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I think many of you being incredibly harsh. The OP is just asking for folks who have made a decision to get off the wait lists. He or she wasn't asking for advice on what to do with his or her time. Clearly the poster knows to work on stuff and change the app for the next cycle. And the poster certainly doesn't need a reality check. The poster is having enough reality right now. And, everyone needs to just back off a little. This is supposed to be a supportive place and it is a little disappointing the way some of these comments have been framed. Give the poster a break. Reality is fine but this is a stressful time and I think we need to show some support.

Hey vetschoolwaitlister - hang in there. Belief is good. Don't let these folks deter you. Waiting is tough. I get it. Do what you can in case you don't get in. The whole "plan for the worst". And since this place hasn't been too kind, spending more time here probably isn't worth it.
 
mcmom said:
I think many of you being incredibly harsh. The OP is just asking for folks who have made a decision to get off the wait lists. He or she wasn't asking for advice on what to do with his or her time. Clearly the poster knows to work on stuff and change the app for the next cycle. And the poster certainly doesn't need a reality check. The poster is having enough reality right now. And, everyone needs to just back off a little. This is supposed to be a supportive place and it is a little disappointing the way some of these comments have been framed. Give the poster a break. Reality is fine but this is a stressful time and I think we need to show some support.

Hey vetschoolwaitlister - hang in there. Belief is good. Don't let these folks deter you. Waiting is tough. I get it. Do what you can in case you don't get in. The whole "plan for the worst". And since this place hasn't been too kind, spending more time here probably isn't worth it.
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If we are all so mean and unsupportive, why do you hang around?

We gave the OP plenty of support and good advice and based upon her comments she clearly isn't thinking about applying again or improving her application, hence the recommendations. She NEEDS to hear that this stuff is important. I know reality is something crippling now to a bunch of the current pre-vets but get over it and put on some adult pants or vet school when you get there is going to be a very difficult task.
 
LetItSnow said:
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought jmo's last post was just a titch stalkery creepy.
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that was the intent 😉
mcmom said:
I think many of you being incredibly harsh. The OP is just asking for folks who have made a decision to get off the wait lists. He or she wasn't asking for advice on what to do with his or her time. Clearly the poster knows to work on stuff and change the app for the next cycle. And the poster certainly doesn't need a reality check. The poster is having enough reality right now. And, everyone needs to just back off a little. This is supposed to be a supportive place and it is a little disappointing the way some of these comments have been framed. Give the poster a break. Reality is fine but this is a stressful time and I think we need to show some support.

Hey vetschoolwaitlister - hang in there. Belief is good. Don't let these folks deter you. Waiting is tough. I get it. Do what you can in case you don't get in. The whole "plan for the worst". And since this place hasn't been too kind, spending more time here probably isn't worth it.
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if you are unwilling to accept the fact that everyone will have a different opinion, dont go asking for opinions. the reality is, life is tough.
 
jmo1012 said:
that was the intent 😉

if you are unwilling to accept the fact that everyone will have a different opinion, dont go asking for opinions. the reality is, life is tough.
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Funny - I wasn't asking for an opinion. I was showing support and a bit of kindness for the poster. Life is tough. No kidding. The poster knows that. Geez. what is with you people?
 
Whoops, guess we should have just rounded up everyone who has decided on a school and made sure they didn't have waitlist spots that they're sitting on. Our bad for taking the post into a larger context and trying to give the OP some advice!
 
mcmom said:
I think many of you being incredibly harsh. The OP is just asking for folks who have made a decision to get off the wait lists. He or she wasn't asking for advice on what to do with his or her time. Clearly the poster knows to work on stuff and change the app for the next cycle. And the poster certainly doesn't need a reality check. The poster is having enough reality right now. And, everyone needs to just back off a little. This is supposed to be a supportive place and it is a little disappointing the way some of these comments have been framed. Give the poster a break. Reality is fine but this is a stressful time and I think we need to show some support.

Hey vetschoolwaitlister - hang in there. Belief is good. Don't let these folks deter you. Waiting is tough. I get it. Do what you can in case you don't get in. The whole "plan for the worst". And since this place hasn't been too kind, spending more time here probably isn't worth it.
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Uh. Some of us WERE supportive. Some of us (ok, me) even said "hey, I don't think the OP's request is out of line, and it does suck to be in the waitlist arena." And then the OP got pissy and started repeating the demand for people to make a decision. And on top of it, the OP *does* need a reality check: she's 100% focused on this application cycle, which isn't doing her ANY good. I mean, hell, just look at the name she chose for her SDN account: pretty clear she's obsessed over it.

Nobody has said anything different than what you did: be hopeful, but plan for the worst so that you're prepared. So maybe you should lose the holier-than-thou attitude.
 
mcmom said:
Funny - I wasn't asking for an opinion. I was showing support and a bit of kindness for the poster. Life is tough. No kidding. The poster knows that. Geez. what is with you people?
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Oh noes! We offered some good advice to someone that might not be what they want to hear! Shudder! Come on. You can't really be that sensitive? Nobody here was mean. Nobody was rude. Time to drop the teenager mentality.

We have been through this before. We understand that pain and feeling of defeat, but we also have lived through it to know what is the BEST thing to do. That is all we were telling the OP and clearly she needed at least someone to mention that it is time to look forward to the next cycle because she said herself that she can't do that yet. The point is she can and she needs to think about the next application cycle. Nobody is telling her that she sucks (because she doesn't, being waitlisted is a good thing), nobody is saying to lose all hope of ever getting accepted (because she might be). We are just saying it sucks, but don't let it take over your life, start improving for next application should it be needed.
 
Just to throw this out there... waitlisted people have a right to maintain their spots until they are called. Yeah, there's a certain type of courtesy in offering to remove oneself from the list after one decision has been made, but heck, life happens, and decisions can change. So I can see people hanging on to their waitlist spots as long as they see fit for their own personal circumstances.

Just because one person wants to ride in the front of the rollercoaster doesn't mean s/he is entitled to the seat if someone got to it first.
 
I'm the first to say that DVMD and I rarely agree, but her post wasn't even harsh. I wouldn't even think of it as being discouraging, blunt, or unsupportive.

As a second time applicant, everything everyone has suggested is 100% what the OP needs to consider. There are countless other threads on being waitlisted that the OP could have referred to. To be honest, I'm shocked that the OP's OP didn't get eviscerated. I think it's more annoying/unnecessary to campaign for other students to make decisions just because the OP wants them to than it is to get the advice the OP needs but doesn't want.

We want the OP to succeed, but I'm sorry nobody is serving up a giant sympathy cake.


If anyone decides to do that though....I want in.
 
pinkpuppy9 said:
I'm the first to say that DVMD and I rarely agree, but her post wasn't even harsh. I wouldn't even think of it as being discouraging, blunt, or unsupportive.

As a second time applicant, everything everyone has suggested is 100% what the OP needs to consider. There are countless other threads on being waitlisted that the OP could have referred to. To be honest, I'm shocked that the OP's OP didn't get eviscerated. I think it's more annoying/unnecessary to campaign for other students to make decisions just because the OP wants them to than it is to get the advice the OP needs but doesn't want.

We want the OP to succeed, but I'm sorry nobody is serving up a giant sympathy cake.


If anyone decides to do that though....I want in.
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😢

They grow up so fast... :arghh:
 
Hey vetschoolwaitlister - keep on, keeping on. You will get through all this and hopefully you will get off the list and join the ranks! Vet students and vet school applicants could use a big dose of optimism and I am pulling for you. Despite what has been said to and about you on this thread. And, if cards fall your way, you'll get off the list earlier rather than later so you can make good plans.
 
pinkpuppy9 said:
I'm the first to say that DVMD and I rarely agree, but her post wasn't even harsh. I wouldn't even think of it as being discouraging, blunt, or unsupportive.

As a second time applicant, everything everyone has suggested is 100% what the OP needs to consider. There are countless other threads on being waitlisted that the OP could have referred to. To be honest, I'm shocked that the OP's OP didn't get eviscerated. I think it's more annoying/unnecessary to campaign for other students to make decisions just because the OP wants them to than it is to get the advice the OP needs but doesn't want.

We want the OP to succeed, but I'm sorry nobody is serving up a giant sympathy cake.


If anyone decides to do that though....I want in.
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But...but...somehow telling people to be realistic is smashing their hopes and dreams.

What's the saying? Hope for the best prepare for the worst? There's a good reason for that
 
mcmom said:
Hey vetschoolwaitlister - keep on, keeping on. You will get through all this and hopefully you will get off the list and join the ranks! Vet students and vet school applicants could use a big dose of optimism and I am pulling for you. Despite what has been said to and about you on this thread. And, if cards fall your way, you'll get off the list earlier rather than later so you can make good plans.
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Huh. Funny. Once again, nobody said anything different. You're just more sanctimonious.
 
mcmom said:
I think many of you being incredibly harsh. The OP is just asking for folks who have made a decision to get off the wait lists. He or she wasn't asking for advice on what to do with his or her time. Clearly the poster knows to work on stuff and change the app for the next cycle. And the poster certainly doesn't need a reality check. The poster is having enough reality right now. And, everyone needs to just back off a little. This is supposed to be a supportive place and it is a little disappointing the way some of these comments have been framed. Give the poster a break. Reality is fine but this is a stressful time and I think we need to show some support.

Hey vetschoolwaitlister - hang in there. Belief is good. Don't let these folks deter you. Waiting is tough. I get it. Do what you can in case you don't get in. The whole "plan for the worst". And since this place hasn't been too kind, spending more time here probably isn't worth it.
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From her posts, I quite honestly wasn't sure she knew to begin focusing on the next application cycle. I certainly didn't and it bit me in the butt on round two. Yes I got in, but was only accepted outright to one school, while the others were off wait lists and a bizarre situation. If I had started improving things early on and not banking on getting off of 1 of 4 wait lists from application cycle one, maybe I would have had answers earlier or more options. All of us have pretty much been saying to plan for the worse and be pleasantly surprised if you get called off.
 
pinkpuppy9 said:
I think it's more annoying/unnecessary to campaign for other students to make decisions just because the OP wants them to
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Pinkpuppy9 has it right.

Sometimes... most of the time... it's just way too easy to post things on the internet. Something that I've learned over the years... the best thing that can happen after writing an impassioned plea or request or sentiment of any kind... is to delete it and start again with a fresh mind. People like wine... not those who whine.

*edit... bad pun, I know. :laugh:
 
mcmom said:
Hey vetschoolwaitlister - keep on, keeping on. You will get through all this and hopefully you will get off the list and join the ranks! Vet students and vet school applicants could use a big dose of optimism and I am pulling for you. Despite what has been said to and about you on this thread. And, if cards fall your way, you'll get off the list earlier rather than later so you can make good plans.
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We are pulling for the OP by suggesting he/she find ways to make his/her app much better for a potential second try. There is nothing mean or pessimistic about that. Vet school is hard to get into statistically, before considering the fact that you have to be competitive.

I was flat rejected my first cycle, and the very people on this thread gave me great advice. I took it, and am thrilled to say I'll be a first year this August. And that I had the best pre-veterinary internship in the world because I applied to it when it was open. I didn't cross my fingers and wait, otherwise my window would have closed and I would have been sitting on my butt for a year.
 
LetItSnow said:
Legit. Nobody likes someone who makes promises and doesn't deliver. You're getting in so deep you're going to have to fly here to personally deliver it. Plus, you need to teach me to throw it.
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I can't even properly throw mine. The Aborigine I made it with told me I'd have to be a vegetarian back in the day.
 
pinkpuppy9 said:
I'll take anything.

Except carrot cake. I'm not that desperate.
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pinkpuppy9 said:
I'll take anything.

Except carrot cake. I'm not that desperate.
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Woah now. Don't hate on carrot cake. With cream cheese icing? That stuff is delicious. And you can pretend it's healthy!
 
WildZoo said:
Woah now. Don't hate on carrot cake. With cream cheese icing? That stuff is delicious. And you can pretend it's healthy!
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Hey, I'll eat it when it's the only thing available. I just have a love affair with strawberries, so most of my cake preferences involve strawberries in some sort of capacity.
 
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