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Hello everyone!
I have a question geared towards anyone here who either already lives in Saskatoon, or is going to/has applied to the WCVM.
I'm from Manitoba and am currently in my 2nd/3rd year of undergrad studies. ( If it's relevant, the reason I say 2nd/3rd year is because my '1st' year of uni only consisted of 3 classes, chem, bio, and english. I didn't know what I wanted to do yet so I figured I would just get those out of the way since I would need them for basically everything and spend the rest of my time saving up some money.) Anyways, I'll have most of my prereqs done by the end of this year, so I was planning on applying for 2013. However, I know that the selection process can take a really long time, and you don't get a whole lot of notice if you do get accepted.
My two questions were...
1) How much notice do you get if you are accepted to the WCVM? I know classes start near the end of August, so when do you suppose/when did you receive your acceptance letter? If you only get 2 weeks notice or something, finding a place and moving myself and my stuff out to Saskatoon would be very stressful, I imagine. Which leads to question #2...
2) Should I consider transferring to the University of Saskatoon for the 2012 year so that I'm already established there and familiar with everything if I do get accepted for 2013 (if not accepted I can always finish up my degree there and try for 2014 also)? This would be a much less stressful transition, but also more expensive as I wouldn't have a family member to live with like I do now.
Aaaand....
3) How hard is it to find a place to live in Saskatoon? The vacancy rate here in Winnipeg is really low, and its very hard to find a suitable, and affordable place to live. I was hoping anyone who lives in that area or attends the University there would be able to give me a few details.
Also, I know that this is a lot of questions for 1 post, but I figured I might as well get it all out now. I would really appreciate anyone's input on my current qualifications!
My 'first' year (kind of a transition year for me, I only took my basic chemistry, biology and english) I had a 3.75 GPA. I had a rather rough 'second' year being it was my first time being away from my home and friends and my first time living in a big city and attending a big university. Also my registration was delayed and I ended up not getting into any classes I wanted, and that I ended up not enjoying at all. All in all it was a very stressful year and my GPA dropped down to a 3.2something. I've been doing a lot better this year though, so I'm expecting to have something around 3.5 by the end of the year.
I've got about 1500hrs experience working in a small animal clinic, and around 500 from working at a zoo/wildlife rehab facility. I'm from the Northern part of MB so my large animal experience is limited to riding lessons as a kid, and a few donkeys and deer at the zoo.
My volunteer hours are also at a minimum, unfortunately. My local humane society was only open during hours when I was working or in school and between school and my part-time job right now I don't have a lot of free time. How much weight is given to volunteer hours vs work hours?
Anyways, any advice or pointers anyone can give me, what I'm doing right, what I need to do more or better of would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!!
I have a question geared towards anyone here who either already lives in Saskatoon, or is going to/has applied to the WCVM.
I'm from Manitoba and am currently in my 2nd/3rd year of undergrad studies. ( If it's relevant, the reason I say 2nd/3rd year is because my '1st' year of uni only consisted of 3 classes, chem, bio, and english. I didn't know what I wanted to do yet so I figured I would just get those out of the way since I would need them for basically everything and spend the rest of my time saving up some money.) Anyways, I'll have most of my prereqs done by the end of this year, so I was planning on applying for 2013. However, I know that the selection process can take a really long time, and you don't get a whole lot of notice if you do get accepted.
My two questions were...
1) How much notice do you get if you are accepted to the WCVM? I know classes start near the end of August, so when do you suppose/when did you receive your acceptance letter? If you only get 2 weeks notice or something, finding a place and moving myself and my stuff out to Saskatoon would be very stressful, I imagine. Which leads to question #2...
2) Should I consider transferring to the University of Saskatoon for the 2012 year so that I'm already established there and familiar with everything if I do get accepted for 2013 (if not accepted I can always finish up my degree there and try for 2014 also)? This would be a much less stressful transition, but also more expensive as I wouldn't have a family member to live with like I do now.
Aaaand....
3) How hard is it to find a place to live in Saskatoon? The vacancy rate here in Winnipeg is really low, and its very hard to find a suitable, and affordable place to live. I was hoping anyone who lives in that area or attends the University there would be able to give me a few details.
Also, I know that this is a lot of questions for 1 post, but I figured I might as well get it all out now. I would really appreciate anyone's input on my current qualifications!
My 'first' year (kind of a transition year for me, I only took my basic chemistry, biology and english) I had a 3.75 GPA. I had a rather rough 'second' year being it was my first time being away from my home and friends and my first time living in a big city and attending a big university. Also my registration was delayed and I ended up not getting into any classes I wanted, and that I ended up not enjoying at all. All in all it was a very stressful year and my GPA dropped down to a 3.2something. I've been doing a lot better this year though, so I'm expecting to have something around 3.5 by the end of the year.
I've got about 1500hrs experience working in a small animal clinic, and around 500 from working at a zoo/wildlife rehab facility. I'm from the Northern part of MB so my large animal experience is limited to riding lessons as a kid, and a few donkeys and deer at the zoo.
My volunteer hours are also at a minimum, unfortunately. My local humane society was only open during hours when I was working or in school and between school and my part-time job right now I don't have a lot of free time. How much weight is given to volunteer hours vs work hours?
Anyways, any advice or pointers anyone can give me, what I'm doing right, what I need to do more or better of would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!!
