I always assumed it was order in which applications are received, however I am now wondering if it is GPA filters or something along those lines. I am in the process of waiting for interview invitations so i have been wondering about the process. Thanks!
How do vet schools determine which applications they read first?
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I’m in the same boat as you. I am waiting to hear back from U of Arizona about an MMI invite. I completed my supplemental application in late August and got an email saying that I could receive an invite from October of this year to February of 2022. The waiting game sucks but honestly I’m not really sure there is an “order”. I’ve seen people who already have MMI invites who applied after me and people who haven’t even received their supplemental application who applied before I did. I’m sure they have a million different ways they can sort their applications but I’ve never come across a school that is willing to share that “behind the scenes” information. My advice would be to sit tight and be as patient as possible. I guess I’m just glad to know that there are so many people on here that are in the exact same situation. Glad to know that I’m not alone!
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Every school has a different process; some schools use rolling admissions, some release interview invitations and/or decisions in batches, and some release them for all applicants at once. A few schools display their general admissions timeline on their websites, but most don't. As for which applications are "read" first, unfortunately, there's really no way to know. For rolling-based admissions, I would assume that they process generally in order, albeit probably in batches, after a first round of auto-rejections for those who don't meet the minimum requirements or are missing pre-reqs, but this is pretty much impossible to answer for the majority of schools except by those who actually work and/or are very heavily involved in admissions. I imagine that there's likely a myriad of ways that they could do it and, again, it all varies by school.
In terms of individual overall admissions timelines, though, if the schools you're applying to don't publicize that information, I would recommend that you peruse older applicant threads for the specific schools that you applied to, particularly last year's (c/o 2025). While things are liable to change from year to year, this should at least tell you what should come out and approximately when.
In terms of individual overall admissions timelines, though, if the schools you're applying to don't publicize that information, I would recommend that you peruse older applicant threads for the specific schools that you applied to, particularly last year's (c/o 2025). While things are liable to change from year to year, this should at least tell you what should come out and approximately when.
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The admissions staff gets really drunk, hangs up all applications on the walls then tosses darts at them. They read applications in the order they were darted.
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I don't know if this holds true for vet schools, but apparently a lot of medical schools have an algorithm that based on an applicants stats gives a percentage of the applicant graduating the program (based on the stats of their previous classes and their outcomes.) But other times like others have stated I feel like it really is random or the luck of the draw...
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The difference is the number of applicants. Human medical schools get 10x the number of applicants for maybe double the seats per year. So having an algorithm more along the lines of simple GPA cut offs to start with would make more sense in the much smaller vet school pool.
