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Waitlist Survivors c/o 2018!
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Congrats wolfvet!!
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Does anyone know if they will start taking people off the waitlist even if they are still interviewing? If people are declining their acceptance? Or do you think the likelihood is not hearing until after April 15th?
Wow! Someone's been taken off the list. Congratulations! So happy for you!!!
Thanks everyone! I know I won't be the only one, so I hope all of you hear soon as well! I didn't expect to hear back until after April 15th, if at all to be honest!
From what I've heard from at least the schools I've spoken with, "thisisitdvm", is that many of the wait-list invites do come after April 15th, however some could come as soon as days after you're wait-listed or even into July/August. I'm not sure where you applied, but I hope this helps. My best advice is to contact the admissions office from the school's your interested in. I'm sure they'll be happy to see your interest.
Good luck everyone!
From what I've heard from at least the schools I've spoken with, "thisisitdvm", is that many of the wait-list invites do come after April 15th, however some could come as soon as days after you're wait-listed or even into July/August. I'm not sure where you applied, but I hope this helps. My best advice is to contact the admissions office from the school's your interested in. I'm sure they'll be happy to see your interest.
Good luck everyone!
Same!! Just a few more weeks until things start getting crazy
I am hoping that people who have been accepted have already made a deposit and are opting out of the schools that they were accepted to but not attending. Hopefully that will open up spots for us! Praying we all hear soon. 🙁 This isn't fun!
I was accepted at one school and waitlisted at my top choice. I am waiting until the week before the 15th to put my deposit down. If I end up getting into my top choice then I will just take my loss on the deposit. I think it is possible that people will hear back the week before/ of the deadline but I'm guessing most activity will be shortly after April 15th
I also believe that it depends upon which schools you are waiting to hear from. Some of the colleges have deadlines for deposits of March 15 and some are April 15 (and some may vary from there). The school that I was accepted to is April but I'm waitlist end at my top two which are March. So I think some movement could start happening at some of the schools.
If I'm wrong about this please feel free to let me know. It will save me some stress in the next two weeks ;-)
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That's great to hear about the March deadline! Thanks!
Which schools have March deadlines if you don't mind me asking?
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At the information session that I attended at Cornell I was told that they had a March deadline (which I specifically asked about as I wanted to know if their deadline was the same as Minnesota's). However I just found on their website that it does indeed say April. That's frustrating. I stand corrected and apologize for the misinformation.
I thought it was like February 15th or something. But if you do it now I bet it's okay
From what I understand, April 15 is the real deadline for deposits at all(?) schools. When I was at OSU for my interview day they said if any school tells you you have to pay them sooner than that, something weird is going on and to inquire further. For Cornell the date is definitely April, but I know there were a few things due in March, like the Dean's Certification and the financial aid info.
priority deadline was march 15, but you can still submit it.. just do it ASAP
I emailed both schools I was waitlisted at and asked what are the chances I will hear back before April 15th. They both told me it will probably be after April 15th. So I sent my deposit in to OSU
Off topic, but I really like your avatar photo. Also, congrats!
The cow or sweetie bell? 🙂
The cow lol
The brony in me is disspointed in you
The cow was just for ww. I wasnt a cow (or a sheep) I was a wolf. Mwuahhahahahaha.
Haven't changed it yet 🙂
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I haven't done a Fafsa in a while, but I thought the deadline was in June. How could a deadline be in February when tax stuff isn't required to be given out until the end of January? Im confused 🙁 I'm still waiting on my accountant to finish up last years taxes.
You can put your best estimates into FAFSA and then do a "FAFSA corrections" thing later. I thought the deadline was later too, so I didn't do it yet. I think it might be a priority deadline in February for school-specific scholarships that require the FAFSA?
I just got my financial aid award thing and it sucks! Like do graduates not qualify for subsidized loans anymore or something?
Oddly, it makes me feel better that it's not just me who is getting screwed over financially. There should be a mandatory "how to survive $300,000 debt" course for all vet school students lol.
The government nixed subsidized loans for graduate students in summer of 2012 (I think). I just imagine all the people involved with that decision as old dudes, sitting in an office, laughing while rubbing their hands together, drinking some 20-year old scotch... Stupid government.
So do we only qualify for like the 20k they give as an estimate when you submit your FAFSA? I thought I saw somewhere that vet students should get enough to cover the cost of attendance for the school you're attending. Why are loans such a pain in the neck?
Yeah I thought we got up to $40,500 then any remaining balance had to go to GradPLUS loans...?
Dunno. Looked at the loans they were offering me and how high the interest rate was and died on the inside.
They gave me an estimate for cost of attendance and covered all of it except $400. They are just really crappy loans. But private loans are generally worse soooo....rock, meet hard place.
I'm not sure 🙁 I mean usually the total COA is covered, but I believe (could be totally wrong though- I hate loan stuff...) that we are only offered loans (at least at the schools I talked to) that accrue interest during school.
The Health Professions Loan doesn't accrue interest during deferment, but it's not given to many people who apply for it. I believe it's considered a subsidized loan still. And yes, as health professionals, we should all be eligible for the $40,500 through Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan Program. It may take a bit for the correct amount to appear. My FAFSA has been accepted and received, but won't be posted until the summer (according to my school's fin-aid site).
If by "government" you mean Congress, then, yes, those old dudes are to blame via the 2011 Budget Control Act. They saved Pell grants for undergrads and scrapped subsidized loans for grad school.
It makes me feel better that this thread hasn't exploded yet. I'll only start getting nervous when tons of people start posting acceptances on here. I seriously doubt I'm gonna get a call anyway but there is still part of me that is curious to see what happens in a couple of weeks.
April 1st, guys! We're in the home stretch now! (Hopefully) by the end of the month we will all be called off the wait list!
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Hopefully none of the vet schools try calling for acceptance offers today, and end up ending their statements with April Fools...
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That is awesome congrats!
I'm in the same boat!
