Nope. Just need it to be able to access lockdown browser when in person. So really any laptop should be able to do that. And I think iPads can too, but I need to double check that. Most people use MacBooks, iPads, or whichever windows laptop they like best.
Honestly, I am not sure. I can ask the board what they know about the grants and other scholarships OR you can email Nichole Davis Moore.
You will be put in a Facebook group with your other classmates once your accept your position and they are very good about sharing housing availability of years past.
I received mine at 11:24am eastern
I’m not sure when an official decision will be released, but to my knowledge they’re putting it on hold for one more year. I’d assume due to the fact that there will be growing pains with transitioning back to in-person learning, and adding a new curriculum for first years into the mix would probably cause chaos.
Totally understandable and that makes a lot of sense, but I can't help but be disappointed that coronavirus has ruined yet another cool opportunity. My interviewer definitely emphasized how the new curriculum is a lot more integrated and hands-on, and that they spent over a year researching the best way to teach the material, so I would have loved for them to start implementing it with our class. I have no doubt that the current curriculum is still great though, since Penn has such a high pass rate on the NAVLE and has graduated amazing vets (including both of my vet LORs!) with the current curriculum.
Yea I feel you. As I’ve said before, there are tons of opportunities for hands-on experience during non-Covid times, so I wouldn’t let it deter you too much. But it’s really unfortunate that the new curriculum is being impacted because I think it’ll be a really good change that will help Penn transition into a more modern way of teaching.
Is there a significant difference in the cost for each school? They are all amazing schools and so congratulations for getting accepted to all three! But I would say unless there’s a huge reason for attending one over the other (family nearby, one school has a program you’re interested in that the other two absolutely do not have at all) I would definitely go to the cheapest one!!
I honestly would go to Davis. It’s your in state so is likely far cheaper than the other two, especially Penn. I can’t think of anything that you would get out of going to Penn that you can’t get at Davis.
Hi, second year here
I received a recruitment scholarship offer in April, and per the scholarship description, GPA and GRE are not the most important stats for consideration, so I would not write yourself out just yet. Please feel free to PM if I can be of help.
I am going to second this. I was offered one last week and my stats are really not super, so I do think they are looking more holistically.Hi, second year here
Interesting... Do you have to accept the offer before they offer you scholarships, then? It seems counterintuitive because I don’t know if I’ll pick them if I don’t know how much it will cost
Agreed, at this point I think my final decision is going to completely come down to cost. It would definitely be helpful to know the whole financial picture of each school before the deadline
That’s good to know! I’m going to give it the rest of the week before I inquire about it since I just got my acceptance last week. But I have the same worry about running out of time! I’m also trying to get more funds from the VA and they are moving at the speed of government... aka slow!!! Haha
Yeah I would definitely give it a week before emailing- I was accepted on January 13th and didn’t receive my recruitment scholarship until February 3. Rob specifically said in the email that the scholarship was awarded 100% based on my impact on my interviewers, and not tied to GPA, GRE, or any stuff like that so I wouldn’t count yourself out for possibly getting one! During the financial aid zoom last week, they said that they awarded $1,087,350 in recruitment scholarships alone last year. Compared to $483,000 in merit scholarships and $110,000 in need based grants awarded last year. I also remember reading somewhere that they awarded 32 recruitment scholarships either last year or the year before. It was in some kind of Penn Vet budget report document I found online. The only other thing to keep in mind for why the recruitment scholarships get so much money compared to the other ones is because they are 4 years while merit and need based are not (i believe). Just some numbers to keep in mind!
same here, it's really weird not to hear anything at all. I've just been going off of the assumption that I'm denied and focusing my energy on other schools I applied to at this point. If I get an interview invite in the next week, it'll be a nice surprise, but I'm not expecting it.
I did not have to accept the offer before they told me about the scholarship -- I'm trying to say that there is a nuance... just like @Dana_May_B said above... she was awarded her scholarship based on the impact of the interview.... I assume that I had a similar impact and Rob was prepared to offer the scholarship over the phone, however, he inquired as to if there was a specific reason as to why I had not yet accepted the general acceptance offer etc before telling me about the scholarship. Once I told him about various other acceptances and $ offers, he had to pull out the big guns and offer the scholarship -- but can you imagine the alternate scenario? A phone conversation later he gets me to accept without even having to offer the $? That would be a nice sum of money that he would be able to save to recruit someone else that "Penn" decides that they need to/would like to have at their school. It's a numbers game, and yes, they want to help people as much as they can, but at the same time, they also have their own agenda.
Yeah, I get that the school wants to be able to hold onto their available scholarship funds, so if someone will accept an offer without a scholarship that's great for them. I get it. But I think each person should advocate for themselves and not accept an offer without trying to get a full picture of available financial aid, especially knowing the financial outlook upon graduation. If someone is in a position to do that, great, but most people aren't. You gotta look out for #1 because nobody else will! As you say, they have their own agenda
Given my experience last year, I think so - this is about the point where they’d stopped sending out new interview invites, but there’s a small possibility there might be another round or two.
Have you heard from other schools? I have one friend where his VMCAS application was never verified so it didn’t go through with the domestic schools. Can you check with VMCAS?
I believe I am getting the recruitment scholarship- this would make the prices similar
i just checked on VIN and in state at davis seems to be about $150,000 cheaper than out of state at penn. my recruitment scholarship over 4 years wouldn’t cover 1/3 of that difference. so if you haven’t already been awarded a recruitment scholarship, i really really wouldn’t count on that making the prices equal.
Congrats!
I think they said they would be sending out hold and rejections via email in a week or two
I think the last round of interviews is the last Friday in February, based off of what they've said. I got my invite on Feb. 3rd for an interview on the 19th, so if they hold with the pattern the invites for an interview on the 26th should be going out tomorrow/Thursday of this week.
Nope, nothing here. Don’t know if that is good or bad
nada
I was just coming on here to ask about this! Are there still interview days left? Don't they have like 5-6 interview days total?
congratulations!!
Does anyone know if they have sent out rejections or will they do that all at the end
They’ve definitely sent out one round of rejections, but I believe they typically only do that with candidates they don’t have any intention to offer an interview. You essentially stay on a unofficial interview waitlist until the last round, just in case someone declines & they have a spot open up. (If my impression of the system is correct!) There will be a final round of rejections that goes out either right around or right after the final interview day. Given my file review last year, not having received a rejection yet essentially means you’re REALLY close to getting an interview.
Thank you
Grilled you about what? Your stats? or what you know?
Me neither
Was one of them in a field that you have experience in/are interested in going into? I felt like I was grilled last year, but I think it had to do with the fact I was applying as a junior.
woah i had a completely different experience! they started off by saying they were gonna ask me 5 generic questions, and that every student interviewing would be asked those same questions. then after those main questions they asked about a specific experience on my application and i had time to ask them questions too. i’m so sorry you had a negative experience, that sounds super stressful!!!
