Purdue 2024-2025 (c/o 2029 hopefuls)

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jreissatia said:
Drop stats for those OOS and invited for interview please
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Cumulative GPA: 3.95
~2000 veterinary experience hours, mostly as a vet assistant at small animal GP, but I did an equine internship too
~800 animal experience hours with wildlife, large animals, and dogs
~100 research hours as a lab assistant
~200 hours not animal-related volunteering
Captain of college volleyball team + some more college involvement stuff
I attend a small unranked college OOS

On the contrary, I find it really helpful to compare stats! Reading other people's successes helped me make my application more well-rounded. Good luck with everything!
 
albatrossless said:
Cumulative GPA: 3.95
~2000 veterinary experience hours, mostly as a vet assistant at small animal GP, but I did an equine internship too
~800 animal experience hours with wildlife, large animals, and dogs
~100 research hours as a lab assistant
~200 hours not animal-related volunteering
Captain of college volleyball team + some more college involvement stuff
I attend a small unranked college OOS

On the contrary, I find it really helpful to compare stats! Reading other people's successes helped me make my application more well-rounded. Good luck with everything!
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yeah not saying it’s not helpful, but sometimes overly comparing yourself to everyone’s stats isn’t the best because sometimes it really is a gamble. even people who have everything under the sun get rejected
 
breezywonton said:
yeah not saying it’s not helpful, but sometimes overly comparing yourself to everyone’s stats isn’t the best because sometimes it really is a gamble. even people who have everything under the sun get rejected
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That's true, there's really no rhyme or reason unfortunately 🙁 All we can do is try our best to check all of their boxes
 
breezywonton said:
yeah not saying it’s not helpful, but sometimes overly comparing yourself to everyone’s stats isn’t the best because sometimes it really is a gamble. even people who have everything under the sun get rejected
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I've seen you on a bunch of other threads and wanted to say you must be a phenomenal applicant! Best of luck on all your interviews I'm sure the school you choose will be lucky to have you 🙂
 
Vetkitkat said:
I've seen you on a bunch of other threads and wanted to say you must be a phenomenal applicant! Best of luck on all your interviews I'm sure the school you choose will be lucky to have you 🙂
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wow thank you so much🥲 that means a lot!! I still have to hear back from 13 other schools, but I’m so grateful for the opportunities i’ve gotten so far! Wishing the best for everyone as well!
 
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Oh gosh, last year they sent out IS decisions around the same time OOS interview invites came out. Getting more convinced my feeling about Monday is right 😅. Keep your ringers on Indiana friends!
 
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OOS interview invite! Not looking forward to schlepping out to Indiana in January but so grateful for the opportunity! I signed up for the 17th.
 
I signed up for the 1/31 interview date. Would anyone be interested in sharing a hotel room (with two queen beds) to save some money? I'm planning on arriving on 1/30 and leaving on 2/1. PM me if you're interested and we can talk more!
 
Does anyone want to chat about logistics for the interview? I'm signed up for the 17th. Trying to decide on a rental car vs. shuttle services, hotels vs. airbnbs, when to fly in/out is giving me a headache lol. I'm working with a budget here so any help would be appreciated!!
 
Cheapest flight for me ended up being to Chicago O'Hare. From there I'm going to take the subway to the bus station and then take a bus to Lafayette. Definitely a long travel day but you gotta do what you gotta do.

I'm 20 years old so I literally can't book a hotel room because all them have a minimum age limit of 21. One is 18+ but of course it's the most expensive. I doubt the school is going to help me with this issue so I'm gonna try my luck with airbnb.
 
albatrossless said:
Cheapest flight for me ended up being to Chicago O'Hare. From there I'm going to take the subway to the bus station and then take a bus to Lafayette. Definitely a long travel day but you gotta do what you gotta do.

I'm 20 years old so I literally can't book a hotel room because all them have a minimum age limit of 21. One is 18+ but of course it's the most expensive. I doubt the school is going to help me with this issue so I'm gonna try my luck with airbnb.
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I honestly hadn't even looked into flying into Chicago, so thanks for that! From what I saw on Airbnb, there's a lot of availability, so you should be good. That's what my partner and I normally use for accommodations when we travel and we've always had good luck with it!
 
Hello All,

I’ll apply to Purdue this summer as an IS non traditional applicant. I have zero large animal experience.

Anyone that was accepted into Purdue this round, especially IS applicant, what was your large animal experience?

Vet, no vet, approx hours?

I have ample experience in all other categories, but was recently told by a 2024 OOS Purdue Grad that if I want a chance of getting in, I need at least some large animal experience.

Definitely will be praying for a door to open, but wanted to try to “narrow down” the doors I go knocking on LOL.

Thanks!
 
wzue542 said:
Hello All,

I’ll apply to Purdue this summer as an IS non traditional applicant. I have zero large animal experience.

Anyone that was accepted into Purdue this round, especially IS applicant, what was your large animal experience?

Vet, no vet, approx hours?

I have ample experience in all other categories, but was recently told by a 2024 OOS Purdue Grad that if I want a chance of getting in, I need at least some large animal experience.

Definitely will be praying for a door to open, but wanted to try to “narrow down” the doors I go knocking on LOL.

Thanks!
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Hi, I am a IS traditional applicant who was accepted this cycle. I personally did not have any large animal hours, but have a large amount of exotic animal hours and research. I can't specifically advise on large animals, but I am sure having some experience shadowing or helping at a farm rescue would look good if you are trying to ensure your application checks all of the boxes.
 
Did everybody take a speech class for the communication pre-req?
I took an english literature class that required a few presentations and student-led discussions but Im not sure if it can qualify for the communication pre-req.
 
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nhnj3232 said:
Did everybody take a speech class for the communication pre-req?
I took an english literature class that required a few presentations and student-led discussions but Im not sure if it can qualify for the communication pre-req.
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My guess would be that the English literature class wouldn't qualify, unfortunately. You can always reach out to admissions and ask though. Generally schools seem to want some type of public speaking class.
 
Anyone who accepted their IS seat already, have you received any other follow up emails? Just wanna make sure I haven’t missed anything. Also, does anyone know when they will add us to the Facebook groups?
 
wishfulvetstudent said:
Anyone who accepted their IS seat already, have you received any other follow up emails? Just wanna make sure I haven’t missed anything. Also, does anyone know when they will add us to the Facebook groups?
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I have not received anything else yet. A current vet student told me Lori will make a facebook group to invite everyone to once OOS acceptances are sent out
 
nhnj3232 said:
Did everybody take a speech class for the communication pre-req?
I took an english literature class that required a few presentations and student-led discussions but Im not sure if it can qualify for the communication pre-req.
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I took a public speaking class to fulfill this requirement.
 
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