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It varies year to year. My cycle it moved 1. Year before didn’t move at all. Unsure about last year.
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for anyone currently attending,
I got accepted into UFCVM Class of 2029, but I also got accepted into Tufts. i am trying to weigh out all the pros and cons. UF is my IS school so definitely leaning that way, in terms of hands-on- experiences, research opportunities, career coaching, support for students, and NAVLE test prep, how good would you say is UF on that?
 
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Baobun2020 said:
for anyone currently attending,
I got accepted into UFCVM Class of 2029, but I also got accepted into Tufts. i am trying to weigh out all the pros and cons. UF is my IS school so definitely leaning that way, in terms of hands-on- experiences, research opportunities, career coaching, support for students, and NAVLE test prep, how good would you say is UF on that?
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Hands on experience is decent compared to other schools. Early on it’s easiest to get hands on experience with affiliated organizations (TNR programs, local clinics). On clinics it really depends on the department how much you are able to do. I’m happy they’re requiring VCOP now to get people adequate surgery experience before graduating. There are a LOT of research opportunities. Like there is an entire organizations dedicated to getting students involved in research. I like that 3rd year spring courses are basically review of major topics for NAVLE and chosen electives. We have to buy NAVLE prep on our own but I think that’s standard at most schools. I’ve gotten a lot of mentorship from faculty and residents. Support for students - there’s been some trouble there. I think they’re actively trying to get better though.
 
fauna said:
Being IS, I think this means it’s over for me :,( I am beside myself. I am really happy for anyone who got in so please don’t let me bring any of you down. Like genuinely stop reading this because I think you should be celebrating and I know you deserve this.

I am just heartbroken. Right now, I don’t think I can go through this again but there’s nothing else I want to do in my life. I don’t want to spend another year and a half of my life this way. Just waiting for a way out. I am agonizing over my interview. Maybe I didn’t really have a chance before the interview or maybe I truly did and I just fumbled it. I have so many people who have been also waiting to hear if I made it in and it’s so humiliating to say, in addition to the 10 schools I have been rejected from for the second year in a row, I was also rejected from my biggest dream.
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Please don’t give up if this is truly what you’re passionate about. This was my third time applying to veterinary school and I also received countless rejection letters. I had decided that this would be my last year applying because this process is so draining. I finally got accepted into several schools this year and what really helped me to see results is (1) getting a unique experience and working in pretty much every area of vet med (lab animal, shelter, small animal, large animal, etc.) and (2) retaking prerequisite courses I knew I could get a better grade in.

One vet told me “if you plan on doing veterinary medicine the rest of your life is a few years really going to make a difference in the grand scheme of things?” NO!! It really changed my mindset.

You got this I promise!!!!
 
Baobun2020 said:
for anyone currently attending,
I got accepted into UFCVM Class of 2029, but I also got accepted into Tufts. i am trying to weigh out all the pros and cons. UF is my IS school so definitely leaning that way, in terms of hands-on- experiences, research opportunities, career coaching, support for students, and NAVLE test prep, how good would you say is UF on that?
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Class of 2028 here - I have loved my time at UFCVM so far. Research is very accessible- I am involved in 2 projects already and most of my friends have connections to projects as well. There is even a program called FVSP for summer research (with a stipend and travel fund) between 1st and 2nd year. Hands on experiences in your 1st 2 years mostly come from clubs - I’ve had opportunities to volunteer in the hospital, done basic surgeries in club wet labs, etc. Some friends of mine even work in the ER part time through a school program for paid experience. Support for students so far has been good - professors are receptive to feedback and there is lots of tutoring/mental health counseling/TA assistance/etc. to help you. We have semesterly Lunch and Learns for career prep and other networking opportunities to help with career connections from the get go. Lots of good things to say about the school!
 
Baobun2020 said:
for anyone currently attending,
I got accepted into UFCVM Class of 2029, but I also got accepted into Tufts. i am trying to weigh out all the pros and cons. UF is my IS school so definitely leaning that way, in terms of hands-on- experiences, research opportunities, career coaching, support for students, and NAVLE test prep, how good would you say is UF on that?
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Current fourth year at UF, I agree with previous posters and will also add as someone who took (and passed!) the NAVLE this fall, UF’s unique schedule is a benefit for test prep. We are on clinics 3rd year summer and fall and 4th year spring, and in the classroom 3rd year spring and 4th year fall. It’s an awful lot easier to make time for NAVLE studying when you have, say, 10-14 credits of classes (that often aren’t overlapping) as opposed to being on clinical rotations that have far longer hours, weekend requirements, and are much more physically taxing. You also don’t have to worry about whether you’ll be on a more demanding rotation the same time you’re scheduled to take the NAVLE. I think that our schedule likely contributes to our consistently high NAVLE pass rate percentages and definitely makes for a better quality of life when you’re studying for it.

Happy to answer any other questions anyone has about UFCVM, feel free to tag me or message me privately 🙂
 
BigCats said:
Current fourth year at UF, I agree with previous posters and will also add as someone who took (and passed!) the NAVLE this fall, UF’s unique schedule is a benefit for test prep. We are on clinics 3rd year summer and fall and 4th year spring, and in the classroom 3rd year spring and 4th year fall. It’s an awful lot easier to make time for NAVLE studying when you have, say, 10-14 credits of classes (that often aren’t overlapping) as opposed to being on clinical rotations that have far longer hours, weekend requirements, and are much more physically taxing. You also don’t have to worry about whether you’ll be on a more demanding rotation the same time you’re scheduled to take the NAVLE. I think that our schedule likely contributes to our consistently high NAVLE pass rate percentages and definitely makes for a better quality of life when you’re studying for it.

Happy to answer any other questions anyone has about UFCVM, feel free to tag me or message me privately 🙂
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Hello, I have a question that might be silly. So as I understand it, summer of 2nd and 3rd year is taken up by clinics. Isn’t summer usually the time vet students go out and find extensions/internships (don’t really know the difference) to gain experience in their fields of interest and network? With clinics being in the summer, do UF vet students just not do this? Have you noticed this impacting areas of the students’ success such as residency match rates or anything like that?

Also, what do students usually do the summer between 1st and 2nd year? Thanks in advance!
 
albatrossless said:
Hello, I have a question that might be silly. So as I understand it, summer of 2nd and 3rd year is taken up by clinics. Isn’t summer usually the time vet students go out and find extensions/internships (don’t really know the difference) to gain experience in their fields of interest and network? With clinics being in the summer, do UF vet students just not do this? Have you noticed this impacting areas of the students’ success such as residency match rates or anything like that?

Also, what do students usually do the summer between 1st and 2nd year? Thanks in advance!
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We have the summer after 3rd year off to do this. I have two scheduled. We are only on clinics summer after second year, third year fall, and fourth year spring. Between 1st and 2nd year most people work, travel, do the research program, or do externships available to first years. When it comes to matching I’m not there yet so @BigCats will likely be more help there.
 
albatrossless said:
Hello, I have a question that might be silly. So as I understand it, summer of 2nd and 3rd year is taken up by clinics. Isn’t summer usually the time vet students go out and find extensions/internships (don’t really know the difference) to gain experience in their fields of interest and network? With clinics being in the summer, do UF vet students just not do this? Have you noticed this impacting areas of the students’ success such as residency match rates or anything like that?

Also, what do students usually do the summer between 1st and 2nd year? Thanks in advance!
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So you have a free summer between 1st and 2nd year as well as a free summer between 3rd and 4th year (you’re on clinics between 2nd and 3rd year, which I called third year summer since you’re considered a third year on clinics at that point). The summer off between 3rd and 4th year was 12 weeks long for my class, which was more than enough time to do externships, travel, relax, whatever you want to do. Additionally, you can use your vacation blocks during clinics to do more externships (but I recommend actually taking some time to relax lol). I actually think having the whole summer available is a huge boon for UF students, since you know well in advance you’ll have that time free, so you can schedule externships even several years in advance. For reference, I’m interested in zoo medicine and zoos frequently fill up their externship spots 2+ years in advance. I applied for my externships during late summer-early fall after 1st year knowing I’d have that summer off, and was able to get the ones I really wanted during times I knew I’d have free. Otherwise, you’re kind of at the mercy of your clinics scheduling to hope that the dates you requested for an externship and the vacation blocks you end up receiving are aligned.

I did apply for the match this year and receive results in less than 2 weeks (!!!), but in general I don’t think UF students suffer in any way as far as match success, except maybe that it is slightly more challenging to get LORs from clinical faculty since you aren’t on clinics during match season, so some people had to scramble to ask faculty they’d worked with over a year ago on clinics for a letter, which could be challenging if they don’t really remember you at that point. I knew well in advance I wanted to go through the match, so during my first chunk of clinics, I made it a point to find recommenders and ask them during that rotation if they’d be willing to write me a letter later on. One of them actually wrote the letter at that time so it would be fresh in their mind, and the other I checked in with a few times leading up to match to make sure they still remembered me lol. So it might be more challenging to get a strong faculty letter if you didn’t ask for any during third year clinics and have to see if people still remember you during fourth year fall, but also faculty know what it’s like to have to ask for letters and I haven’t heard of people having real issues getting letters together.

Summer between 1st and 2nd, I did externships and a lot of my classmates worked, externed, did the summer research program, traveled, or took time to relax. Totally up to you and honestly, whatever you do that early in your education is probably not going to make or break your life, so do something you want to do.
 
Hey did anyone else get emails at like 3-4 am? One of the emails (the one sent at 3:56 am), seems like it was supposed to be sent like a month ago after the interview. It includes information that says phone calls were going to be made and even has dates for the DVM preview days. I wish this would’ve come to me sooner! The preview days are in about 3 weeks!
 
Hennykoi said:
Hey did anyone else get emails at like 3-4 am? One of the emails (the one sent at 3:56 am), seems like it was supposed to be sent like a month ago after the interview. It includes information that says phone calls were going to be made and even has dates for the DVM preview days. I wish this would’ve come to me sooner! The preview days are in about 3 weeks!
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Yes, I did
I receive the interview email and another one for admission offer
 
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Hennykoi said:
Hey did anyone else get emails at like 3-4 am? One of the emails (the one sent at 3:56 am), seems like it was supposed to be sent like a month ago after the interview. It includes information that says phone calls were going to be made and even has dates for the DVM preview days. I wish this would’ve come to me sooner! The preview days are in about 3 weeks!
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what a freaking mess
 
Dumb question but does anyone know how many people actually get put on the waitlist? Is the waitlist different for OOS vs IS?
 
Baobun2020 said:
for anyone currently attending,
I got accepted into UFCVM Class of 2029, but I also got accepted into Tufts. i am trying to weigh out all the pros and cons. UF is my IS school so definitely leaning that way, in terms of hands-on- experiences, research opportunities, career coaching, support for students, and NAVLE test prep, how good would you say is UF on that?
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I'm deeply involved in research at the school.. IMO they don't focus a lot of attention and money in the research portion of the school. If Tufts offers a PhD/DVM program and you are serious about research, you might want to consider that. Of course there are enough labs and projects here, but in terms of the attention and capabilities that the school provides the research departments, I feel it is lacking. Even so, I think I'm involved in very important research and UF is an R1 school. If you include the COM, we are a top notch research school.
 
fuzzylab said:
Please don’t give up if this is truly what you’re passionate about. This was my third time applying to veterinary school and I also received countless rejection letters. I had decided that this would be my last year applying because this process is so draining. I finally got accepted into several schools this year and what really helped me to see results is (1) getting a unique experience and working in pretty much every area of vet med (lab animal, shelter, small animal, large animal, etc.) and (2) retaking prerequisite courses I knew I could get a better grade in.

One vet told me “if you plan on doing veterinary medicine the rest of your life is a few years really going to make a difference in the grand scheme of things?” NO!! It really changed my mindset.

You got this I promise!!!!
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How much did it cost you to retake the pre-reqs? Did you do it through a community college?
 
HazardHQ said:
Dumb question but does anyone know how many people actually get put on the waitlist? Is the waitlist different for OOS vs IS?
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There are separate IS and OOS waitlists. The OOS wait list will be significant longer because it tends to move a significant amount (I think 5x) is the ratio I was told.
 
katiemcat said:
We have the summer after 3rd year off to do this. I have two scheduled. We are only on clinics summer after second year, third year fall, and fourth year spring. Between 1st and 2nd year most people work, travel, do the research program, or do externships available to first years. When it comes to matching I’m not there yet so @BigCats will likely be more help there.
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BigCats said:
So you have a free summer between 1st and 2nd year as well as a free summer between 3rd and 4th year (you’re on clinics between 2nd and 3rd year, which I called third year summer since you’re considered a third year on clinics at that point). The summer off between 3rd and 4th year was 12 weeks long for my class, which was more than enough time to do externships, travel, relax, whatever you want to do. Additionally, you can use your vacation blocks during clinics to do more externships (but I recommend actually taking some time to relax lol). I actually think having the whole summer available is a huge boon for UF students, since you know well in advance you’ll have that time free, so you can schedule externships even several years in advance. For reference, I’m interested in zoo medicine and zoos frequently fill up their externship spots 2+ years in advance. I applied for my externships during late summer-early fall after 1st year knowing I’d have that summer off, and was able to get the ones I really wanted during times I knew I’d have free. Otherwise, you’re kind of at the mercy of your clinics scheduling to hope that the dates you requested for an externship and the vacation blocks you end up receiving are aligned.

I did apply for the match this year and receive results in less than 2 weeks (!!!), but in general I don’t think UF students suffer in any way as far as match success, except maybe that it is slightly more challenging to get LORs from clinical faculty since you aren’t on clinics during match season, so some people had to scramble to ask faculty they’d worked with over a year ago on clinics for a letter, which could be challenging if they don’t really remember you at that point. I knew well in advance I wanted to go through the match, so during my first chunk of clinics, I made it a point to find recommenders and ask them during that rotation if they’d be willing to write me a letter later on. One of them actually wrote the letter at that time so it would be fresh in their mind, and the other I checked in with a few times leading up to match to make sure they still remembered me lol. So it might be more challenging to get a strong faculty letter if you didn’t ask for any during third year clinics and have to see if people still remember you during fourth year fall, but also faculty know what it’s like to have to ask for letters and I haven’t heard of people having real issues getting letters together.

Summer between 1st and 2nd, I did externships and a lot of my classmates worked, externed, did the summer research program, traveled, or took time to relax. Totally up to you and honestly, whatever you do that early in your education is probably not going to make or break your life, so do something you want to do.
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Thanks for these in depth answers! I appreciate your help! I’m definitely leaning towards UF and hoping to make it to the DVM day in March!
 
albatrossless said:
Thanks for these in depth answers! I appreciate your help! I’m definitely leaning towards UF and hoping to make it to the DVM day in March!
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No problem at all! Preview day is definitely worth it if you’re trying to decide. The hospital is so modern and awe-inspiring the first time you see it!
 
Hey - I didn’t even realize calls were going out until now. I’m an IS applicant but already got into Cornell and Tufts OOS. I’m worried now. I am kind of banking on the affordability of IS tuition. I’m so confused - no call or anything. Why would I not get in UF IS when I already got into more difficult schools OOS???
 
vbplayercatlover said:
Hey - I didn’t even realize calls were going out until now. I’m an IS applicant but already got into Cornell and Tufts OOS. I’m worried now. I am kind of banking on the affordability of IS tuition. I’m so confused - no call or anything. Why would I not get in UF IS when I already got into more difficult schools OOS???
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I don't know if you can assume you didn't get in just yet, but this happens all the time. Many people get rejected by their IS and end up going OOS.
 
vbplayercatlover said:
Hey - I didn’t even realize calls were going out until now. I’m an IS applicant but already got into Cornell and Tufts OOS. I’m worried now. I am kind of banking on the affordability of IS tuition. I’m so confused - no call or anything. Why would I not get in UF IS when I already got into more difficult schools OOS???
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I had an undergrad classmate get into Cornell and not UF (our IS). She was brilliant and incredibly qualified. She graduated from Cornell last year and is very successful. Admissions are just like that sometimes.
 
Has anyone ever been to the open house and the DVM preview? I know I want to visit the campus at one of these events, but I didn't know the dates of the preview were so soon until the email came out and that's pretty short notice for me and my family to request off. My questions: 1. Can family even go to the DVM preview? I would assume not but just want to make sure 2. If I can't make the DVM preview, is the open house still a similar experience? I figure it won't be as in-depth and I don't think they'll have the faculty/student panel but would you still advise going if I couldn't make the DVM preview?
 
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Hennykoi said:
Has anyone ever been to the open house and the DVM preview? I know I want to visit the campus at one of these events, but I didn't know the dates of the preview were so soon until the email came out and that's pretty short notice for me and my family to request off. My questions: [emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]. Can family even go to the DVM preview? I would assume not but just want to make sure [emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]. If I can't make the DVM preview, is the open house still a similar experience? I figure it won't be as in-depth and I don't think they'll have the faculty/student panel but would you still advise going if I couldn't make the DVM preview?
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I called ab the preview days and he said he anticipates/plans on allowing one or two family
members attending especially if you’re OOS. He said there would be more concrete info coming ab preview days soon!
 
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So no email?
 
What do we have to wear for the preview day in March? Business, professional, or casual?
 
Baobun2020 said:
What do we have to wear for the preview day in March? Business, professional, or casual?
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Our dress code at the school is scrubs or business casual. At orientation and other events we have to dress business casual so that’s what most people wear to preview!
 
Hi, first of all, thank you to everyone who had such kind responses to me. It means a lot, it put me in tears which was kind of helpful for letting it all out lol. I think I know in the back of my mind that I will keep trying but I am just going to let myself be sad for a little before I decide and try to detach myself from this process because I think right now it is far too tangled with my identity.

I got the two emails back-to-back as well, for me it was IS alternate and I got it at 11:44pm last night. The email didn’t say anything about packet reviews so I plan to call on Monday to ask them about that.

edit: the emails happening the way they did, makes me think they are having some major IT problems, out of their control I think.
 
katiemcat said:
Our dress code at the school is scrubs or business casual. At orientation and other events we have to dress business casual so that’s what most people wear to preview!
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Do you know if we are allowed to bring guests? Thanks!
 
albatrossless said:
Do you know if we are allowed to bring guests? Thanks!
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I think someone further up mentioned they called and were told 1-2 guests. Keep in my you can also bring more of your family to family day of orientation!
 
@katiemcat do we know roughly how many folks are on the wait-list vs how many get roughly accepted off it? Specifically curious about OOS. I realize IS barely moves.

I kinda wish they just rejected me at this point. 😭
 
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