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does MSU let you bring your dog to school? I know that some schools like UCD has a room for each vet student class where a certain number of dogs can be kept during class in crates and then they are take during breaks and lunches
 
hopefullyfuturedogtor said:
does MSU let you bring your dog to school? I know that some schools like UCD has a room for each vet student class where a certain number of dogs can be kept during class in crates and then they are take during breaks and lunches
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No
As far as Iā€™m aware, the only time we are permitted to bring personal pets is if they are being seen at the hospital.
 
hopefullyfuturedogtor said:
To practice bandaging, venipuncture or things like that, are we able to bring them or do they have dummies/other animals?
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No, there are models and animals on site for us to practice clinical and physical exam skills
 
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phewww that was a hot mess express for me there was a few significant technical issues on the interviewers end. whelp šŸ˜³ i guess we will see how that went, but i do not feel like i did well.
 
FluffyFutureDVM said:
Do you mind sharing how you prepared?
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As others have said, itā€™s not really something you can prepare for. That said, I ā€œpreppedā€ by looking up lists of MMI questions and practiced answering them within a short time-frame, I also familiarized myself with the STAR method. All in all I doubt I spent more than a couple hours prepping over the last few weeks
 
Is anyone else on here participating in the dual degree interview? Iā€™d love to connect!
 
CC613 said:
As others have said, itā€™s not really something you can prepare for. That said, I ā€œpreppedā€ by looking up lists of MMI questions and practiced answering them within a short time-frame, I also familiarized myself with the STAR method. All in all I doubt I spent more than a couple hours prepping over the last few weeks
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thank you! I have my interview tomorrow, and i am super nervous!!!
 
Just finished my interview! I really preferred this type of virtual format (I had done an interview over Zoom, and enjoyed this much more). Good luck to everyone still interviewing!
 
hopefullyfuturedogtor said:
To practice bandaging, venipuncture or things like that, are we able to bring them or do they have dummies/other animals?
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Some special labs hosted by different clubs will sometimes ask for student pets for practicing certain things on! Thereā€™s been an ultrasound lab that used student dogs, exotic handling lab for those who have exotics, and a few others over the years.

But school led labs use cadavers or dogs from the vivarium!
 
aaml200445 said:
Just finished my interview! I really preferred this type of virtual format (I had done an interview over Zoom, and enjoyed this much more). Good luck to everyone still interviewing!
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Hope yours went well! I donā€™t know much about MSUā€™s MMI format except that itā€™s virtual and an hour long. Iā€™m just wondering if they tell you specifics a day or so before like how long you have to think about the question before ā€œentering the roomā€ and responding or if they have any information about the school/virtual welcome type event prior. My interview is on Tuesday šŸ˜¬šŸ˜­šŸ˜…
 
So I was confused about the video shown at the end because I would have sworn she said you would either be waitlisted or accepted post interview ??? Are they done with outright rejections and just have a smaller interview pool? I know itā€™s a possibility I misheard but JICā€¦
 
UTLonghorn13 said:
Hope yours went well! I donā€™t know much about MSUā€™s MMI format except that itā€™s virtual and an hour long. Iā€™m just wondering if they tell you specifics a day or so before like how long you have to think about the question before ā€œentering the roomā€ and responding or if they have any information about the school/virtual welcome type event prior. My interview is on Tuesday šŸ˜¬šŸ˜­šŸ˜…
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Thank you! Kira should send you an email a few days before your interview for you to ā€œcheck inā€. You sign a non disclosure agreement, and upload a picture of yourself, then get brought to a page that details the requirements necessary for your laptop. Then, they tell you that there are 6 stations and the entire interview will be 49 minutes long. Iā€™m not sure if Iā€™m allowed to say anything else, but I hope this helps šŸ™‚!
 
Guineapiggirl3000 said:
So I was confused about the video shown at the end because I would have sworn she said you would either be waitlisted or accepted post interview ??? Are they done with outright rejections and just have a smaller interview pool? I know itā€™s a possibility I misheard but JICā€¦
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I was under the same impression!
 
Guineapiggirl3000 said:
So I was confused about the video shown at the end because I would have sworn she said you would either be waitlisted or accepted post interview ??? Are they done with outright rejections and just have a smaller interview pool? I know itā€™s a possibility I misheard but JICā€¦
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Correct, at this point you are either waitlisted or accepted!
 
aaml200445 said:
Thank you! Kira should send you an email a few days before your interview for you to ā€œcheck inā€. You sign a non disclosure agreement, and upload a picture of yourself, then get brought to a page that details the requirements necessary for your laptop. Then, they tell you that there are 6 stations and the entire interview will be 49 minutes long. Iā€™m not sure if Iā€™m allowed to say anything else, but I hope this helps šŸ™‚!
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Ahh ok. Good to know. I am going to sign all the paperwork tomorrow
 
UTLonghorn13 said:
Wait, how do they know if you havenā€™t had your interview yet? Or do you just mean for in state applicants
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They will rank candidates after everyone interviews to decide who is waitlisted vs accepted. This applies to both OOS and IS
 
UTLonghorn13 said:
right. I understand that. I would think some would be rejected too.
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I think they must only interview a small pool of people that theyā€™re interested in offering seats to. The interview just determines if you get an immediate yes or waitlist which could be yes or their version of a soft no
 
mowens said:
I think they must only interview a small pool of people that theyā€™re interested in offering seats to. The interview just determines if you get an immediate yes or waitlist which could be yes or their version of a soft no
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UTLonghorn13 said:
Wait, how do they know if you havenā€™t had your interview yet? Or do you just mean for in state applicants
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Everyone who interviews is either in or waitlisted. Applies to both OOS or IS.

Itā€™s been this way for several years.

UTLonghorn13 said:
right. I understand that. I would think some would be rejected too.
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There really shouldnā€™t be any confusion about this, they tell it to you straight up.

MSU interviews around 200-300 OOS applicants so I guess itā€™s a smaller pool than some who interview 400.

Take the small win at this point, you were selected to interview for a reason. It really took the pressure off me to know that at this point I wasnā€™t going to be rejected without a chance of getting in at all.
 
miranda920 said:
Everyone who interviews is either in or waitlisted. Applies to both OOS or IS.

Itā€™s been this way for several years.


There really shouldnā€™t be any confusion about this, they tell it to you straight up.

MSU interviews around 200-300 OOS applicants so I guess itā€™s a smaller pool than some who interview 400.

Take the small win at this point, you were selected to interview for a reason. It really took the pressure off me to know that at this point I wasnā€™t going to be rejected without a chance of getting in at all.
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Thatā€™s good to know. I had no idea it was like that. I just assumed that some would be rejected after interviewing like most schools.
 
UTLonghorn13 said:
Thatā€™s good to know. I had no idea it was like that. I just assumed that some would be rejected after interviewing like most schools.
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I donā€™t think they have it written anywhere, but yeah they tell you in one of the videos after the interview.
You got this!
 
hihihihii said:
I am so disheartened. I messed up my interview. I couldn't even answer the questions they prepared in very short time, and I was talking about a totally different thing with one of the questions. Since this is my last school to hear from, I've lost all hope. I don't know what I should do until September to reapply. Does anyone have advice?
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I feel like I def fumbled on a few prompts with wording for the add on questions, but overall donā€™t sweat it. Iā€™m sure you did great on the majority! You got through the interview, I think thatā€™s a plus for sure. Keep your head up!!
 
I had my interview today, and I think it went generally well. I think my first station responses could have flowed better due to nerves but I think I recovered well in the other stations šŸ„“ hope it doesnā€™t affect overall too much! Good luck to all who still have to interview!
 
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UTLonghorn13 said:
I had my interview today, and I think it went generally well. I think my first station responses could have flowed better due to nerves but I think I recovered well in the other stations šŸ„“ hope it doesnā€™t affect overall too much! Good luck to all who still have to interview!
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I felt the same about my first question! Think I rambled a bit bc of nerves but I felt great about the rest!
 
Anybody have any theories on when weā€™ll hear back? I know they said early March so maybe next week? This is the last program I have to hear back from so Iā€™m getting antsy!
 
mowens said:
Anybody have any theories on when weā€™ll hear back? I know they said early March so maybe next week? This is the last program I have to hear back from so Iā€™m getting antsy!
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Hopefully sooner rather than later. It's also the last program that I have to hear from. And the only one that I may have a chance at this time around. Year #4 of applying and michigan holds all of my cards.
 
After lots of stuttering I finished my interview! I like how fast it went by because of the stations. Did anyone else not finish their answers, though? I guessed I rambled a lot. I was able to finish my answer, but I wasn't able to tell if my interviewer had more questions by the end of the round.
 
Ebbeaumont said:
Hopefully sooner rather than later. It's also the last program that I have to hear from. And the only one that I may have a chance at this time around. Year #4 of applying and michigan holds all of my cards.
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Iā€™m really hoping early March means by Friday of next week!!! Itā€™s my third cycle as well and Michigan State is the last program I have to hear from, no acceptances yet!
 
lianguine said:
After lots of stuttering I finished my interview! I like how fast it went by because of the stations. Did anyone else not finish their answers, though? I guessed I rambled a lot. I was able to finish my answer, but I wasn't able to tell if my interviewer had more questions by the end of the round
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Mine definitely ranged. Some I answered all questions and had extra time, others I barely finished my sentence/might not have finished all the questions. I wouldnā€™t sweat it though, Iā€™d rather be confident that the questions I did get I answered thoroughly vs brief answers to get as many questions as you can. Not sure how they score things but thatā€™s just my personal take!
 
Iā€™m thinking maybe we wonā€™t heard back at least after they finish interviewing everybody. Does anyone knows when the last day of interview gonna be?
 
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