I've heard similar about WSU. My understanding is if a student interested in research turns down a spot they look and see if they have another qualified student interested in research in the pool.
Do they tell you which third you're in? Probably not I'm thinkingJust had my app. review at WA State (IS waitlisted) and the Dr. told me that they divide the pool into approximately thirds based on priority but it is not a list and therefore we cannot be told an exact spot.
Washington didn't either last year. The schools over offer for the spots and last year too many people accepted. Their class size is 100 and the class of 2015 is 105 or something like thatI think Missouri's OOS wait list is also unranked and they just re look at everyone if they need too (but they also told me last year they didn't use any one off of it..)
Do they tell you which third you're in? Probably not I'm thinking
Auburn: bandierose (email 2/16, OOS), MarikaAnime (email 2/16, OOS), animallover23 (email 2/16, OOS) Wildlife woman (email 2/16, OOS), Emiloo4 (email 2/16, OOS) dvmlax15 (email 2/16, OOS), DairyCowLover (e-mail, 2/9, contract/OOS), moonskye (email 2/16, OOS), rayray13 (email 2/16 OOS)
Colorado State University: TigerWillow (status change 12/16, OOS), Sallydog (status change 12/16 OOS), August West (status change 12/16 OOS), swj (status change 12/17 IS), cvilleresler (email 12/17 OOS), moocow1987 (status change 12/16, OOS), AspenMarie (email 12/17 OOS), Emiloo4 (status change 12/16), FlyingVet2012 (status change 12/16, OOS), amazonianfille (status change 12/16, OOS), Cindlelou (status change 2/16, OOS), vethopeful1 (status change 12/16, OOS)
Cornell: AJen (Status Change 1/5, OOS), Cherrywheat (status change 1/5, IS), Tigerroar (status change 1/5, OOS), Cindlelou (status change 1/5, OOS), ponio (status change 1/5, OOS)
Florida:bandierose (email 2/15, OOS), NStarz (email 2/15, OOS), pianoslave (OOS), SeaHawk10 (email 2/15, OOS), tigerroar (email 2/15 OOS)
Georgia: kittkat (snail mail 2/16, IS), cvilleresler (snailmail 2/20, OOS), FlyingVet2012 (2/21 OOS) WelshCob (smail mail 2/21 IS)
Illinois: rescuemom (snail mail 2/23, IS), bbeventer (snail mail 2/24, IS), jessejames23 (snail mail 2/24, IS) orca2011 (snail mail 2/27, OOS)
Iowa State: DVMDream (status change 2/15, OOS) cshep09 (status change 2/15, OSS), coco18 (status change 2/15, OOS), willowwaw (status change 2/15, OOS), jushorsinaround (status change 2/15, OOS), Nawrlin57 (status change 2/15, OOS), CorporateFatCat (status change 2/15, OOS), jessejames23 (status change 2/15, OOS), Nawrlin57 (status change 2/15, OOS)
Kansas State: DrKSomeday (snail mail 1/4, IS, I 12/17), Escalla (snail mail 2/2, OOS, I 1/22), missdvm (snail mail 2/2, OOS, I 1/22), mixedvet (snail mail 2/2, OOS, I 1/21), ktbear (snail mail 2/3, OOS, I 1/21), equine2be (snail mail 2/3, OOS, I 1/8),alaskandream (snail mail 2/3, OOS), jushorsinaround (snail mail 2/2, OOS), zanydogz (snail mail, 2/2, OOS), rayray13 (snail mail, OOS)
LSU: Emiloo4 (status change 1/13, OOS), Psorophoraferox (status change 1/13, OOS), NStarz (status change, 1/13, OOS, for interview), ktbear (status change 1/13, OOS), moosegp (2/16, status change, OOS, waitlisted for interview, then interviewed, then waitlisted again... lame.)
Michigan State: NYGXLVIChamps (snail mail 2/29, OOS), Katie8 (snail mail 3/2, OOS)
Minnesota: jrwinsto (email 2/15, OOS), dvmlax15 (email 2/15, OOS), moosegp (e-mail, 2/16, OOS, declining spot on waitlist)
Mississippi: Bearkat17 (email 2/22, OOS-- will be declining), mooshagen (email 2/22, OOS), TwistedRose (email 2/22, OOS), moonskye (email 2/22, OOS), jushorsinaround (email 2/22, OOS), lwoodsi1 (email 2/22 OOS), ElijahOne (email 2/22, OOS)
Missouri: animallover23 (snail mail 1/27, OOS, I 1/7)
NC State: DVMdreamer13 (snail mail, 1/26, OOS), TehSwizz (Snail mail 1/26,OOS), blackcat19 (snail mail, 2/8 OOS)
Ohio State: Nordicat (email 1/18, OOS), peperoncini (email 1/18, OOS), oxyjen (1/18, OOS), OwlandPussycat (1/18, OOS ), pianoslave (OOS #3 on list)
Oklahoma State: orca2011 (snail mail 2/27, OOS), equitate (snail mail 2/27, OOS), abbercadaver (snail mail 2/27, OOS), Welsh Cob (snail mail 2/27, OOS), jushorsinaround (snail mail, 2/27, OOS), SeaHawk10 (snail mail 2/27, OOS),LMMS (snail mail, 2/27, OOS), Whyevernot55 (snail mail 2/27, OOS), Snow Dogz (snail mail 2/27, OOS), Emiloo4 (snail mail 2/29, OOS)
Oregon State: Wildlife woman (email 1/31, OOS), wldlfstdnt (email 1/31, OOS), Virginger (email 1/31, OOS), TigerWillow (email 1/31, OOS), DrSabes2016 (email 1/31, OOS), alaskandream (email 1/31, OOS), Abney (email 1/31 OOS), keeliyoshi (email 2/23, IS),petlover (email 2/2, OOS), Bearito (email 2/1 OOS)
Purdue: SpunkyMaddie (emaill 2/13, OOS), jrwinsto (email 2/13, OOS), alaskandream (email 2/13, OOS), jessejames23 (email 2/13, OOS) zanydogz (email 2/13, OOS), rayray13 (email 2/13 OOS)
Tufts: TigerWillow (status update 2/21, OOS), zoovet (status update 2/21), Whyevernot55 (status update 2/21, IS)
Utah: Abney (2/27 snail mail OOS)
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine: tigerroar (email 3/10, OOS)
Washington State: Wycolo (snail mail 2/25, OOS), KassiesMom (snail mail, 2/4, IS), Abney (snail mail 2/27 OOS), DVMDream (snailmail 2/27, OOS), follefille (snail mail 2/27/12, OOS), petlover (snailmail 2/27, OOS), bearito (snailmail 2/2 IS)
Wisconsin: NStarz (snail mail 2/21, OOS),ElijahOne(snail mail 2/21, OOS), moocow1987 (snail mail 2/21, OOS), CorporateFatCat [snail mail 2/21. OOS position: (drum roll, please) #72], klsoren1 (snail mail 2/21, OOS, #13,Bearito (snail mail OOS #22 moved up from 24, called today! 3/5)
You made me5. 5 number. 5 number waitlist
ANY ANY ANY
GAH!
You made me
I am so getting you these:
Hey, TigerWillow, 4 waitlists??? And waiting on Davis? Any other schools?? That's incredible. Yet, incredibly frustrating, I am sure. You will be headed to vet school in the fall. I have no doubts. But c'mon, why you gotta hog up so much space on the waitlists???
It is FIVE!!!!!
Haha my dad says my odds are incredible.
What an adventure! Like wandering aimlessly around campus at Davis. No wonder you are so consumed with this Dungeons and Dragons wolf eater game!! Take solace in the fact that your job is done. And done quite well at that... Now you just sit back and wait to find out how the numbers game shakes out and where you are headed in the fall. Strangest life I'm sure you have lived.
Waitlist number 5... aurghh soooo frustrating
Do you and TigerWillow happen to play cards together on the weekends?
Well, this sucks but at least it wasn't a "no"
Chin up, box! Believe me, we have oh so much more fun in the sock drawer than those bor-ing folks who already have their lives in place.
For you to get called up!!!!
And to the 5. 5 number. 5 number waitlists - your odds ARE incredible! You HAVE to get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just, please, not at OK State.
Hoping you both get off the list TW and FTB. And geeze, you almost stole my title there TW. Really hoping one of those move for you...well everyone really. Wait lists suck. I'm still kinda hoping to get off 1 of 2 I'm on this year so I can maybe state in the states. Although I'm starting to lean towards just going to the UK.
And they do move in many, many cases. Let's hope this is a big year for movements (wow that sounds like a poo joke...).
Waitlists are frustrating but I prefer them to the alternative. At least you feel a little love! And they do move in many, many cases. Let's hope this is a big year for movements (wow that sounds like a poo joke...).
It wouldn't be your first one. Old men and their poo jokes
Now, now. I consider myself young and am a lady, and I have a great appreciation for poo jokes!
As do I , just breakin his ...er....
Nevermind.
I feel the same. I have terrible acid reflux all of the time because of this agony and I finally told people to stop asking because, YES, I will be elated and tell everyone right away if I've heard anything for God's sake!!! I agree, they care but it's obnoxious from my perspective because I am already worried all of the time. My only difference from your situation is that I DON'T have a plan B as of yet........ I feel extremely stressed out about the waitlist, I called last week to check on how things were coming along and Holly was so encouraging, stating (in her delightful auspicious way) "dont give up hope " when I had mentioned my plans to get a job and become IS for next year. She is so sweet and I want to be to be super-dooper-hopeful about getting off the waitlist for my #1 but my stomach is in knots all the time ... and the anticipation of post april 15th is sooooo distracting! ... its easier to accept plan B and push forward... then, if plan A works out (magically) I would be THRILLED-ELATED-JOYOUS-ECSTATIC-&etc.
... oh, and I also feel bad about laying down the law to my numerous friends, co-workers, and family members that they shouldnt ask me if I heard from Oregon yet... because that many people asking "have you head from OR yet?" several times a week for the next # of months will drive me nuts. Dont get me wrong, I do love/appreciate that I have so many people rooting for me, it means a lot that they care ...
... thanks for reading my waitlist related rant for the day I am sure I can find camaraderie here (no one in my professional circle was waitlisted, they all pranced right into veterinary school, which makes me feel pretty lame 36 hours of the week)
Virginger, you aren't allowed to feel lame! My parents are super proud that I've been waitlisted places. What's the avg amount of times applying? 2-3 times? Poo on your professional network's application cycle!
And things happen for a reason. I firmly believe you will get in this year, but don't lose hope. I find it odd that anybody wants me, but let them believe what they believe! Keep trudging on!
(and I hear ya about the friends. If someone asks me about Davis one more time.....)
I feel the same. I have terrible acid reflux all of the time because of this agony and I finally told people to stop asking because, YES, I will be elated and tell everyone right away if I've heard anything for God's sake!!! I agree, they care but it's obnoxious from my perspective because I am already worried all of the time. My only difference from your situation is that I DON'T have a plan B as of yet....