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I need screenshots!! Lol! Need some good tea to sip
I don’t see anything wrong with that. They are willing to provide a legitimate service for a price. As long as there are people willing to spend that money on their service, they’re free to do so. That there are other places offering possibly the same service for free is irrelevant. How much it costs to apply to vet school is also irrelevant. Whether or not this service is worth it is up to the consumer to decide. *shrug*That's the one, yep. I got curious and then balked when I saw it.
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Okay, so I wasn't 100% correct on the pricing. Still.
I actually really like the suggestion of getting donuts or something for the local clinic to show appreciation, rather than a non-petition.
Oh boy, you’d HATE some of these academic consulting services that are out there. Look up BeMo Academic Consulting. I saw an ad for them a couple years ago while applying to vet school and they offer their services to anyone applying to any type of professional school. They offer tiered packages with different levels of service and pricing. There’s even one that guarantees that you’ll get in or your money back. All for the low cost of $18,000.Speaking of APVMA, there was someone else who posted a link to their website where applicants could have current vet students read and review their essays... for the low, low price of $39.99/essay. I commented and pointed out how exorbitant that was considering that you could get the exact same thing on SDN for absolutely free.
The post was deleted a couple of minutes later.
Between VMCAS, supplementals, GRE score reports, transcripts, interview-related costs, and deposits, vet school applications are already so expensive as it is---too expensive, arguably---that I highly doubt there'd actually be any sort of real market for that.
I think it’s wrong to delete a post letting people know if a similar, free service though.I don’t see anything wrong with that. They are willing to provide a legitimate service for a price. As long as there are people willing to spend that money on their service, they’re free to do so. That there are other places offering possibly the same service for free is irrelevant. How much it costs to apply to vet school is also irrelevant. Whether or not this service is worth it is up to the consumer to decide. *shrug*
Yes, that’s wrong, if on a public forum. Wasn’t aware that was a thingI think it’s wrong to delete a post letting people know if a similar, free service though.
Well I mean... if the number of people who are willing to go to LIU for their insane tuition for a ****ty product is any indication... $40 is like nothing!I mean, that's totally a fair point. Consumers ultimately will be the ones to decide if it is worth the cost or not.
My original comment to them wasn't necessarily meant to be malicious or discourage them from offering or providing the service; I think there is a place for it, if the sheer number of PMs I get from people wanting me to comb through their essays each cycle is any indication. I just suggested that, if they want more people to use their service, they ought to reconsider their pricing scheme. I can't see too many applicants being willing to fork out $39.99+ to have someone read one essay, but maybe I'm too far removed from the current pre-vet crowd and/or SDN isn't as popular or widely known about as I thought. Meh.
Damn, would have been the perfect opportunity for this memeSpeaking of APVMA, there was someone else who posted a link to their website where applicants could have current vet students read and review their essays... for the low, low price of $39.99/essay. I commented and pointed out how exorbitant that was considering that you could get the exact same thing on SDN for absolutely free.
The post was deleted a couple of minutes later.
Between VMCAS, supplementals, GRE score reports, transcripts, interview-related costs, and deposits, vet school applications are already so expensive as it is---too expensive, arguably---that I highly doubt there'd actually be any sort of real market for that.
Wait was the post deleted off of APVMA too? I was lurking on it and now I can’t find it
still need them?I need screenshots!! Lol! Need some good tea to sip
Omg but they better be good donuts. We had a PNC bank rep bring us sad, stale donut holes twice. It was disappointinglike yes, pls bring me donuts. Let’s make this a thing
still need them?
Working on it lol just took screenshots.plz. They won’t let me in group
FB messaging youplz. They won’t let me in group
Make sure you block out names for sdnWorking on it lol just took screenshots.
This is literally why I picked my apartment where I did. I will occasionally hear my upstairs neighbor when she comes home but it’s very minimal noise and it’s great.quiet neighborhood way off campus that is mostly families.
This is exactly why my stipulation for moving to another apartment if we couldn't find a house was no more upstairs neighbors (which so far has been excellent). Had a similar situation over the last couple months at the old place, though fortunately they never came and banged on my door.New neighbor moved in a few weeks ago and has been blasting music most of the day. Have tried knocking on the door before and was ignored. Saturday it was so bad my cats motion activated toys were going off cause my floor was vibrating (I wish I was kidding). Finally was just ****ing over it and called the non-emergency line last night at 2 am when it had been going on for six hours. Today who I presume is said neighbor, never seen him before and I know everyone else in my building, spent five minutes pounding intermittently at my door. I live alone so did not open the door. Sorry nope, do not feel comfortable opening the door for a large angry man. Clearly they don't give a **** about the noise complaint though since they are again blasting music tonight. So ****ing glad I move soon. This has been every day for weeks and I am just over it. If you want to blast music at all hours go live on greek row, not my quiet neighborhood way off campus that is mostly families.
This is my downstairs neighbor sadly lol I live in a super small building, only 12 units, and the last four years have been great. Only occasional parties, especially during football season, which I could care less about. Every day though.... I just want to sleepThis is exactly why my stipulation for moving to another apartment if we couldn't find a house was no more upstairs neighbors (which so far has been excellent). Had a similar situation over the last couple months at the old place, though fortunately they never came and banged on my door.
I'm still a member but I finally hid it from my news feed, I got tired of seeing the same questions about VMCAS over and over. Somebody tag me if someone has a specific question about K-State.I'm debating on whether or not to stay post-graduation.
She already made it public lolpsstttt @alissa14 you gotta block out the posters name too
What’s funny is I stalked her Facebook page and she didn’t even put her petition on her main page... so like I’m not sure what her goal is. “To garner support for the veterinary community from the veterinary community”????tbh i thought that was a spammer using a fake name so a bit surprised to find it's real
I'm not sure what your goal is. It's pretty clear her petition isn't going to actually change anything. And it was annoying when she was spamming here, but mods took care of that. So arguing with her about her own stupidity is probably not going to change her mind, given that we know 1) she makes dumb petitions, and 2) she thinks spamming a veterinary community is an acceptable way to show how much she appreciates the veterinary community. She's not worth your time and effort. Are you bored? Do you need something to do? lolso like I’m not sure what her goal is.
I honestly don’t know anyone who has ranted about our profession as “essential but shouldn’t be.” I get that this person is trying to spread positivity but they went about it in such a weird way. Like I said, the fact that they didn’t put in on their personal Facebook also very much confuses me and weirds me out."Hundreds of others who signed" is not what I saw when I clicked on it.
Idk, I thought we actually had some good suggestions for more effective communication methods or things to do, but what do I know?
yes I’m bored. Entertain me genny.Are you bored? Do you need something to do? lol
I've been doing arts and crafts all day. Very good at entertaining myself, but not so great at entertaining others.yes I’m bored. Entertain me genny.
Ooooh what kind of arts and crafts? I’m supposed to get a paint by numbers of my cat and I anxiously await its arrival (delayed because of covid but is a bday present from my bf)I've been doing arts and crafts all day. Very good at entertaining myself, but not so great at entertaining others.
It has been over two and a half hours and music is back to the level my floor is vibrating. How do they stand being in their apartment with it this loud?! Jfc. And sensible person would not be blasting music the night after a noise complaint. Just one more week wahhh
Honestly if they hadn't banged on my door earlier I would be calling again if it goes past 10. Technically this could be reported anytime based on te city ordinances because its amplified noise, but I don't want to be a total dingus.My petty self would call in another noise complaint. Let them wrack up noise violations and tickets all night.
I'm sorry you have to deal with this.
You should call the number and let them know they're being threateningHonestly if they hadn't banged on my door earlier I would be calling again if it goes past 10. Technically this could be reported anytime based on te city ordinances because its amplified noise, but I don't want to be a total dingus.
I just don't feel comfortable calling again if one complaint and just a warning made them bang on my door :/
If they come by again, I will. I just don't want to escalate things. I am concerned how they would react to that sort of report when this was their reaction to last night.You should call the number and let them know they're being threatening
I love my family so much but I love visiting them! They're a wonderful support system but by god do they drive me insane when I spend more than 10 days home! My hometown is not a place I would ever move back to, lots of elitism (and also poverty), drugs and entitlement. It's Long Island but it's a town with a lot of contrasting areas, some really rich folk and some really poor folk.My mental health was definitely not in a great spot when I left my hometown to move to vet school. I didn't realize how poor until I had my new life and realized how happy I was.
I knew moving back to my hometown for the summer was going to probably be rough, but decided it was worth the job opportunity. The job opportunity has indeed been wonderful, but a lot of the old issues that I had before moving have returned and I've been spending a lot of time in my head and in the past. Feels like I've taken several steps backward in life. :/
Sending hugs, BBC.
I'm not sure what your goal is. It's pretty clear her petition isn't going to actually change anything. And it was annoying when she was spamming here, but mods took care of that. So arguing with her about her own stupidity is probably not going to change her mind, given that we know 1) she makes dumb petitions, and 2) she thinks spamming a veterinary community is an acceptable way to show how much she appreciates the veterinary community. She's not worth your time and effort. Are you bored? Do you need something to do? lol
Okay so I took the original post down because I didn’t block out names (oops). I think someone (the person who told me to make my own post) reported my original comment because it’s no longer visible. Super petty but okay I love some good petty drama I have to split this into multip posts because of the number of photos.