They go through it individually so they may not have gotten to yours yet. I'm sure a lot of students sent in their transcripts recently. If nothing changes in the next couple of days maybe you could call them to clarify if your transcript was received! I'm sure everything will be fine!
Quick question! I am applying for the second time to ISU and last year for the class of 2024 my rejection on my status page was listed as "below committee review cutoff (phase 2)" and was just wondering if anybody knew what that meant so I can kind of gauge my resume for the current cycle because I feel I have hopefully improved!!Hey all! Current ISU VM3 and vet ambassador here. Just to give you some relief so that you are not stressing as much until February decisions: If your application is in committee review, it will stay that way until February 15th when decisions go out. So you can "relax" until then!
It could be that your GPA or sGPA may be lower than the cut off for the cycle or that you are missing a pre-req? that’s usually the only cuts they make before the Feb deadline!
I was talking about for last cycle that was what my portal said when I got the news on feb 15th last year, this cycle I am still in committee review and passed the academic review. I was just wondering what my rejection last cycle kind of meant as in how far I actually made it through committee review because it said (stage 2) or something. I am just hoping for better results this time since I have greatly improved my app
We wont hear anything until Feburary 15th, they will release acceptances and rejections
As for zoo/exotics you currently have to reach out on your own to clinics/zoos and take these rotations as electives aside from our one month block with the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. There are a large number of my classmates (CO 2021) that have done their externships at many places all over the country. We have been back in clinics since July (mostly as some rotations have us back half time), we are supposed to have minimal to no contact with clients (depending on in hospital rotations vs field service/externships). There is a plan to have us back interacting with clients by the end of the school year. The underclassmen have been hybrid for the fall and now spring semester.
When you send FAFSA and ISU receives it an automated message is sent to you saying you don’t have an application. So basically that update was saying if you got that email don’t worry or panic it’s fine and you’re still in committee review. I saw it as a way to know that my FAFSA was received by them!
June 30th is the deadline!
The FAFSA is not required but i would highly recommend doing it - they offer unsubsidized and subsidized loans that tend to have less interest than private loans and are easier for government forgiveness (a lot of red tape with that according to my lawyer father 🤪). Plus you could qualify for grant money which is free (I was literally getting paid by my school/ the government to go to my undergrad and graduated debt free because of FAFSA/scholarships/ grants). You also never know what you qualify for until you apply, but applying late usually means less money (FAFSA opens in October).
I sent them a message through the portal because mine did not update as well. They told me they had my transcript and would update the status to received, but to be patient with the GPA calculation because they are running behind. I think it would not hurt to send a message if you are concerned.
I would definitely reach out to them, it seems like the majority of people's got processed within a week or so.
Is this covid-related, or something else?
I thought I saw it was just covid-related
MIne were updated today and I send them in 1/15!
Nope! Depends on how busy they are. Some years, the decisions have come out a couple days early. But with the way covid is spreading in Iowa and how affected the school has been, I wouldn't be surprised if it's last minute this year.
I also have an interview with Illinois that day. I’m planning on not thinking about iowa or checking my email until after my interview (might be easier said than done😅). Iowa is out of our hands but the interview is something we can still have an impact on.
I think that during their financial aid session they mentioned it would be in the afternoon/evening!
It was right at 6 PM CST last year.
That’s what I’m trying to tell myself😂Luckily my interview is pretty early so I’ll just make someone take my phone in the morning lol
I just want to add to this, ISU offers scholarships and all you have to do is make an account and fill out the form. However, any scholarships they have that state the student must have 'financial need', then you have to have a FAFSA on file to be considered for that scholarship, and that's almost every one. So I would 10/10 recommend submitting it, whether you're taking loans out or not!
CountingAnyone else getting anxious/excited?? 5 more days!!
same HAHAOk that recruitment webinar email made my heart skip a beat for half a second even though I know we won’t hear until Monday
Omg me too! My stomach literally dropped 😂😂Ok that recruitment webinar email made my heart skip a beat for half a second even though I know we won’t hear until Monday
Today's the day! Good luck to everyone, and here's hoping we can all find a way to stay preoccupied today as we wait for decisions to roll out!
they all upload at the same time! We will most likely hear tonight around 6-7 EST ( 5-6 pm CST)
I live about 30 minutes from Ames! It's a lot nicer today than it has been the past few days. No snow, but it's freezing (-2) lol
