads when they make those calls!), but I do remember asking "Are you serious?" It was a very short phone call. So I hung up, told my mom's cousin that I got in, and then she got even more emotional than I was! So she's grabbing for tissues, driving down the icy highway, and I'm on my cell phone calling everyone I know. Well, my mom, my brother, and my little cousin, who's going to college in the fall in Ohio. Oh yeah, and I texted to my Twitter account. Haha, I'm kind of addicted to that as much as these forums. So after the phone marathon we went out to dinner and got celebratory cocktails. 😀
 
Like skillet, I walked by myself down the stairs at Ohio, and walked over to thank my tour guide for everything she'd done that day. I had asked her if anybody had been accepted that day, and just as she opened her mouth to say "no", one of my interviewers called my name out. He asked for me to come speak to him in private, and like David and jjohnston, I knew it was either really good news or really bad news. My interviewer pulled me aside and said that, "Based on your interview today, we'd like to offer you a spot in the Class of 2013!" I stood there for a second, looked at my interview and just said, "Wow, thank you so much!" No dramatics or anything like that...we just talked for about 20 minutes. I left the building and walked around the OSU campus stunned, in only my suit, in 17 degree weather (that's cold for a Floridian!), for an hour before I realized what I was doing.
 
I was in Histology lab.....got a text message that told me Iowa State decisions were emailed. We were harvesting the organs mice today, so I couldn't just stop everything and check my email...I finished up the mouse QUICKER than humanly possible. As soon as all the organs were in the fixing agent, I hopped on the computer. I saw the email, and hesitated. I knew either way I wouldn't be able to concentrate for the rest of the lab period....Anywho, I opened it up and BAM! Accepted! I let out a huge "YEAH!" complete with fist-pumps. Everyone looked at me - to which I replied: I was just accepted to Vet School!!. Then I had to get back to lab, hands shaking/heart racing.

It was fantastic!
 
Hey, I walked downstairs after the interview by myself at Ohio also. I wonder if that means anything? Or perhaps just a coincidence?
 
I know that when I saw the manila envelope sitting in my mailbox with the K-State logo and 'veterinary medicine' on it, I freaked out. Didn't even wait to open it inside -- I was on the side of the road ripping that thing open.

My thoughts: "OH MY GOD...okay, calm down -- it's probably a rejection...huh, there's a couple pieces of paper in he --- OH MY GOD THERE'S THE WORD 'CONGRATULATIONS' OH MY GOD I GOT IN."

I jumped, squealed and did a little dance for everyone driving by and then I promptly ran inside to tell my parents (okay, I more or less screamed in the front room and they came to see what was going on) and started calling my family members and my closest friends to tell them the good news!

:woot:
 
Hey, I walked downstairs after the interview by myself at Ohio also.
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I did, too. But I was also the last interview of the day...
 
I had to leave work early because I couldn't stand it. I drove in the driveway, saw the mail was there, and jumped out of the car (door still open, car still on, middle of freezing winter). The letter was there and I ripped it open and screamed so loudly that my neighbor (older lady) gave me this huffy 'young people these days' look. She softened when she realized I was shrieking 'I GOT IN I GOT IN I GOT IN!' at the top of my lungs...

Then I called everyone I knew, sitting in the middle of my porch because I couldn't stay standing (car still running, door still open). I couldn't even read the letter until the next day, every time I hit 'CONGRATULATIONS!' I started freaking out again...
 
This thread made me cry earlier today because I wished that I was one of you, and now I can post on it!!

I came back from the barn today and checked the mail first, then checked my e-mail, not expecting anything exciting since I just checked it a few hours before that. The ISU e-mail surprised me, and I didn't even have a chance to think 'what if' before I opened it and saw the Congrats. I sat there reading the line over several times to make sure I was understanding correctly, then I burst into tears (I am a very non-emotional person) and starting hugging my dog and crying on him and sort of jumping. When I called my mom I was still crying and she thought something awful had happened.

I still feel like it's someone else typing all this. I actually got into vet school this year? I'm class of 2013???
 
Congratulations EqSci!! You rock!

Man, I sure hope I can post to a thread like this next cycle. I'm welling up just reading everybody else's posts. I can certainly relate to all the hard work everyone has put in to get to this point. The excitement and RELIEF y'all feel when you get that good news is palpable right through the computer screen.

Congrats to you all!
 
I'd just hopped onto SDN when everyone's posts in the Iowa thread about gave me a heart attack. So I took a deep breath, checked my email, and just about cried (I'm not overly emotional, either) when I saw the "Congratulations!" I read it again a couple of times before bolting down the stairs to tell my mom... the dogs must've thought we were nuts! Then the obligatory contact-everyone-you-know began. They're all "we knew you'd get in!" but I still can't believe it. And I'm still shaking! I'm going to vet school!
 
OMG! I cannot believe it! The waiting period is over!!! I got out of my exam half an hour ago and I was walking to my car.. I had a miss call from my boyfriend, called him back but it went directly to his voice mail. I decided to check my emails on my iphone while walking.. I was still thinking about the stupid mistake I made in the exam when I saw an email from a veryyy familiar person.. I didn't first think it was an acceptance.. I thought they might have letting everyone know about something. I opened the e-mail (it took forever, esp. iphone edge doesn't work so fast sometimes!) and started reading it.. It was raining and I didn't want my phone to get wet but at the same time I had to read! It didn't start with a congratulations so it was hard for me to understand what the email was saying.. Finally in the 3rd paragraph or so I saw the "offer" word! I started screaming in my mother language (it's not english) and I started crying out loud!!! Everybody was looking at me as if I was some kind of a freak! At that moment my b.friend called.. He said: "Why are you so suprised? We knew you would get in!" goshh.. That's why I'm here, sharing it with you guys because you all know how hard it is to get into vet school... And ofcourse I called everyone afterwards... each phone call started with my screams of course.. 🙂 Right now I feel so weird.. This was my goal for the past 6 years and now I don't know what to do..
 
This thread is awesome! Congratulations to all of you!!!! I am NOT a crier, but I can't read these without sniffling and grinning ear to ear. Can't wait until I apply next year. I'm so, so very happy for you all!
 
Thanks to everyone who posted their reactions. I am happy and proud for you all. You certainly deserve it.

It is inspiring and gives me hope. I am trying to stay postiive about being accepted and keep imagining how I will react. I think you have to be an applicant to understand how competitive and difficult it can be to get in. When people say they "know you will get in" they just do not undertand all of the sweat, tears, and years of works it takes to get that offer. I hope I can post my acceptance dance story here soon.

Congrats again!
 
Haha, when people tell me, "I knew you would get in!", I want to say, "Oh really? Why didn't anyone tell me?? It could've saved me a lot of stress over the past several years!" :laugh:

P.S. Thanks LivestockDoc! I'm sure you'll be posting next year. Maybe we'll be classmates - or whatever you call people that go to the same school but are in different years. :luck:
 
EqSci said:
Haha, when people tell me, "I knew you would get in!", I want to say, "Oh really? Why didn't anyone tell me?? It could've saved me a lot of stress over the past several years!" :laugh:
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This is a short rant, and I'm not trying to ruin the mood of the thread, but I hate when people say that to me. It used to bother me before I applied when people were like "Oh, you've got nothing to worry about, I'm sure you'll get in," but it bothers me even more now when they say "See? I knew you'd get in." I know I'm being petty and that those people for the most part are fairly uninformed about the admissions process and statistics, but I feel like it minimizes the whole thing. Honestly, getting into vet school is the biggest accomplishment of my life so far, and it just bothers me when people say that. I wonder what they would have said had I been rejected!
 
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