*sighh Rejections...

[JKIM02]

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Just got rejected from WSU... thats makes WSU, CSU, and Davis as my total rejections....
Just waiting on western now...😳

I know that rejections are part of the game of applying to vet school... but

How do you guys cope?
I am either going to take a nap or eat some ice cream and chocolate and THEN take a nap 😛

Any words of wisdom??😍

 

[tpad40]

Aw, I'm sorry JKIM 🙁 Rejections suck, no matter what.

Ice cream is good, so is chocolate. So are pets.

Is Western the only one you haven't heard from? If so to you!!!

 

[JKIM02]

Aw, I'm sorry JKIM 🙁 Rejections suck, no matter what.

Ice cream is good, so is chocolate. So are pets.

Is Western the only one you haven't heard from? If so to you!!!

yea Western is the last to hear from for me...
Thank you very much😍😍

Does anyone know...
If you re apply can we use the same VMCAS, PS, LOR's, etc etc??

 

[CatVet2Be]

My first rejection I cried most of the evening. The second rejection a catatonic stare into space kind of afternoon. My biochem midterm resulted in a fried cheese stick, giant lemonade, 3 tacos, large fries and a chocolate cake (plus indigestion). For me, I've learned to allow myself a set amount of time to wallow and pity myself, usually 1 day and then I pick myself up the next day and figure out the next reasonable step. I think it's really important to give yourself a chance to deal with the negative emotions rather than to be strong all the time, even if it's just for a little while.

 

[DreamComeTrue09]

Aww. I'm sorry. I know just how you feel...I have an embarassing amount of rejection letters piled up...This is my second year applying. To get my mind off of things, I've been researching exciting internship opportunities to further explore my passions..I'm looking for internship opportunities that I can use to explore other career options while also using them to add some diversity to my application..I've always had a thing for marine mammals but never really pursued it, so now I'm applying for internships at aquariums which allow you to work with animal trainers, veterinarians, and aquarists....I've always secretly wanted to be a marine mammal trainer 😛

*Deadlines for most internships have been up or are coming soon...so apply now if your interested in any.

*A member of my Pre-Vet club went to South Africa during the summer with Vets in the Wild...and had an AMAZING time..and has some AMAZING pictures on her facebook...

 

[Agkistrodon]

Rejection (from anything) is never fun. Good thing there's booze!

 

[JKIM02]

Rejection (from anything) is never fun. Good thing there's booze!

here here!

 

[nyanko]

Does anyone know...
If you re apply can we use the same VMCAS, PS, LOR's, etc etc??

You have to fill out the VMCAS again and re-request LORs. You can use the same people, but then if you got rejected you may want to consider different people who can attest to how you've improved your app. You may also want to revise your personal statement, though you can certainly submit the same one if you really want to...

My method of coping when I got rejected from Davis last year involved retail therapy, and engrossing myself in things I knew I was good at (hockey) to help my self-esteem a little. Good luck with Western!!

 

[SmallAndLA]

Can't drink as I'm a youngin' still which is probably good or else I would have been nursing a MASSIVE hangover the next day...

But I dug a pit in my backyard, threw in my Wisconsin rejection letter, stats and envelope in, lit them on fire and roasted some marshmallows for s'mores.

Good tasting s'mores, too. 😀

 

[LivestockDoc]

But I dug a pit in my backyard, threw in my Wisconsin rejection letter, stats and envelope in, lit them on fire and roasted some marshmallows for s'mores.

That is an awesome idea! Good for you, SmallAndLA! The Girl Scouts of America would be proud.

 

[pitbull lover]

I have some experience with rejections. This is my second time applying to schools. So to give it my all, I decided to apply to 17 schools. Here is where I am at so far:

Colorado: rejection letter
Tufts: rejection letter (this one hurt)
Cornell: rejection letter online
Purdue: rejection letter
V-M regional: rejection letter
Washington: rejection letter
PEI: rejection letter
Wisconsin: rejection letter
Tennessee: rejection letter (I thought it was for sure an invite because no one had posted any rejection notices on SDN yet.)
Iowa: online rejection followed by rejection letter

This is where it gets fuzzy...
Mississippi: email stating no interview invite- pretty sure it's a rejection
Kansas: email stating no interview invite, but was kind of unclear

The good news...
Western: interviewed 1/27/09
Minnesota: interviewed 2/20/09
Louisiana: alternate waitlist, no rank

Waiting to hear from...
Davis: (my in-state school- I'm not holding my breath)
UPenn:

I'm just waiting on some good news.

 

[VeganChick]

allow myself a set amount of time to wallow and pity myself, usually 1 day and then I pick myself up the next day and figure out the next reasonable step

This is what I do too, but most of the time, not long into my "pity" time, I'll start thinking about what the next step will be and the wallowing ends way earlier than the time I had planned for it.

 

[Pandacinny]

A lot of good advice here! I think the hardest part about rejections for me was having to tell all my friends and family. My sister made it much easier for me, though. I told her and my mom and they went ahead and informed everyone else for me. That way, I didn't have people calling me for the next few weeks going "Did you get in??" and having to say "Um, no - another year of rejections..." 🙁

Last year, I started work on improving my app right away and found a new job to help out with that. That sort of gave me a confidence boost. It meant someone must like me and think I was competent, right? Also, it let me throw myself into my work for a few weeks while I was adjusting.

 

[kiki1983]

Like I've said in many posts before in this forum....it is ubelievable how trying these rejections are on your self-esteem. This was my 3rd application cycle...over the 3 years, I have applied to a total of 21 schools (some are repeat schools). So far this year I have gotten one acceptance (internationally, to Ireland), and I still have a few schools to hear from (and interview for FL)...I don't think I kept any rejection letters from my first year...but I kept a couple from last year for some reason...I've been keeping my rejection letters from this cycle (all years put together, I so far have at least 10-15 rejection letters piled up in the kitchen)...HERE IS WHY I AM KEEPING ALL OF THEM...I know I am meant to be a vet, and I know I will become one...so, once I am a practicing vet...and have my own little office...I am going to have at least 3 things framed up above my desk: 1) my DVM degree, or BVetMed degree if I go overseas. 2) my acceptance letter(s) to show my triumph. and 3) A huge collage of all my rejection letters...so when I have an employee, or intern, that wants to get into vet school (or went through an unsuccessful application cycle), I can show them my wall...and show them that even though I've been rejected so many times, I stayed positive and persistent, and became an awesome vet nonetheless!!

 

[Beanjamime]

Yeah rejections really suck. When I got my first ones I felt like jumping off a bridge. I am really fortunate to be going to vet school this year but for those who aren't just remember that maybe there is greater plan for you ahead. Vet schools are very strange I really don't understand what they are looking at when they accept or reject some people. Just remember that if things are meant to be they will always happen one way or another no matter how much time or anguish it takes. Best of luck to those waiting. 🙂

 

[JKIM02]

THanks for all the advice you guys...
For those of you that have applied multiple times and managed to pick yourself back up again and got in this year...

Congratulations!!!!!😍😍😍

You Guys deserve it!
As for those of us who have yet to hear any good news.

 

[prevet09]

for me i think you just gotta say.. well.. that makes my decision of where to go easier! and under the assumption that i will be accepted... it'll be a "sign" if i only have one school to choose from =D at least that's how i'm operating right now.. but if i don't make it this cycle i may indulge in MANY ice cream buckets...

 

[lunazzurra]

I agree with prevet. Concentrating on the positives is a good way of dealing with rejections.

I am still waiting to hear from 2 of my 3 schools...the third I got an early rejection from. At this point I am operating on the assumption that I will not get in to either of them. The positives: if I don't get in, I am going to treat myself to a nice vacation come June; I will be able to save tuition $$ for another year before trying again; I won't have to worry about transplanting myself and 8 pets so soon; I will get to be with my husband full-time as opposed to on the weekends; I won't have to deal with 80+ hours of studying a week YET.

Of course I still hope I get in!

 

[pyxystyx]

Just to make you feel better,...

Officially...
Western - REJECTED
UC Davis - REJECTED

Unofficially...
Wisconsin - pretty much REJECTED
Dublin- pretty much REJECTED

"JKim" - 😀 Western was the FIRST school I heard back from, at all, and it felt like a slap in the face. I CRIED in the car all the way home from school, and all night that night...

I think it's like 2Pac sang it... "Just keepa yo head up..."! 😍

 

[pressmom]

Like I've said in many posts before in this forum....it is ubelievable how trying these rejections are on your self-esteem. This was my 3rd application cycle...over the 3 years, I have applied to a total of 21 schools (some are repeat schools). So far this year I have gotten one acceptance (internationally, to Ireland), and I still have a few schools to hear from (and interview for FL)...I don't think I kept any rejection letters from my first year...but I kept a couple from last year for some reason...I've been keeping my rejection letters from this cycle (all years put together, I so far have at least 10-15 rejection letters piled up in the kitchen)...HERE IS WHY I AM KEEPING ALL OF THEM...I know I am meant to be a vet, and I know I will become one...so, once I am a practicing vet...and have my own little office...I am going to have at least 3 things framed up above my desk: 1) my DVM degree, or BVetMed degree if I go overseas. 2) my acceptance letter(s) to show my triumph. and 3) A huge collage of all my rejection letters...so when I have an employee, or intern, that wants to get into vet school (or went through an unsuccessful application cycle), I can show them my wall...and show them that even though I've been rejected so many times, I stayed positive and persistent, and became an awesome vet nonetheless!!

That's really funny in a good way. In college, I worked for the newspaper. Many of my friends ended up going into journalism and have worked for a number of top newspapers and magazines. My editor senior year applied for internships at several papers and magazines (you pretty much have to start out that way) and must have received 20+ rejections. He ended up papering a wall of his office with them. I applied to the Washington Post (my dream paper) and didn't get it, so I put my rejection up there for solidarity. But 6 years later he has a very successful career as a newspaper reporter and has been promoted at least twice that I know about. All it take is determination and ONE yes!!

 

[sumstorm]

"JKim" - 😀 Western was the FIRST school I heard back from, at all, and it felt like a slap in the face. I CRIED in the car all the way home from school, and all night that night...

I think it's like 2Pac sang it... "Just keepa yo head up..."! 😍

I am not crier by nature, and I got my rejection from Purdue (the school I grew up visiting several times a year) RIGHT before a big formal dinner with hubby for his work . Held it together for the entire evening, came home, took a shower and bawled. Poor hubby said 'I thought you were ok with it' and had to put up with me all night and the next couple of days. That was my first rejection as well.

 

[JKIM02]

Just to make you feel better,...

Officially...
Western - REJECTED
UC Davis - REJECTED

Unofficially...
Wisconsin - pretty much REJECTED
Dublin- pretty much REJECTED

"JKim" - 😀 Western was the FIRST school I heard back from, at all, and it felt like a slap in the face. I CRIED in the car all the way home from school, and all night that night...

I think it's like 2Pac sang it... "Just keepa yo head up..."! 😍

Thank you !!!😍😍😍
OK... i dont mean thank you for getting rejected from those stupid schools... I wish you hadnt and we all went to the same school kuz that would have been awesommeeeeee.
but just thank you kuz even though vet school made me feel like a reject my friends dont 😍

 

[eatpinkpenguins]

I'm rooting for you!

 

[DocDVMD]

Rejections=increased calorie consumption

 

[VetUBet]

Like I've said in many posts before in this forum....it is ubelievable how trying these rejections are on your self-esteem. This was my 3rd application cycle...over the 3 years, I have applied to a total of 21 schools (some are repeat schools). So far this year I have gotten one acceptance (internationally, to Ireland), and I still have a few schools to hear from (and interview for FL)...I don't think I kept any rejection letters from my first year...but I kept a couple from last year for some reason...I've been keeping my rejection letters from this cycle (all years put together, I so far have at least 10-15 rejection letters piled up in the kitchen)...HERE IS WHY I AM KEEPING ALL OF THEM...I know I am meant to be a vet, and I know I will become one...so, once I am a practicing vet...and have my own little office...I am going to have at least 3 things framed up above my desk: 1) my DVM degree, or BVetMed degree if I go overseas. 2) my acceptance letter(s) to show my triumph. and 3) A huge collage of all my rejection letters...so when I have an employee, or intern, that wants to get into vet school (or went through an unsuccessful application cycle), I can show them my wall...and show them that even though I've been rejected so many times, I stayed positive and persistent, and became an awesome vet nonetheless!!

Such a freakin fabulous idea!!!! I love it and I love the whole diggin a hole and creating a bon fire for roasting marshmallows from smallandLA. Such great ideas! I myself have not been rejected since I have not applied to vet school yet, but in my head i fear those rejection letters come that day!! I told my husby come that day when I get letters, I'll have him open them while I hide in a deep dark closet, wait for whatever shock, good or bad, to pass over him, then come out and tell him not to give me the slightest hint as to whether or not I got in, leave the opened letters on the table for a good number of days while secretly studying my husband for any signs of sadness or happiness, then maybe get around to facing the truth and pick up the letters!!! Honestly I don't know how I will cope with such end-of-the-world news and I don't think I'm telling my family or friends when I apply, that way if I don't get in I wont have to see their disappointed & "I told you so" faces (since some of them are discouraging on that issue). But when I do get in, then I can tell them & give them MY "I told you so" face!!! 😛 Just like pressmom said, it just takes one "yes" and that's all I need! Just hope the acceptance letter comes first then the rest of rejection letters to follow and not visa versa! Don't want to be left hanging. But we'll see, doesn't seem to go that way. Good blessings to all ya'll applying now!

 

[IvyLynx]

I am not crier by nature, and I got my rejection from Purdue (the school I grew up visiting several times a year) RIGHT before a big formal dinner with hubby for his work . Held it together for the entire evening, came home, took a shower and bawled. Poor hubby said 'I thought you were ok with it' and had to put up with me all night and the next couple of days. That was my first rejection as well.

This is my first year applying. I was at work when I got my rejection email. I laughed it off to a coworker, but she didn't buy it. I think she thinks of me as a young her. She told me rejection stories of girls that had worked in my position previously and gave me some life advice. I thanked her, told her I was okay, and left for home. Held it together in the car ride back, particularly since a friend was riding with my boyfriend and I (yay carpooling!). We parked the car, I cried. Pulled myself together, walked up the stairs to the apt. got right in front of my roomies and started bawling. Poor boyfriend said the exact same thing, 'thought you were ok with it'. First rejection.

 

[tpad40]

This is my first year applying. I was at work when I got my rejection email. I laughed it off to a coworker, but she didn't buy it. I think she thinks of me as a young her. She told me rejection stories of girls that had worked in my position previously and gave me some life advice. I thanked her, told her I was okay, and left for home. Held it together in the car ride back, particularly since a friend was riding with my boyfriend and I (yay carpooling!). We parked the car, I cried. Pulled myself together, walked up the stairs to the apt. got right in front of my roomies and started bawling. Poor boyfriend said the exact same thing, 'thought you were ok with it'. First rejection.

Your story made me sad 🙁 *hug*

 

[twelvetigers]

Yeah, me too! I read it and I was like, "...awwh... :cry:"

 

[Groominator]

mmph. them boyfriends know how to say juuust the right thing huh?

Hopefully when I apply and have to go through similar news mine will think before he speaks. He went through med school apps this year and knows the pressure. Then again the bugger never got a rejection. Hmmm.

I like the idea of it making your choice of where to go easier though, thats a good way to look at it 😉

 

[pyxystyx]

mmph. them boyfriends know how to say juuust the right thing, huh?

"I thought you were ok with it?" - Must be the standard boyfriend response to our reactions. My fiance said the same exact thing when he saw how upset I was with my first one.

Dem boys are really bright sometimes...

 

[LVT2DVM]

I did this to (15 schools), on my third application cycle. (That was rough year.) It never gets any better. Im either going to get in or become certifiably insane. uhmmmm, perhaps Ive already reached that point. Im 0/5 of 6 schools this year and Im pretty sure the last one is a rejection just waiting to me mailed. Thanks for this thread. Sometimes Im just so tired of being optimistic.

I have some experience with rejections. This is my second time applying to schools. So to give it my all, I decided to apply to 17 schools. Here is where I am at so far:

Colorado: rejection letter
Tufts: rejection letter (this one hurt)
Cornell: rejection letter online
Purdue: rejection letter
V-M regional: rejection letter
Washington: rejection letter
PEI: rejection letter
Wisconsin: rejection letter
Tennessee: rejection letter (I thought it was for sure an invite because no one had posted any rejection notices on SDN yet.)
Iowa: online rejection followed by rejection letter

This is where it gets fuzzy...
Mississippi: email stating no interview invite- pretty sure it's a rejection
Kansas: email stating no interview invite, but was kind of unclear

The good news...
Western: interviewed 1/27/09
Minnesota: interviewed 2/20/09
Louisiana: alternate waitlist, no rank

Waiting to hear from...
Davis: (my in-state school- I'm not holding my breath)
UPenn:

I'm just waiting on some good news.

 

[Poochlover11]

I have a really great guy. He knows how much vet school means to me and so supportive. He even does little things to help me out-like doing my laundry-to as he says "help you get into vet school." 🙂 He is so cute!

 

[IvyLynx]

Your story made me sad 🙁 *hug*

Yeah, me too! I read it and I was like, "...awwh... :cry:"

Aww, I'm sorry guys. That hug is much appreciated! There is enough disappointment to go around already, I don't mean to add to the unhappiness. The crying made me feel a bit better though. It sucks trying to hold it in.

But I agree....it must be a pre-programmed standard boyfriend answer or something. I don't know how he's gonna react if I don't get into my IS school. I assume there will be lots of chocolates.

 

[twelvetigers]

I assume there will be lots of chocolates.

Well, there had BETTER be.

 

[JKIM02]

Rejections=increased calorie consumption

Rejections + quitting smoking = exponential increase in calorie consumption 😛
(I hope my interview clothes still fit me next year!)

 

[DVMorBust]

Rejections + quitting smoking = exponential increase in calorie consumption 😛
(I hope my interview clothes still fit me next year!)

If it helps at all...I have the utmost respect for you being able to pull that off. *hands over some cinnamon sticks*

 

[SHEEPRL]

A lot of good advice here! I think the hardest part about rejections for me was having to tell all my friends and family. My sister made it much easier for me, though. I told her and my mom and they went ahead and informed everyone else for me. That way, I didn't have people calling me for the next few weeks going "Did you get in??" and having to say "Um, no - another year of rejections..." 🙁.

That is what my mom does for me too, it made it way easier. Unfortunately I should hear from my last group of schools (rejected thus far. 3 out of 6) before the 20th when I head back east for a family reunion, won't that be fun if I am spending the time studying for my GRE.....again😳

 

[LivestockDoc]

Im 0/5 of 6 schools this year and Im pretty sure the last one is a rejection just waiting to me mailed. Thanks for this thread. Sometimes Im just so tired of being optimistic.

I'm curious. Are the adcoms not very helpful in post-mortem consults? What are they telling you that you lack/need to improve? And if you work on that for the next cycle, how are they explaining another rejection? I feel bad for you. I couldn't hang in there for as many rounds as you have. Perhaps we SDNers should band together and storm the admissions office at the school of your choosing! We've gotta get you into vet school somehow, dammit! 😉

 

[sumstorm]

I just wanted to say that I think over 50% (Maybe 5/10ish?) of the people I met who were accepted to Penn this year, including me 🙁, got REJECTED last year or waitlisted and then rejected. It sucked terribly. I definitely had a few days of panicking. And here we are now.😀 And I honestly think I will be a better student next year because of it. Meet with ad com's and you keep those spirits up!! I'm rooting for you!

I am curious as to what makes you a better student next year? If it is just taking a year off of academics to live life...well, that won't do much for me. I honestly can't think of a solid way to improve my application that doesn't involve uprooting my family for a *chance* of improving my application, including delaying vet school for 2-3 more years. I intend to meet with the adcoms and possibly apply next year, but realisticly I can't hold on to my now 8 hour a week job in this economy (I have never felt the desire to shake someone so strongly as when our vet owner said 'I cut your hours because your going to vet school' and I have been very open about my rejections.') I am not likely to find another practice right now hiring. I would happily go on volunteer projects endlessly....if it didn't cost so much out of pocket to do so. Earning $0 I can handle, but earning negative $ is harder to take, especially in this economy.

 

[Truth74]

Let's face it, the IS wait list doesn't move much (at all) for UIUC.

I think in my case, they sometimes want rigor that I can't do with a mortgage and children to support. I did the full time thing to finish my undergrad, and it took a bit of budgeting and a lot of sacrifice.

I know for a fact, I can not change my undergrad gpa much, because of the number of credit hours I have. Going on 160. That can also be a factor for someone who is doing a post bacc. My last 45 hrs are great.
My grades, as they are, have been good enough to get me interviews twice at UIUC, so...

I think I'm going to hunt down another LA vet to shadow and try to add to that part of my application. I may even investigate a masters program for my fourth run. I have a garden I'm throwing all of my energy into (planning, buying stuff, etc...), for now.

 

[sumstorm]

I think I'm going to hunt down another LA vet to shadow and try to add to that part of my application. I may even investigate a masters program for my fourth run. I have a garden I'm throwing all of my energy into (planning, buying stuff, etc...), for now.

LOL. I have the same recovery plan going on.... hubby and I are attending some classes this weekend and building raised beds (I have never gardened in a state where the ground is...welll....clay!) I am even ordering some fruit trees.

 

[Truth74]

LOL. I have the same recovery plan going on.... hubby and I are attending some classes this weekend and building raised beds (I have never gardened in a state where the ground is...welll....clay!) I am even ordering some fruit trees.

Fruit trees? I'm looking at the Miller Nursery and Stark Bros catalogs! I'm fascinated with the 2 and 3 in one grafted trees. I need to replace a cherry tree that the rabbits skinned last spring, but I just love to look at what the have. I put it in my memory bank for another year.

I'm finding it hard to narrow it down to a few catalogs. Once you get on a list, all of them come to you. I'm mesmerized by the pictures. l I have to narrow down the selection to fit my budget.

I had a truckload of compost brought in last year, so I don't really need to do much, but top dress. Ah, manual labor.

 

[sumstorm]

LOL. I am looking at the multi-grafts! My favorite for vegetables is Cook's Garden. We are going to a native plant sale for some stuff....and I am going to order native woodland plants from a specialty grower. We have 5 acres, about half of which is wooded. I plan on bringing a couple loads of compost in (we compost here, but not enough to support the raised beds.) Going to go SQF this year, because hubby feels clueless in the garden, and that makes 'sense' to him (just in case I am away in the fall.)

 

[pressmom]

Rejections + quitting smoking = exponential increase in calorie consumption 😛
(I hope my interview clothes still fit me next year!)

I think it's great that you're quitting smoking before vet school though. Whether you get in this year or not! I'm a second year vet student and I tried to quit last summer. Totally didn't work. Now I'm trying to quit again this summer (too stressful to quit during the semester!) because I don't want to be smoking during clinics and this is my last long break before them. Ugh!

 

[deadvet]

This is a great thread for purging and getting support not only from those who have been in your shoes but also those who have been there and have succeeded.

Truly all of you have passion and dedication or you would not do this year after year. Application post mortems are helpful to a point. They can definitely tell an applicant where they shine and where they can improve. Of course these opinions vary between veterinary schools and the types of applicants they are looking for.

I would say that the one shared criteria is that they want to make sure that the applicant they admit can academically succeed in an extremely demanding, stressful and challenging curriculum. This is both for the benefit of the applicant and the school. There is nothing more heartbreaking than talking to a veterinary student who has been academically dismissed from vet school. It is one thing to not be chosen for admission but a much different thing to have had the "brass ring" so to speak and to lose it. Both are devastating, no doubt but one could argue that its not as hard to miss something one never had.

All this being said, one thing that is a constant that maybe is not always taken into consideration by applicants is that the application cycle is a dynamic. What was good enough or almost good enough one year may not be the next cycle. The opposite is true as well. So while a post mortem may give one advice on how to improve, and you do that, the next year some young whippersnappers 🙂 might apply that have simply set the world on fire in every aspect of their application.

One thing that can help, and understandably cannot be done by everyone, is to gain residency in a state with a vet school where the population may not be as high as another state with a vet school. So moving to California, New York, Texas or Massachusetts to name a few, would be futile. But moving to a relatively lower population state like Oklahoma, Alabama, Iowa, or Missouri may increase one's chances. Likely, most schools take more IS applicants so theoretically you are competing against a smaller applicant pool which increases one's odds of getting in. Like I said, this cannot be done by everyone but it is another option. Interested persons should ask their admissions offices how many IS applicants applied, how many were accepted and what their GPA range and median were for those IS applicants accepted. This would give one an idea of where they would stand.

Much luck to all and the s'mores idea was a great one!👍

 

[robeezy08]

One thing that can help, and understandably cannot be done by everyone, is to gain residency in a state with a vet school where the population may not be as high as another state with a vet school. So moving to California, New York, Texas or Massachusetts to name a few, would be futile. But moving to a relatively lower population state like Oklahoma, Alabama, Iowa, or Missouri may increase one's chances. Likely, most schools take more IS applicants so theoretically you are competing against a smaller applicant pool which increases one's odds of getting in. Like I said, this cannot be done by everyone but it is another option. Interested persons should ask their admissions offices how many IS applicants applied, how many were accepted and what their GPA range and median were for those IS applicants accepted. This would give one an idea of where they would stand.

Much luck to all and the s'mores idea was a great one!👍

Hey Deadvet thanks for the advice! I've only begun to realize how much residency plays in getting into vet school. I wish my undergrad advisor and even prevet club (way back in the day) would've stressed this point during app cycle esp for those of us who are borderline with GPA/GRE scores...oh and I wish I knew about SDN during undergrad too🙂

Good luck to everyone else still waiting to hear

 

[BR549]

I applied in 2006 and was rejected by all the schools I applied to. My heart sunk! 🙁 However, my faith helped me through. I knew that this is my purpose and I would get to my goal eventually...no matter how long. After being rejected by 3 schools this year, I was nervous when I got interviews. Then ecstatic when I got an acceptance. I didn't apply last year, as I committed to teaching for 2 years. To make a long story short, rejections stink to high heavens! Take some time to yourself to meditate and definitely PRAY! Then surround yourself with things that make you happy.

I always tend to look back at situations and see where God's hand was working behind the scenes and seeing that it worked out better in the long run, than if I had just gotten my way initially. I don't know your beliefs, but faith and prayer have made tremendous impacts on how I deal with devastating news and help me keep my sanity when I feel the world is closing in! Just my .02. I hope and wish y'all well!🙂

 

[JKIM02]

I think it's great that you're quitting smoking before vet school though. Whether you get in this year or not! I'm a second year vet student and I tried to quit last summer. Totally didn't work. Now I'm trying to quit again this summer (too stressful to quit during the semester!) because I don't want to be smoking during clinics and this is my last long break before them. Ugh!

I made a promise to myself and my dad that I would quit before attending vet school and I knew if I didnt quit before vet school I would probably never quit during. I told myself that if I got interviews then I would have to quit then and there. I wasnt quite able to quit before Western's interview but I was able to quit before WSU's and I have been smoke free since Feb.10! I know it may not sound like a big deal but it is to me! HOpefully, if i do manage to get myself into vet school this year, I will be able to keep myself from relapsing.

Pressmom, I wish you the best of luck in your quitting smoking and I hope you succeed!

 

[DocDVMD]

Wow, good for you JKIM02!!!

 

[twelvetigers]

Everyone here needs some happy.

Go here:

http://www.schhh.eu/shortfilms/

Enter the site (don't worry about the over 18 thing, nothing is X rated lol) and choose "Signs" (second from center). It will give you some happy.

The others are great too, btw.

🙂