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livvie said:
So basically they'll consider all the 57 again if a slot opens up. I guessing in reality there probably is a ranked list behind the scenes since it seems hard to believe they would re-review all the applications, but if they tell applicants there's a rank, it would encourage people to drop off. As it is they'll lose some of the waiting list to people enrolling at other schools.
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Actually, they really don't rank it. They work to make each class diverse and compatible, not to mention fields of experience/interest and background. I doubt they review every aspect of everyone in the wait pool, but they sort it based on who will fulfill what ‘deficiency’ is created by whoever didn’t accept. IE if someone with lots of experience and interest in pathology who came from a research background, an applicant in the pool with similar experiences/interests may be more likely to be pulled. Honestly, the waiting pool is large enough, it doesn’t matter if people drop off it. I was surprised at how familiar the adcoms were with the accepted & waitlisted applicants; they could recall details of experience, PS’s, etc.
 
So...I didn't get the e-mail, I haven't gotten an acceptance, a rejection, or waitlisted. I did get an email last month that said they received my transcripts for the Fall semester.

Has anyone else not heard a decision?
 
sumstorm said:
I doubt they review every aspect of everyone in the wait pool, but they sort it based on who will fulfill what ‘deficiency' is created by whoever didn't accept.
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Yeah, I thought of that after I posted. Makes sense. Now I just have to hope another non-traditional applicant with interest in exotics and clinical research declines admission..... 😛
 
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Hey there oilidigigoat

I just got my letter today (waitlisted) it actually went to my permanent address in Massachusetts as opposed to my mailing address in nj. Have you still not heard? You can try calling or wait another day or two depending on where you are. It apparently took like three extra days to go from nj to ma since othrs in nj were hearing earlier this week and I just got mine now

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oilidigigoat said:
So...I didn't get the e-mail, I haven't gotten an acceptance, a rejection, or waitlisted. I did get an email last month that said they received my transcripts for the Fall semester.

Has anyone else not heard a decision?
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GellaBella said:
Hey there oilidigigoat

I just got my letter today (waitlisted) it actually went to my permanent address in Massachusetts as opposed to my mailing address in nj. Have you still not heard? You can try calling or wait another day or two depending on where you are. It apparently took like three extra days to go from nj to ma since othrs in nj were hearing earlier this week and I just got mine now

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I called and they indeed sent it to my permanent address. No one is there now...so they are resending it tomorrow. Ahhhh! I wanna know now.
 
Not sure if sumstorm or another current student could answer this, but I had a quick question. Is it safe to say that most if not all waitlisted students will be contacted before "decision day" on April 15th? My only concern is I will likely be accepting another offer by the end of March or so in order to start on the housing process (my parents are helping me find and buy a place and are uber-antsy about it). NC State is still the "dream", so would it be possible to change your mind at the last minute if, say, they call on April 22nd? Would I just lose the deposit at the other school and be free to attend NC State? What is the latest date students will be contacted? Any info would be appreciated! 🙂
 
NittanyKitty said:
Not sure if sumstorm or another current student could answer this, but I had a quick question. Is it safe to say that most if not all waitlisted students will be contacted before "decision day" on April 15th? My only concern is I will likely be accepting another offer by the end of March or so in order to start on the housing process (my parents are helping me find and buy a place and are uber-antsy about it). NC State is still the "dream", so would it be possible to change your mind at the last minute if, say, they call on April 22nd? Would I just lose the deposit at the other school and be free to attend NC State? What is the latest date students will be contacted? Any info would be appreciated!
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It is possible of be contacted after decision day. Some people put deposits at multiple schools then select closer to the dates of orientation (some folks on here did that.) That can mean being contacted between decision day and orientation. After that, I can only tell you about class of 2013. We had a student drop during orientation, and another defer for medical issues in the first week after orientation. In both cases, waitlisted students were contacted (in the later case, with less than a week before the first anatomy exam) and started immediately. Our class is pretty good about helping each other out, so those students did ok. Every class has a very different personality though.

So, if you were contacted, you should be able to change your mind, but would lose your deposit at another school. So, I believe the latest date NCSU would contact a waitlisted student would be 10 working days after the first day of school…which is a few days before our first exam. That was kind of how it was here. We lost another student not much later than that (after the exam) and she was not replaced.
 
Thanks for the help, sumstorm! I for one will likely be pulling my name from the waitlist if I haven't heard by decision day. I can't imagine uprooting myself from a certain location and school in order to attend another at the very last minute. Kudos to those brave enough to jump right in! Still crossing my fingers that I get a call before April! 🙂
 
depending on when you will relocate, you might just leave your name on. we start earlier than a lot of vet schools..... so if you didn't move till August for your school, we would be doing orientation and first weeks of class. It doesn't do you any damage to leave you name on. You can just say 'thanks, but no thanks' if they do call you up.
 
sumstorm said:
depending on when you will relocate, you might just leave your name on. we start earlier than a lot of vet schools..... so if you didn't move till August for your school, we would be doing orientation and first weeks of class. It doesn't do you any damage to leave you name on. You can just say 'thanks, but no thanks' if they do call you up.
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That's a good point - can't do any harm I suppose. I'm just getting very on-edge about this whole process because the final decision is going to be much harder than I originally thought. My head and my heart are getting pulled in different directions, and I am very afraid of making the wrong choice for my future happiness. Guess that's what boys will do to you! Really appreciate your help! 🙂
 
For those of us who hadn't received that financial aid/scholarship email...I just got mine today and my last name begins with "S"
 
I got the email today too. My name starts with R.
 
I am IS, last name J and got it on Tuesday...not sure if it means anything for IS but it seemed to mean something for OS. Scared to get my hopes up though. Ahh just a few more weeks!! Does anyone think they will be done with IS a bit ahead of schedule, given that they sent out OS letters on the 25th?
 
Did any OOS Admits get an agenda?

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is conducting its annual Welcome Reception for newly admitted students on Friday, April 9, 2010. An agenda will be e-mailed to you shortly after you receive your offer of admission.
 
Rabidus Vox said:
Did any OOS Admits get an agenda?

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is conducting its annual Welcome Reception for newly admitted students on Friday, April 9, 2010. An agenda will be e-mailed to you shortly after you receive your offer of admission.
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I got info on the welcome reception last night via email. That sounds like a good sign to me... lol.
 
I got an email about the April 9th reception, yes...It had an attached agenda with it. Did you get that email and just not the attachment or have you not received the email yet?
 
On a related note, did anyone who was accepted decide for sure on NCSU yet? I'm like 95% sure I'm going (since NCSU was my top choice while I was applying). I'm just waiting until I see the campus and such (early March) before I put down a deposit.
 
I'm still deciding... I plan on visiting NCSU in the beginning of March some day over spring break.
 
Yeah, my spring break is March 8-12 so I'm going to visit the 9th and 10th.
 
Risika said:
On a related note, did anyone who was accepted decide for sure on NCSU yet? I'm like 95% sure I'm going (since NCSU was my top choice while I was applying). I'm just waiting until I see the campus and such (early March) before I put down a deposit.
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I am pretty sure that is where I am going to go. I honestly never thought I would have to make this decision! I called to make sure my acceptance letter wasn't a mistake. Lol.
 
I feel the same way. I mean, I didn't call to check but I've wanted to. I still can't believe it.
 
hey so i'm new to sdn, but when i saw this thread i wanted to post. i'm in the same boat as you guys. i'm pretty sure NC is my top choice, but i'm going to visit early march before i officially decide. anyone planning to attend the welcome reception?
 
beagle84 said:
hey so i'm new to sdn, but when i saw this thread i wanted to post. i'm in the same boat as you guys. i'm pretty sure NC is my top choice, but i'm going to visit early march before i officially decide. anyone planning to attend the welcome reception?
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Welcome and congrats! I am planning on attending. I don't think I'll be able to make it up there any earlier which kind of stinks.

Risika- if you don't mind me asking, what draws you to NC State over UF? The only reason I haven't said yes to NC State yet is because I'm waiting to hear from Florida (who knows... next week my decision might be really easy...). Regardless, I still feel like NC is my top choice.
 
I'm visiting in March and then assuming I don't absolutely hate it or something, I will try to make the reception as well. I haven't made any concrete plans to attend the reception as of yet, though. I hope I will be able to attend but I figured I wouldn't worry too much about making plans for that until after my visit in March.

adunastella, I'll send you a message.
 
Does anyone have any info for in state students?.....anyone get an offer yet?
 
No, not yet. They won't let IS know until March sometime so more waiting. 🙁
 
I remember at one of the info sessions Jeff Huckel was saying that a considerable percentage of the people who apply are not passed on to the committee for review due to not meeting certain criteria...has anyone happened to ask them how many IS people were passed on to committee review? Their page says 209 IS apps were received...so I wonder how many are actually being reviewed? I know its super obsessive but just wondering if anyone has heard anything.
Somehow the shortest month has now become the longest month...ahhh.
 
I have been debating calling/emailing to see where they are in the application process for in state but Im just to chicken....I guess I will just wait even though it is torture!😱
 
Cedriccj3--I dont know for this year but last year out of the 217 only 130 were passed to review due to not meeting requirements
 
yeah that's the stat i was looking for!! hmmm someone should call and ask about this year 😉
 
Not it!!.....I just want this month to be over...I will def. post if I get the nerve to call in the near future.
 
Paris2014 said:
Not it!!.....I just want this month to be over...I will def. post if I get the nerve to call in the near future.
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haha alright, i will do the same. that stat gives me so much more hope whenever i'm feeling down about my chances...
 
Hey all who are planning to attend NCSU's welcome weekend,

I'm currently a first year student at NCSU. I'm an OOS student and the welcome weekend last year was instrumental in my decision to come to NCSU. It gave me a really positive impression of the school and helped me to decide that NCSU was the right place for me! I hope it will do the same for all of you who are on the fence!

By the time welcome weekend came around last year, I was already all worked-up about what I was going to do about housing. For me, part of my vet school decision depended upon what sort of housing I could find... I wanted to know that I'd be able to live in a safe area close to the school and that my 3 dogs & 1 cat would all be welcome to come live with me! To make matters worse, I didn't know where to look for housing and I didn't know anyone in the area.

So, if any of you out there find yourself getting anxious about housing for next year - please consider contacting me. My parents ended up purchasing a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home in a nice neighborhood that is 1 mile from the vet school. I love the house, my backyard, the neighborhood, and the proximity to the vet school - but I could really use some housemates to defray some of the costs! So, I'm looking for 1-2 female housemates to share this house with me for the next school year. Ideally, housemates would be only bringing small pets (if any). If you don't have pets already, I'm happy to share... there is always enough doggie loving to go around.

Welcome weekend would be a great time to meet me (and my pets) and to get a chance to tour my house and the surrounding area. Email me if you are interested ([email protected]) and want some more info. (I don't log in to SDN very much anymore, so sending me a message on here won't do much good...)

Congrats to those who already have their acceptances and best wishes to those who are still waiting to hear! And go Wolfpack. 🙂
 
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I guess I should join the 'rooms available' list. I am 7 minutes to the vet school and have either 1/2 a house or rooms to rent out. I am as comfortable with 'friendly' or 'very seperate' living, and there is the potential for seperate entrances, with only shared space being the kitchen.
 
I hope I'm not the only one going totally crazy right now. I can't believe we still have a few more weeks to wait! Already, all of my dreams and internet time is spent obsessing over getting into vet school...and I don't think it's helping that everyone at work and around me keeps asking if I've heard yet...
I find myself doing things like looking at the ncsu cvm average acceptances from last year and comparing my stats on here to those who've gotten in before (by the way, sunstorm and 3dogsand2cats - I feel like I'm in a very similar boat to you two and I'm so grateful you posted your stats last year!)
So, just thought I'd vent, because, although my husband is very supportive, I don't think he really understands my little obsession hehe ... but hopefully you guys do!
 
Tech2Vet, I understand completely as I too am waiting to hear back from NCSU. Ever since my friend told me about this site, I've been on it non-stop. It's been really bad now since about the 7th or 8th of Feb. (right before my Auburn interview). Even after what I felt like was a good interview and even after being accepted, I still lurk on this site a LOT. My g/f doesn't really understand why I'm on here so much. I would really like to be admitted to NCSU. It has always been my top choice and well, my life is situated in NC. I would rather not move if I didn't have to. Oh and I've also been spending massive amounts of time on the NCSU CVM website looking at God knows everything (from selectives to faculty members to the new hospital that they're building). The whole waiting process is just....nerve wracking!

Tech2Vet said:
I hope I'm not the only one going totally crazy right now. I can't believe we still have a few more weeks to wait! Already, all of my dreams and internet time is spent obsessing over getting into vet school...and I don't think it's helping that everyone at work and around me keeps asking if I've heard yet...
I find myself doing things like looking at the ncsu cvm average acceptances from last year and comparing my stats on here to those who've gotten in before (by the way, sunstorm and 3dogsand2cats - I feel like I'm in a very similar boat to you two and I'm so grateful you posted your stats last year!)
So, just thought I'd vent, because, although my husband is very supportive, I don't think he really understands my little obsession hehe ... but hopefully you guys do!
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Does anyone on this thread know whether or not there will be some sort of tablet requirement at NCSU next year? I know that some schools do and I was just wondering if they were one of them or had decided to start requiring them
 
all I know was that there was some discussion of it. there is a recommended one for our class.
 
Thanks sumstorm, I was hoping you would answer. I too had heard some talk of that, but I just didn't want to say anything that was wrong. Would you happen to know which one was recommended?

sumstorm said:
all I know was that there was some discussion of it. there is a recommended one for our class.
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wolfpack87 said:
Thanks sumstorm, I was hoping you would answer. I too had heard some talk of that, but I just didn't want to say anything that was wrong. Would you happen to know which one was recommended?
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From here:http://www.cvm.ncsu.ed/cr/StudentComputerRecommendations.html Dell Latitude XT2 Tablet Computer with a minimum of 2 GB Memory and Windows VISTA Business Operating System and Dell Wireless 802.11 a/g/n Mini Card This was not the computer I purchased though. I went with a Lenovo tablet and I love it to death!
 
PythonChick, I appreciate the link....however, it did not work when I clicked on it. I tried searching the schools website, but I've had no luck.
 
Do any of you students over there at State know anything about the status of IS applications? The waiting is killing me....🙁
 
So I had a co-worker call and ask about in state students.....tammy said that the applications are still under review by the committee and they should know something in about a week and to give them about another week to have the letters in the mail......so hopefully in two weeks we will all know our status!!!!!
 
Thanks Paris2014, that's good to know. I guess my nerves will just be shot these next few weeks. lol 😛


Paris2014 said:
So I had a co-worker call and ask about in state students.....tammy said that the applications are still under review by the committee and they should know something in about a week and to give them about another week to have the letters in the mail......so hopefully in two weeks we will all know our status!!!!!
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Im right there with ya! I dont know what I am going to do with myself for these next few weeks!
 
yay! it's finally march! we're so close now....kinda scary!
 
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