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apizfoshizz said:
We are supposed to be getting an update today. If my spot doesn't move I think I'm going to give them a call to see if the class is full or not.
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Idk if you know, but has UMinn ever filled a class without using their waitlist?
 
I'm pretty positive there are spots, guys. Multiple people on this thread turned down their OOS spots.....
 
98cats said:
I'm pretty positive there are spots, guys. Multiple people on this thread turned down their OOS spots.....
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I know, I'm just being paranoid. I just remember that they over accept so that might make up for the few drops here on the forum
 
PaulsPaws said:
I know, I'm just being paranoid. I just remember that they over accept so that might make up for the few drops here on the forum
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that is too bad because what is the point of having a wait list if they over-accept? You'd think they would just accept and put everyone else on the waitlist. Very frustrating. makes waitlist numbers "lower" than what they are if they do over-accept.
 
mcmom said:
that is too bad because what is the point of having a wait list if they over-accept? You'd think they would just accept and put everyone else on the waitlist. Very frustrating. makes waitlist numbers "lower" than what they are if they do over-accept.
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One thing to consider though. While some schools don't over-accept, those that do makes things run more efficiently in a way, and allows the waitlist that they do call to have enough time. For example, let's say a school has 40 spots for OOS but over-accepts to 70. They let 30 extra people know, but then it usually works out to where there are less than 40 spots and therefore they still call off their OOS waitlist (let's say they call off 30 people to fill the remaining spots). Even when they do that, some classes doesn't completely fill until a week or so before classes. If they didn't over-accept, that would be 60 or more people that would be put on the waitlist, which they would eventually call off, but since they usually only go a few people at a time... it could potentially take even longer, and we all know the waitlist moves slow enough as it is. At least, that's how it was told to me.

Just keep your head up and sit tight, hopefully you will get good news soon! :luck:
 
Ashgirl said:
One thing to consider though. While some schools don't over-accept, those that do makes things run more efficiently in a way, and allows the waitlist that they do call to have enough time. For example, let's say a school has 40 spots for OOS but over-accepts to 70. They let 30 extra people know, but then it usually works out to where there are less than 40 spots and therefore they still call off their OOS waitlist (let's say they call off 30 people to fill the remaining spots). Even when they do that, some classes doesn't completely fill until a week or so before classes. If they didn't over-accept, that would be 60 or more people that would be put on the waitlist, which they would eventually call off, but since they usually only go a few people at a time... it could potentially take even longer, and we all know the waitlist moves slow enough as it is. At least, that's how it was told to me.

Just keep your head up and sit tight, hopefully you will get good news soon! :luck:
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Still - I think it stinks because the guy sitting at #1 on the wait list thinks the first person that declines a spot will get his/her spot - as he ought to believe that given his #1 spot. Instead, you'd have to factor in the number a class is "over accepted." So - if the class, as you write, over accepts to 70 when they only have 40 spots. That means the person sitting at number 2 on the waitlist is really sitting at #32 and I don't think that is fair. Not cool.
 
mcmom said:
Still - I think it stinks because the guy sitting at #1 on the wait list thinks the first person that declines a spot will get his/her spot - as he ought to believe that given his #1 spot. Instead, you'd have to factor in the number a class is "over accepted." So - if the class, as you write, over accepts to 70 when they only have 40 spots. That means the person sitting at number 2 on the waitlist is really sitting at #32 and I don't think that is fair. Not cool.
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That's very true, but those that do get called off the waitlist if the school doesn't over - accept could be called weeks or even months later than they would have, and in a way that's not fair either. Also, those that got accepted in the over - accept situation could have been waitlisted as well in a non over accept situation, which wouldn't be fair to them either to wait. No matter what, someone gets the short stick. It really isn't fair, but it is what it is.

I know this process stinks. It really does. Just try to hold out for a bit longer, the news will come eventually.
 
Ashgirl said:
That's very true, but those that do get called off the waitlist if the school doesn't over - accept could be called weeks or even months later than they would have, and in a way that's not fair either. Also, those that got accepted in the over - accept situation could have been waitlisted as well in a non over accept situation, which wouldn't be fair to them either to wait. No matter what, someone gets the short stick. It really isn't fair, but it is what it is.

I know this process stinks. It really does. Just try to hold out for a bit longer, the news will come eventually.
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I don't think the process stinks at all.

I'm actually pretty impressed at how almost all the schools handle their admissions. Think of what a huge challenge they face: they get 10x the number of seats they have in applications. They have to go through every application, scoring them and ranking them. Many of them, like the U, then go on to interview at least twice as many people as they have seats for. They have to score all those. Then they have to go through the iterative process of notifying, wait for acceptance/declining, notifying, waiting, etc., until they finally have a class roster. To get through the application->interview->first round of acceptances as quickly as they do? I think it's an amazingly well-oiled machine. (This isn't me defending UMN: I think nearly all schools do an exceptional job with it.)

I think mcmom is just going to be upset no matter what. She's upset at being on the waitlist (which to me seems kinda callous considering how many people are outright rejected). She's upset at the idea of a mechanism that might speed things up, even though it actually would alleviate her first concern..... You can't please some people.

As an aside, I don't know that UMN *does* over-accept. They certainly may. I know some (many? most?) schools do. But I'm not sure if PaulsPaws actually knows that UMN does, or is just assuming it or heard it somewhere or .....
 
Also, my anxious waitlisted compadres, remember that some people haven't been called off the waitlist until a couple weeks before school starts (at least in my class), so there's really no point getting too worked up over it now. It's very early yet in the process and stressing yourselves out over it won't help anyone. No matter what happens, it's going to be okay 🙂
 
LetItSnow said:
I don't think the process stinks at all.

I'm actually pretty impressed at how almost all the schools handle their admissions. Think of what a huge challenge they face: they get 10x the number of seats they have in applications. They have to go through every application, scoring them and ranking them. Many of them, like the U, then go on to interview at least twice as many people as they have seats for. They have to score all those. Then they have to go through the iterative process of notifying, wait for acceptance/declining, notifying, waiting, etc., until they finally have a class roster. To get through the application->interview->first round of acceptances as quickly as they do? I think it's an amazingly well-oiled machine. (This isn't me defending UMN: I think nearly all schools do an exceptional job with it.)

I think mcmom is just going to be upset no matter what. She's upset at being on the waitlist (which to me seems kinda callous considering how many people are outright rejected). She's upset at the idea of a mechanism that might speed things up, even though it actually would alleviate her first concern..... You can't please some people.

As an aside, I don't know that UMN *does* over-accept. They certainly may. I know some (many? most?) schools do. But I'm not sure if PaulsPaws actually knows that UMN does, or is just assuming it or heard it somewhere or .....
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there is one thing that would make me happy and that is getting off the waitlist! Thanks though for all your insight. Very understanding of you to be so supportive during such a high stress time for those of us on the waitlist. Yes happy to be on the list but after a rollercoaster of trying to get in, other waitlisters can appreciate how tough it is. you, already in vet school, have probably long forgotten the stress. I will rely on my fellow waitlisters to be supportors of the present long wait and the anxiety.
 
mcmom said:
there is one thing that would make me happy and that is getting off the waitlist! Thanks though for all your insight. Very understanding of you to be so supportive during such a high stress time for those of us on the waitlist. Yes happy to be on the list but after a rollercoaster of trying to get in, other waitlisters can appreciate how tough it is. you, already in vet school, have probably long forgotten the stress. I will rely on my fellow waitlisters to be supportors of the present long wait and the anxiety.
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It's not really a stress you forget.

Being on the wait list just means you weren't outright rejected. You shouldn't have any expectation of being called within a certain timeframe. At some schools wait listers have been called during the first 1-2 weeks of school
 
LetItSnow said:
I don't think the process stinks at all.

I'm actually pretty impressed at how almost all the schools handle their admissions. Think of what a huge challenge they face: they get 10x the number of seats they have in applications. They have to go through every application, scoring them and ranking them. Many of them, like the U, then go on to interview at least twice as many people as they have seats for. They have to score all those. Then they have to go through the iterative process of notifying, wait for acceptance/declining, notifying, waiting, etc., until they finally have a class roster. To get through the application->interview->first round of acceptances as quickly as they do? I think it's an amazingly well-oiled machine. (This isn't me defending UMN: I think nearly all schools do an exceptional job with it.)

I think mcmom is just going to be upset no matter what. She's upset at being on the waitlist (which to me seems kinda callous considering how many people are outright rejected). She's upset at the idea of a mechanism that might speed things up, even though it actually would alleviate her first concern..... You can't please some people.

As an aside, I don't know that UMN *does* over-accept. They certainly may. I know some (many? most?) schools do. But I'm not sure if PaulsPaws actually knows that UMN does, or is just assuming it or heard it somewhere or .....
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Ah, I should have clarified. I meant that the waiting process stinks for most people. What I have seen of administration, is very similar to what you are saying. Very fast and efficient. I'm amazed myself that some schools can go through 1400+ applications in a month or so.

Overall, I was trying to cheer mcmom up... but that seems to be a bit of a lost cause.

mcmom said:
there is one thing that would make me happy and that is getting off the waitlist! Thanks though for all your insight. Very understanding of you to be so supportive during such a high stress time for those of us on the waitlist. Yes happy to be on the list but after a rollercoaster of trying to get in, other waitlisters can appreciate how tough it is. you, already in vet school, have probably long forgotten the stress. I will rely on my fellow waitlisters to be supportors of the present long wait and the anxiety.
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I'm pretty sure LIS remembers the waiting game, as does everyone else. Just because it happened a year or two ago and he is accepted now doesn't mean he doesn't remember waiting. I don't think your sarcasm is really needed here.. we were all trying to help you, not kick you while you were down. Waiting doesn't seem fair, but if you are meant to get a spot, you will get called eventually.
 
mcmom said:
there is one thing that would make me happy and that is getting off the waitlist! Thanks though for all your insight. Very understanding of you to be so supportive during such a high stress time for those of us on the waitlist. Yes happy to be on the list but after a rollercoaster of trying to get in, other waitlisters can appreciate how tough it is. you, already in vet school, have probably long forgotten the stress. I will rely on my fellow waitlisters to be supportors of the present long wait and the anxiety.
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I have been on waitlists before, at least one/year for three years in a row. I get it. It is stressful. You just never know what will happen. But what LIS is saying is that you need to try to let it go... thinking about it constantly, constantly wondering and worrying is giving yourself anxiety. It isn't worth it to get yourself so worked up over something that is 100% out of your control. You never forget the stress of applying for vet school, I can promise LIS hasn't forgotten. He is just trying to tell you to take a breath and not get so worked up, because it really is not good for your health: physically, mentally and emotionally.
 
mcmom said:
there is one thing that would make me happy and that is getting off the waitlist! Thanks though for all your insight. Very understanding of you to be so supportive during such a high stress time for those of us on the waitlist. Yes happy to be on the list but after a rollercoaster of trying to get in, other waitlisters can appreciate how tough it is. you, already in vet school, have probably long forgotten the stress. I will rely on my fellow waitlisters to be supportors of the present long wait and the anxiety.
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Is the snark necessary?

I have not forgotten the process. It's why I've stuck around here and given advice and help to applicants at UMN ever since I got in. It's why I've done tours and meet 'n greets and lunches with pre-vets and applicants ever since I started school, never mind if I had some major exam the next day.

I'm simply suggesting that focusing on the negatives won't help you. You can't do a darn thing about whether or when you get called off the waitlist, so you might as well stay hopeful, stay positive, and above all, stay busy. That will make the most productive use of your time. And it's even more true if you're lower on the waitlist, as you've implied: I have literally seen people called off the waitlist after school has already started.... that's a long time to live in a state of anxiety. Worse yet, the last thing you want to do is continue to feed all the negative energy and then get called off the list and start vet school already stressed out and in a bad frame of mind: that's a recipe for a really bad first semester.

I'm not deaf to your stress. I'm encouraging you to find a way to be positive, spend your summer productively, and to be less callous toward people who got outright rejected.
 
LetItSnow said:
I don't think the process stinks at all.

I'm actually pretty impressed at how almost all the schools handle their admissions. Think of what a huge challenge they face: they get 10x the number of seats they have in applications. They have to go through every application, scoring them and ranking them. Many of them, like the U, then go on to interview at least twice as many people as they have seats for. They have to score all those. Then they have to go through the iterative process of notifying, wait for acceptance/declining, notifying, waiting, etc., until they finally have a class roster. To get through the application->interview->first round of acceptances as quickly as they do? I think it's an amazingly well-oiled machine. (This isn't me defending UMN: I think nearly all schools do an exceptional job with it.)

I think mcmom is just going to be upset no matter what. She's upset at being on the waitlist (which to me seems kinda callous considering how many people are outright rejected). She's upset at the idea of a mechanism that might speed things up, even though it actually would alleviate her first concern..... You can't please some people.

As an aside, I don't know that UMN *does* over-accept. They certainly may. I know some (many? most?) schools do. But I'm not sure if PaulsPaws actually knows that UMN does, or is just assuming it or heard it somewhere or .....
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When I was up for interviews, one parent outright asked "do you over accept" and miss Nelson said:

"Yes we do over accept"

Follow up question: "what happens if you over accept and get a class size too large?"

She responded: "There has never been a year where we've over accepted and too many ppl joined the class. Don't worry, we will cross that bridge if we have to"

Again, I know very little about the process and have been VERY pleased with UMinn compared to my other schools. Just thought I'd share what little info I have. GOODLUCK to everyone on the list, as it looks like I'm going to UF instead.
 
Is this the thread for UMN '18 applicants? or for the officially accepted class? or a lovely smish smash of the two?
Either way, I need help getting excited about moving from the friends, lover, sunshine, and ocean I have here in California to Minnesota. Don't get me wrong, I am so grateful for this opportunity...but lately I have been focusing on the things I am leaving to go do this school thing, instead of focusing on all the amazing and delightful things awaiting me there. So, tell me something wonderful about Minnesota - the state, the people, the school, the food, the weather (ha). Pretty please?
 
Gr8teful said:
Is this the thread for UMN '18 applicants? or for the officially accepted class? or a lovely smish smash of the two?
Either way, I need help getting excited about moving from the friends, lover, sunshine, and ocean I have here in California to Minnesota. Don't get me wrong, I am so grateful for this opportunity...but lately I have been focusing on the things I am leaving to go do this school thing, instead of focusing on all the amazing and delightful things awaiting me there. So, tell me something wonderful about Minnesota - the state, the people, the school, the food, the weather (ha). Pretty please?
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It was for this past cycle's applicants, and it's continued on for people accepted and on waitlists. So the class of 2018.
 
Gr8teful said:
So, tell me something wonderful about Minnesota - the state, the people, the school, the food, the weather (ha). Pretty please?
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1. New friends
2. Sunshine does exist here too (especially in the summer)
3. More shoreline than California (land of 10,000 lakes!)
4. State Fair and deep fried anything you could possibly want and many things you probably wouldn't on a stick
5. Snowy white Christmas (it's really only after the holidays that you wish the snow would go away and ne'er return)
6. We definitely get all 4 seasons, even if that pesky winter has been lasting longer than usual lately
7. People are generally pretty amazing, but I'm from here so not sure how unbiased I am in that regard 😉
8. There's a zoo within a couple miles of school that is free and open everyday year round, if you're into that sort of thing
9. Super bike friendly (I think Minneapolis recently beat out Portland as most bike-friendly in the nation) again if you're into that sort of thing
10. Both large and small animal hospitals right on campus (so there are dogs, cats, horses, cows, and the occasional llama/alpaca nearby at all times)
11. There is a kitten-closet right outside the 1st year lecture room. No lie, the closet mews because it is full of baby kittens.
12. Lots of clubs for hands on learning/trips/activities/etc
Honestly the list goes on, but that's something for now 😀

Let me know if you have any specific questions - almost done with first year at UMN and would be happy to share (less than a week left!)
 
Gr8teful said:
Is this the thread for UMN '18 applicants? or for the officially accepted class? or a lovely smish smash of the two?
Either way, I need help getting excited about moving from the friends, lover, sunshine, and ocean I have here in California to Minnesota. Don't get me wrong, I am so grateful for this opportunity...but lately I have been focusing on the things I am leaving to go do this school thing, instead of focusing on all the amazing and delightful things awaiting me there. So, tell me something wonderful about Minnesota - the state, the people, the school, the food, the weather (ha). Pretty please?
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It's normal to feel that way 😉 Minnesota's a great place. People are so wonderfully friendly here... but not in a creepy way (although I suppose it was a bit off putting at first, as someone who came here from a cynical don't talk to me in the supermarket line kinda place.) Random strangers will just say hi to you walking down the street. Plus, it's really pretty here. And there are parks everywhere (at least by me) with little lakes and lots of ducks and songbirds. All in all it's a very "nice" place to live. And I second the closet of kittens. It's recently been repopulated with litters of 2-3 week old kittens for some great in between class snuggle time. And the great clubs... lots of awesome activities to look forward to, and you can get involved even in the first 1-2 months of school! I'm looking forward to fall already! (Wait, what? 😵)
 
Thanks y'all! Fried food, kitten closet, and lots of parks/shoreline/nature all do sound appealing...
 
kcoughli said:
Don't mind him, he's stuck in rotations now so you probably won't be subjected to too much negativity from that quarter next year 😉
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Grrrrrr.

I'm only going to be nice because somebody mentioned fried food and it occurs to me that the State Fair is, like, only 3.5-4 months away or so. Deep fried everything here I come. Kind bummed though - I can't volunteer at the Fair this year. Sniff.

I'd highly encourage y'all to volunteer to narrate the surgery suite (not do the anesthesia monitoring - yawn). I did it last year and it was actually a pretty good learning experience <for me> to have to talk through the procedures in terms (and points of interest) suitable for a general audience.
 
kcoughli said:
1. New friends
2. Sunshine does exist here too (especially in the summer)
3. More shoreline than California (land of 10,000 lakes!)
4. State Fair and deep fried anything you could possibly want and many things you probably wouldn't on a stick
5. Snowy white Christmas (it's really only after the holidays that you wish the snow would go away and ne'er return)
6. We definitely get all 4 seasons, even if that pesky winter has been lasting longer than usual lately
7. People are generally pretty amazing, but I'm from here so not sure how unbiased I am in that regard 😉
8. There's a zoo within a couple miles of school that is free and open everyday year round, if you're into that sort of thing
9. Super bike friendly (I think Minneapolis recently beat out Portland as most bike-friendly in the nation) again if you're into that sort of thing
10. Both large and small animal hospitals right on campus (so there are dogs, cats, horses, cows, and the occasional llama/alpaca nearby at all times)
11. There is a kitten-closet right outside the 1st year lecture room. No lie, the closet mews because it is full of baby kittens.
12. Lots of clubs for hands on learning/trips/activities/etc
Honestly the list goes on, but that's something for now 😀

Let me know if you have any specific questions - almost done with first year at UMN and would be happy to share (less than a week left!)
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oh mine...sounds SUPERB!
 
Look's like I'm going to be one of the student mentors for your GOALE orientation in August. That means you guys have a 1 in 10 chance of being tortured by me for two long days at camp, muhahahaha :vamp: (vampire was the closest I could find to an evil smily...) Just kidding, of course. It'll be lots of fun! 😉
 
dovelover said:
Look's like I'm going to be one of the student mentors for your GOALE orientation in August. That means you guys have a 1 in 10 chance of being tortured by me for two long days at camp, muhahahaha :vamp: (vampire was the closest I could find to an evil smily...) Just kidding, of course. It'll be lots of fun! 😉
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Awwwww. I've done three GOALes in a row now. This will be my first one to miss. Sadness. Ah well. Baton ... passed.
 
LetItSnow said:
Awwwww. I've done three GOALes in a row now. This will be my first one to miss. Sadness. Ah well. Baton ... passed.
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LAME. too bad you couldnt help out too. 🙂 Although I am excited to meet all the 2016 and 2017ers ......
 
dovelover said:
Look's like I'm going to be one of the student mentors for your GOALE orientation in August. That means you guys have a 1 in 10 chance of being tortured by me for two long days at camp, muhahahaha :vamp:
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i like those odds......now if you excuse me.... :help: lol
 
DoctorToby said:
LAME. too bad you couldnt help out too. 🙂 Although I am excited to meet all the 2016 and 2017ers ......
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Hehe. I actually considered it, but then I realized two things:

1) I'm on ECC rotation then, so there's no hope I could swing it, and
2) I love our c/o 2014 in general, but it's always slightly annoyed me that they didn't really pass the torch on as far as 'helping out the incoming classes'. Working with the incoming classes is (at least for people like me) rejuvenating. Vet school can kinda beat you down sometimes; it's fun to be around people who are all excited and hyped up and whatnot. But our c/o 2014 just kept staying involved and reducing the chances for other classes. I don't want to be like that. I helped out for three years; it's time for me to get out of the way. 🙂

But I'll see you guys around the hospital if you poke your head in! Come get a job, come shadow, whatever. Say hi! 🙂
 
I just emailed Karen and the resident waitlist has moved. I don't know about the oos waitlist though. . .
 
hbr1704 said:
I just emailed Karen and the resident waitlist has moved. I don't know about the oos waitlist though. . .
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What amount of movement on the IS list if you know? And, if anyone has heard also about the OOS list, please post.
 
mcmom said:
What amount of movement on the IS list if you know? And, if anyone has heard also about the OOS list, please post.
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In February I was 26. Then on April 15 I was 18 and I just emailed Karen now I'm 13
 
LetItSnow said:
Hehe. I actually considered it, but then I realized two things:

1) I'm on ECC rotation then, so there's no hope I could swing it, and
2) I love our c/o 2014 in general, but it's always slightly annoyed me that they didn't really pass the torch on as far as 'helping out the incoming classes'. Working with the incoming classes is (at least for people like me) rejuvenating. Vet school can kinda beat you down sometimes; it's fun to be around people who are all excited and hyped up and whatnot. But our c/o 2014 just kept staying involved and reducing the chances for other classes. I don't want to be like that. I helped out for three years; it's time for me to get out of the way. 🙂

But I'll see you guys around the hospital if you poke your head in! Come get a job, come shadow, whatever. Say hi! 🙂
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Dude, whatever... 2014 is the best! 😉
 
mcmom said:
that is too bad because what is the point of having a wait list if they over-accept? You'd think they would just accept and put everyone else on the waitlist. Very frustrating. makes waitlist numbers "lower" than what they are if they do over-accept.
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You will fit in well with the majority of people in vet school, you are already complaining about stuff.
 
PaulsPaws said:
Still haven't received a call, sorry :/
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And you are #1 on OOS if I recall correctly? And no movement? What a bummer - I am keeping fingers crossed for you...and doesn't it seem strange because so many other schools have had movement both in the IS and in the OOS. Anyone else hear anything from MN - either IS or OOS news?
 
mcmom said:
And you are #1 on OOS if I recall correctly? And no movement? What a bummer - I am keeping fingers crossed for you...and doesn't it seem strange because so many other schools have had movement both in the IS and in the OOS. Anyone else hear anything from MN - either IS or OOS news?
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Yup I am number one on the OOS waitlist but it's okay because I've already accepted my spot at UF which is IS for me. I'm just surprised that it hasn't moved at all, if I hadn't been accepted at UF I'd be a little worried.

I'm just keeping my spot at UMinn until they call me at which time all let them know i don't need it anymore. That way I can post here to let you guys know it's starting to move.

GOODLUCK!
 
I officially declined my OOS seat at Minnesota for my in-state school. Very bittersweet. I absolutely loved Minnesota, but my in-state will make a lot of things easier. @PaulsPaws, hopefully you'll be hearing something soon! 😉
 
Just to help out others who were waitlisted and still in suspense....I was called off the IS waitlist Monday. My original number was #14.
🙂
 
So there's this great thing going on in the 'factors when picking a school' thread, where people are listing the pros and cons of their school and location. The last time someone commented on UMN was back in 2008. If any students or recent grads are willing to share their thoughts and feelings, that would be awesome. It's really helpful for those folks still facing decisions, as well as for future applicants!
If you feel so inclined, that would be amazingly awesome. The old list for Minn is here. That's my first link attempt, so I hope it works!
 
Hi everyone! Looking for something fun and informative to do this Sunday? Join SCAVMA's OneHealth Committee at Como Park for a fun low key walk around the lake to learn about pet nutrition and obesity! Register online at https://runsignup.com/Race/MN/SaintPaul/SCAVMAWalkandWag - the first 100 to do so get free T-shirts! Also you don't need to have or bring a pet to attend, though leashed pets are more than welcome! Invite your friends too - we also have a FB event page https://www.facebook.com/events/527056834087826/. Hope to see some of you there!
 
I posted this already on the waitlist survivor thread, but I got called off the IS waitlist and just declined my spot.
 
So for a variety of reasons (none involving the wait list) it wasn't until the beginning of the week that attending vet school in Minnesota became a reality for me. So now it is serious time to get my **** togheter.
Myself and my dog and my life are all in California and I need to be situated in St Paul in 19 days for orientation. I am having a helluva time finding housing for me and my Rottie Mix (Restricted breed at almost every apartment place), and the idea of driving there without housing locked in doesn't feel so good to me.
Looking for something as close to campus as possible, would love a fenced yard and garage. The only real requirements are animals in the household - only dogs over about 30-40 lbs that won't be intimidated by a 60lb dog wanting to play. He doesn't do well with other types of animals or small dogs or alpha males. He loves alpha females, however attachFull184421
Anyone need a room mate? Or know someone who does? Or know of a place for rent that's not on craigslist or the UMN CVM ads? I can move into a room or start a new lease with you (I have found some amazing 2-3 BR places). Msg me for more info please!
Thank you and crossing my fingers!!!
 
Gr8teful said:
So for a variety of reasons (none involving the wait list) it wasn't until the beginning of the week that attending vet school in Minnesota became a reality for me. So now it is serious time to get my **** togheter.
Myself and my dog and my life are all in California and I need to be situated in St Paul in 19 days for orientation. I am having a helluva time finding housing for me and my Rottie Mix (Restricted breed at almost every apartment place), and the idea of driving there without housing locked in doesn't feel so good to me.
Looking for something as close to campus as possible, would love a fenced yard and garage. The only real requirements are animals in the household - only dogs over about 30-40 lbs that won't be intimidated by a 60lb dog wanting to play. He doesn't do well with other types of animals or small dogs or alpha males. He loves alpha females, however attachFull184421
Anyone need a room mate? Or know someone who does? Or know of a place for rent that's not on craigslist or the UMN CVM ads? I can move into a room or start a new lease with you (I have found some amazing 2-3 BR places). Msg me for more info please!
Thank you and crossing my fingers!!!
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Are you in your class's Facebook page? You'll probably have much better luck on there.
 
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