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I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that we OOSers will start receiving phone calls next Wednesday.
 
lso5013 said:
Here's to hoping. I will honestly be shocked if I do. Wisconsin was definitely my "reach school"
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My stats aren't exactly perfect...honestly, all of the schools I applied to are probably "reach schools."
 
dwood89 said:
My stats aren't exactly perfect...honestly, all of the schools I applied to are probably "reach schools."
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Did you happen to apply anywhere else? I applied to 8 total (I'm still really indecisive...). 2 acceptances so far and one declined interview. So maybe...just maybe
 
lso5013 said:
Did you happen to apply anywhere else? I applied to 8 total (I'm still really indecisive...). 2 acceptances so far and one declined interview. So maybe...just maybe
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I applied to 7 total. Zero acceptances so far.. Still waiting to hear from one other school.
 
dwood89 said:
I applied to 7 total. Zero acceptances so far.. Still waiting to hear from one other school.
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There's still hope! There's definitely a place out there for you. Anything can happen. So far I haven't seen any clear-cut rubric as to how UW accepts or doesn't accept people...it seems incredibly randomized (based on successful applicant stats from the c/o 2016 and 2017 threads)
 
lso5013 said:
There's still hope! There's definitely a place out there for you. Anything can happen. So far I haven't seen any clear-cut rubric as to how UW accepts or doesn't accept people...it seems incredibly randomized (based on successful applicant stats from the c/o 2016 and 2017 threads)
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I agree! This is my second application cycle, but my first time applying to UW. I know that if it's meant to be, it will be. Not ready to give up! I'm remaining hopeful. 🙂
 
I found this in the Wisco c/o 2017, maybe it will help. Although it's geared towards IS, the same might be applied to OOS.

"I have applied to Wisconsin's veterinary program 3 times over 4 years. I'm in-state and wait-listed at #10. Over the past years I've learned a lot about their process, and I want to post what I know because I wish I would have known this when I first got into college to better prepare. This is information that I have received from faculty, staff, fellow students and from discussion forums, I can't guarantee that the information is going to be 100% accurate for years to come, I just know what they have been doing for the past few years.
First off, don't let anyone tell you that they'll care more about your experience or passion than grades. The first step the admissions committee takes is to establish rankings, which are determined by an equation that takes into account your 3 GPAs (cumulative, required coursework, and last 30 credits), and your GRE scores. This is used together with the past 5 years of vet students to predict what a student's GPA will be after graduating from vet school. i.e. they won't take someone who - based on their predictions - will flunk out. This raw ranking counts for 60% of your application. Next, two faculty members that sit on the admission committee (which normally has some amount of rotation each year), review the complete application and grade it based on a rubric for the other 40%. As one of these faculty members said candidly to me last year, they basically take the top 50 IS and then get together and argue about the last 10."
 
dwood89 said:
I agree! This is my second application cycle, but my first time applying to UW. I know that if it's meant to be, it will be. Not ready to give up! I'm remaining hopeful. 🙂
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No reason to ever give up! From what I've seen on previous threads, I was shocked that some people who had excellent GPAs, GRE scores, and experience hours didn't get in...I still think a lot of it is due to chance and how many OOS people they're willing to admit during a given year
 
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I hope they let everyone know soon. I am an IS and I was accepted at Ross starting in may. The wife and I are planning our life in three separate scenarios and I just need to know so I can plan my life. 😉
 
I had a dream last night that I was accepted to UW and my SO and I starting planning on moving back there (both did our undergrad there) and everything was perfect. Then I woke up. Sigh.

And I'm right there with you @brucma26 ! I've been accepted to St. George's but I really want to stay IS for multiple reasons and I'd really like to know what's going to happen next year!
 
I just can't stand the wait anymore. Wish they would just tell us now!
 
Maybe we should all bug the admins to get them to hurry up... This wait is excruciating.
 
For anyone who's OOS like me, I think someone posted that phone calls started Monday the 11th (2013) on the c/o 2017 thread. So maybe some of us will hear back Monday-Tuesday? Optimistic, I know
 
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So I decided to ask. This was the response I received:

"Thank you for the email and your interest in the School of Veterinary
Medicine. All applicants will be notified via postal mail delivery, not
email, of the decision regarding their applications. These should be
received by the end of this month at the latest."
 
WolvesDragon55 said:
So I decided to ask. This was the response I received:

"Thank you for the email and your interest in the School of Veterinary
Medicine. All applicants will be notified via postal mail delivery, not
email, of the decision regarding their applications. These should be
received by the end of this month at the latest."
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"All applicants"...? I guess there aren't separate notification processes for IS and OOS people this year...I was hoping to find out sooner! Here's to hoping it doesn't take till March. The size of the envelope will determine our fate...
 
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ugh snail mail. oh well, at least it's relatively soon!
 
I am anticipating a small envelope. But it would just be nice to know. I am glad it is relatively soon! I was worried it wouldn't be until like March.
 
I think this is the one school where the anticipation isn't killing me (since I'm 99% certain). But good luck to those who have a chance!!
 
So, I e-mailed Lynn Maki and I got a similar response...

"We share all decisions for all applicants at the same time. I anticipate that decision letters will be mailed out mid- to late-February. Yes, some nonresidents receive phone calls."

Guess they're doing it differently this year? Why would only some nonresidents receive phone calls? The sooner I know the better..going crazy over here (even though my chances aren't great, still hopeful).
 
dwood89 said:
So, I e-mailed Lynn Maki and I got a similar response...

"We share all decisions for all applicants at the same time. I anticipate that decision letters will be mailed out mid- to late-February. Yes, some nonresidents receive phone calls."

Guess they're doing it differently this year? Why would only some nonresidents receive phone calls? The sooner I know the better..going crazy over here (even though my chances aren't great, still hopeful).
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I think that's the way they've done it every year as far as I know. The OOS people they really like get phone calls the second week of February (i.e. next week - glad to know they're still doing that). Most OOS people and all IS people receive letters. Smaller envelopes = waitlisted or rejected. Larger envelopes = accepted. It's a good thing February is a relatively short month
 
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lso5013 said:
I think that's the way they've done it every year as far as I know. The OOS people they really like get phone calls the second week of February (i.e. next week - glad to know they're still doing that). Most OOS people and all IS people receive letters. Smaller envelopes = waitlisted or rejected. Larger envelopes = accepted. It's a good thing February is a relatively short month
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You're right, I was thinking she said some accepted nonresidents receive phone calls. Alright, so we will still hopefully start hearing by next week.. Good luck everyone!
 
dwood89 said:
Hope we start hearing something starting this week!
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It could all start tomorrow. I have my last interview then, but I'm definitely keeping my phone nearby at all times this week. On the lookout for any blocked number or 608 area code :xf:
 
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lso5013 said:
It could all start tomorrow. I have my last interview then, but I'm definitely keeping my phone nearby at all times this week. On the lookout for any blocked number or 608 area code :fingerscrossed:
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I don't have my last interview until Feb 27, but if I get into UW, I will most likely cancel that interview. I hear you, my phone will be in hand (nearly) at all times! Fingers crossed for sure, good luck to everyone!
 
ahlstkm said:
OMG I just got an acceptance call from Wisconsin!!!! SO excited! Btw, I'm OOS (IL)
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Congratulations!!!!! I hope I and others here will follow suit soon!!! HUGE accomplishment!!!!
 
Thanks so much! Good luck to you and everyone else!!!
 
ahlstkm said:
OMG I just got an acceptance call from Wisconsin!!!! SO excited! Btw, I'm OOS (IL)
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Congratulations!!!! So exciting! As a fellow OOS applicant, I would looove to know your stats.... if by any chance you feel like sharing 🙂 Also, would you choose UW over Illinois? I'm an IL resident too and not sure which I'd pick between the two (if by some miracle I got into UW in the first place! haha)
 
Sure! Here they are:

IL resident (Chicago suburb), 24 yrs. old, female, 1st time applicant
B.A. Biology and Neuroscience, Lake Forest College,

Cum. GPA = 3.8
Sci. GPA ~ 3.8
Last 45 GPA ~3.9

Applied: IL, Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mizzou
Rejected: none
Interview offer: Iowa, IL, Mizzou
Declined interviews: IL
Waitlisted: none
Accepted: Michigan State, Mizzou, Wisconsin (waiting to hear from Iowa)
Attending: most likely WI

GRE : 152 V (53%), 158 Q (74%), 4.5 W (73%)

Veterinary Experience:
-vet tech (non certified) at SA practice since May 2012
-shadowed equine vet ~50 hours
-shadowed USDA APHIS vet ~8 hours
-shadowed neurologist ~8 hours
-internship at another SA practice ~100 hours

Animal Experience:
-Volunteering at a wildlife center with a variety of exotics ~50 hours
-volunteered at henhouse
-petsitting

Research:
1) studied link between Parkinson's disease/protein aggregation/autophagy using yeast model (most of my sophomore year); gave several presentations at conferences; manuscript for publication in progress
2) studied collaborative inhibition/memory (most of my senior year); co-author of published paper

Extra-Curriculars:
Cross Country for 4 years- captain senior yr
Habitat for Humanity
President of National Biology Honors Society
Copy-Edit chair for scientific journal our science dept. publishes
Neuroscience Advisory Committee
Exec member/creator of 1st neuroscience organization on campus

Employment:
Besides teching, I just had a variety of on-campus jobs

eLORs:
SA Vet/Owner of the clinic I work at
Another SA Vet
Professor/Advisor/Research mentor
Professor/Research mentor

For WI's unique essay, I focused on my love of neuroscience and how I would like to combine my passions to further the field of veterinary neurology.
 
To answer your question about IL, I would definitely choose WI over IL. I work with several veterinarians that have said IL has lost a lot of their specialists to private practice, and at one point they were in danger of losing their accreditation. I'm not saying that IL isn't a good school, but as someone interested in SA specialties, I wouldn't like it if I had to travel to bigger cities like Chicago to get that kind of experience (like in rotations). Also, WI OOS tuition is great!
 
ahlstkm said:
Sure! Here they are:

IL resident (Chicago suburb), 24 yrs. old, female, 1st time applicant
B.A. Biology and Neuroscience, Lake Forest College,

Cum. GPA = 3.8
Sci. GPA ~ 3.8
Last 45 GPA ~3.9

Applied: IL, Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mizzou
Rejected: none
Interview offer: Iowa, IL, Mizzou
Declined interviews: IL
Waitlisted: none
Accepted: Michigan State, Mizzou, Wisconsin (waiting to hear from Iowa)
Attending: most likely WI

GRE : 152 V (53%), 158 Q (74%), 4.5 W (73%)

Veterinary Experience:
-vet tech (non certified) at SA practice since May 2012
-shadowed equine vet ~50 hours
-shadowed USDA APHIS vet ~8 hours
-shadowed neurologist ~8 hours
-internship at another SA practice ~100 hours

Animal Experience:
-Volunteering at a wildlife center with a variety of exotics ~50 hours
-volunteered at henhouse
-petsitting

Research:
1) studied link between Parkinson's disease/protein aggregation/autophagy using yeast model (most of my sophomore year); gave several presentations at conferences; manuscript for publication in progress
2) studied collaborative inhibition/memory (most of my senior year); co-author of published paper

Extra-Curriculars:
Cross Country for 4 years- captain senior yr
Habitat for Humanity
President of National Biology Honors Society
Copy-Edit chair for scientific journal our science dept. publishes
Neuroscience Advisory Committee
Exec member/creator of 1st neuroscience organization on campus

Employment:
Besides teching, I just had a variety of on-campus jobs

eLORs:
SA Vet/Owner of the clinic I work at
Another SA Vet
Professor/Advisor/Research mentor
Professor/Research mentor

For WI's unique essay, I focused on my love of neuroscience and how I would like to combine my passions to further the field of veterinary neurology.
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wow! super impressed by your research experience - especially having two different things published. In your phone call did they say anything about your application and what impressed them? Obviously all your stats are good but I bet that particular experience really set you apart. Thanks so much for sharing your stats! Those of us still obsessing about our chances really appreciate it 🙂

and I totally understand your reasoning for WI over IL... hard to believe but I think WI is actually cheaper than IS tuition at IL! And I heard the difficulty in accreditation was due to IL's new integrated curriculum, which is actually one of the biggest draws to IL in my opinion.
 
Thanks! One of the committee members called me, and he just said I had great stats from undergrad and that "it was a pleasure reading my application".

Yeah I love that WI is cheaper! So crazy! And I don't know much of about the whole accreditation issue (but I was also intrigued by the new curriculum). I just thought WI was a better fit. There is also an open house on March 7 for accepted students, so I'm excited to see everyone there 🙂
 
ahlstkm said:
Sure! Here they are:

Extra-Curriculars:
Cross Country for 4 years- captain senior yr
Habitat for Humanity
President of National Biology Honors Society
Copy-Edit chair for scientific journal our science dept. publishes
Neuroscience Advisory Committee
Exec member/creator of 1st neuroscience organization on campus
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Congrats!!! And I see you run cross country!?! Me too!!! Do you still run? If so, and if I get accepted too, maybe we could be running buddies in vet school! Run off some stress...
 
goldengirl90 said:
CONGRATS!! any chance you'd post your stats??
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I'll post as soon as I can on the "Successful Applicant Stats c/o 2018" thread cause I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go to Wisconsin. Can't wait for the accepted student day on March 7th!!!
 
HillRunner7 said:
Congrats!!! And I see you run cross country!?! Me too!!! Do you still run? If so, and if I get accepted too, maybe we could be running buddies in vet school! Run off some stress...
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Awesome! Yeah I still run! (although this crazy weather has been severely limiting it). I would love to run in Madison!! So pretty 🙂
 
the waiting is killing me! does anyone know when the first letters arrived last year? assuming I'm not outright accepted, I'm wondering how soon to expect a letter of either rejection or wait-list. Hopefully by the end of this week? *fingers crossed*
 
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