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There's a more general thread, but Davis is my top choice, so I figure I'll make things easier for myself and the others out there applying to Davis and make a thread dedicated to Davis.

With that said, has anyone heard anything?

I've only received an email saying my app was complete. You?
 
Yep, that email is all I've gotten too. My bf actually goes to vet school at Davis, and when he was interviewed he didn't hear anything until Feb. 20th (he still remembers the date after 2 years 🙂 I believe they let you pick the date & time of your interview within a certain window of dates. He interviewed March 2nd and heard he got in 2-3 weeks after his interview date. I think it's a fairly typical timeline for them.
 
Hi there, no word from Davis yet. Just that one e-mail saying my application was complete. So far I've gotten rejected from Cornell, waitlisted at Colorado State, and have heard nothing from Davis or Oregon State. I hope we hear something soon. I'm getting anxious.
 
Just wanted to add, Davis emails with interview offers and snail-mails with acceptances/rejections.
 
chickenboo said:
Just wanted to add, Davis emails with interview offers and snail-mails with acceptances/rejections.
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Anyone hear from Davis recently??? I have heard that they have already sent out some rejection letters. Is this true? Or did they just send out of state residents rejections?
 
I haven't heard anything, but have heard some conflicting reports of when we're supposed to hear. On the one hand, I saw in the school newspaper the other day (I live in Davis and still pick it up occasionally) that they're having an interview workshop on the 16th that this year's applicants are supposed to be "formally invited to" (read: in the interview invite)--so it seems like we should be hearing really soon, i.e. this week! On the other hand, I saw that someone posted on the about.com forum that they had called the admissions office and was told they'd be sending stuff out late Feb/early March. So I don't know what's going on! Really, really hoping for the former...
 
It seems like they've already sent out-of-state rejections. Don't know about in-state.
 
Hi All,
We should be hearing soon about our invites...

Chickenboo, have you heard any more news about the interview workshop????
 
Ah, now I am getting nervous! anyone going to the interview workshop?
 
verbal_kint said:
Ah, now I am getting nervous! anyone going to the interview workshop?
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Me too! I can't stop thinking about it... I'll be going to the workshop, are you? Anyone else?
 
I just got an interview invite email from Davis! Whoo Hoo!
 
Me too! I thought they were sending them out starting next week? weird!

CONGRATS! I am super excited. Did you call to schedule your interview yet?

I called and you really don't get to pick a date. They just give you the earliest spot available... 😡
 
I just got one too!!! The line has been busy every time I've tried...I'm hoping to get one of the earlier ones, though! Congrats, you guys!
 
Hi all congrads on receiving an interview from Davis. Just out of curiosity what are your last names? Im wondering if Davis is sending out invites according to your last name.

Thanks, and good luck
 
sulcatta said:
Hi all congrads on receiving an interview from Davis. Just out of curiosity what are your last names? Im wondering if Davis is sending out invites according to your last name.

Thanks, and good luck
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mine starts with a "K" 😎
 
I know another person who is a "P" 🙂

Seems sort of random. Do you think the order means anything?
 
Yeah, I'm a "W". Doesn't seem to be an order to it....
 
When are all your interviews? Are you going to have someone show you around that day? Are you going to the info. session on the 25th?

My interview's on the 23rd in the morning I'm not having a first-year show me around because I pretty much know where everything is because of my guy--I've been to all the labs and stuff (tho not the new classrooms, obviously--I'm excited to see those), and worked in the VMTH, so I don't want to waste anyone's time. Plus I'd rather not have to make small talk with anyone when I'm incredibly nervous!! 🙂 I'm going to the info. day on the 25th, though, and I'm going to the interview info. session next Thursday. I can't wait!!
 
Mine's in the afternoon of the 23rd. I will be communicating with a first year, even though I know a couple people in the first year class and have had tours of the facilities. Doesn't hurt to have yet another perspective on things! I'm not sure I'll be going to either of the events since I'll be coming back from Tufts around the time of the interview info session and leaving for UIUC around the other info session. Oh well!
 
Congrats to those of you who have received interviews from Davis. I'm assuming you are all CA residents, and I was wondering if anyone out there knew statistics on how many out-of-staters that Davis typically interviews (I know it's a very small, small number, but just curious if anyone has info).
 
They just gave me a spot. I know they've let people pick their dates and times in the past, but I guess they've changed it.
 
Yeeeaaah! I got my interview notication too!!! You guys really had me worried, since you got yours last week. Got mine at 2:45p today.
 
congrats! This is indeed a very exciting time!

I know they say that acceptances will be mailed out during the 20th of march, but maybe theyll break that rule like they did with the interview invites? 🙂

Also, did they require past classes to buy a specific laptop? if so, does anyone know how much they cost?
 
I received my interview invite today.........YES!
(At roughly 1:30)
Best Valentines ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I was just wondering what anyone thought of the workshop tonight? I actually felt less stressed after listening to all the diverse stories...that may change soon... I did find it helpful.

ps...Is anyone planning on attending next Sat's orientation??
 
it's reassuring to know that the people who got accepted didn't all have spotless interviews. 🙂

it's also exciting to think that many of the people there might be your classmates soon!
 
I thought it was really good as well. I think I was the most reassured by/excited to hear from Dr. Lefebvre (if we get in, he'll be our micro guy 2nd year). What really stuck with me is how he said that they want us to succeed and do well in the interview...I had never really thought of it like that before. And how the first-years were saying that it doesn't have to be an inquisition; it's more what you make of it--what I took that to mean, anyway, is that the interviewers will likely follow *your* lead, so if you're friendly, they will be too. Also hadn't thought of it like that before. Gives you a sense of power, no? ;-) Anyway, good luck to all in the coming weeks!!
 
verbal_kint said:
it's also exciting to think that many of the people there might be your classmates soon!
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:laugh: I was thinking the same thing!!
 
RTHA06 said:
ps...Is anyone planning on attending next Sat's orientation??
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I'm going! I can't wait to see the new building...looks like it'll be a fun day.

Anyone else?
 
chickenboo said:
I'm going! I can't wait to see the new building...looks like it'll be a fun day.

Anyone else?
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I am really looking forward to Saturday and would love to meet any of you.
(if we by chance have nametags for this meeting, maybe we can put our screen names under our name on our badges or something)

I also found the advice on interviews as, "they are what you make of them" to be very reassuring. We have to remember to go in there relaxed, no one wants a boring or tense interview environment. Everyone will be nervous, accept that--but enjoy the company of three awesome vets. GOOD luck everyone on upcoming interviews!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hey everyone,

I'm a second year at Davis and just wanted to say to relax and have a good time at your interview. Most of the interviewers are VERY nice people. Of course, there are a couple of profs that are harder to read and may seem a bit stern. But, all in all, it isn't as bad as many people make it out to be. Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed my interview and had a great time.

So, I just wanted to say CONGRATS and good luck. I know how difficult this time is for everyone. The agony of the wait is almost over!

Maybe I'll see some of you at the orientation.

Don't get your hopes up about the new buildings though... they're still in construction. But, they will be ready by next year.
 
Just wondering how people felt after their interviews...

i thought mine went okay. nothing spectacular. no crazy questions. pretty straight forward. only lasted ~20 minutes. It felt A LOT faster. I had three people. They mainly just asked about my experience and made me talk about them.
 
I had a similar experience at my interview. I had Dr. Lefebvre, Dr. Spier, and Dr. Hart on my panel. Dr. Spier was very nice and easy to read, the others were harder to read (but still nice). Dr. Hart asked a lot of open-ended questions, "give us your thoughts on..." type ones. I didn't really get any questions that I wasn't expecting or hadn't prepared for, and it definitely was nowhere near a grill session. My interview was fairly short as well, I think 25 min. or so. It definitely could've gone better on my part, for some reason I'm never able to speak coherently about my research, no matter how much I've prepared! 😛 Most of my questions were from my application, with a couple of ethical ones thrown in as well.

I'd like to point out, though, that even if you feel you got grilled, it doesn't necessarily mean anything. A lot of my bf's classmates were talking about their interview experiences after he told them about mine, and there were a variety of situations: some people thought they were grilled, others thought they were given easy questions.
 
Has any in state applicants recieved an rejection yet?? I did not receive an interview. I know they started sending rejections out on last monday but I haven't gotten one yet. I am just waiting for mine in the mail...URGH!!!!
 
I didn't get an interview invite either. I'm awaiting my rejection letter in the mail. Oh well, being waitlisted at Colorado State is better than Davis anyway. Most people who are waitlisted get in. Besides Colorado State is the top Vet School in the Nation. I'd much rather go there than Davis.
 
Does Davis start sending all their acceptances around March 20th? Maybe a better question is... do they interview everyone first, then make their decisions? I'm just curious if the order of the interview plays any part in the selection process and whether people who were interviewed earlier might hear back sooner?
 
verbal_kint said:
Does Davis start sending all their acceptances around March 20th? Maybe a better question is... do they interview everyone first, then make their decisions? I'm just curious if the order of the interview plays any part in the selection process and whether people who were interviewed earlier might hear back sooner?
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I am 99.9% sure that they interview everyone first and send acceptances all at once. That being said, they could still pull a surprise like they did with the interview notifications and start sending them out earlier. If they do that, though, I still think they would be in batch(es) rather than on a rolling basis.

Hey, I did have a thought about the order of interview notifications...could it be by email address? My email address starts with an "A" and I was one of the ones who got notified on the Friday before they were supposed to start sending the emails, so that would make sense...

What did you guys think of the orientation day? I'm definitely glad I went. I ended up running into a bunch of people I already knew, so I didn't get to meet anyone, really. Interesting comment by the one first-year about people feeling like they got grilled this year. She ended up leading my tour group and elaborated that one person she talked to left the interview almost in tears because she felt she was being personally attacked. Ouch!! I'm so thankful I didn't have that experience.
 
Reading over my last post, I just wanted to clarify the first part. When I say I'm 99.9% sure that they'll send out the acceptances all at once, what I mean by that is that's how they've done it in the past. It being Davis, who really knows what they're doing or why they're doing it. 😉
 
I doubt they're doing it by email because my email starts with a letter in the middle of the alphabet. Who knows how they sent those emails... crazy davis! 😛
 
I guess it will just have to remain one of the great unsolved mysteries of the universe! 🙂
 
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