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For those of you that didn't get in the first time you applied, but were successful the second application cycle, what did you do differently that allowed you to get in?
Questions for successful reapplicants
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HAHA Vethopeful, I dont have an answer since I have yet to be successful but seems like were both on the same wavelenth this morning. I just posted something similar.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=511197
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=511197
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I did a 1-year Masters program in Biomedical Sciences. I guess some people will do a full two-year masters program, but you'd have to leave it early if you did get in the following year. Not sure if that's morally alright though, because you'd be taking someone's spot that really wanted to do a full two-year masters program...
I think it's best to go to your exit interview (if the school you applied does that), because every situation is different. So yeah, that's what I did!
I think it's best to go to your exit interview (if the school you applied does that), because every situation is different. So yeah, that's what I did!
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I got a FT job in a vet clinic (was just volunteering and not accumulating enough hours or skills), took an upper-level immunology course, and volunteered at a zoo.
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I did a full two year master's with a thesis. So I took a year off cause Auburn won't accept people that are in a full thesis masters and won't be done before classes start for vet school. They want you to finish, but I have alot of friends that said they would be done but when they got in they didn't finish and now they have to finish their master's while in their 3rd or 4th year of vet school. Like others have said, do an exit interview and see what your school wants. I got alternate but a co-worker that is working with me on our master's didn't get in at all. We did everything they told us to do and I guess it still wasn't good enough.
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I was a lot more successful this application cycle. Last year I did post mortum interviews with 3 of the 4 schools I had applied to.
1 school I needed more classes another told me to try to raise my GRE scores and try to get a wider variety of experiences and rework my personal statement (shows you are still trying to improve) (thank goodness I was accepted this year because I have no idea what I would change in it this time around.) and the 3rd school was not very helpful just went over their admission criteria %.
Last summer I went on rides with another doctor
(I still worked full time and didn't have time nor could I afford to totally change jobs and get totally diffrent experience)
This year I took more classes to fulfill requirements for a larger amount of schools.
I improved my GRE scores by ~150 points.
And I spent agonizing time on perfecting what I wanted in my personal statement.
DON"T give up🙂
Best wishes for you application later this year.
I also applied to a wider variety of schools, this was probably the smartest choice the schools I didn't apply to last year I had the best luck with this year.
1 school I needed more classes another told me to try to raise my GRE scores and try to get a wider variety of experiences and rework my personal statement (shows you are still trying to improve) (thank goodness I was accepted this year because I have no idea what I would change in it this time around.) and the 3rd school was not very helpful just went over their admission criteria %.
Last summer I went on rides with another doctor
(I still worked full time and didn't have time nor could I afford to totally change jobs and get totally diffrent experience)
This year I took more classes to fulfill requirements for a larger amount of schools.
I improved my GRE scores by ~150 points.
And I spent agonizing time on perfecting what I wanted in my personal statement.
DON"T give up🙂
Best wishes for you application later this year.
I also applied to a wider variety of schools, this was probably the smartest choice the schools I didn't apply to last year I had the best luck with this year.
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I got a years worth of more intensive experience, got better references, and applied to more schools. I applied to OOS schools, and got in 2 of them - and waitlisted at the other 2. Sure, last year and this year I was turned down by my IS school - but I think it's about finding the right space for you.
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Oh yeah. Good point. Definitely apply to multiple schools.
Apply to a school that doesn't require an interview (cause it's less work that way!), apply to maybe 2-3 schools where you have the best chances of getting in (i.e. check the "out-of-state acceptances":"total applicants" ratio - mind you, the ratios don't really exist and you'll have to dig that info up on your own), apply to some Europe schools (if that's your thing) - not that many people apply, and they take quite a bit of people, but you can't have ANY C's...
Edit: Apply to atleast 2 schools that you REALLY want to get in, even if they are top-notch competitive, because who knows. But I'm sure you already did that this time...
Apply to a school that doesn't require an interview (cause it's less work that way!), apply to maybe 2-3 schools where you have the best chances of getting in (i.e. check the "out-of-state acceptances":"total applicants" ratio - mind you, the ratios don't really exist and you'll have to dig that info up on your own), apply to some Europe schools (if that's your thing) - not that many people apply, and they take quite a bit of people, but you can't have ANY C's...
Edit: Apply to atleast 2 schools that you REALLY want to get in, even if they are top-notch competitive, because who knows. But I'm sure you already did that this time...
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I took a job at an ER clinic and decided to get my MPH-VPH. The increase in experience and better letters prolly helped a lot...moreso than the MPH but that was something I wanted anyway. Also, Ohio State is nice in that I can finish my MPH thesis while I'm in my 1st or 2nd year of vet school.
