VMCAS Questions and Rants c/o 2029

[vampyrica]

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I'm just gonna rant real quick. I cannot help but feel like no matter how hard I prepared for this-- it's not enough. I have a pretty weird situation where my pre-req GPA is pretty okay (3.5-3.6 depending on the school), but everything else is 3.0x. I got accepted into 2 Masters programs but had to give up my seat due to aid and finances and feel almost guilty that I didnt just take the L and debt to have a better GPA. I am waking up in the middle of the night full of anxiety and dreaming that I got in somewhere, that I got an interview etc. This is my second cycle and I made the necessary adjustments and then some based on my file reviews. I feel as though I am slowly losing my mind. I want to turn everything off and step back and forget that I even applied, but I am truly losing my mind and hyper-fixating on this all. I know as time goes on, this anxiety will slowly fade away as I become more busy with work, but for right now.. I am not okay mentally.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I'm just gonna rant real quick. ... . I am waking up in the middle of the night full of anxiety and dreaming that I got in somewhere, that I got an interview etc. This is my second cycle and I made the necessary adjustments and then some based on my file reviews. I feel as though I am slowly losing my mind. I want to turn everything off and step back and forget that I even applied, but I am truly losing my mind and hyper-fixating on this all. I know as time goes on, this anxiety will slowly fade away as I become more busy with work, but for right now.. I am not okay mentally.

Please take care of yourself.

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[vampyrica]

Please take care of yourself.

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Thank you very much for forwarding this. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and brought a sense of clarity. I really appreciate you sending this over <3 Have a great day!

 

[pp9]

I'm just gonna rant real quick. I cannot help but feel like no matter how hard I prepared for this-- it's not enough. I have a pretty weird situation where my pre-req GPA is pretty okay (3.5-3.6 depending on the school), but everything else is 3.0x. I got accepted into 2 Masters programs but had to give up my seat due to aid and finances and feel almost guilty that I didnt just take the L and debt to have a better GPA. I am waking up in the middle of the night full of anxiety and dreaming that I got in somewhere, that I got an interview etc. This is my second cycle and I made the necessary adjustments and then some based on my file reviews. I feel as though I am slowly losing my mind. I want to turn everything off and step back and forget that I even applied, but I am truly losing my mind and hyper-fixating on this all. I know as time goes on, this anxiety will slowly fade away as I become more busy with work, but for right now.. I am not okay mentally.

I remember some of these feelings. The preoccupation with getting in (or not) takes up a lot of mental bandwidth. When you don't get in, that preoccupation grows and it becomes exhausting. I remember the dreams and waking up in a panic as well. Constantly checking my email, the portals and SDN.

This may sound trite, but the best thing possible right now is to be thankful you're done with the application submission process, and just let time pass. May also be worth seeking medical care for anxiety, too. That's something I didn't do, and probably should have done. What you're going through is (in some sense) kind of normal, but I think there are ways to make it more bearable.

 

[simba18]

Is there a deadline for VMCAS verification?

I made a tragic mistake on my transcript entry. VMCAS sent my application back this morning and I corrected my transcript entry and resubmitted back to them within a few hours. They have had my transcripts and LORs well before the deadline and my application is marked complete but not verified. Am I screwed? I have already been through the panic stage but I’m now just worried I’m not even going to be considered by schools. Thank you for any and all help.

 

[SkiOtter]

Is there a deadline for VMCAS verification?

I made a tragic mistake on my transcript entry. VMCAS sent my application back this morning and I corrected my transcript entry and resubmitted back to them within a few hours. They have had my transcripts and LORs well before the deadline and my application is marked complete but not verified. Am I screwed? I have already been through the panic stage but I’m now just worried I’m not even going to be considered by schools. Thank you for any and all help.

Take a deep breath. You’re going to be fine. As long as you submitted initially on time, it’ll be okay. A LOT of people every year have their app bumped back to them for a transcript entry error. You’re not alone

 

[jmiam2]

I’m overwhelmed with how many presentations I have to give in my masters program. Honestly it won’t even be worth it for me if vet school requires a lot of presentations so I’m just wondering if giving presentations was a big part of vet school. I really hate presentations. I’m fine in small group settings but talking to more than 4-5 people in a large room is so terrifying. I’ve been a vet tech, I even teach an undergraduate lab and neither of those things even begin to compare to researching, creating and giving a presentation… I don’t want to waste money applying if it’s a large part of vet school. I feel like if I keep causing myself more unnecessary stress I’ll die at a young age….

 

[pp9]

I’m overwhelmed with how many presentations I have to give in my masters program. Honestly it won’t even be worth it for me if vet school requires a lot of presentations so I’m just wondering if giving presentations was a big part of vet school. I really hate presentations. I’m fine in small group settings but talking to more than 4-5 people in a large room is so terrifying. I’ve been a vet tech, I even teach an undergraduate lab and neither of those things even begin to compare to researching, creating and giving a presentation… I don’t want to waste money applying if it’s a large part of vet school. I feel like if I keep causing myself more unnecessary stress I’ll die at a young age….

It probably depends on the school and their curriculum. I can't imagine any school would have students individually get up and present something significant, simply because the class sizes are big and there is no time.

I went to U of I and the only 'presentations' I can remember (this is not including externships) were small projects in elective classes. And, of course, presenting cases every day during rounds while on clinics. Certain rotations had pretty full rooms, but generally presenting a case is fairly casual. No slides, often just sitting at a table with your case notes in front of you.

I really hate giving presentations, so I get it (I'm also pretty bad at it). Don't let the fear of such a small blip in the timeline of your life keep you from achieving your goals, though. You will also always be surrounded by your classmates, which hopefully would make it less intimidating.

 

[mb421]

When is the last day to add a certification? I am taking an online course and should have it completed soon. Would this be added to certifications since I will receive one or to coursework?

 

[mn1309]

When is the last day to add a certification? I am taking an online course and should have it completed soon. Would this be added to certifications since I will receive one or to coursework?

I did a certificate that was pass/fail through a university and didn’t have actual grades/courses so I just added it to certifications. If you get actual A/B grades through classes worth college credits you could add it to coursework!

 

[vampyrica]

I posted this to reddit but I figured I’d ask here too..so I was scrolling through my VMCAS application submission like I typically do and I just realized that for one of my experiences I forgot to add a description and all it says is “text text text.” There’s also 2 spelling errors for one of my experiences.

The experience with “text” is 12 hours worth of group volunteer work at a local animal shelter. It’s not one of my main experiences and was something I added because they said to add everything. Did I just waste my application? I am so upset over it but we’re past the deadline now and I know there’s nothing I can do. Thoughts?

 

[battie]

Thoughts?

Stop looking at your application. Seriously. There's nothing you can do about anything in there.

 

[JaynaAli]

I agree with bats. For a 12 hour experience…probably won’t matter. But it might? You never know. But either way, you can’t change it now so it is what it is and worrying won’t change the outcome, it’ll just cause you stress. I know the application process is stressful, but you’ve done all you can at this point. So take a breath and find something fun to focus on now. And/or consider therapy. I do truly mean that…a professional may help you develop coping mechanisms and other strategies to help manage stress that are only gonna help you throughout vet school and a career.

 

[pp9]

And/or consider therapy. I do truly mean that…a professional may help you develop coping mechanisms and other strategies to help manage stress that are only gonna help you throughout vet school and a career.

Yep. Wish I could tell my 2012-2014 self to stop obsessing over vet school admissions, particularly once everything is all said/done/submitted.

I completely get that in your shoes, it feels like a typo or small mistake means you won't get a seat...but I can all but guarantee that a small mistake wouldn't be the sole reason for not getting in.

I remember some of these feelings. The preoccupation with getting in (or not) takes up a lot of mental bandwidth. When you don't get in, that preoccupation grows and it becomes exhausting. I remember the dreams and waking up in a panic as well. Constantly checking my email, the portals and SDN.

This may sound trite, but the best thing possible right now is to be thankful you're done with the application submission process, and just let time pass. May also be worth seeking medical care for anxiety, too. That's something I didn't do, and probably should have done. What you're going through is (in some sense) kind of normal, but I think there are ways to make it more bearable.

Repeating myself here because it applies.

 

[vampyrica]

Stop looking at your application. Seriously. There's nothing you can do about anything in there.

I know. I wish it was that easy. I have some serious anxiety when it comes to stuff like this.

I agree with bats. For a 12 hour experience…probably won’t matter. But it might? You never know. But either way, you can’t change it now so it is what it is and worrying won’t change the outcome, it’ll just cause you stress. I know the application process is stressful, but you’ve done all you can at this point. So take a breath and find something fun to focus on now. And/or consider therapy. I do truly mean that…a professional may help you develop coping mechanisms and other strategies to help manage stress that are only gonna help you throughout vet school and a career.

I've heard this a few times. Unfortunately, still being on my parents insurance plan is hindering me from talking to a professional about these kinds of things. I am constantly met with "you are 22, you do not need therapy. keep journaling and meditating." but no I agree fully, I definitely need to reach out for help. Some days are better that others but I am just hyper-fixating on this.

Yep. Wish I could tell my 2012-2014 self to stop obsessing over vet school admissions, particularly once everything is all said/done/submitted.

I completely get that in your shoes, it feels like a typo or small mistake means you won't get a seat...but I can all but guarantee that a small mistake wouldn't be the sole reason for not getting in.

Repeating myself here because it applies.

This is was extremely good advice and I appreciated you sharing it. I will say, the waking up in the middle of the night with a pit in my stomach has stopped and I sleep soundly now. If I'm busy with work or mentally preoccupied with something else, this process and application is like the last thing I can think about-- but when I'm alone? total opposite.

 

[pp9]

I know. I wish it was that easy. I have some serious anxiety when it comes to stuff like this.


I've heard this a few times. Unfortunately, still being on my parents insurance plan is hindering me from talking to a professional about these kinds of things. I am constantly met with "you are 22, you do not need therapy. keep journaling and meditating." but no I agree fully, I definitely need to reach out for help. Some days are better that others but I am just hyper-fixating on this.


This is was extremely good advice and I appreciated you sharing it. I will say, the waking up in the middle of the night with a pit in my stomach has stopped and I sleep soundly now. If I'm busy with work or mentally preoccupied with something else, this process and application is like the last thing I can think about-- but when I'm alone? total opposite.

I hear ya. It's also pretty easy for us to sit here and say 'relax, there's nothing you can do now' when we're on the other side of the process. I hope you're able to figure out how to get yourself care - the anxiety doesn't really stop even with an acceptance, it just morphs if that makes sense. Best to figure out what works for you now.

 

[vampyrica]

I hear ya. It's also pretty easy for us to sit here and say 'relax, there's nothing you can do now' when we're on the other side of the process. I hope you're able to figure out how to get yourself care - the anxiety doesn't really stop even with an acceptance, it just morphs if that makes sense. Best to figure out what works for you now.

I agree fully! Journaling has helped tremendously, but I do not have strong support for this whole journey from my parents. So when I vent to them or ask for advice I am just met with "I told you not to do this. You're going to work forever and never pay back your debt. Just go where the money is." so I think I professional would be helpful to have to get on the right mental path.

It's also just a busy time of year for me right now and all my emotions are amplified by 100 haha.

 

[phenomenology]

Wow ok, I just realized one reason VMCAS-calculated GPAs might be lower than what is on your own transcript's cumulative is that they assign A+'s 4.0 quality points instead of 4.33 as the institutions I attended did. Strange!

 

[fidge]

Wow ok, I just realized one reason VMCAS-calculated GPAs might be lower than what is on your own transcript's cumulative is that they assign A+'s 4.0 quality points instead of 4.33 as the institutions I attended did. Strange!

I think thats because many schools don’t have an A+ in their grading system. All but one of the institutions I attended only went up to A.

 

[Shiloh47]

Hey y'all, I'm aiming for large animal/equine very heavily in my application since that's what all of my hours were in extensively. About 2,000 large animal vet hours and more hours working on livestock farms. Will having an abysmal amount of small animal hours be a big negative? All is said and done for this application cycle but just wanted to see what the sages thought. Large animal with an equine focus is my genuine interest which is why I had so many hours for it!

 

[pp9]

Hey y'all, I'm aiming for large animal/equine very heavily in my application since that's what all of my hours were in extensively. About 2,000 large animal vet hours and more hours working on livestock farms. Will having an abysmal amount of small animal hours be a big negative? All is said and done for this application cycle but just wanted to see what the sages thought. Large animal with an equine focus is my genuine interest which is why I had so many hours for it!

No, especially since you have a ton of hours in the area you are probably going to be discussing in your personal statement. Plenty of people get accepted with no small/large animal hours, or less hours overall. As long as the hours are of decent quality, I wouldn't expect this to be an issue for you.

 

[phenomenology]

Happy Sunday, guys! On Reddit, someone said that programs can see what other schools you applied to on VMCAS. Does anyone have any clarity on this? I feel like it would somewhat be a conflict of interest but also I guess not really for schools to see where else you applied? Thoughts?

 

[DogtorAsh]

Happy Sunday, guys! On Reddit, someone said that programs can see what other schools you applied to on VMCAS. Does anyone have any clarity on this? I feel like it would somewhat be a conflict of interest but also I guess not really for schools to see where else you applied? Thoughts?

I'm pretty sure that's not true, the only way a school should be able to see what other school's you applied to is if they asked that question in their supplemental app or something. I know there were some schools that specifically asked how many other schools you applied to, but besides that VMCAS is not giving out this knowledge to schools from my understanding.

 

[phenomenology]

I'm pretty sure that's not true, the only way a school should be able to see what other school's you applied to is if they asked that question in their supplemental app or something. I know there were some schools that specifically asked how many other schools you applied to, but besides that VMCAS is not giving out this knowledge to schools from my understanding.

Right?? The Reddit poster was trying to assert that someone's island school rejection was spurred by the school being able to see that the applicant applied to US schools and had high stats, so the program rejected them on the basis of predicting the student would get in stateside and reject the island school offer anyways. I mean, I can track the logic of what the poster was saying, but this thinking seems like a perfect example of why VMCAS would not furnish this info imo

 

[deleted1197566]

I am HEARTBROKEN. I was planning to take Glasgow's ethical reasoning assessment on Friday but had a family emergency and spent all of Saturday driving home so I planned to take it today (Sunday) the day it was due.

I am located in the United States (US), and on multiple emails they have said that the assessment is "Open from today until 23:59 (US) Sunday 6th October 2024" I tried to begin taking it about 45 minutes ago (at 6:30pm my time in CT) and it said I was closed. I was incredibly confused. Then, I went and tried to change my application time zone and it says it would due 5pm my time located in the US.

The applications turns out to have been due at midnight THEIR time, not US time. I sent the admissions team a couple of emails begging for grace and explaining where my confusion came from but now all I can do is wait for their response. I am truly SO heartbroken and just needed somewhere to share my frustration.

This has been my literal dream vet school since I was in high school and it hurts so much to have missed something as simple as the ethical reasoning assessment. If I get into other vet schools I would hate to turn a seat down just because I want a shot at applying to this school again next cycle and then potential not getting in here next cycle. Any advice?

 

[vampyrica]

I am HEARTBROKEN. I was planning to take Glasgow's ethical reasoning assessment on Friday but had a family emergency and spent all of Saturday driving home so I planned to take it today (Sunday) the day it was due.

I am located in the United States (US), and on multiple emails they have said that the assessment is "Open from today until 23:59 (US) Sunday 6th October 2024" I tried to begin taking it about 45 minutes ago (at 6:30pm my time in CT) and it said I was closed. I was incredibly confused. Then, I went and tried to change my application time zone and it says it would due 5pm my time located in the US.

The applications turns out to have been due at midnight THEIR time, not US time. I sent the admissions team a couple of emails begging for grace and explaining where my confusion came from but now all I can do is wait for their response. I am truly SO heartbroken and just needed somewhere to share my frustration.

This has been my literal dream vet school since I was in high school and it hurts so much to have missed something as simple as the ethical reasoning assessment. If I get into other vet schools I would hate to turn a seat down just because I want a shot at applying to this school again next cycle and then potential not getting in here next cycle. Any advice?

I am so sorry this happened. I am hoping they hear you out and allow you the chance to take it! Last year when I applied to RVC, their supplemental application email went straight into my spam and I didn't know until I got my rejection like a week or so later saying I never completed their supplemental. I understand fully understand your frustration <3

 

[tal1214]

I am HEARTBROKEN. I was planning to take Glasgow's ethical reasoning assessment on Friday but had a family emergency and spent all of Saturday driving home so I planned to take it today (Sunday) the day it was due.

I am located in the United States (US), and on multiple emails they have said that the assessment is "Open from today until 23:59 (US) Sunday 6th October 2024" I tried to begin taking it about 45 minutes ago (at 6:30pm my time in CT) and it said I was closed. I was incredibly confused. Then, I went and tried to change my application time zone and it says it would due 5pm my time located in the US.

The applications turns out to have been due at midnight THEIR time, not US time. I sent the admissions team a couple of emails begging for grace and explaining where my confusion came from but now all I can do is wait for their response. I am truly SO heartbroken and just needed somewhere to share my frustration.

This has been my literal dream vet school since I was in high school and it hurts so much to have missed something as simple as the ethical reasoning assessment. If I get into other vet schools I would hate to turn a seat down just because I want a shot at applying to this school again next cycle and then potential not getting in here next cycle. Any advice?

I’m so sorry that happened hopefully they will understand!!

 

[battie]

Right?? The Reddit poster was trying to assert that someone's island school rejection was spurred by the school being able to see that the applicant applied to US schools and had high stats, so the program rejected them on the basis of predicting the student would get in stateside and reject the island school offer anyways. I mean, I can track the logic of what the poster was saying, but this thinking seems like a perfect example of why VMCAS would not furnish this info imo

Does this Redditor have any proof? Like a screen shot or anything like that showing VMCAS directly states they share this info? I don't think VMCAS has ever shared the info of where someone applied.

Conspiracy theories are apparently not limited to elections or hurricanes.

Any advice?

This does suck. But I imagine you won't have grace in this situation depending on how long the assessment was open to be completed. Likewise, I also almost *never* recommend turning down an acceptance unless it's to one of the pricier schools. Do you want to go to vet school or do you want to be a veterinarian? That's the question you'll have to contend with.

 

[Quinnley]

I’m not quite sure where to ask this question, but I think if anyone knows, they’ll probably be in this thread; I’m curious to compare each school’s dismissal rate, but I can’t seem to find that information. I’ve heard advisors and the like mention in passing that such-and-such school has a high/low dismissal rate, but I’m not finding any data online. Anybody know where I could get answers?

 

[JaynaAli]

I’m not quite sure where to ask this question, but I think if anyone knows, they’ll probably be in this thread; I’m curious to compare each school’s dismissal rate, but I can’t seem to find that information. I’ve heard advisors and the like mention in passing that such-and-such school has a high/low dismissal rate, but I’m not finding any data online. Anybody know where I could get answers?

They’re not gonna publish that information. Talking to alumni and social media/forum gossip is about your only option. Someone might tell you if you ask the schools directly, but probably more likely they’d not reply, deflect, or just tell you what their passing policy is and what support they offer. Plus it’s potentially going to change year to year.

 

[battie]

I’m not quite sure where to ask this question, but I think if anyone knows, they’ll probably be in this thread; I’m curious to compare each school’s dismissal rate, but I can’t seem to find that information. I’ve heard advisors and the like mention in passing that such-and-such school has a high/low dismissal rate, but I’m not finding any data online. Anybody know where I could get answers?

As someone who repeated first year due to academics, welcome to my soapbox!!

If you do end up emailing schools to see if they'll share data, I'd love to know!! When I repeated, I was one of three who dropped down due to academics; we had an additional two who dropped down due to health/family concerns. Then someone from two classes above 2019 down to 2021) was also an academic drop; she took a year to get her mental and emotional health in order.

So for Illinois class of 2020, attrition rate of 3/164. Then 2021 had 0 people fail first year and one fail second year into third year (did not return). We then lost someone third into fourth year. One person ended up repeating about half of clinical year. So overall, 3/130ish failed out of Illinois 2021 across all 4 years (as far as I know).

 

[PlumPoppy]

I got accepted into 2 Masters programs but had to give up my seat due to aid and finances and feel almost guilty that I didnt just take the L and debt to have a better GPA.

I'm in this same situation and feel this entirely. I don't really have anything insightful to say, but I wanted you to know that you're not alone! I know this was a little bit ago, so I hope you're in a better space. It helps to remind myself that I made the decisions I did for a reason, affording my past self some grace and understanding.

 

[deleted1197566]

I am HEARTBROKEN. I was planning to take Glasgow's ethical reasoning assessment on Friday but had a family emergency and spent all of Saturday driving home so I planned to take it today (Sunday) the day it was due.

I am located in the United States (US), and on multiple emails they have said that the assessment is "Open from today until 23:59 (US) Sunday 6th October 2024" I tried to begin taking it about 45 minutes ago (at 6:30pm my time in CT) and it said I was closed. I was incredibly confused. Then, I went and tried to change my application time zone and it says it would due 5pm my time located in the US.

The applications turns out to have been due at midnight THEIR time, not US time. I sent the admissions team a couple of emails begging for grace and explaining where my confusion came from but now all I can do is wait for their response. I am truly SO heartbroken and just needed somewhere to share my frustration.

This has been my literal dream vet school since I was in high school and it hurts so much to have missed something as simple as the ethical reasoning assessment. If I get into other vet schools I would hate to turn a seat down just because I want a shot at applying to this school again next cycle and then potential not getting in here next cycle. Any advice?

Update for everyone that sent me kind words, I was able to retake it and they completed understood where the error came from. They were very kind. I am proceeding with the process.

Also um guys no... I did not mean that I would be absolutely turning down a seat at a cheaper institution if I got in. I have family in the UK and it would be great being close to them. Also, my in state (aka cheapest) option will most likely reject me sadly just because I am right under their required number of vet experience hours. So Glasgow would be about the same price as any of my out of state schools I applied to. This is the ranting thread so I was just ranting. I do want to become a veterinarian not just "attend vet school".

 

[battie]

Also, my in state (aka cheapest) option will most likely reject me sadly just because I am right under their required number of vet experience hours. So Glasgow would be about the same price as any of my out of state schools I applied to. This is the ranting thread so I was just ranting. I do want to become a veterinarian not just "attend vet school".

When I answered you l question, I didn't know any of this background info that makes Glasgow. Had I known this background information, I would not have given the standard advice that applies to most applicants. I did not mean to come across as aggressive or uncompassionate towards your situation.

 

[albatrossless]

Hello everyone, I have a question and I was hoping you'd be able to help me. In my VMCAS application, I listed myself as Biology club president at my school. Since submitting the application, I chose to step down for personal reasons (mostly spreading myself too thin). Now, you probably see the problem. Vet schools are looking at my application and thinking I'm the president of a club when I am not. How do I fix this? Should I email VMCAS, or email each school separately to explain the change? Has anyone encountered a problem like this before where they experienced a change in their application after submitting? Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[JaynaAli]

Hello everyone, I have a question and I was hoping you'd be able to help me. In my VMCAS application, I listed myself as Biology club president at my school. Since submitting the application, I chose to step down for personal reasons (mostly spreading myself too thin). Now, you probably see the problem. Vet schools are looking at my application and thinking I'm the president of a club when I am not. How do I fix this? Should I email VMCAS, or email each school separately to explain the change? Has anyone encountered a problem like this before where they experienced a change in their application after submitting? Thanks in advance for your help!

Calm down and stop worrying. This isn’t going to matter.

It would be so exceedingly unlikely that the success of your app comes down to whether you’re active president or past president of a random biology club. That kind of stuff is a very small part of the overall app. In the extremely, extremely unlikely case it came up during an interview, be honest with them, but I absolutely wouldn’t bother the schools with such an insignificant change. People leave positions or change planned coursework all the time. As long as what you put was accurate at the time of submission you’re fine.

 

[katiemcat]

Hello everyone, I have a question and I was hoping you'd be able to help me. In my VMCAS application, I listed myself as Biology club president at my school. Since submitting the application, I chose to step down for personal reasons (mostly spreading myself too thin). Now, you probably see the problem. Vet schools are looking at my application and thinking I'm the president of a club when I am not. How do I fix this? Should I email VMCAS, or email each school separately to explain the change? Has anyone encountered a problem like this before where they experienced a change in their application after submitting? Thanks in advance for your help!

I did the same thing my senior year of undergrad with my schools pre-vet club. I wouldn’t email anyone, they truly don’t care.

 

[albatrossless]

I did the same thing my senior year of undergrad with my schools pre-vet club. I wouldn’t email anyone, they truly don’t care.

Calm down and stop worrying. This isn’t going to matter.

It would be so exceedingly unlikely that the success of your app comes down to whether you’re active president or past president of a random biology club. That kind of stuff is a very small part of the overall app. In the extremely, extremely unlikely case it came up during an interview, be honest with them, but I absolutely wouldn’t bother the schools with such an insignificant change. People leave positions or change planned coursework all the time. As long as what you put was accurate at the time of submission you’re fine.

Okay you guys reassured me, thank you!!

 

[artemia]

This might be a silly question: I had a few of my planned courses change for next semester, is it reasonable to send an updated list of my planned courses to each school I applied to? I've seen a few people state that schools expect planned courses to change anyways and don't particularly care, but I still am wondering if I should send updates. Any insight would be helpful!

 

[KK5820]

This might be a silly question: I had a few of my planned courses change for next semester, is it reasonable to send an updated list of my planned courses to each school I applied to? I've seen a few people state that schools expect planned courses to change anyways and don't particularly care, but I still am wondering if I should send updates. Any insight would be helpful!

From what I understand, it’s only necessary if the planned courses were prereqs! I had the same thing happen for me (found out I couldn’t take animal nutrition), but I don’t plan on updating as it was not a prereq for any of the schools I applied to.

 

[artemia]

Question: I'm currently registered to take a course next semester that I designated on my application to fulfill a prerequisite for one of the schools I applied to, but I just found out that a class I've already taken might qualify. Is there a way to notify the school about this realization and change what qualifies as that prerequisite so that I don't have to take the course next semester? Also, is this worth doing? I don't want to pester any admissions committee by adding unnecessary work to their plates.

 

[SkiOtter]

Question: I'm currently registered to take a course next semester that I designated on my application to fulfill a prerequisite for one of the schools I applied to, but I just found out that a class I've already taken might qualify. Is there a way to notify the school about this realization and change what qualifies as that prerequisite so that I don't have to take the course next semester? Also, is this worth doing? I don't want to pester any admissions committee by adding unnecessary work to their plates.

Email them a syllabus and ask if the course you already took qualifies

 

[toastiesimba]

hi!does anyone have a master doc of when admission decisions come out for each school by any chance? 🙂

 

[vampyrica]

hi!does anyone have a master doc of when admission decisions come out for each school by any chance? 🙂

There is typically a timeline on each CVM/SVM website. They dont have exact dates but they do have the month you should hear back from. The dates will typically change each year so no point in adding them.

 

[justachillgirl]

Hi! first time OOS applicant from Puerto Rico! I'm honestly very anxious as I could only apply to 4 schools. On top of that, I applied to dual degrees (DVM/PhD's). Honestly, imposter syndrome is huge so I'm trying to keep a positive mindset. I wish all of you a successful cycle and hope to one day connect!

 

[amn444]

Hi everyone!!
Random question- does anyone know of any online upperlevel biomedical classes that I could register for without needing prereqs or something? Or that would take prereqs from my undergrad?
I got an email from one of my OOS options saying I was short credits for biomed classes due to them not accepting my schools level of microbio😭😭 Which was a super hard lab class I worked so hard to get a high grade in… It is what it is at this point and its probably my fault- but with one microbio offered per semester I couldn’t wait til the next semester for the “high level” micro… I had graduated! so now im short credits but my application is still being considered and passed the next stage of review since i have til june to complete the credits.

I am waiting to hear back from one other OOS plus my IS , and should hear back about my in state the week after christmas.. so might wait to see if I get an interview there before registering for an online class but I just dont even know where to look, or how I am gonna pay for that, or if its worth it to pay all that money to apply to this OOS… and risk my GPA if I’m doing this while working as a tech full time.. with a new puppy… UGH im dumb.

TLDR; If anyone has any luck with places that were not too difficult to get set up for finding upper level biomedical courses online, I just have no idea where to look! I need more credits for an OOS that does NOT interview- so I will get a yes/no decision from them in Feb .. after starting a class…not sure if taking the classes is worth it or to just pray for my in state…

 

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Hi everyone!!
Random question- does anyone know of any online upperlevel biomedical classes that I could register for without needing prereqs or something? Or that would take prereqs from my undergrad?
I got an email from one of my OOS options saying I was short credits for biomed classes due to them not accepting my schools level of microbio Which was a super hard lab class I worked so hard to get a high grade in… It is what it is at this point and its probably my fault- but with one microbio offered per semester I couldn’t wait til the next semester for the “high level” micro… I had graduated! so now im short credits but my application is still being considered and passed the next stage of review since i have til june to complete the credits.

I am waiting to hear back from one other OOS plus my IS , and should hear back about my in state the week after christmas.. so might wait to see if I get an interview there before registering for an online class but I just dont even know where to look, or how I am gonna pay for that, or if its worth it to pay all that money to apply to this OOS… and risk my GPA if I’m doing this while working as a tech full time.. with a new puppy… UGH im dumb.

TLDR; If anyone has any luck with places that were not too difficult to get set up for finding upper level biomedical courses online, I just have no idea where to look! I need more credits for an OOS that does NOT interview- so I will get a yes/no decision from them in Feb .. after starting a class…not sure if taking the classes is worth it or to just pray for my in state…

University of New England has online biomedical courses, they have a whole section dedicated to prevet and premed courses. They’re at your own pace for about 16 weeks, and fairly easy courses. You can sign up any time, they start courses about every two weeks.

 

[Gina Lawson]

Hi everyone!!
Random question- does anyone know of any online upperlevel biomedical classes that I could register for without needing prereqs or something? Or that would take prereqs from my undergrad?
I got an email from one of my OOS options saying I was short credits for biomed classes due to them not accepting my schools level of microbio😭😭 Which was a super hard lab class I worked so hard to get a high grade in… It is what it is at this point and its probably my fault- but with one microbio offered per semester I couldn’t wait til the next semester for the “high level” micro… I had graduated! so now im short credits but my application is still being considered and passed the next stage of review since i have til june to complete the credits.

I am waiting to hear back from one other OOS plus my IS , and should hear back about my in state the week after christmas.. so might wait to see if I get an interview there before registering for an online class but I just dont even know where to look, or how I am gonna pay for that, or if its worth it to pay all that money to apply to this OOS… and risk my GPA if I’m doing this while working as a tech full time.. with a new puppy… UGH im dumb.

TLDR; If anyone has any luck with places that were not too difficult to get set up for finding upper level biomedical courses online, I just have no idea where to look! I need more credits for an OOS that does NOT interview- so I will get a yes/no decision from them in Feb .. after starting a class…not sure if taking the classes is worth it or to just pray for my in state…

Have you already taken biochem? Bioc 384 @UAZ online is hard but well organized

 

[pjackson2010]

Call me crazy but the disorganization from some of these schools is baffling me. I understand theres a huge amount of applicants that has increased over the last few years but so many of us are paying thousands to apply to schools for the wrong year to be put on interview invites, decisions being sent out to a handful of applicants at almost midnight while the majority sits in anxiety with no response, and another school that posts gifs about the release date which comes off to me as toying with my emotions. As everyone else, this is my lively hood and whatever decisions I receive in the next few months dictates huge life choices. As little and silly as these things seem in the short, it's the oversight that makes me feel my application and whatever happens with it is insignificant. I struggle to understand how there isn't a more uniform system after our applications are submitted

 

[turtle36]

Call me crazy but the disorganization from some of these schools is baffling me. I understand theres a huge amount of applicants that has increased over the last few years but so many of us are paying thousands to apply to schools for the wrong year to be put on interview invites, decisions being sent out to a handful of applicants at almost midnight while the majority sits in anxiety with no response, and another school that posts gifs about the release date which comes off to me as toying with my emotions. As everyone else, this is my lively hood and whatever decisions I receive in the next few months dictates huge life choices. As little and silly as these things seem in the short, it's the oversight that makes me feel my application and whatever happens with it is insignificant. I struggle to understand how there isn't a more uniform system after our applications are submitted

This on top of this, no one is offering file reviews. I continue to post my stats on this site and have had several people ask if there’s some additional red-flag preventing my acceptance, well I wouldn’t know the answer to this because no school is offering ANY sort of review. At this point I’m happy my masters allows me to look elsewhere for a career, because this entire process is a heaping pile of **** and no school has presented a solution. It’s infuriating to see people with GPA’s below mine as well as having less veterinary hours get interviews while I’m sitting here for the 3rd time with nothing.