yah! I love it here it is awesome! The teachers really care about the students and it is super easy to get involved in research they are always looking for people for the rabies lab.Are you attending KSU right now and applying as an IS?
You should be fine! You will take a tollway from KC to get to MHK and they keep it clean. The only problem would be Bill Snyder highway and MHK city streets. Just know how to drive in winter weather, and you will be fine, if not Kansas people are usually super friendly and can help you.Hi! I got an invite for an interview last Monday- I'm scheduled for January 7th! My mom lived in Kansas for a while, and so she's concerned about the weather in January and wants me to fly directly into Manhattan from Denver to avoid that two hour drive. I've read a couple things online saying that Manhattan airport was a nightmare for other applicants during early January, so I'm wondering if anyone has a specific reason that they would fly into KC over Manhattan? (other than just price alone!) Thank you guys and congrats to anyone else that received an interview!
Personally I think open file interviews are much easier, because the committee already knows a bit about your experiences and personality (on paper at least) and you don't have to start from scratch telling them about yourself. If you come off poorly on paper it might be a disadvantage, lol, but I liked having the opportunity to explain the weak spots on my application. I never had to do an MMI, but they sound very intimidating! I had one closed-file behavioral interview with Illinois and it didn't go so well, I absolutely could not think of an example for one of their "tell me about a time when..." questions, even days afterward. K State's interviews are very conversational and laidback, I was super nervous but my interviewers put me at ease.
And I agree Mary Sue is super nice! I'm in her office a lot as an ambassador.
Hi! I got an invite for an interview last Monday- I'm scheduled for January 7th! My mom lived in Kansas for a while, and so she's concerned about the weather in January and wants me to fly directly into Manhattan from Denver to avoid that two hour drive. I've read a couple things online saying that Manhattan airport was a nightmare for other applicants during early January, so I'm wondering if anyone has a specific reason that they would fly into KC over Manhattan? (other than just price alone!) Thank you guys and congrats to anyone else that received an interview!
I didn't bring anything in with me last year, but I'm not sure if it's frowned upon or not! You could always bring it with you and ask someone beforehand, if the answer's no there's a room where you can leave your stuff while you go downstairs for your interview.
The second round of emails went out last week for the weekend of the 7-8 (second weekend of 3) and the first weekend round went out about two weeks before that, and I haven't heard anyone on here post that they've gotten one for the third weekend yet, so I'd say they haven't sent those ones out yet.
I've personally never been to Kansas in the winter, but I'm from Michigan where I believe it gets much snowier in the winter than Kansas and we do not use chains here (both around Metro Detroit and the upper Lower Peninsula). Here, you see lots of people driving their normal cars around and they work well enough and in my opinion should be fine for Kansas, but if for some reason there happens to be a blizzard, you'd probably feel more comfortable in a bigger car like an SUV. Personally, my mom and I rented a small car (can't remember exactly which level but it was a 4 door something, maybe the intermediate level? My mom booked it so I'm not positive) but we are also comfortable driving in snow since we're from Michigan.
Thank you!!! I didn't know about this. Would you say I need a special car or chains for Michigan? I am going straight from Kansas to Michigan for my interview and need to rent a car there, too.
Wouldn't need chains, but we usually have some snow in January (depending on the year it could be like 4 inches or more like 14 inches). I personally drive a jeep in MI (so more SUV than sedan) but I know a lot of people who drive sedans in the winter and are okay.
Thank you! Yep, I'm definitely from a warm state... jeans and a t-shirt will do!
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Do you know when they send the rejection letters?Same
Looking at last years' threads, seems like a lot of people never even heard back from KSU and were left in the dark without a formal rejection letter.
WooooooooooooowLooking at last years' threads, seems like a lot of people never even heard back from KSU and were left in the dark without a formal rejection letter.
If it's like last year, it will probably be sometime in February after all the interviews are done and acceptances have gone out. Last year they did send rejections out to people that never got an interview, two years ago they did not.
I'm a current first year. K-State was my only acceptance, but I like that we have a great exotics program and a growing shelter med program (including a mobile spay/neuter unit!), and the faculty here seem to all really want you to succeed. Our library was remodeled just a year or two ago and is really nice, and they're planning on remodeling the first year lab over the summer. You might check out the "factors when picking a school" thread, I don't think there's anything super recent on there for K-State but I'm planning on adding to it once I'm done with finals! Let me know if you have any specific questions, or feel free to PM me. RMulder is also in my class, and @Frozenshades is a fourth year.
Thank you! I just found looked at that thread (I had forgotten about it!). I'm just trying to figure out if it is a good fit. I don't have specific questions right now other than to get a basic idea of the student experience. I want to make sure I go to a school that has a supportive learning environment. That's great to hear about the spay/neuter unit as well! Thank you
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This was my in-state so that helped. I was wait-listed at Minnesota and it would've been a difficult choice if I had been called off their list. Since I'm Deaf, accommodations was my #1 concern in where I attended school and Minnesota is the Gallaudet of the Midwest in terms of doing things well and being familiar with how to work with disabled students. I finished my pre-reqs at Kansas so I was at least a little bit familiar with the campus and the student access/disability office. Accommodations is pretty huge for me or I could've gone to veterinary school 10 years ago
Pros:
We have a veterinary hospital the next building over. You can shadow during your downtime if you wish. You can pick up a student worker job (flexible schedule). You can get to know the clinicians before you live our your last year at the hospital. Just depends if you wish to use those resources.
The undergrad campus have their own farms, so there is potential for you to go work hands on with cattle, poultry, small ruminants, horses, or laboratory animals if you network. Right now I'm not sure if any of our classes collaborate with the undergrad campus but I recall in undergrad meeting some of the equine veterinarians who brought 10 veterinary students with them when we did an equine lameness lab in my equine physiology class. Being close to farms means better access to specimen, probably for the wet labs in the clubs?? I don't know if we get our large animals from them but certainly doesn't help that it's all so close.
We have a new spay/neuter mobile program and between the on-campus laboratory setup (more access to specimen for Gross Anatomy compared to other schools where I vaguely recall tours telling me 15 students share one pony. Back to the mobile clinic-- They said every student leaves their rotation with around 50-90 surgeries under their belt in a 2-week rotation. So even with zero interest in animal rescue/welfare, surgical opportunities. is HUGE!!! This is privately funded so your tuition dollars aren't "wasted."
The faculty and the Kansas State environment is hugely set to wanting us all to succeed. There's always a professor or two who reads off slides, but most of them are funny and are more than willing to do extra reviews (we have review lectures built into the schedule), meet with you, or otherwise actively work with you and try to help you.
There's a gym across the street that your student fees pay for. So if you enjoy intramural sports or working out, it's right there. It's called The Rec / recreational center if you want to search online for its amenities.
Second-year students gave most of us studying supplies. When I looked through them, I found the old materials helpful. Although there is construction going on in the lab next summer so 2021 may not have their own study desks?? We will still pass on the materials to you.
Not related to the school itself but we have Dunkin' Donuts now if you're from the East Coast. We're 2-hours away from Kansas City if you want to escape for a weekend and be in a large-ish city and have more choices in dining out (we have standard chains and some local places in town, but more options in KC). Believe it or not, we have hiking trails, I enjoy those! The winter isn't bad IMO and I'm originally from Southern California. We get some snow but usually a couple inches at a time (getting our first inch today). The main thing would be buying a few winter clothing to adjust to cold temps.
Cons:
I personally hated the Gross Anatomy setup and book. But I expect it to be organized next year. There weren't any organized step-by-step instructions, you read a lab book for the steps and figure it out as a group. There are 4 faculty members who roam the lab who help out (not enough! I wish they had 5 more people).
You share a microscope with someone during separate MicroAnatomy/Histology lab times. This will change during construction and you'll be doing lab in a lecture hall, but I thought it would've been better if we all did lab at the same time and took turns looking into the scope. I guess this con doesn't really apply to 2021 but I'm trying to come up with a list so it's not completely bare bones.
Classroom always seems to be freezing cold so blankets in class is a daily thing.
Professional/business casual dress code--I never wore pajamas in undergrad but by god, I would in vet school if we didn't have a dress code. You won't be sent home or anything but you'll see a bunch of e-mails from your class president or reminders from one of the faculty members.
I have disability related cons, but not really relevant to anyone else.
I probably have a lot more pros but I should probably study!
I don't know about uber or anything, but if you're worried about renting a car or anything, I know my invite email said they'll have shuttles to pick you up at the Manhattan airport (they just suggest letting them know your flight info to make sure someone's there) and ones to take you to and from interviews and the pizza party if you stay at one of the block hotels.
This was my in-state so that helped. I was wait-listed at Minnesota and it would've been a difficult choice if I had been called off their list. Since I'm Deaf, accommodations was my #1 concern in where I attended school and Minnesota is the Gallaudet of the Midwest in terms of doing things well and being familiar with how to work with disabled students. I finished my pre-reqs at Kansas so I was at least a little bit familiar with the campus and the student access/disability office. Accommodations is pretty huge for me or I could've gone to veterinary school 10 years ago
Pros:
We have a veterinary hospital the next building over. You can shadow during your downtime if you wish. You can pick up a student worker job (flexible schedule). You can get to know the clinicians before you live our your last year at the hospital. Just depends if you wish to use those resources.
The undergrad campus have their own farms, so there is potential for you to go work hands on with cattle, poultry, small ruminants, horses, or laboratory animals if you network. Right now I'm not sure if any of our classes collaborate with the undergrad campus but I recall in undergrad meeting some of the equine veterinarians who brought 10 veterinary students with them when we did an equine lameness lab in my equine physiology class. Being close to farms means better access to specimen, probably for the wet labs in the clubs?? I don't know if we get our large animals from them but certainly doesn't help that it's all so close.
We have a new spay/neuter mobile program and between the on-campus laboratory setup (more access to specimen for Gross Anatomy compared to other schools where I vaguely recall tours telling me 15 students share one pony. Back to the mobile clinic-- They said every student leaves their rotation with around 50-90 surgeries under their belt in a 2-week rotation. So even with zero interest in animal rescue/welfare, surgical opportunities. is HUGE!!! This is privately funded so your tuition dollars aren't "wasted."
The faculty and the Kansas State environment is hugely set to wanting us all to succeed. There's always a professor or two who reads off slides, but most of them are funny and are more than willing to do extra reviews (we have review lectures built into the schedule), meet with you, or otherwise actively work with you and try to help you.
There's a gym across the street that your student fees pay for. So if you enjoy intramural sports or working out, it's right there. It's called The Rec / recreational center if you want to search online for its amenities.
Second-year students gave most of us studying supplies. When I looked through them, I found the old materials helpful. Although there is construction going on in the lab next summer so 2021 may not have their own study desks?? We will still pass on the materials to you.
Not related to the school itself but we have Dunkin' Donuts now if you're from the East Coast. We're 2-hours away from Kansas City if you want to escape for a weekend and be in a large-ish city and have more choices in dining out (we have standard chains and some local places in town, but more options in KC). Believe it or not, we have hiking trails, I enjoy those! The winter isn't bad IMO and I'm originally from Southern California. We get some snow but usually a couple inches at a time (getting our first inch today). The main thing would be buying a few winter clothing to adjust to cold temps.
Cons:
I personally hated the Gross Anatomy setup and book. But I expect it to be organized next year. There weren't any organized step-by-step instructions, you read a lab book for the steps and figure it out as a group. There are 4 faculty members who roam the lab who help out (not enough! I wish they had 5 more people).
You share a microscope with someone during separate MicroAnatomy/Histology lab times. This will change during construction and you'll be doing lab in a lecture hall, but I thought it would've been better if we all did lab at the same time and took turns looking into the scope. I guess this con doesn't really apply to 2021 but I'm trying to come up with a list so it's not completely bare bones.
Classroom always seems to be freezing cold so blankets in class is a daily thing.
Professional/business casual dress code--I never wore pajamas in undergrad but by god, I would in vet school if we didn't have a dress code. You won't be sent home or anything but you'll see a bunch of e-mails from your class president or reminders from one of the faculty members.
I have disability related cons, but not really relevant to anyone else.
I probably have a lot more pros but I should probably study!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is SOOOO helpful!!! I have a question about something you said. I will PM youThis was my in-state so that helped. I was wait-listed at Minnesota and it would've been a difficult choice if I had been called off their list. Since I'm Deaf, accommodations was my #1 concern in where I attended school and Minnesota is the Gallaudet of the Midwest in terms of doing things well and being familiar with how to work with disabled students. I finished my pre-reqs at Kansas so I was at least a little bit familiar with the campus and the student access/disability office. Accommodations is pretty huge for me or I could've gone to veterinary school 10 years ago
Pros:
We have a veterinary hospital the next building over. You can shadow during your downtime if you wish. You can pick up a student worker job (flexible schedule). You can get to know the clinicians before you live our your last year at the hospital. Just depends if you wish to use those resources.
The undergrad campus have their own farms, so there is potential for you to go work hands on with cattle, poultry, small ruminants, horses, or laboratory animals if you network. Right now I'm not sure if any of our classes collaborate with the undergrad campus but I recall in undergrad meeting some of the equine veterinarians who brought 10 veterinary students with them when we did an equine lameness lab in my equine physiology class. Being close to farms means better access to specimen, probably for the wet labs in the clubs?? I don't know if we get our large animals from them but certainly doesn't help that it's all so close.
We have a new spay/neuter mobile program and between the on-campus laboratory setup (more access to specimen for Gross Anatomy compared to other schools where I vaguely recall tours telling me 15 students share one pony. Back to the mobile clinic-- They said every student leaves their rotation with around 50-90 surgeries under their belt in a 2-week rotation. So even with zero interest in animal rescue/welfare, surgical opportunities. is HUGE!!! This is privately funded so your tuition dollars aren't "wasted."
The faculty and the Kansas State environment is hugely set to wanting us all to succeed. There's always a professor or two who reads off slides, but most of them are funny and are more than willing to do extra reviews (we have review lectures built into the schedule), meet with you, or otherwise actively work with you and try to help you.
There's a gym across the street that your student fees pay for. So if you enjoy intramural sports or working out, it's right there. It's called The Rec / recreational center if you want to search online for its amenities.
Second-year students gave most of us studying supplies. When I looked through them, I found the old materials helpful. Although there is construction going on in the lab next summer so 2021 may not have their own study desks?? We will still pass on the materials to you.
Not related to the school itself but we have Dunkin' Donuts now if you're from the East Coast. We're 2-hours away from Kansas City if you want to escape for a weekend and be in a large-ish city and have more choices in dining out (we have standard chains and some local places in town, but more options in KC). Believe it or not, we have hiking trails, I enjoy those! The winter isn't bad IMO and I'm originally from Southern California. We get some snow but usually a couple inches at a time (getting our first inch today). The main thing would be buying a few winter clothing to adjust to cold temps.
Cons:
I personally hated the Gross Anatomy setup and book. But I expect it to be organized next year. There weren't any organized step-by-step instructions, you read a lab book for the steps and figure it out as a group. There are 4 faculty members who roam the lab who help out (not enough! I wish they had 5 more people).
You share a microscope with someone during separate MicroAnatomy/Histology lab times. This will change during construction and you'll be doing lab in a lecture hall, but I thought it would've been better if we all did lab at the same time and took turns looking into the scope. I guess this con doesn't really apply to 2021 but I'm trying to come up with a list so it's not completely bare bones.
Classroom always seems to be freezing cold so blankets in class is a daily thing.
Professional/business casual dress code--I never wore pajamas in undergrad but by god, I would in vet school if we didn't have a dress code. You won't be sent home or anything but you'll see a bunch of e-mails from your class president or reminders from one of the faculty members.
I have disability related cons, but not really relevant to anyone else.
I probably have a lot more pros but I should probably study!
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I have mine the 18th!
