I believe they include both in the science GPA. So if you got a 3.0 originally then 4.0 on retake it would effectively lead to a 3.5 overall for the class. That’s how I interpret it anyway, you may want to email svm admissions though if you’re concerned.
You can contact schools individually to update. Keep email/call short n sweet and to the point. Mistakes happenHello,
So I misunderstood the part for the self-reported GPA and put my high school GPA because my foolish head thought "oh they're asking about hs since VMCAS and your transcript already calculates your GPA for you so why would you need to put that in your background page". Did I just ruin my chances of getting in? I already submitted it so I can't change it
I also did this last cycle. It was not a problem for any of the schools I applied to and I was told that they don’t even look at the self reported. Probably best just to check in with programs anyway. But don’t stress!Hello,
So I misunderstood the part for the self-reported GPA and put my high school GPA because my foolish head thought "oh they're asking about hs since VMCAS and your transcript already calculates your GPA for you so why would you need to put that in your background page". Did I just ruin my chances of getting in? I already submitted it so I can't change it
This shouldn't make much, if any, difference in how adcomms evaluate your application. You're not the first person to make that mistake and you certainly won't be the last. So long as your supervisors' actual names and contact information are correct, you should be fine!
Way back in 2012 I did the same thing. Then I did it again in 2016 for the VIRMP. Felt like a fool but I still got in to vet school and matched to a residency so apparently it's not that uncommon a mistake.
It could only help I think
I did the same exact thing with not even realizing it was supposed to say Veterinarian until I just saw this. Hopefully it dosent matter
Contact vmcas help. After a certain point of the app being closed they don’t allow access but they can get you a pdf.
omg! That's crazy. Yeah I went bonkers tonight at home. VMCAS told me "do not send the transcript as the cycle is over" and I had to send the receipt saying it had already been sent to them a month+ ago.
So I had a sort of similar situation, except that VMCAS confirmed they received my transcript, but then at the time of verification they said my application could not be verified as they had not received one of my transcripts. I totally freaked. They told me they did receive a transcript from me, but that it had another student's name on it??? Long story short, I harassed the heck out of them and they fixed it for me and verified my app. I posted about it here on SDN. If this is their mistake then you have every right for them to refund you at the BARE minimum.
are finals making anyone else feel 10x more nervous about hearing back from schools? Like, just piling on any extra stress?
I feel this so much (just look at the time stamp lol). Also hearing about other people getting interview invites has me anxiously waiting for mine 😖
Yes, 😭 I'm a grad student, and have my first grad seminar presentation on Wednesday and I'm dying inside (a little on the outside too).are finals making anyone else feel 10x more nervous about hearing back from schools? Like, just piling on any extra stress?
