WesternU C/O 2016

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I was being pretty healthy about it (for me) and so far I am not anxiety ridden, but something about the one more week mark seemed significant. I am definitely thinking about it more and wondering if I'll be suprised with an early email
 
Just deleting my cruel joke I played on you all, from fear of death threats....
 
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Can you guys please keep the geeky Dungeons & Dragons talk within its respective threads? Some of us are trying to get into vet school here. 😀


HAHA! The SO told me the other day that I was a World of Warcraft geek because of it, and I immediately prayed I would die in the WW game :laugh:
 
Emiloo, MAUL AUGUSTWEST

Btw, this girl is so badass she puts up the pretense she wasn't a wolf in this thread!!
 
Can you guys please keep the geeky Dungeons & Dragons talk within its respective threads? Some of us are trying to get into vet school here. 😀

An it's better to complain about our DOD than uh, count the days. What day are we on? See? Totally works.
 
Emiloo, MAUL AUGUSTWEST

Btw, this girl is so badass she puts up the pretense she wasn't a wolf in this thread!!


😉

When the tributes awaken, they look around to count their numbers. They play ring around the rosey in excitement from all surviving the night... but when they "all fall down", Augustwest never gets back up. They find him stabbed in the FACE with a bottle of rum still in his hand!
Then, each tribute begins to drop one by one from the STRESS ULCERS they are causing THEMSELVES for counting down the days till their WesternU vet school decisions!

BAM! 😉

(6 more days!!!) :meanie:
 
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They made it pretty clear that due to authorization for e-mail this year it would be all or nothing on the 15th, unlike previous years.

I tried to explain this earlier in the thread, but all these people would rather stress out an extra four days :laugh:. The irrational rationalizations are quite comical/typical of the insanity brought upon us all during admission cycles I guess. Personally, I'm not caring or looking until Thursday.
 
I never heard that part. They didn't stress anything about that to us but we didn't have a person from the CVM admissions team talk to us either . The person who did give the admissions talk said he couldn't answer any specific questions, only speculate. Oh well.
 
I think its probably best to just have the 15th in your mind, and if something comes earlier, then it will be a pleasant (hopefully) suprise. I know for me, if I start thinking it'll come earlier, I'll become an obsessive email checking maniac again.

Happy waiting folks, it won't be long now, either way.
 
I think its probably best to just have the 15th in your mind, and if something comes earlier, then it will be a pleasant (hopefully) suprise. I know for me, if I start thinking it'll come earlier, I'll become an obsessive email checking maniac again.

Happy waiting folks, it won't be long now, either way.

+1

Would rather not have to worry till thursday.
 
Are you considering attending Western? Or is Florida your definitive destination??

I really loved Western, but to pass up my IS tuition for it is just silly, so I'm pretty sure UF is where I'm going. I would like to wait until I have everything laid out on the table before I make anything definite, but I just turned down my UTK interview today so it's looking like FL. I have all my :xf: for everyone though! 3 more days!
 
I really loved Western, but to pass up my IS tuition for it is just silly, so I'm pretty sure UF is where I'm going. I would like to wait until I have everything laid out on the table before I make anything definite, but I just turned down my UTK interview today so it's looking like FL. I have all my :xf: for everyone though! 3 more days!

So then you are still staying in the running for western? It's not DEFINITELY UF??

I know how you feel since you and I both applied to a poopton of places. But I kinda have a ranked list of where I want to be. I know if one of the top options worked out I'd let the others go 🙂
 
So then you are still staying in the running for western? It's not DEFINITELY UF??

I know how you feel since you and I both applied to a poopton of places. But I kinda have a ranked list of where I want to be. I know if one of the top options worked out I'd let the others go 🙂

And I'm STILL sad you won't be coming with me to Knoxville to rock your country roots!

OK, it's pretty much "definitely UF" because of tuition, but I still can't help but want Auburn, UTK, and LSU (blame it on those southern roots 😉 ). I loved UTK and the fact that it was a little over 2 hours to Nashville. As someone who's "realistic goal in life" was veterinary school 🙄, compared to my biggest goal, the struggling country music star :laugh:, I wanted to be close to Nashville since I have been chasing that dream for a while too. Turning down UTK today was insanely tough. I guess I'm gonna have to start sucking up my Gator future :scared:. But hey, if I get offered anything at Western, at least y'all will know it's one less person in the way 😀
 
Blah... This wait is making me crazy. Last year they sent them out earlier then expected so now I'm just on edge all the time.

This is the last school I'm waiting to hear from and I have no back up plan as of yet. Fingers are crossed so tight they might get stuck that way! Eeeeek
 
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Blah... This wait is making me crazy. Last year they sent them out earlier then expected so now I'm just on edge all the time.

This is the last school I'm waiting to hear from and I have no back up plan as of yet. Fingers are crossed so tight they might get stuck that way! Eeeeek

I hear ya, I think I've said before, if no Western, then all I have is the KSU waitlist as my very uncertain backup plan. I have put in my head the 15th, but I can't help but think...hmm maybe today?? We're almost there! Homestretch, guys!! :luck:
 
Thank you! My advisor pretty much told me he doubts I'll get in. I'm not very confident about it anymore.. 🙁
 
Thank you! My advisor pretty much told me he doubts I'll get in. I'm not very confident about it anymore.. 🙁

Don't let your advisor or anyone discourage you. You know what you are capable of and what your goals are. Continue to work hard & you will get there!
 
Thank you! My advisor pretty much told me he doubts I'll get in. I'm not very confident about it anymore.. 🙁

Seriously, you have to try, otherwise you'll definitely not get in. Maybe you're advisor is right, but maybe they're wrong. If its what you want, then ya gotta put yourself out there!
 
I'm still trying. I'm doing much better in chem, which is part of the requirements. It's a food animal program though and I just don't have much experience to back up my goal of wanting to be a fa vet.

But thank you! There is another professor who has been really helpful and I've been thinking about making him my advisor. He's helped me a lot already.
 
PP, My mom's advisor did the same thing to her 30 years ago, she listened to him, and to this day, she has regretted not pursuing veterinary medicine. Like FTB said, use your advisor's words to light a fire under your *ss! You got this!!!!! 👍😍
 
I'm definitely trying. Every free minutes is spent at the vet school, I'm going to livestock shows and studying on the bus and between classes. I'm trying! 🙂
 
I'm definitely trying. Every free minutes is spent at the vet school, I'm going to livestock shows and studying on the bus and between classes. I'm trying! 🙂

We know you are! We just don't want you to get discouraged because you would be a huge asset to veterinary medicine, and we all want you as a colleague one day. 🙂
 
Aww, thank you. The vet who wrote me a recommendation letter said that too. 🙂 I printed the letter out and taped it to my wall as encouragement. 🙂
 
Back to our regularly scheduled program: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
 
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Don't let your advisor or anyone discourage you. You know what you are capable of and what your goals are. Continue to work hard & you will get there!

But be realistic! I know at least at my school, the people who get into the food animal scholars program generally grew up on farms, had really well established relationships with vets, and had aced their first semester of college. Don't let anyone tell you any absolutes; "you're definitely going to" or "definitely not going to," but respect the fact that faculty have generally worked with hundreds of students who apply to these programs and vet school and probably have at least somewhat of an idea of the selection.

:xf: for you peeps waiting on Western. I looovveeee their program.