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Waitlisted #44. Don’t care that much because I was accepted to another school in my top 3
 
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OOS admitted, but will be declining. Good luck to everyone hoping to come off the waitlist!
 
OOS alternate #11! Still waiting to hear from Ohio State before I make any final decisions about leaving or staying, though 🙂
 
OOS alternate #9! I will probably be removing myself from the waitlist though since I already got into another school that was in my top 3.
 
OOS acceptance! I will need to wait for decision from illinois (IS) before accepting
 
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Will be turning down my OOS acceptance! Good luck to alternates 🙂
 
OOS admitted! I’ll be declining in favor of Davis so all the alternates probably have a good chance, sounds like a lot of us are declining lol.
 
OOS accepted! Also likely to decline, just have to compare the financials with Oregon and hear back from NC State.
 
OOS accepted but very likely will turn down the offer!
 
OOS(international) alternate #73. Don't know if there's a chance to get in, but I really hope so! UW is my dream school and almost my only choice left.
 
I don’t have much information about the school. I don’t recall it having any info sessions or tours. Do you think they will organize some zoom meetings so that we have a better idea about the school? I am placed as an alternate and was accepted at other schools but I still have some interest in UW-mad!
 
OOS Alternate #18. I really hope I can get in. LOVE all the collaboration with local shelters!! Also, do anyone know how diverse the program is? I am kind of nervous though as I am a non-white female.
 
hjk521 said:
I don’t have much information about the school. I don’t recall it having any info sessions or tours. Do you think they will organize some zoom meetings so that we have a better idea about the school? I am placed as an alternate and was accepted at other schools but I still have some interest in UW-mad!
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In the before pandemic times, they had an opportunity for accepted students to come to the school and tour around, but I don't think they'll be doing that this year because of obvious safety reasons 😛 but can't hurt to ask admissions office if there will be any informational meet/greet sessions! I'm also happy to talk/zoom if you have any questions about the school, school life, or Madison in general 🙂

Baristalyy said:
OOS Alternate #18. I really hope I can get in. LOVE all the collaboration with local shelters!! Also, do anyone know how diverse the program is? I am kind of nervous though as I am a non-white female.
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You definitely have a really really really great chance to get off the waitlist 😉
I'm also a non-white female and this was one of the things I considered when I chose which school to attend.
1) It's Wisconsin so the diversity isn't great once you step outside of diversity bubbles like Madison and Milwaukee.
2) However, the diversity within Madison is pretty good for Wisconsin. It's not gonna be like your large metro melting pot cities like Chicago or NYC, but there's enough diversity that you don't feel like you're being stared at. The university attracts lots of non-Wisconsinites and international students in general. Although I will say, as an Asian, the Asian food scene isn't as good as what I'm used to, but I've been spoiled previously living in cities with a great food scene like Ann Arbor and New York City area. Fortunately, this has motivated me to learn how to cook my favorite dishes myself 🙂
3) I'm only a first year, but I've never not felt welcome at the school. The school really does put in a lot of effort and time to be inclusive and to help integrate minority group students so that they feel welcome and like we belong in a field that disproportionately underrepresents us. There is even a club (that just won the chapter award for inclusivity) called VOICE where we gather and talk about inclusivity and diversity issues and how to make the school a better place.

All in all, I'm VERY happy at the school and in Madison in general. n=1, but hey...

If you want to chat more about it, happy to talk/zoom/messsage/pigeonmail more! 🙂
 
Does anyone know if they'll send updates on how much the waitlist has moved before April 15? 🙂
 
Just dropping in to say hey! I was accepted with the c/o 2024 but am retaking the year due to personal circumstances and starting back up with the c/o 2025! I'm excited to meet those of you who accept your invitation to come to the UW!
 
Renaaa said:
alternate #27 Do I have a good chance? Does anyone know if the alternate space is separate or together with IS and OOS?
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How funny! I am alternate #26! I am wondering the same thing!
 
Are there any current students that know if UW SVM offers any scholarships? As an OOS student it sure is pricey.
 
Does anyone know about the large animal side of U Madison? I have not heard much about it. Obviously the SVM in general is amazing, but wondering if there's any specific highlights about the large animal side of the curriculum?
 
bman1234 said:
Are there any current students that know if UW SVM offers any scholarships? As an OOS student it sure is pricey.
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Yes! You will be sent an online scholarship application to fill out for the SVM and they will match you with scholarships you are eligible for. You are, of course, welcome to find outside scholarships on your own 🙂 I don't know when this first starts happening but it'll be after the April 15th commit date.

tpannier said:
Does anyone know about the large animal side of U Madison? I have not heard much about it. Obviously the SVM in general is amazing, but wondering if there's any specific highlights about the large animal side of the curriculum?
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I'm not a large animal person so I can't say for sure. but first year first semester was heavily sided with small animal stuff. Second semester of first year seems a lot more large animal sided. I'd recommend talking with an upperclassmen if you can! That said, Wisconsin isn't called the dairy state for no reason 😉
 
Thank you! Yeah I've heard that that is mostly the case, that its primarily small animal. I am more focused on equine medicine but definitely not opposed to small animal as well. I will have to see if I can get in touch with an upperclassman. Thanks for the reply!
 
Hello! Does anyone have an idea of when we may hear any potential wait list offers? I know it kinda goes as space opens, but I'm so anxious about it. Will they start going through the waitlist after April 15, or is there a possibility we could hear earlier? Currently IS waitlisted
 
berner2019 said:
Hello! Does anyone have an idea of when we may hear any potential wait list offers? I know it kinda goes as space opens, but I'm so anxious about it. Will they start going through the waitlist after April 15, or is there a possibility we could hear earlier? Currently IS waitlisted
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Last year I received monthly updates starting now of my waitlist position. It doesn't really move much until after the April 15th deadline when people who wait to decide either accept or decline. I received an offer as soon as I was next to receive an offer off the waitlist. Then you have like five days to accept or decline the offer.
 
I got an offer from one school and am on the waitlist (OOS, #26) for U Madison... I would still be interested in going to Madison but if its after April 15th then I do not know the normal protocol. From my understanding, the best thing to do would be to put in the deposit for the offer I have and if I get off the waitlist at U Madison after the April 15th then just lose the deposit I had and decide from there. Does anyone know any of info regarding this situation?
 
tpannier said:
I got an offer from one school and am on the waitlist (OOS, #26) for U Madison... I would still be interested in going to Madison but if its after April 15th then I do not know the normal protocol. From my understanding, the best thing to do would be to put in the deposit for the offer I have and if I get off the waitlist at U Madison after the April 15th then just lose the deposit I had and decide from there. Does anyone know any of info regarding this situation?
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You are correct. Put down the deposit on the other school by the deadline if you've not been taken off the UW waitlist yet. When you get the UW waitlist pull and choose to accept your seat at UW, then you'll inform the other school and lose the deposit you put for that school. Sucks, but at least UW doesn't have a deposit? 🙂 At least they didn't in the past couple of years.
 
Lisagk said:
You are correct. Put down the deposit on the other school by the deadline if you've not been taken off the UW waitlist yet. When you get the UW waitlist pull and choose to accept your seat at UW, then you'll inform the other school and lose the deposit you put for that school. Sucks, but at least UW doesn't have a deposit? 🙂 At least they didn't in the past couple of years.
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Ok, good to hear because it's kind of hard to find that information on any website!
Hmm I definitely did not know U Madison didn't have a deposit (which of course may have changed)! But that would make it not be a total loss of money if that is the case. Thanks for that!
 
tpannier said:
Ok, good to hear because it's kind of hard to find that information on any website!
Hmm I definitely did not know U Madison didn't have a deposit (which of course may have changed)! But that would make it not be a total loss of money if that is the case. Thanks for that!
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Would you have to put down a deposit to stay on the waitlist if Wisconsin did have a deposit? I didn't know that; I always assumed the deposit was only when accepting an offer.
 
Viscernable said:
Would you have to put down a deposit to stay on the waitlist if Wisconsin did have a deposit? I didn't know that; I always assumed the deposit was only when accepting an offer.
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You don't have to put down a deposit unless you're accepting an offer. You can stay on the waitlist for free 😉
 
Viscernable said:
Would you have to put down a deposit to stay on the waitlist if Wisconsin did have a deposit? I didn't know that; I always assumed the deposit was only when accepting an offer.
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I have accepted my offer, and there is no deposit. They just require a signature.
 
Did anyone get an email from a faculty member saying they would love to chat with you on phone and answer any questions you have?
 
Dedemcdudu said:
Did anyone get an email from a faculty member saying they would love to chat with you on phone and answer any questions you have?
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I got the call the night of acceptance, no email telling me about it before though. They were really nice, just answered some questions I had about financials and other things.
 
I just accepted my offer today! Wondering if anyone knows about a C/O 2025 Facebook group or something similar?
 
Do UW Madison vet students get any free monthly preventions for pets? And are there any pet feeding program with Hill's, Royal Cabin, or Purina?
 
Baristalyy said:
Do UW Madison vet students get any free monthly preventions for pets? And are there any pet feeding program with Hill's, Royal Cabin, or Purina?
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You don't get free monthly preventions, but you get a 40% discount at the veterinary medical teaching hospital if you register your pet with them. I think you're only allowed to register like three pets for your entire time at vet school and you can't replace one registered pet for another if say you already registered three pets and decided to adopt a fourth one. There is also a popcorn emergency fund for students with pets who have unexpected animal medical expenses that can cover a lot of the bill.
Yes, there is a feeding program. Discount rates vary by company. You can get prescription food too as long as you give the feed store a copy of the prescription.
 
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