Same! Last interview of the cycle! Not really stressful at all because Penn is tooooooo expensive for me and I will not attend if not for a really surprisingly big scholarship anyway. But I thoroughly enjoyed the interview. The interviewers are very nice and conversational, and they seemed genuinely interested about my stories and aspirations. It felt good.
Speaking to the expense of vet school, is Penn even that bad? I'm comparing Tufts, Penn, LIU, and AVC and they all seem to be between $50,000 to $60,000 a year
I have at least 3 offers +/- scholarships right now to bring down my debt to less than $100,000, and despite my very strong interest in Penn as OOS, there's no reason for me to take on another $150,000 debt. It's really unfortunate how expensive vet schools are.....🙁
Yeah I'm OOS everywhere, and the schools I got into already haven't sent out any scholarship info yet, so at the moment I'm looking at an absolutely ridiculous amount of debt (I'm going right from undergrad to vet school and have no savings).
The issue isn't so much the tuition differences (although there are some differences that would add up with assumed tuition increases over the next 4-5 years) - it's the cost of living. You CAN live somewhat reasonably in Philly, but it's hard. If you have other offers that are even slightly cheaper tuition and/or have a lower cost of living, those are things that add up over 4 years. What may seem like a paltry $5k difference in tuition one year can turn into close to $30-50k over the course of 4 years, and being able to have a comfortable 2-bed with a roommate for $400 each vs. $700 each will add up!
+/- have a class to teach aka my physiology professor who was actively putting together my exam between interviews
I got into Penn and CSU as OOS but chose Penn bc 1) they have great connections and available opportunities and 2) CSU would have actually been more expensive even without my decent Penn scholarship.
i was accepted on january 11 and recieved my scholarship on february 3! i dont know if this is the average length of time, but the email i got made it sound like scholarship decisions were made right around the same time that admissions decisions were made
My interview was exactly the same and I got in. Don't worry about it!
thanks a lot! that helps me feel better. it was just not what i expected, everyone said they were so easy going and relaxed but i did not get that vibe at all. it def took me off guard
I haven’t heard anything either. I’m OOs
me too
Congratulations!
How CRUEL is that omg
Yes there's a facebook page! You should get an email with an invite soon after you get your acceptance email!
Awesome!! I haven't gotten my acceptance email yet, just the phone call, so I guess I'm jumping the gun a bit haha
There's a group me that was just started - the link is in the accepted student's page!!!!!
Hi! I just accepted my offer! but I couldn't find the group me link.
It's in the accepted student's page under the post that is about having a Zoom session so we can all get to know each other.
where is the accepted student's page? Is it on sdn or on the school website?
On facebook! I got an email for it around the time that I got my acceptance email!
Oh! I see. I got my acceptance email but still waiting for joining the Facebook group!
I got it on the Friday after I got my acceptance, so you should get it soon!
Has anyone heard how long they will be making offers. Still haven’t heard anything.
Just got rejection email from UPenn. Congrats to everyone that made it.
Is it rude to ask if and when I could get recruitment scholarship from admission? The only reason I'm anxious is that I still have one prereq for Penn and Penn only. If I were to hear in April and it's big enough that I decide to commit to Penn, I'm afraid I don't have enough time to complete said prereq.
wondering the same thing for comparing different acceptances/options...
