Important Changes to VMCAS 2016!

[VMCASSTAFF]

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Seasons Greetings from The Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)!

The AAVMC's Admissions & Recruitment Committee, along with the Veterinary Schools have made some pretty radical changes to the application and processes this year! For starters, the application will launch almost two-weeks earlier than normal (Mid-May) and the official deadline is now: September 15th, 2015.

For other important updates, keep an eye on this page: VMCAS UPDATES.
Also, be sure to keep an eye on the VMCAS website: VMCAS WEBSITE.

Thanks!

Your VMCASSTAFF

 

[pp9]

Holy smokes :0 biiiig changes. Any idea as to whether this will change the April 15th commitment deadline for us too?

Also....any news on taking our GRE scores? @VMCASSTAFF

 

[VMCASSTAFF]

This will not impact the April 15th acceptance date. Many of these changes are driven by applicant behavior... the later applicants hit submit, the later the schools get the data, the later the schools get the data, the later their decision process is. The new deadline will build in a few weeks for verification to complete by the time schools need the data. 🙂

We're still working on GRE integration. Not likely for VMCS 2016 as there are to many other changes occuring this year, but we're hoping to have it in place for VMCAS 2017.

 

[LyraGardenia]

This will not impact the April 15th acceptance date. Many of these changes are driven by applicant behavior... the later applicants hit submit, the later the schools get the data, the later the schools get the data, the later their decision process is. The new deadline will build in a few weeks for verification to complete by the time schools need the data. 🙂

We're still working on GRE integration. Not likely for VMCS 2016 as there are to many other changes occuring this year, but we're hoping to have it in place for VMCAS 2017.

Sounds like these are changes for the better. 🙂 Does this mean the confusing "recommended deadline" for verification will be done away with?

(However, the prospect of big changes also stresses me out a bit in the event that I have to reapply again next year. As a re-applicant this year, I liked that I knew what I was doing for the most part in regards to my VMCAS app!)

 

[galixia17]

So am I understanding correctly that these changes will not impact this coming cycle, 2015, but next cycle, 2016?

 

[LyraGardenia]

So am I understanding correctly that these changes will not impact this coming cycle, 2015, but next cycle, 2016?

The first post says next year's deadline will be 9/15/15, so unless that's a typo that would be the upcoming cycle. I think they mean VMCAS 2016 as in for those hoping to matriculate in 2016.

 

[galixia17]

Ah I see. A little confusing the way we have the cycles. Thank you!

 

[Gwenevre]

On a related note, ETS will be disbanding the ETS PPI system July 1st, 2016.

 

[WildZoo]

On a related note, ETS will be disbanding the ETS PPI system July 1st, 2016.

So Ohio was able to use it for...2 years. Nice.

 

[Gwenevre]

So Ohio was able to use it for...2 years. Nice.

Thank goodness they ditched the ETS PPI for this year. I'll still keep them on my application roster.

 

[WildZoo]

Thank goodness they ditched the ETS PPI for this year. I'll still keep them on my application roster.

Oh good so they used it for one year then. Clearly just to mess with me

 

[DVMDream]

Oh good so they used it for one year then. Clearly just to mess with me

They like to mess with teenagers.

 

[pp9]

Oh good so they used it for one year then. Clearly just to mess with me

Yeah...me as well apparently. That was one of the reasons I didn't apply.

 

[WildZoo]

Yeah...me as well apparently. That was one of the reasons I didn't apply.

I wonder if their applicant pool was smaller than usual because of it.

 

[pp9]

I wonder if their applicant pool was smaller than usual because of it.

Valid question. I also wonder how many applicants felt blindsided by the addition or had trouble getting them completed.

I'm glad they're being phased out...no need for two different evaluation systems. Plus, they seemed rather impersonal.