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Current 1st year here! Last year we found out in the first week of December about phase 1 and interview emails were sent on Jan 28th. It's a long wait, but it goes fast. Good luck everyone!
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petethecat said:
Do they require Fall transcripts to be sent in?
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v3tsquar3d said:
Do we think they have to be official transcripts for fall ‘22? I just sent my unofficial transcripts like I did for MIZZOU and am unsure if I should request for official or if unofficial is enough.
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That’s a better question for ASA but it does say official on the checklist so I’d verify with them.
 
for those of you who have sent your transcripts for Fall 2022 in already, did you just download your official transcript and email it to them with the email they listed?
 
futurereptiledr said:
for those of you who have sent your transcripts for Fall 2022 in already, did you just download your official transcript and email it to them with the email they listed?
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I think it may have to come directly from your school to be an official one. I think it’s usually the unofficial version that is available for download.
 
futurereptiledr said:
for those of you who have sent your transcripts for Fall 2022 in already, did you just download your official transcript and email it to them with the email they listed?
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Okay bc that’s what’s confusing me bc it says official transcripts for previous semesters and then just transcripts for summer and fall to that email. So it’s just throwing me off a bit. Maybe I’ll just call
 
So I’m a little confused. After reading this thread it looks like people have found out if they’ve made it past phase II? I was fortunate to make it past phase I but haven’t heard anything since November..
 
brandimarie said:
So I’m a little confused. After reading this thread it looks like people have found out if they’ve made it past phase II? I was fortunate to make it past phase I but haven’t heard anything since November..
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I don't think phase 2 emails have been sent out. Historically phase 2 emails aren't sent until January
 
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OOS Interview Invite! There’s just one thing that worries me about this school. There’s a google doc on the APVMA FB page called “Factors when picking a vet school” which has pros and cons for each school, and on the cons list for Illinois it says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”

Could anyone please clear this up for me? Is it accurate?
 
dzmn said:
OOS Interview Invite! There’s just one thing that worries me about this school. There’s a google doc on the APVMA FB page called “Factors when picking a vet school” which has pros and cons for each school, and on the cons list for Illinois it says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”

Could anyone please clear this up for me? Is it accurate?
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That document is actually originally from SDN 🙂

@battie @SkiOtter or at @SportPonies can clarify further, but it is accurate that Illinois just has the 9 grades rather than exams throughout each semester for each class.
 
dzmn said:
OOS Interview Invite! There’s just one thing that worries me about this school. There’s a google doc on the APVMA FB page called “Factors when picking a vet school” which has pros and cons for each school, and on the cons list for Illinois it says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”

Could anyone please clear this up for me? Is it accurate?
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The core of the Illinois sequence is nine classes. They cover the full material you're learning each year. You also have a clinical block in the first 3 years, which are S/U graded.
 
dzmn said:
says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”
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This is a rather heavy exaggeration and sounds like it was written by someone bitter lol

It’s true there are only 9 GPA points for your entire GPA (one final “grade” for each quarter). HOWEVER, you can still bounce back from a bad grade in a quarter or two.

I did. @battie did. It was stressful, but doable.

If you do poorly enough to fail the year, you do need to repeat the year and you’re only allowed one repeat for your time at illinois.
 
SportPonies said:
It’s a hard adjustment and it’s scary to have so much riding on only a few exams. But I also felt it gave me a better QOL in school
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Okay sorry, I’m still confused. So it is block? Like you do 1 for 8 weeks and test at the end? I guess I don’t understand block schedules. 🤔
 
v3tsquar3d said:
Okay sorry, I’m still confused. So it is block? Like you do 1 for 8 weeks and test at the end? I guess I don’t understand block schedules. 🤔
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You’ll have a handful of classes (ie, anatomy, physiology, histology, imaging). One large exam at 4 weeks, one large exam at 8 week. Sometimes there is a quiz here and there, but not commonly (primarily just first year)

Your cumulative score after those 8 weeks for all the subjects is your “grade” for the quarter. Of which you’ll get 9 of during your time in school

Did that make any more sense? I know it’s an unusual format
 
SportPonies said:
You’ll have a handful of classes (ie, anatomy, physiology, histology, imaging). One large exam at 4 weeks, one large exam at 8 week. Sometimes there is a quiz here and there, but not commonly (primarily just first year)

Your cumulative score after those 8 weeks for all the subjects is your “grade” for the quarter. Of which you’ll get 9 of during your time in school

Did that make any more sense? I know it’s an unusual format
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Ahhh okay, sorry! Yeah, that makes more sense! So, does that mean the last semester of 3rd year on we won’t be taking those exams anymore?
 
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