This
It does not delay verification!
Adding in bits of appropriate humor is great! I think it sets your statement apart from the other 1000+ applicants and makes it more memorable for the admissions staff
You just put it in as a planned course, planned courses do not require transcripts. You would put in the school/institutions information just to be like for example:
Awesome! Thank you so much for your response. You answered every question-- I was also worried about if my plans were to change so thanks for addressing that. I just am so scared to do something wrong with these transcript entries and have the whole thing be null, lol!
Hi! I spoke to an advisor at LSU and asked her thoughts about this. She said one key detail is to not over explain or get too detailed. Admissions boards understand what veterinary experience means. For example, if you do the lab work in your clinic, that's great! You can say that but don't list out "I do the CBC, the chemistry, the ear cytologies, the fecals, etc." they KNOW. Keep it broad and highlight what stood out to you, what did you get out of the experience. I stuck to paragraph form personally. Even for non-veterinary experiences, keep it pretty broad and just focus on highlighting how that experience makes you a better applicant. Use it to make yourself sound good! Granted, this is the advice of one singular advisor but I really liked it.
Hi! Im lowkey overthinking my descriptions now. Did you state "Learned...." etc.? I was unsure about how explicit to be about that aspect.
This happened to someone else on the APVMA facebook page, they contacted VMCAS and they were able to help them get it fixed/direct you how to get it fixed! 🙂
did you mark them as in progress classes? if they're in progress you shouldn't have to provide transcripts, if you didn't mark the semester as in progress then that's why they're saying you need to send something in.
Just send them an email reminding them of the due date. Not much else you can do. what I’ve learned asking for letters over many many years is that people who are gonna wait until the last minute are gonna wait no matter what you do.
On that note I have a pre-scheduled email that gets sent out to ALL of my recommenders 1 month, 1 week, and then a few days from the deadline. I state that its an automated email so that there is no pressure to respond. The email contains a link to the recommendation portal, reminds them of the deadline, and has an additional little thank you for their time. I also let them know that I'm happy to provide more info / help if needed. When a recommendation is completed, I simply delete any future emails for that person. This has worked great for me thus far! 🙂
I did the same thing. I just created a new experience and changed the title to "Volunteer (Updated)" because it is the same times and stuff. Not sure if that's the right way to go about it but that's the only thing I could think of to fix it.
VMCAS doesn't calculate last 45. Some individual schools calculate it so that's where a lot of us are getting it, but also you can calculate your own.
It’s fine. No one will be trying to contact people from a non-vet position you held in high school.
I put pet sitter (my business had a name and put that as employee) and then estimated hours over the 5 years I have done it.
Hahaha, no actually because I am still telling myself that TECHNICALLY I could try and apply for 1 or 2 more schools, even though I am mentally at my capacity for writing essays. I still feel like there's things I should be doing and writing. The void will hit me after Monday!
I am in the same boat! Parchment says that VMCAS received my transcript on Monday but it hasn't shown up on my application. I'm submitting it today! I read somewhere on the VMCAS website that you can submit without having the transcript attached yet, but they can't process your application without receiving it. So my guess is that the verification process will take longer. I'm really hoping that it isn't an instant rejection? I'm sure VMCAS is receiving a million transcripts right now so they're probably taking longer to attach them to applications.
Schools do not release acceptances all at the same time. Some schools will send out acceptances before new year while some schools don't even interview until February.
Mine ended up being posted the next day after they received it! Still waiting on verification though
I also submitted and was verified before my last letter was submitted and, by checking my portals, it looks like the letter was received automatically. Out of curiosity, do you mind me asking where you got an interview?
St. George’s
For anyone reading this for next cycle, this sheet calculated my Overall and Science GPA exactly the same as VMCAS. It helps a lot if you have lots of Ws like I do, because Ws make the official excel sheet break. It saved me a lot of time since I had everything in one spot for the grade entry part of the application. Just got my app verified today! 🥳Hello! I created a GPA calculator that should get pretty close to how VMCAS calculates it. I double checked between theirs and mine to make sure the calculations are being done correctly. I'd like to think it's a little more user friendly, even if it's not perfect.
NOTE: It is view-only. Make sure you make your own copy!
Kathy's_Template_Calculator - Google Drive
drive.google.com
Hoping this is helpful to all of yall applying this year! 🙂
Doesn't matter
