I don’t know if this helps or not, but I’m #6 for my IS. I already accepted UM, but if I get into Davis, my spot will be up for grabs!I’m waiting for them to pull me off the waitlist lol (I’m #6 on oos) and would love to find a roommate ASAP
You’re the 6th person I’ve read on here/Facebook that has said that sooooo yes it helps!!! Also, congrats on davis. That’s my instate also but I didn’t make the cutoff
For the people who already found places to live or current students, how far do you guys live from campus. All the places I’ve been looking at are around a 15 min drive away from the St.Paul campus
Would you know anything about the parking situation? Is parking easy to get on campus? At my undergrad parking was such a pain to get
There are a few parking lots on the St.Paul campus that are $5/day or there's Gortner Ave Parking Garage right near the vet school but that charges by the amount of time you park there (I think it goes up to $12). There is street parking in neighborhoods nearby but those are usually limited to 1 hour parking which would not work for our 8-5 class schedule
I don't even remember how I found out in undergrad, but I don't remember it being mentioned during GOALE. I may put a resource list together for the coming years though!I'm about to graduate and I didn't know this
Maybe I will try for a residency there someday... Congrats to all those accepted and good luck to the waitlist candidates! You will love it there!
Davis offered me a spot today!! You’re at least one seat closer!!
I’m literally refreshing my email every 10 seconds and staring at my phone. I want to email them so bad but I don’t wanna bother lol
Same! I literally made a spreadsheet calculating my odds!! Where are you in rank? I'm #16 for IS but I'm crossing every digit!!!
Will do! We're all in this together!!
Thank you!! Best of luck to you! I’m rooting for you guys!
Can some current students provide input on how manageable the courseload is. I’m looking at the course catolog and it seems like a lot, especially when comparing the course load to other schools. I know it’s probably the same thing and all schools are rigorous but Minnesota seems to have a few more classes per semester. I feel like this would call for an exam like almost everyday. Would much appreciate any input on this concern
I think no matter where you go the courseload is going to be very high, and school will be demanding no matter where you go. Even though MN may have more courses, not every course we take is equal in terms of demand; for example our professional development class requires very little outside class work and has no exams, while biochem has exams and assignments. It functions to tell us about the profession, go over certain skills, etc. Some classes start later/end earlier so we aren't necessarily in every single class for the whole semester. Once exams begin (which takes a month) we have one exam per week. They try really hard not to give us 2 per week (at least first year) but sometimes it does happen. Occasionally there is a week without any tests. I've found it really manageable overall!Can some current students provide input on how manageable the courseload is. I’m looking at the course catolog and it seems like a lot, especially when comparing the course load to other schools. I know it’s probably the same thing and all schools are rigorous but Minnesota seems to have a few more classes per semester. I feel like this would call for an exam like almost everyday. Would much appreciate any input on this concern
I've been bad and haven't had time to release my seat. You'll move up at least one more spot. I'm writing an email to them now. Sorry for waiting so long!
No worries! I’m sure the next wave I’ll get an offer!!
No prob! It moved way faster than I expected!
I wonder why the oos waitlist isn’t moving as fast
Has it moved at all? I'd think it would start moving once all the waitlists updated...
Not that I’m aware of; before the deadline I was #6 and as of now I’m #4
Dang! I'm sure it'll start picking up! Sending good thoughts your way! One hypothesis I have ( not backed by any tangible data) is that maybe people who have accepted out of state, then got into their in state, are holding onto their spots until the deposit goes through. Possible explanation, not certain though.
I’m irrationally checking my email every day lol but thank you! Hopefully I hear good news soon!! As well as those before me on the list!
Does Minnesota over-accept their OOS seats? If so, that could explain the lack of movement.
They didn't mention over-accepting in my offer email. However, it has been a couple weeks since I emailed them relinquishing my seat. I have yet to hear anything back yet. I would think they'd at least send me a confirmation email acknowledging I'm no longer planning to attend since I did pay for my seat. I'm thinking about either re-emailing or calling on Monday to confirm they received my original email. Anyways, my point is that maybe it is just taking them a long time to answer emails and adjust the waitlist?
Let us know please!
I spoke with someone from admissions today. Hopefully someone moves off the OOS soon!
If no one on here knows, you can definitely email the school and they should have no problem letting you know.
So I know they had a set of recommended guidelines or whatever for purchasing a laptop/computer. I followed them and deeply regretted having to haul a giant heavy laptop to school everyday. Ignore the screen size and CD/DVD-player requirements when/if they do give them to you. Completely unnecessary.
