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Yayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! I got in!!!!!!!!!!!! just finished submitting the survey saying i will be accepting my seat! Anyone else????

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StoliRazberi said:
Yayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! I got in!!!!!!!!!!!! just finished submitting the survey saying i will be accepting my seat! Anyone else????

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I'm torn between Minnesota and Ohio State!!! Ugh what a wonderful predicament to be in. I feel so blessed. Congrats to everyone!
 
Hey everyone! I have been creeping around the forums for a bit and decided to join because..... I WAS ACCEPTED! This was my second year applying to vet schools, first time to Minnesota. Loved the school. My other choice was Ohio (my IS) and I just heard I was waitlisted. Better than a rejection like last year but still #26... ouch. I am psyched about Minnesota. Congrats to everyone else as well, cannot wait to meet the rest of the class.
 
Congratulations, vetmed17!!! What great news, I'm happy for you! And everybody else that heard good news as well, way to go! I got some good news this morning too 😍
 
LoveMyHotDog said:
I'm torn between Minnesota and Ohio State!!! Ugh what a wonderful predicament to be in. I feel so blessed. Congrats to everyone!
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Me too! I'm leaning toward Minnesota at this point though, even though it is outrageously expensive... 😱 Everyone was just sooo nice there and it seemed like such a great environment to go through vet school in 🙂
 
dovelover said:
Me too! I'm leaning toward Minnesota at this point though, even though it is outrageously expensive... 😱 Everyone was just sooo nice there and it seemed like such a great environment to go through vet school in 🙂
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I know! It was amazing. What I really liked was the opportunity to have hands-on experience early on. I'M SO CONFUSED!! hahah.
 
LoveMyHotDog said:
I know! It was amazing. What I really liked was the opportunity to have hands-on experience early on. I'M SO CONFUSED!! hahah.
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I am still waiting on Wisconsin, but I'm 90% sure on Minnesota! I absolutely LOVE the school, and the people are great too!
 
Waitlisted as well. Does anyone know have an idea of how many people get off the (OOS) waitlist?
 
CloudlessNights said:
Waitlisted as well. Does anyone know have an idea of how many people get off the (OOS) waitlist?
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I think I saw on some recent year's thread that there was an SNDer who was #20 and got accepted. Don't know how far beyond that they usually go though.
 
Hey guys! So there was talk on the Minnesota attending thread about creating a facebook group for the class of 2017, so I went ahead and made one! I posted the link on the other thread, but I'm not sure all of you are checking that, so if you've decided on Minnesota, join the group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/219095318229926/ I don't want to be the only one on there! If anyone wants to be made an administrator, let me know!
 
dovelover said:
Hey guys! So there was talk on the Minnesota attending thread about creating a facebook group for the class of 2017, so I went ahead and made one! I posted the link on the other thread, but I'm not sure all of you are checking that, so if you've decided on Minnesota, join the group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/219095318229926/ I don't want to be the only one on there! If anyone wants to be made an administrator, let me know!
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Sounds GREAT!! I am 95% sure on Minnesota....still haven't heard from WI. 🙂
 
Anyone know when students typically hear about scholarships from the College?
 
deb1123 said:
Anyone know when students typically hear about scholarships from the College?
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I think I read somewhere that they inform you of any scholarships they're giving you at the same time they inform you of your acceptance. But that only includes the scholarships that you don't have to apply separately for.
 
Is there a possibility that the admissions committee will go through the thirties for this year's waitlist?
 
Just declined my acceptance offer. *sigh* Hope it gets one of you off the waitlist though. Good luck everyone!
 
Hey everyone! I just posted on the FB page but thought I'd check in here as well. Getting ever so slightly nervous about my living situation for next year, probably because I have to figure it out by June.

I think I'd prefer to move in with someone into a new place (rather than move into a house full of people who have been living there) because I've run into some weird dynamics in the past (basically not really having a fair say in the common areas because of being the "newcomer") and I'd prefer to avoid that if at all possible. That and I already have a lot of furniture and such from living on my own the past 2 years, so if someone is coming in from OOS and has less that could work really well! I also have a cat so a cat-friendly place is a must! Trying to also get as close as possible to campus, I mean I'll take the bus if I have to but that can get pricey and be time consuming depending on the route.

Basically, I'm looking for a roommate 🙂 More info about me on the FB page or Google doc survey from there.

Anyone else feeling a bit stressed about finding a place to live, or am I crazy for worrying about it so early?
 
kcoughli said:
I mean I'll take the bus if I have to but that can get pricey and be time consuming depending on the route.
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I suppose it might be time-consuming, but it shouldn't be pricey. $99/semester for an unlimited bus pass that works anywhere in the Twin Cities....

G'luck in the roomie hunt! See you in the fall!
 
LetItSnow said:
I suppose it might be time-consuming, but it shouldn't be pricey. $99/semester for an unlimited bus pass that works anywhere in the Twin Cities....

G'luck in the roomie hunt! See you in the fall!
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I almost forgot about the UPass. Since I stopped just being a student at the U and also became an employee there the awesome bus pass was no longer an option.
 
kcoughli said:
I almost forgot about the UPass. Since I stopped just being a student at the U and also became an employee there the awesome bus pass was no longer an option.
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Yeah. It can be time-consuming depending on route/distance, yer right about that. I frequently bus home to Plymouth (35 minutes west, for you non-locals) from school. I have to take a campus connector from St. Paul to Minneapolis, and then I can catch an express bus out to Plymouth.

That said, the time isn't a big deal, because you can use it to study. Not much else to do on the bus. So it doesn't end up being wasted. It only sucks on those days when you really have somewhere to be.
 
LetItSnow said:
Yeah. It can be time-consuming depending on route/distance, yer right about that. I frequently bus home to Plymouth (35 minutes west, for you non-locals) from school. I have to take a campus connector from St. Paul to Minneapolis, and then I can catch an express bus out to Plymouth.

That said, the time isn't a big deal, because you can use it to study. Not much else to do on the bus. So it doesn't end up being wasted. It only sucks on those days when you really have somewhere to be.
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35 minutes west via driving - how long does the bus ride take you?
 
kcoughli said:
35 minutes west via driving - how long does the bus ride take you?
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Well. If I leave UMN in my car it takes 35 minutes. If I leave via bus, it takes me 15 minutes to get to Mpls, 5 minutes to spare to not miss the bus, 30 minutes ride, 12 minute drive from park 'n ride ... So, 62 minutes. About double the time.

My typical day is that I ride in with a first-year student friend of mine. Then I bus home on the days our schedules don't line up (many/most days).

It's a headache. I wouldn't advise living that far away.
 
Anyone (OOS) get called yet? I got my status update email this morning but was wondering if they started calling people off yet.
 
CloudlessNights said:
Anyone (OOS) get called yet? I got my status update email this morning but was wondering if they started calling people off yet.
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I inquired about that this morning. Karen said that they filled their class with the first round of offers so there are no calls to be made. If students who have already accepted change their mind and forfeit their deposit, then calls will be made as needed.

Total bummer...
 
Has anyone heard anything?? I am an OOS wait lister #5 still holding out hope. I accepted Ohio State so I am lucky but I LOVED MN.
 
skykitty said:
Has anyone heard anything?? I am an OOS wait lister #5 still holding out hope. I accepted Ohio State so I am lucky but I LOVED MN.
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I emailed Karen again last Thursday and my number hasn't changed since April 16th (OOS #9). Loved MN too, and on two other waitlists that haven't moved much. 🙁 Slowly coming to the (sad) conclusion that I'll probably have to reapply this year.

Congrats on Ohio State, though! I'm sure you'll love it there as well! 🙂
 
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Thank you CloudlessNights. Maybe it will move a little if their instate opens up or C's on the final transcripts. There is still hope for us.
 
skykitty said:
Has anyone heard anything?? I am an OOS wait lister #5 still holding out hope. I accepted Ohio State so I am lucky but I LOVED MN.
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I was #5 on the IS wait list and got my phone call on Friday. Hang in there!!
 
Congrats!! Where did you start originally? I started at 43 then 23 on April 15th and Karen said just last Tuesday I was 20. I would love to stay here and not go to Illinois!
 
I was #21 on the IS wait list before the deadline, and #5 afterwards. The OOS lists always seem to move more because a lot of people end up getting into their IS and deciding to go there, so don't give up hope! There's also probably some people like me who put down a deposit somewhere else and later got accepted into their top school and have been slow to let the first school know they won't be attending..
But thank you! And good luck to you!
 
gumtree said:
I was #21 on the IS wait list before the deadline, and #5 afterwards. The OOS lists always seem to move more because a lot of people end up getting into their IS and deciding to go there, so don't give up hope! There's also probably some people like me who put down a deposit somewhere else and later got accepted into their top school and have been slow to let the first school know they won't be attending..
But thank you! And good luck to you!
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I'm still hoping the OOS list moves, but it hasn't moved even one spot since the 16th..
 
Just declined my OOS seat. Absolutely loved Minnesota, but couldn't turn down Wisconsin tuition when my waitlist number came up today. Hope this helps someone out!
 
So not to freak anyone out or anything, but have we gotten any information on enrolling for courses? I only ask because I was randomly going through my U of MN email (because I've been taking some pre-reqs through here) and I found an email saying my time to register was on May 3. So of course I go in to see if the vet classes are up yet and it looks like they are! I'm guessing we don't have to worry about it yet (more info later this month if I recall the email correctly). Just getting excited/nervous over here!
 
kcoughli said:
So not to freak anyone out or anything, but have we gotten any information on enrolling for courses? I only ask because I was randomly going through my U of MN email (because I've been taking some pre-reqs through here) and I found an email saying my time to register was on May 3. So of course I go in to see if the vet classes are up yet and it looks like they are! I'm guessing we don't have to worry about it yet (more info later this month if I recall the email correctly). Just getting excited/nervous over here!
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Don't worry about it. You'll hear from the registrar when it's time. You don't really do any registration other than letting her know (via a form she'll email that you'll return) which electives you may want to take. I don't recall what electives are available first semester ... a couple, I think. (That said, you guys are the first class in the new curriculum, so perhaps you have more/fewer electives than we did.)
 
LetItSnow said:
Don't worry about it. You'll hear from the registrar when it's time. You don't really do any registration other than letting her know (via a form she'll email that you'll return) which electives you may want to take. I don't recall what electives are available first semester ... a couple, I think. (That said, you guys are the first class in the new curriculum, so perhaps you have more/fewer electives than we did.)
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Phew. I was pretty sure I wasn't missing anything, especially since none of the seats were taken, but it was a moment of brief panic that maybe I'd missed an important memo. New curriculum you say? Well that's terrifying...
 
kcoughli said:
New curriculum you say? Well that's terrifying...
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Yup! 🙂 It's obviously impossible to say if it's "better" until you guys go through it all the way and find out, but there are a number of changes that I'm envious about. Nothing's perfect, and I'm sure you guys will have plenty of tweaks it going forward, but to my eye almost all the changes look good.

One downside is that it will be more difficult for upperclass peeps to coach you through the first year. There's a whole lot of advice second- and third-year students pass off to first years (I know I was grateful for all of it!!!!); a lot of the very specific stuff (like: "focus on his notes for test 2 of that class") just went out the window, probably.
 
LetItSnow said:
Yup! 🙂 It's obviously impossible to say if it's "better" until you guys go through it all the way and find out, but there are a number of changes that I'm envious about. Nothing's perfect, and I'm sure you guys will have plenty of tweaks it going forward, but to my eye almost all the changes look good.

One downside is that it will be more difficult for upperclass peeps to coach you through the first year. There's a whole lot of advice second- and third-year students pass off to first years (I know I was grateful for all of it!!!!); a lot of the very specific stuff (like: "focus on his notes for test 2 of that class") just went out the window, probably.
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What are the changes? I'm starting to feel out of the loop that I didn't know changes were happening, not that I really knew 100% what the old curriculum was but still...

This makes me nervous mostly because I hate being the guinea pig class for testing new ideas. It has happened to me far too often in my educational career already, and generally not with great results. Also, no help from people who've done it before = curses!!!
 
kcoughli said:
What are the changes? I'm starting to feel out of the loop that I didn't know changes were happening, not that I really knew 100% what the old curriculum was but still...
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Agreed. LetItSnow, can you tell us a bit more about what you know about these changes (good or bad)? I'm nervous about being the test group. I'm cool with change, but in the past when I was in the first class that a professor taught that subject to, and they were still working out the kinks and preparing, my learning suffered. I'm hoping these changes are mostly good!
 
kcoughli said:
What are the changes? I'm starting to feel out of the loop that I didn't know changes were happening, not that I really knew 100% what the old curriculum was but still...

This makes me nervous mostly because I hate being the guinea pig class for testing new ideas. It has happened to me far too often in my educational career already, and generally not with great results. Also, no help from people who've done it before = curses!!!
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I don't think you should be too nervous. The overall core functionality stays the same - the teachers, the general material - what changes is tweaks to the order of presentation or the amount of time given to things.

This is a blog in which the committee work was tracked. I presume since it's on a public web server it's ok for me to post it. A post or two down are some documents that describe the new curriculum. It's probably hard to really compare unless you're familiar with the current/old curriculum.

Some of the changes I like:
o Anatomy is now a one-year course. This is excellent; giving you more chance to really build a solid anatomy foundation. Cramming it into one semester has given me a weaker base than you will have. Also, I heard [translation: this is rumor-mill material] that they're going to fold much of the material from the first-year equine limb elective into the large-animal portion of anatomy. That's really slick, because the elective is great, it's taught by a fantastic doctor, and not everyone who wanted to take it got the opportunity.

o Physiology is now a one-year course. Ditto anatomy. Better foundational understanding of physiological mechanisms will make your medicine courses SO much more valuable.

o Consolidation of the medicine courses. You'll now have them presented in track-specific classes like "Small Animal Medicine I/II" and "Large Animal Medicine I/II". Personally, I would have found that to be better for my retention. They similarly split the single surgery course into four courses (SA Surgery I/II and LA Surgery I/II).

o You have a course called Preventive Medicine. I have no idea what it is, but it sounds cool.

o Consolidation of the specialties. Instead of a separate derm class, separate ophtho class, you get them blended. And, they got pushed back to the last semester before rotations, which is *awesome* - you'll have a much better foundation and the info will be fresh for your rotations. I took derm and ophtho last semester .... you know how much I'm going to remember when I start rotations in a year?

One move that I think might be negative is that they moved up Clinical Pathology from Year 2, Semester 2 to Year 2, Semester 1. (From Semester 4 to Semester 3.) It now overlaps with Systemic Pathology. Personally, I think that's a lot to ask of students - they both are memorization intensive courses and Clin Path in particular is a tough conceptual problem-solving type of class. It's by far and away the 'challenge' class of my current semester. To move it ahead in the curriculum .... ugh. The nice part is you'll be ramped up earlier on interpreting lab results. My question is whether you're "ready" for it at that point.

All in all, though, the changes make a lot of sense to me.
 
gumtree said:
in the past when I was in the first class that a professor taught that subject to, and they were still working out the kinks and preparing, my learning suffered. I'm hoping these changes are mostly good!
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Other than typical professor changes that might happen year to year as people retire, move jobs, whatever, none of these curriculum changes should result in professors teaching new subjects. It's more reshuffling order of presentation, consolidating subjects into coherent units, and refocusing the amount of time invested in different subjects. I think you'll basically have the same people teaching things that do it now.

Take everything I say with a big grain of salt - I'm just a student and I have no part in the revision!
 
Thanks for all of the info, LIS! 👍😀

It's really nice to be able to see how the curriculum is changing and what is in store for us. It's also nice to know that the school strives to make improvements when needed.
 
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I need help making a decision. Could someone be so kind as to give me the pros and cons of OOS UMN vs OOS University Tennessee. I have been offered a seat off of the waitlist and I want to make the right decision. I want hands on instead of sitting in a classroom for 2 years...this was why I decided against Ohio. I prefer the food animal route but I loved both schools. Everyone is so great on this thread so PLEASE HELP!!
 
skykitty said:
I need help making a decision. Could someone be so kind as to give me the pros and cons of OOS UMN vs OOS University Tennessee. I have been offered a seat off of the waitlist and I want to make the right decision. I want hands on instead of sitting in a classroom for 2 years...this was why I decided against Ohio. I prefer the food animal route but I loved both schools. Everyone is so great on this thread so PLEASE HELP!!
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For my part, I dunno how to help because I don't know anything about UT. If you have specific questions about MN that would help you build your pros/cons lists I'd be happy to answer them!
 
Thanks for sharing that with us, LetItSnow! I'm pretty excited that anatomy is going to be a year-long course now--I've heard it's pretty brutal to learn everything in one semester.
 
gumtree said:
Thanks for sharing that with us, LetItSnow! I'm pretty excited that anatomy is going to be a year-long course now--I've heard it's pretty brutal to learn everything in one semester.
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I think more the problem is that they can't go into everything in one semester. The anatomy instructors are really awesome, but because it's one semester they necessarily skim things that would be nice to spend more time on. You'll get a really excellent base in anatomy that makes me jealous because that stuff comes back to haunt you.

I was helping remove an infiltrative lipoma in the hip of a dog not too long ago. The surgeon and I were digging deep into the musculature around and in the hip and it was very frustrating to me to not remember it as well as I felt I should. I think a full year with more detail would have helped with retention.
 
Thank you for your response. Why did you choose UMN? What were the real benefits that made you want to go there over the other choices?
Thanks again
 
skykitty said:
Thank you for your response. Why did you choose UMN? What were the real benefits that made you want to go there over the other choices?
Thanks again
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I'm a crappy person to answer that. I really like the school I'm at, but overall my choice was primarily based on being a lifelong resident, planning to stay here, having a house here, and having my wife/kids plus both sets of parents here. It just didn't make sense to uproot and move.

So I can't say I ever really did a deep evaluation of other schools in comparison, because I never intended to go elsewhere.

Sorry. 🙂

I'm sure other people have useful advice, though!
 
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