I haven't heard anything yetmy gpa is lower than average but I have a high GRE and a lot of experience. I'm hoping I'll get an interview
Do you know if there is any rhyme or reason to the cycles? Are more competitive candidates interviewed earlier? Or is it just dependent on when they received your app?
What portion of your interview would you say was traditional style questions versus behavioral style questions?I'm a first year at Oregon St CVM, but I was accepted to LMU CVM last cycle. Good luck to everyone with interviews and those of you waiting to hear! LMU was my most positive interview experience. The faculty and students will really do their best to make you feel comfortable the day of interviews. Don't stress! Just review your experiences, practice some interview questions, dress professionally, and go in with a smile and some confidence. You all will do great!
None of the questions I was asked were related to veterinary medicine at all. They were very focused on the individual -- your personal values and ethics.
last 45 gpa is the same as calculating a cumulative gpa or science gpa, but you use the last 45 hours earned. If that 45th hour is in the middle of a semester (like if the semester has hours 43 through 56 in it) you would use that whole semester as part of your last 45 gpa, you would just have more than 45 credit hours calculated into that gpa.
The only reason why I know last 45 is because other schools require it. From what some recruiters have told me, the last 45 units often fall into your upper-class/senior academic history and senioritis is reallllll for some people
they just wanna see if down the line you still have the same motivation you know. And I totally understand that.
No problem!! It confuses more people than you'd think!
I can't speak specifically from LMU since this is my first time applying to there, but most schools offer what is called a Folder Review upon request. Essentially they review your application and give feedback on why you were waitlisted or rejected. I personally have never heard of a school refusing to tell a student why the were rejected when the information was requested... it seems almost silly. I do know that they like to waitlist a lot of people though and that the waitlist last year was moving even in August (see the feed of LMU C/O 2021).Ugh...I think I'd rather just be rejected up front then come here and wonder. Does anyone know if they give feedback if you do get rejected?
So I contacted a friend who was waitlisted a few years ago. She said she had a hell of a time getting ahold of someone after she had been waitlisted but it's possible that since it's been a few years that something has changed, but that's the only feedback I have from someone I knew who was waitlisted.Ugh...I think I'd rather just be rejected up front then come here and wonder. Does anyone know if they give feedback if you do get rejected?
I'm bringing a guest. We are flying from CA/AZ (she lives in CA and I'm in AZ) into Knoxville the day before, staying near the airport that night and then travelling to the school the next morning before the interview at 12pm. The following night we were going to stay in a hotel closer to the school so I can visit the area. My interview is Nov 17 though so I can't tell you how well my plan will go though
I'm interviewing on the 17th as well. I'm also planning on bringing one guest and flying into Knoxville. I'm flying in the day before but planning on staying near the school for the whole time because I have the world's worst sense of direction and don't want to risk getting too lost on interview day. HahaI'm bringing a guest. We are flying from CA/AZ (she lives in CA and I'm in AZ) into Knoxville the day before, staying near the airport that night and then travelling to the school the next morning before the interview at 12pm. The following night we were going to stay in a hotel closer to the school so I can visit the area. My interview is Nov 17 though so I can't tell you how well my plan will go though
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I totally understand! I teach a class as a TA in the afternoon so I had to get a late afternoon flight and from AZ I arrive at like midnight
I didn't want to be stuck driving an hour after that, but I'm leaving our hotel in Knoxville at like 8AM or earlier that Friday to be safe because I too will get lost otherwise.
I interviewed last year and brought my mom with me.
I am 29 years old and making my mom come with me
haha we are flying in from Minnesota.
I interviewed last week and I had my mom go with me. I'd also say that it looked like most people there also had at least 1 guest. We drove from Maryland and stayed at a hotel in Middlesboro, KY the night before, so I can't provide any deets on the airport situation though!
Can you give any insight about the interview/what I should expect for mine tomorrow? I'm so nervous!
Don't stress honestly! It was very relaxed and conversational! There were 3 individual interviews that lasted 8 mins. Each room had a different theme, one was emotional maturity/resilence, one was about general knowledge of the field, and the last was just a general get to know you. I'd say most of the questions were hypothetical situation times (what would you do if..), none of mine asked me to recall about specific past experiences, but they I still incoorperated them at times in my explanations. Also not everyone interviewed with the same three people, so the questions may vary!
I was group 5.I did too
I was in group 6!
That being said... Today I received my interview invite and I couldn't be more excited!!!
Lol, I was the first guy out of group 5 to leave interviews. I had to drive all the way back to Florida after.
Oh yeah that was so funny, you were like "that wasn't that bad!" and then ran off haha but you made us in group 6 feel better!!
Yea, it really was better than I expected. I was like, well I guess I can leave early and get a head start on my 14 hour trip. Haha
I had to stop coming on these boards for a month, because checking the forums was making me so anxious and worried.. I was on here 24/7 checking for updates and comparing myself to students. That being said... Today I received my interview invite and I couldn't be more excited!!!
I’ll be there too!I chose Monday the 13th!!
