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haileykovacs said:
rowans admission process has me going crazy, i sent multiple emails regarding an error on the schools part - no answer
the second i called she knew exactly what i was talking about and said that there was nothing she could do.
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What’s going on with yours, if you don’t mind sharing more?
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my recommender (my hospitals medical director) email was lost, never got to the right place and she used her work email. this email deletes stuff after 30days because as a director she gets a billion emails a day and just doesnt have enough space.
therefore rowan wont even look at my application now since she cant forward her original email
 
haileykovacs said:
rowans admission process has me going crazy, i sent multiple emails regarding an error on the schools part - no answer
the second i called she knew exactly what i was talking about and said that there was nothing she could do.
as a IS applicant its disappointing that this school is so narrow-minded and horrible at communicating with having to use a completely different portal for applications.
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I’m really sorry to hear that. That is very frustrating. I’ve also posted higher in this thread about being disappointed with their disorganization and ultimately professionalism when help was needed. I’m sorry you’re dealing with that too.
 
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haileykovacs said:
my recommender (my hospitals medical director) email was lost, never got to the right place and she used her work email. this email deletes stuff after 30days because as a director she gets a billion emails a day and just doesnt have enough space.
therefore rowan wont even look at my application now since she cant forward her original email
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Well this is just awful and unacceptable.
 
Wow I am so sorry to hear that. I'm especially shocked that you're an IS applicant they refused to work with you on THEIR error. I am also a fellow struggling IS student with their admissions office. Breaks my heart to hear you are at this point.
 
re0289 said:
Wow I am so sorry to hear that. I'm especially shocked that you're an IS applicant they refused to work with you on THEIR error. I am also a fellow struggling IS student with their admissions office. Breaks my heart to hear you are at this point.
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I’m also an IS applicant, and I’m sad to see their treatment of others with application issues, especially considering their complicated portal with competing instructions, emails that don’t work as intended, etc. Extending some grace to applicants with reasonable errors within this first-time process would show a lot of character as per the school’s support staff.
 
I agree, that’s wild, especially given that this is the school’s first ever application cycle. I could sort of understand being so harsh about the deadline if it was something within the applicant’s control, but to toss you out of consideration because of something going amiss with the recommendation seems really unfair, especially since your recommender is willing to resubmit. There was literally nothing you could have done to prevent that.
 
I honestly would have thought that this being the first cycle, that they would be slightly more lenient since they themselves are getting adjusted. It honestly sucks, but I do hope for the next cycle they are well more organized. Sorry to OP about this, I wish there was more that could have been done for you.
 
Quinnley said:
I agree, that’s wild, especially given that this is the school’s first ever application cycle. I could sort of understand being so harsh about the deadline if it was something within the applicant’s control, but to toss you out of consideration because of something going amiss with the recommendation seems really unfair, especially since your recommender is willing to resubmit. There was literally nothing you could have done to prevent that.
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Especially because so many of the application/LOR/transcript errors are the result of issues on Rowan’s end. There should absolutely be some level of flexibility on both sides, knowing this is a totally new school with a unique portal, etc. I am just disappointed in Rowan. It’s their moment to show how supportive they can be as an institution and they’re not really acing that test.
 
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weird, they were really responsive to me in December about my transcripts. I wonder if now they are overwhelmed with everything. I’d love to know how many applicants they got
 
They were also very responsive with me right before applications were due, I had a similar issue! My office manager was my recommender and I provided my application with her personal email (what she had told me to use for VMCAs) and for Rowan it was sent from the office email since she hadn't received an email. They were able to mark it as complete after I emailed them so I hope they do the same for you! Completely not your fault and best of luck!
 
Had a mini heart attack when Rowan sent an email about my application. Does this mean they are in the works of verifying applications and in 2 weeks they should let us know if we move onto stage 2?
 
fk8_kaiba said:
Had a mini heart attack when Rowan sent an email about my application. Does this mean they are in the works of verifying applications and in 2 weeks they should let us know if we move onto stage 2?
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It scared me, too! 😂
I also think they mean that we should hear about moving to application review two weeks from today, unless that time started when transcripts were due (the 15th?)
 
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Quinnley said:
It scared me, too! 😂
I also think they mean that we should hear about moving to application review two weeks from today, unless that time started when transcripts were due (the 15th?)
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I interpreted it as within 2 weeks from today personally haha I feel like they were behind on everything since transcripts were due and then the snow and MLK day and admissions likely having the day off then! I just hope that hearing back regarding interviews is on the sooner half of mid to late february
 
Earliest interview offers potentially this Wednesday, how we feeling?! Does anyone know if they’ve said how many total applicants this cycle had?
 
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leafygreencow said:
Earliest interview offers potentially this Wednesday, how we feeling?! Does anyone know if they’ve said how many total applicants this cycle had?
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I hope they send out and let us know how many applied! I’d love to see those stats
 
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leafygreencow said:
Earliest interview offers potentially this Wednesday, how we feeling?! Does anyone know if they’ve said how many total applicants this cycle had?
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Wait when did we hear Wednesday?
 
purrlywhites said:
I would expect 2 more weeks from this Wednesday for interviews, since 2 weeks from the deadline is Stage 1 to Stage 2, but interviews is Stage 3 !
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When I emailed them to ask about interview offers on 1/9, they responded back 1/17 saying they were in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 for different applicants at that time. I wouldn’t be surprised if offers come soon for some. Its all speculation haha
 
Does anyone have any idea how many people applied to Rowan? Just curious
 
Do you u guys know if we will be notified if we dont advance to the interview as well?
 
brynnapeddy said:
Does anyone have any idea how many people applied to Rowan? Just curious
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They havent announced it yet as far as I know, I assume they'll tell us maybe when interviews start?
Hanna123 said:
Do you u guys know if we will be notified if we dont advance to the interview as well?
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I believe so! They told us "Applicants who do not advance to Stage 2 will be notified upon completion of the verification process, which may take up to two weeks. All remaining applicants can expect to receive notification regarding their advancement to Stage 3 by mid-to-late February." back ~2 weeks ago
 
Aren’t we past the 2 week point from the email they sent out on the 22nd? And if so maybe we’ll hear in the next week or 2 of advancing to Next round or not
 
brynnapeddy said:
Aren’t we past the 2 week point from the email they sent out on the 22nd? And if so maybe we’ll hear in the next week or 2 of advancing to Next round or not
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I’m not sure when we will hear but I got an email today about transcripts they couldn’t locate initially because they were under my maiden name. All got resolved quickly, thankfully! So, only thing I can confirm is that they are still doing file reviews.
 
Here's what I personally think from the email:
  • Stage 1 (Verification Process): Takes up to two weeks from January 22. This means applicants who do not advance should receive a rejection notice by around February 5.
  • Stage 2 (Application Review): If you passed Stage 1, you will be considered for an interview.
  • Stage 3 (Interviews):
    • Notification for interview advancement is expected by mid-to-late February (likely by February 15-25).
    • Interviews will take place in late February to early March.
 
Has anyone heard of any rejections from Rowan? Wondering if they are truly following that 2 week period.
 
I havent! But I believe its only for people who did not meet the pre-reqs/did not have a completed application so I feel like it was only a few people who got rejected off the bat or few people who are talking about it (thats just my speculation i could be wrong!)
 
I think only ppl who didnt make it past Stage 1/verification. They said Stage 2 decisions (application review) would come out mid to late February for interviews in late February to March
 
Haven’t seen or heard of anyone posting about receiving rejections or interview offers yet
 
Dirtypawz said:
Another week without any email. I’m getting nervous now.
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I wouldnt stress yet, they said mid to late February! If anything emails may start trickling in this week - they never specified if everyone will hear back at once or offers will be made throughout a few days though which makes me nervous
 
is anyone else questioning if they would even go here even if it is their IS because of how disorganized they have been and how late in the process they are doing things?
 
TJLJLS said:
is anyone else questioning if they would even go here even if it is their IS because of how disorganized they have been and how late in the process they are doing things?
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I’d say some of the other schools are more disorganized, but that’s just me. I think once Rowan finds their footing they will be fine. Overall, I haven’t had any issues with them during the application process
 
TJLJLS said:
is anyone else questioning if they would even go here even if it is their IS because of how disorganized they have been and how late in the process they are doing things?
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For me I’d have to see where else I get into but I personally haven’t had a problem. On the other hand, some schools I applied to had awful communication (midwestern i’m looking at you when my portal said there was a decision i was unable to view for over a week and nobody responded to my emails..) so i’d have to see what Rowan’s interview process is like and hope they give more info about what to expect especially being in the inaugural class
 
I agree that a lot of schools are disorganized in their decision. I also don't think they are very late in the process given it closed in January meanwhile everywhere else has had since September and still not gotten back either
 
TJLJLS said:
you have to start the application first but I believe there are some essay questions. The thing that sucks is you have to do the application in the order that they put it in, it isn't like VMCAS where you can skip ahead and view the essay questions before you finish the previous steps of the application. I started it yesterday but I have no idea what the questions are because I haven't gotten that far in the application.
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So I am going to post my experience about applying to Rowan, I am not trying to persuade or dissuade anybody from applying there, but as an applicant to their inaugural class and someone who has always been responsible and diligent with their application, what happened to me with them has never happened to me before and has left a very bad taste in my mouth for this school.

When they got the letter of reasonable assurance after VMCAS, I was very excited as this was my in-state school. I reached out to all of my previous recommenders who still had my letter and they all told me they would submit it. Long story short, I had all of my materials that were in my control in way before the deadline (transcripts, essays, fee, etc) but I could not see whether all of my recommendation letters were in until I submitted. They told us to give them time because the letters were sent as one off to their giant inbox and they needed to sort through everything. I double checked with all of my recommenders and they told me that they sent their letters. My one professor’s still wasn’t coming up, but given that they needed time I didn’t think much of it. Long story short I get an email a few days later saying my application was incomplete and they decided to throw it out from being reviewed. I reached out to my professor and she told me that she sent it and tried to call and follow up with them to explain, but they completely ghosted her. When I kindly asked for a case review since this was caused by something beyond my control, they spit back the same email that they were not making any exceptions because it would “compromise the integrity of the process.” Yet the website had had technical errors during the submissions process so much so that you reached out to let all applicants know? Also, seeing as this was the first class, did they not anticipate that there were going to be similar issues like this along the way? So because I the applicant did all of my due diligence with all my other materials, I feel like I am still being punished at the end of the day. I have tried to reach out a few times and my professor said that she emailed them as well, but they did not respond to her either. I understand if they didn’t want to talk to me anymore as they needed the confirmation directly from her, but to not even acknowledge another professor in the field who is advocating for their student in this situation is completely unprofessional and bizarre to me. They are also not willing to refund my $150 application fee despite again all of my materials being in and this being something completely not my fault. All in all, I cannot believe that they would treat their inaugural class this way as they seem to have no consideration and are just there to look at you as a number and take your money, which I don’t even think that they should be there yet. I should also note that my professor is one of the directors at a different in-state school where a lot of undergrad/grad students will be coming from before moving to Rowan if they want to stay in state. Even VMCAS itself lets you track recommendation letters in real time and gives them a couple extra weeks because they understand that’s something like that is not the student’s fault. I think there was a more empathetic way to handle this and unfortunately they did not given all the circumstances.
 
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So I am going to post my experience about applying to Rowan, I am not trying to persuade or dissuade anybody from applying there, but as an applicant to their inaugural class and someone who has always been responsible and diligent with their application, what happened to me with them has never happened to me before and has left a very bad taste in my mouth for this school.

When they got the letter of reasonable assurance after VMCAS, I was very excited as this was my in-state school. I reached out to all of my previous recommenders who still had my letter and they all told me they would submit it. Long story short, I had all of my materials that were in my control in way before the deadline (transcripts, essays, fee, etc) but I could not see whether all of my recommendation letters were in until I submitted. They told us to give them time because the letters were sent as one off to their giant inbox and they needed to sort through everything. I double checked with all of my recommenders and they told me that they sent their letters. My one professor’s still wasn’t coming up, but given that they needed time I didn’t think much of it. Long story short I get an email a few days later saying my application was incomplete and they decided to throw it out from being reviewed. I reached out to my professor and she told me that she sent it and tried to call and follow up with them to explain, but they completely ghosted her. When I kindly asked for a case review since this was caused by something beyond my control, they spit back the same email that they were not making any exceptions because it would “compromise the integrity of the process.” Yet the website had had technical errors during the submissions process so much so that you reached out to let all applicants know? Also, seeing as this was the first class, did they not anticipate that there were going to be similar issues like this along the way? So because I the applicant did all of my due diligence with all my other materials, I feel like I am still being punished at the end of the day. I have tried to reach out a few times and my professor said that she emailed them as well, but they did not respond to her either. I understand if they didn’t want to talk to me anymore as they needed the confirmation directly from her, but to not even acknowledge another professor in the field who is advocating for their student in this situation is completely unprofessional and bizarre to me. They are also not willing to refund my $[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]] application fee despite again all of my materials being in and this being something completely not my fault. All in all, I cannot believe that they would treat their inaugural class this way as they seem to have no consideration and are just there to look at you as a number and take your money, which I don’t even think that they should be there yet. I should also note that my professor is one of the directors at a different in-state school where a lot of undergrad/grad students will be coming from before moving to Rowan if they want to stay in state. Even VMCAS itself lets you track recommendation letters in real time and gives them a couple extra weeks because they understand that’s something like that is not the student’s fault. I think there was a more empathetic way to handle this and unfortunately they did not given all the circumstances.
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This EXACT thing happened to me. Really disheartening considering it wasn’t our (the actual applicants) faults. I’m really sorry you had to deal with this too🙁 hopefully they handle LORS better next year so this doesn’t happen to another applicant
 
I know of another person this happened to 🙁 I’m so sorry and it seems really unprofessional on their part. Hopefully they can iron out these kinks for future cycles but nonetheless doesn’t discount how wrong it was.
 
tmb227 said:
So I am going to post my experience about applying to Rowan, I am not trying to persuade or dissuade anybody from applying there, but as an applicant to their inaugural class and someone who has always been responsible and diligent with their application, what happened to me with them has never happened to me before and has left a very bad taste in my mouth for this school.

When they got the letter of reasonable assurance after VMCAS, I was very excited as this was my in-state school. I reached out to all of my previous recommenders who still had my letter and they all told me they would submit it. Long story short, I had all of my materials that were in my control in way before the deadline (transcripts, essays, fee, etc) but I could not see whether all of my recommendation letters were in until I submitted. They told us to give them time because the letters were sent as one off to their giant inbox and they needed to sort through everything. I double checked with all of my recommenders and they told me that they sent their letters. My one professor’s still wasn’t coming up, but given that they needed time I didn’t think much of it. Long story short I get an email a few days later saying my application was incomplete and they decided to throw it out from being reviewed. I reached out to my professor and she told me that she sent it and tried to call and follow up with them to explain, but they completely ghosted her. When I kindly asked for a case review since this was caused by something beyond my control, they spit back the same email that they were not making any exceptions because it would “compromise the integrity of the process.” Yet the website had had technical errors during the submissions process so much so that you reached out to let all applicants know? Also, seeing as this was the first class, did they not anticipate that there were going to be similar issues like this along the way? So because I the applicant did all of my due diligence with all my other materials, I feel like I am still being punished at the end of the day. I have tried to reach out a few times and my professor said that she emailed them as well, but they did not respond to her either. I understand if they didn’t want to talk to me anymore as they needed the confirmation directly from her, but to not even acknowledge another professor in the field who is advocating for their student in this situation is completely unprofessional and bizarre to me. They are also not willing to refund my $150 application fee despite again all of my materials being in and this being something completely not my fault. All in all, I cannot believe that they would treat their inaugural class this way as they seem to have no consideration and are just there to look at you as a number and take your money, which I don’t even think that they should be there yet. I should also note that my professor is one of the directors at a different in-state school where a lot of undergrad/grad students will be coming from before moving to Rowan if they want to stay in state. Even VMCAS itself lets you track recommendation letters in real time and gives them a couple extra weeks because they understand that’s something like that is not the student’s fault. I think there was a more empathetic way to handle this and unfortunately they did not given all the circumstances.
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I'm sorry to hear this, my friends. Very unprofessional on the school's part.

Edit: Edited my post as I felt that it wasn't my place to speculate (not an applicant here).
 
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I have a feeling, like a lo of schools, Rowan will keep a very strict parameter on who they invite for interview/accept. I think, unfortunately since they're new and this was their first round, they were a bit scattered and quick to throw applications out (especially in this economy $150 on top of many that applied via VMCAS already is a hefty price tag for many, myself included). I hope I'm wrong, but I think as a whole vet school is going to become increasingly (even more than it is already) more difficult for many to apply to, and I think Rowan took that right out of the starting gate and decided to skip over any bumps or hiccups (though many were the fault of the app itself) and just continue on to get to the finish line.
 
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