VMCAS Questions and Rants c/o 2030

[CeeGee14]

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Hang in there, friend! The vet school application process was one of the most stressful periods of my life - it 100% paid off, but that doesn't negate how strenuous the entire process is....

The best thing I did to help my anxiety was to put my all into my application, so then once it was submitted, I could do my absolute best to step away and forget about it. Because for me I could tell myself that I had done everything possible to submit the best possible application I could, and the rest was up to the world. Plus, considering that I literally caught typos on my 5th or 6th read through that I had missed before (or had my spouse catch typos I'd missed on my own read throughs), the extra time to hone the application saved me stress in the long run.

The hardest part for me was the marathon and final sprint of finishing the application, only to have a waiting period of months that felt like torture. As much as you can, once you're finished, really try to step away and keep your mind busy - take up a hobby, do a new activity, spend extra time with friends. I wish I'd spent more time with friends, because I ended up choosing to move far away and I really miss them now. So, just try to live your life once everything's submitted - the time will pass and vet school applications are a true endurance test!

Do your best, submit a great application, then step away. Don't re-read your application because you WILL find typos. Because, it WILL cause you stress despite there being nothing you can do about it. Even with all the editing I did, I know that I found a few typos or general weird phrases I wish I'd corrected or altered. I remember sitting and biting my nails, worrying that calling Evans syndrome Evans disease would make a difference. And guess what? It didn't - I still was accepted to 8 schools.

Take time to take care of yourself, it can only help you - now, once you're in vet school, and once you're a practicing vet. You're in it for the long haul, so find those healthy coping mechanisms now!

You've got this!

ETA: An editing tip I learned in the working world was to take your final pieces (ALL of them, including experience sections), and go to a quiet place where you can read through everything - every single thing - OUT LOUD. Read it like you're reading it to someone. Your brain will catch typos that it would've skipped because you're forced to speak out loud. It's also a really great way to test for cadence and flow of your writing.

I second the advice that once you submit your application, NEVER, and I mean, NEVER look back at it. You are going to drive yourself nuts if you obsess over an application you can't change anymore. I made this mistake and caught a small typo during one of my re-reads. I then proceeded to keep myself up till 5am because if I can't even fill out an application correctly I had no business going to vet school. In hindsight, I'm pretty sure admissions never even noticed.

 

[indysadventures]

I second the advice that once you submit your application, NEVER, and I mean, NEVER look back at it. You are going to drive yourself nuts if you obsess over an application you can't change anymore. I made this mistake and caught a small typo during one of my re-reads. I then proceeded to keep myself up till 5am because if I can't even fill out an application correctly I had no business going to vet school. In hindsight, I'm pretty sure admissions never even noticed.

You wouldn’t have been able to convince Indy of 10 months ago that a typo (missed an “of” in an experience section), a misspelling of a drug (L-spar for Elspar), and incorrectly referencing Evans syndrome as a disease weren’t the end of the world.

My spouse: “It’s going to be fine!”
Me, crying: “BUT I SAID DISEASE AND IT’S A SYNDROME!”
Spouse: “Doesn’t matter.”
Me: “But ELSPAR!!!!”
Spouse:

Applicants, Don’t be Indy. Don’t be CeeGee. DON’T REREAD YOUR SUBMITTED APP! Save yourself. 🤣🤣🤣

A funny aside, my partner did make me rewatch this episode of Schitt’s Creek where David has to retake his driving test.

 

[_rae_]

Maybe I’m the whackadoodle one but you could not have paid me, except maybe offering to pay for my tuition, to get me to read that damn thing again. I only recently opened my old application I have saved to see when something was submitted. I don’t think I’ve even reread my personal statement since submitting except to pull a specific line or concept out.

That application is done. I spent eight months of my life staring at it and I don’t think I’ll look at it again for a very long time lol

 

[vampyrica]

I second the advice that once you submit your application, NEVER, and I mean, NEVER look back at it. You are going to drive yourself nuts if you obsess over an application you can't change anymore. I made this mistake and caught a small typo during one of my re-reads. I then proceeded to keep myself up till 5am because if I can't even fill out an application correctly I had no business going to vet school. In hindsight, I'm pretty sure admissions never even noticed.

RETWEET! i literally saw i mispelled half of the final experience i entered (volunteer work with my childhood church) and i kid you not-- i spent weeks tossing and turning at night and sobbed because i thought they were going to read it and go "this chick wants to practice medicine and yet cant spell deepening correctly?" i also totally forgot to add an explanation for one of my experiences and it just read "textexttext" i was so mortified.

and yet- here we all are.

 

[katiemcat]

RETWEET! i literally saw i mispelled half of the final experience i entered (volunteer work with my childhood church) and i kid you not-- i spent weeks tossing and turning at night and sobbed because i thought they were going to read it and go "this chick wants to practice medicine and yet cant spell deepening correctly?" i also totally forgot to add an explanation for one of my experiences and it just read "textexttext" i was so mortified.

and yet- here we all are.

Also did this and realized I had a single typo - keep me up at night for weeks. News flash - no one cared!

 

[indysadventures]

Also did this and realized I had a single typo - keep me up at night for weeks. News flash - no one cared!

Also, PS - thinking of you and hope you’re doing well!!!!

 

[indysadventures]

RETWEET! i literally saw i mispelled half of the final experience i entered (volunteer work with my childhood church) and i kid you not-- i spent weeks tossing and turning at night and sobbed because i thought they were going to read it and go "this chick wants to practice medicine and yet cant spell deepening correctly?" i also totally forgot to add an explanation for one of my experiences and it just read "textexttext" i was so mortified.

and yet- here we all are.

texttexttext sent me

 

[indysadventures]

Maybe I’m the whackadoodle one but you could not have paid me, except maybe offering to pay for my tuition, to get me to read that damn thing again. I only recently opened my old application I have saved to see when something was submitted. I don’t think I’ve even reread my personal statement since submitting except to pull a specific line or concept out.

That application is done. I spent eight months of my life staring at it and I don’t think I’ll look at it again for a very long time lol

I wish I had your strength. I was much more the equivalent of, “let me reread this for the eighteenth time to convince myself I did my best, it won’t cause me stress I SWEAR.”

The result always being:

*finds typo*

Indy:

 

[katiemcat]

Also, PS - thinking of you and hope you’re doing well!!!!

You’re so sweet 🥹❤️. I’m actually finally kicking the morning sickness!!!! Life is actually liveable again. Have my first US tomorrow!

 

[battie]

The first ultrasound is so fun!!!!

 

[justachillgirl]

let me know if this exists, lol


(mostly kidding!)

idk if i should cry or


jk.

or am i

 

[justachillgirl]

hello!! i am applying this cycle (hopefully for the last time) and I need a native English speaker to review my essays... is anyone available and willing to help me with this?? I am fluent in english (written & spoken) but my native language is Spanish, so I do need help from someone more experienced. Thank you 🙂

 

[beans2020]

hello!! i am applying this cycle (hopefully for the last time) and I need a native English speaker to review my essays... is anyone available and willing to help me with this?? I am fluent in english (written & spoken) but my native language is Spanish, so I do need help from someone more experienced. Thank you 🙂

Have you taken a look at the personal statement readers thread? I bet anyone listed there would be more than happy to review your essays!!

 

[justachillgirl]

Have you taken a look at the personal statement readers thread? I bet anyone listed there would be more than happy to review your essays!!

I just found it!! thank you

 

[Drjc1977]

Hello! I have a mixed animal experience during my time as a kennel tech which included small animals, exotics, and food animal (pot-bellied pigs specifically). Would it be a good idea to state the ratio or give an idea of which group I saw more of in the experience description? I was thinking of saying something along the lines of "I was responsible for caring for boarding pets, which consisted mainly of dogs and cats but also included pot-bellied pigs, pocket pets, reptiles, and parrots" as the first sentence.

Maybe I should be more specific and say something like "The workload was about 70% small animal 30% the other listed species"?

I really do not feel it will make any difference. I prefer your initial sentence but that is just me.

 

[KK5820]

I second the advice that once you submit your application, NEVER, and I mean, NEVER look back at it. You are going to drive yourself nuts if you obsess over an application you can't change anymore. I made this mistake and caught a small typo during one of my re-reads. I then proceeded to keep myself up till 5am because if I can't even fill out an application correctly I had no business going to vet school. In hindsight, I'm pretty sure admissions never even noticed.

I put that I lived in the EU for the information question under demographics. I live in the U.S.💀 I emailed all my schools and they said I was fine lol

 

[TheShepherdGirl]

Hello everybody!! I was wondering how to structure an experience, if anybody has any advice. I have been trying to help the small stray cat population around my neighborhood (rural/country) by catching, getting medical care, and finding homes if they get accustomed to indoor life. This has also involved a lot of caring for kittens and a pregnant cat that has recently given birth, which I am assisting with caring for and ensuring all babies are growing properly. Since I am not doing this through a program and just doing it on my own, I am unsure how to categorize this and what to call it, or if this is even something I should be including in my application. I appreciate any advice or help, thank you!!! 🥰

 

[pp9]

Hello everybody!! I was wondering how to structure an experience, if anybody has any advice. I have been trying to help the small stray cat population around my neighborhood (rural/country) by catching, getting medical care, and finding homes if they get accustomed to indoor life. This has also involved a lot of caring for kittens and a pregnant cat that has recently given birth, which I am assisting with caring for and ensuring all babies are growing properly. Since I am not doing this through a program and just doing it on my own, I am unsure how to categorize this and what to call it, or if this is even something I should be including in my application. I appreciate any advice or help, thank you!!! 🥰

This is going to require some judgement on your part. If you are doing extensive bottle feeding on a regular basis, I would put the estimated hours spent bottle feeding under animal experience because it requires a skillset you've developed.

If you are simply offering housing for the cats/litters, putting food out, taking these cats to the vet for care as needed, and rehoming, I'm not sure I would consider this animal experience in the same way I wouldn't consider taking my pets to the vet 'vet experience' or owning animals as 'animal experience.' I could see it going under extracurriculars though, and would put it under one of those myself...possibly volunteer too, although VMCAS defines volunteer as 'non-animal.'

With that said, a school probably won't take offense to it being put under animal if that's what makes you most comfortable. This one is a little debatable honestly.

 

[TheShepherdGirl]

This is going to require some judgement on your part. If you are doing extensive bottle feeding on a regular basis, I would put the estimated hours spent bottle feeding under animal experience because it requires a skillset you've developed.

If you are simply offering housing for the cats/litters, putting food out, taking these cats to the vet for care as needed, and rehoming, I'm not sure I would consider this animal experience in the same way I wouldn't consider taking my pets to the vet 'vet experience' or owning animals as 'animal experience.' I could see it going under extracurriculars though, and would put it under one of those myself...possibly volunteer too, although VMCAS defines volunteer as 'non-animal.'

With that said, a school probably won't take offense to it being put under animal if that's what makes you most comfortable. This one is a little debatable honestly.

It is tricky, I agree! I hadn't thought of including it until I realized how much of my free time I have dedicated to these little friends. I have yet to do any sort of extensive bottle feeding, just supplemental based on frequent weights that I've been getting on them all and assisting them with finding a spot and latching since it's a litter of nine, so they can all get their share. I think based on that, it might fit best under extracurriculars?

 

[calmdownvicky]

im applying to 15 schools... anyone in this same boat? im terribly afraid i wont get in again (2nd time applying btw). i need to enter because i want to be able to have a stable job that i love as a vet when im in my 30's so i need this to happen for me to meet this personal goal.

Yes, I am doing this also. I absolutely live and breathe veterinary medicine, but I didn't do so well in my undergrad so I'm trying to spread my net wide. Good luck and let me know if you need someone to commiserate with <3

 

[justachillgirl]

Yes, I am doing this also. I absolutely live and breathe veterinary medicine, but I didn't do so well in my undergrad so I'm trying to spread my net wide. Good luck and let me know if you need someone to commiserate with <3

I honestly did not want to write 34 essays so I reduced to like 12 and most of them don't require support essays

 

[lizzieamanda]

Does anyone think that being an RVT (with over 12,000 clinical hours) does anything for my application?

 

[JaynaAli]

Does anyone think that being an RVT (with over 12,000 clinical hours) does anything for my application?

Extensive experience is almost always good, but experience is just one part of an entire application. That amount of experience in the field is great, but vet school admissions is competitive and experience is not the only criteria.

Lately it feels like most schools are putting more emphasis on grades. If your grades are really strong and you’ve got good letters of recommendation with that much experience, your chances are probably high. If you’ve got below average grades, many schools may not even review your packet to even see the experience if you’re below their GPA cutoffs. Other schools may review all your info from the start. This is why it’s important to know how each school you’re applying to assesses its applicants and apply smartly based upon all your stats.

 

[fauna]

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(I’m sorry, I had to. It’s really excellent advice.)

i am late to this but it feels only appropriate to show this badge reel i just ordered off of etsy this week LMAO

 

[fauna]

I second the advice that once you submit your application, NEVER, and I mean, NEVER look back at it. You are going to drive yourself nuts if you obsess over an application you can't change anymore. I made this mistake and caught a small typo during one of my re-reads. I then proceeded to keep myself up till 5am because if I can't even fill out an application correctly I had no business going to vet school. In hindsight, I'm pretty sure admissions never even noticed.

Gonna be so honest here, I never even went and looked at what they ended up calculating my GPA as until almost a year later because i knew it would only stress me out-- let alone reread any of the essays.

 

[stinkydog]

Hi! Does anyone have any advice on how to input or indicate that I have two minors? There is only space to input one minor under degree info. Will they care if my transcript says both minors and not my VMCAS?

 

[pp9]

Hi! Does anyone have any advice on how to input or indicate that I have two minors? There is only space to input one minor under degree info. Will they care if my transcript says both minors and not my VMCAS?

I can't see why they'd care. If you can free type the minor, maybe put ____ & ____ and just squeeze both in there?

 

[stinkydog]

I can't see why they'd care. If you can free type the minor, maybe put ____ & ____ and just squeeze both in there?

It is a dropdown that only lets you select one unfortunately. It just sucks that readers will probably not know about the other minor! Unless I can find a way to mention it in a prompt.

 

[_rae_]

Honestly, I’d just pick your favorite minor then. I had a BA in music with minors in chemistry and biology; I would’ve picked my chemistry minor to list because I found it way more interesting and grade wise did way better in it

 

[stinkydog]

I must be missing something. It seems crazy to me that they wouldn't allow an applicant to list more than one minor... I am sure many applicants apply with more than one minor and it does no harm adding an extra box. IDK. Welp. Thanks guys!!!

 

[_rae_]

Lemme go back and check my original app. I do agree it would be weird not to be able to list both. So many people have dual minors, more so than dual degrees I feel like

 

[_rae_]

I did exactly what I told you I thought I would have done and put chemistry as my "main" minor but mentioned my minor in biology in my interviews.

Yay past self for having similar thoughts to current self!

 

[catsandsnakes]

I had dual minors in chemistry and biology and just put down the chemistry one since it felt more "unique" 😅 definitely silly that they don't let you do multiple though

 

[meowgnificent]

Okay, explanation statement: do I or don't I?

I made a list of things that I could explain, but I don't know that it will help me. These things include:

• When I was in undergrad a whole 15 years ago, I made a C in biology 1 and a C in statistics, with the rest As and Bs. Here's the thing: I was a comms major. I didn't give a flying fart about either of those classes and focused my energy on the classes I'd need (ha ha), but I was also a lazy student because of several hugely traumatic life events at the time. I still made A's and B's in everything else, so I don't know that those life experiences are going to translate to bad grades. I've gotten all As in every science class since (thanks to being older, more experienced with time management, and an ADD diagnosis), but that stats grade is staying with me. However I use statistics every day in my job...
• I've been bouncing around to like 5 different colleges to fill my prereqs because it's cheaper, and I'm paying out of pocket for all of my schooling. Does that matter?
• I have no exotics or zoo experience: A) because I know with 100% certainty that it's not what I'm interested in and B) because it's impossible to find an opportunity to shadow where I live. Even with connections, they said they don't allow it. Same goes with equine vet experience. I have 100s of hours of equine experience that I've listed, and I chat up the one horse DVM here every time he comes to the barn, but he doesn't do shadowing because of liability.

Is any of this worth the explanation statement?

 

[JaynaAli]

Is any of this worth the explanation statement?

IMO, no. Definitely not for #3. No for #1 if it is just two Cs, it was a long time ago and your grades in other upper level classes were As/Bs. #2 is the only one I’d even maybe consider, but I’d just be prepared to answer a question if they ask in an interview but I don’t think they’ll care.

 

[_rae_]

Gut reaction?

College courses are long in the past, sounds like you're redoing them/doing pre-reqs and that is what schools will care about. If it gets brought up in interviews for whatever reason, you have a solid story of improvement through adulthood as well as lived experience that will matter more.

Unfortunately, no.

I would say a solid chunk of students don't have avian/exotic/zoo experience for similar reasons. I would prioritize diversifying within specialties in both large and small more than anything else.

Explanation statements are generally for "life altering" events. "My mom had cancer", "my parents are undocumented", "I went through a car accident my junior year", "I had to take a year off due to mental health but did significantly better once I got that under control", etc.

 

[meowgnificent]

IMO, no. Definitely not for #3. No for #1 if it is just two Cs, it was a long time ago and your grades in other upper level classes were As/Bs. #2 is the only one I’d even maybe consider, but I’d just be prepared to answer a question if they ask in an interview but I don’t think they’ll care.

Thanks! Yeah #2 is tricky. I've only lived on the west coast for 3 years, and it's on a quarter system here. So I first tried community colleges until that got way too confusing (we have a huge CC network here that all offer classes so randomly), then I jumped around based on which schools required a "semester" instead of a quarter and which offered labs, etc. It looks messy as hell but I did the work!

 

[meowgnificent]

Gut reaction?

College courses are long in the past, sounds like you're redoing them/doing pre-reqs and that is what schools will care about. If it gets brought up in interviews for whatever reason, you have a solid story of improvement through adulthood as well as lived experience that will matter more.

Unfortunately, no.

I would say a solid chunk of students don't have avian/exotic/zoo experience for similar reasons. I would prioritize diversifying within specialties in both large and small more than anything else.

Explanation statements are generally for "life altering" events. "My mom had cancer", "my parents are undocumented", "I went through a car accident my junior year", "I had to take a year off due to mental health but did significantly better once I got that under control", etc.

This helps, thank you! You're saying "no," it doesn't matter that I've jumped around to different schools?

 

[_rae_]

This helps, thank you! You're saying "no," it doesn't matter that I've jumped around to different schools?

Not to me? It seems logical that someone who has a degree from a while ago would jump around for pre-reqs based on cost or quality of the specific classes.

 

[supershorty]

Okay, explanation statement: do I or don't I?

I made a list of things that I could explain, but I don't know that it will help me. These things include:

• When I was in undergrad a whole 15 years ago, I made a C in biology 1 and a C in statistics, with the rest As and Bs. Here's the thing: I was a comms major. I didn't give a flying fart about either of those classes and focused my energy on the classes I'd need (ha ha), but I was also a lazy student because of several hugely traumatic life events at the time. I still made A's and B's in everything else, so I don't know that those life experiences are going to translate to bad grades. I've gotten all As in every science class since (thanks to being older, more experienced with time management, and an ADD diagnosis), but that stats grade is staying with me. However I use statistics every day in my job...
• I've been bouncing around to like 5 different colleges to fill my prereqs because it's cheaper, and I'm paying out of pocket for all of my schooling. Does that matter?
• I have no exotics or zoo experience: A) because I know with 100% certainty that it's not what I'm interested in and B) because it's impossible to find an opportunity to shadow where I live. Even with connections, they said they don't allow it. Same goes with equine vet experience. I have 100s of hours of equine experience that I've listed, and I chat up the one horse DVM here every time he comes to the barn, but he doesn't do shadowing because of liability.

Is any of this worth the explanation statement?

No. For all 3 of them.

 

[fauna]

Okay, explanation statement: do I or don't I?

I made a list of things that I could explain, but I don't know that it will help me. These things include:

• When I was in undergrad a whole 15 years ago, I made a C in biology 1 and a C in statistics, with the rest As and Bs. Here's the thing: I was a comms major. I didn't give a flying fart about either of those classes and focused my energy on the classes I'd need (ha ha), but I was also a lazy student because of several hugely traumatic life events at the time. I still made A's and B's in everything else, so I don't know that those life experiences are going to translate to bad grades. I've gotten all As in every science class since (thanks to being older, more experienced with time management, and an ADD diagnosis), but that stats grade is staying with me. However I use statistics every day in my job...
• I've been bouncing around to like 5 different colleges to fill my prereqs because it's cheaper, and I'm paying out of pocket for all of my schooling. Does that matter?
• I have no exotics or zoo experience: A) because I know with 100% certainty that it's not what I'm interested in and B) because it's impossible to find an opportunity to shadow where I live. Even with connections, they said they don't allow it. Same goes with equine vet experience. I have 100s of hours of equine experience that I've listed, and I chat up the one horse DVM here every time he comes to the barn, but he doesn't do shadowing because of liability.

Is any of this worth the explanation statement?

3. Definitely no, like others mentioned plenty of students don't have that. And honestly, my instinct would be to say no to all of them.

But, if I may share my experience, I had a packet review with UF and literally one of the only things this woman told me to "help me" was make use of the explanation statement because I had a 3.46 GPA. I was like "well there's not much of a story or reason, I just had to learn how to be a student" and she was like that would be totally fine. And then I said I had been avoiding it because I worried it would cause more harm than good for me, if I sounded like I was making excuses. She still encouraged me to do it. And then I got in elsewhere and didn't have to apply again LMAO. But, that is just one advisor's advice. I don't know if she was just throwing me a bone for something to "work on" or if they genuinely wanted an explanation from me. I would say if you are going to do it, make sure it is air-tight. Make it about how you have grown and learned from it.

But, I think you would be okay without it and I do side with what the others have said.

 

[meowgnificent]

3. Definitely no, like others mentioned plenty of students don't have that. And honestly, my instinct would be to say no to all of them.

But, if I may share my experience, I had a packet review with UF and literally one of the only things this woman told me to "help me" was make use of the explanation statement because I had a 3.46 GPA. I was like "well there's not much of a story or reason, I just had to learn how to be a student" and she was like that would be totally fine. And then I said I had been avoiding it because I worried it would cause more harm than good for me, if I sounded like I was making excuses. She still encouraged me to do it. And then I got in elsewhere and didn't have to apply again LMAO. But, that is just one advisor's advice. I don't know if she was just throwing me a bone for something to "work on" or if they genuinely wanted an explanation from me. I would say if you are going to do it, make sure it is air-tight. Make it about how you have grown and learned from it.

But, I think you would be okay without it and I do side with what the others have said.

Me, over here reading this with my 3.46 undergrad GPA- LOL! I feel like if I did do this, it would basically be the same. I was young, life happened and it was hard, then life happened and I learned how to be productive. End of story. Certainly not 3,000 characters worth of more to say!

 

[fauna]

Me, over here reading this with my 3.46 undergrad GPA- LOL! I feel like if I did do this, it would basically be the same. I was young, life happened and it was hard, then life happened and I learned how to be productive. End of story. Certainly not 3,000 characters worth of more to say!

Twiiiiiin!!
Yeah, so maybe just put writing an explanation statement at the bottom of your to-do list. Get everything else done and then maybe you can reassess on a case-by-case basis with each school you are applying to. And I feel like if you really can't come up with anything, then you would be fine skipping it-- lol I was fine!

 

[vetschoolhopeful101]

My VMCAS application status says verified. Where do I find the GPA calculations specific to each school I applied to? I calculated prior to applying, but would like to confirm since I've seen mention of many prior applicants stating VMCAS calculations being a little different. Thanks!

 

[sksisk]

How long does the verification process usually take?

 

[vetschoolhopeful101]

How long does the verification process usually take?

I hit the button to finalize my transcript 2 weeks ago, and I submitted my VMCAS last week on Friday. I received notification yesterday that my application has been verified. Of note, I wasn't notified anything else, and my application looks the same, with the exception of the word "verified" being on my individual application pdfs now.

 

[blacklabrador2025]

I'm sorry if this question has already been asked elsewhere, but I just changed my planned courses I will take this fall and spring at my undergrad college. Do I need to order a new transcript to be sent to VMCAS to show the correct planned courses? None of them are prereqs if that matters.

 

[pp9]

I'm sorry if this question has already been asked elsewhere, but I just changed my planned courses I will take this fall and spring at my undergrad college. Do I need to order a new transcript to be sent to VMCAS to show the correct planned courses? None of them are prereqs if that matters.

I don't think a scheduled/planned course would show up on a transcript, so no? At least I've never seen that...even courses I was registered for (and actively taking) wouldn't have shown up on my transcripts until the end of that particular semester. Even if they do at your school, I don't know that you'd have to send another transcript (although you might as well if they would show up).

You would need to provide final transcripts to your school before matriculation to show that you have completed those courses (if prereqs) though.

 

[sksisk]

I am finalizing my trasncripts and highlighting my repeated courses. Can someone let me know if this counts as repeated?

I took a class during my undergrad that also has a graduate section. I got an F in this class. When I went to grad school I retook this class at the graduate level and passed. My undergrad class is listed as a 400 level of the course and my grad school class is listed as the 500 level. Should I list this as repeated or leave it be?

Edit: There is a slight difference in the course work as the graduate students had to write a paper based on several research papers while undergrads had to do a summary of one research paper. There was also a difference in grading scale.

 

[JaynaAli]

If they have different course numbers and different expectations, I lean towards not being a repeat. However, this sounds like a unique enough situation that I would recommend you ask a couple schools what they think and do whatever most or the one(s) you care about most say.