WesternU c/o 2027 Applicants

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kittenvet said:
I feel like someone said earlier there was a 12% increase in applicants this year which is why they did more interviews. I’ve been waiting since my interview in October and at this point I have no feelings to feel until a decision is made lol
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I feel that lol. I did everything but I gave up checking my portal a while ago
 
They still haven’t contacted me about an interview, so I’m kind of expecting a rejection lol
 
I'm definitely grateful that this forum exists so I know I'm not stewing in anxiety by myself :') Just 2 more weeks to March, which is hopefully when this waiting game will end... Hang in there friends 😭
 
Just wanted to update y'all that my portal updated to include my fall 2022 transcript. I submitted mine after people mentioned submitting their own fall transcript both on the portal and through email to my counselor. I mean, according to their website it shouldn't be a consideration in your acceptance status, but I just figured that I might as well get it out of the way since some other schools required a fall transcript. Here's to hoping that we hear back sooner rather than later!! The wait is eating me up too, but we've already waited for this long so we got this!! 🙂
 
What do you guys think of Western's PBL curriculum? Do you think you'll like it/ benefit from it, did it make you apply to the program, what have you heard about it? Do they have traditional lectures too? I personally thought I would really like it as I'm a hands-on/ kinesthetic learner and problem-solving helps things stick for me. Now I'm hearing people may hate it and just learned their most recent NAVLE percentage was 89% for the class of 2022. Not to freak anyone out, but I'm interested in your thoughts. Any input is much appreciated, thank you!!
 
kittenvet said:
What do you guys think of Western's PBL curriculum? Do you think you'll like it/ benefit from it, did it make you apply to the program, what have you heard about it? Do they have traditional lectures too? I personally thought I would really like it as I'm a hands-on/ kinesthetic learner and problem-solving helps things stick for me. Now I'm hearing people may hate it and just learned their most recent NAVLE percentage was 89% for the class of 2022. Not to freak anyone out, but I'm interested in your thoughts. Any input is much appreciated, thank you!!
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I feel like it’s really going to come down to who you are as a student. Like I think I’ll benefit from the PBL program because of how hands on and collaborative it is. With that being said though, you have to know that you’re going to be able to motivate yourself as a student and won’t procrastinate. So for myself, I know that I’ll be successful in doing that since I’m currently pursuing my MS in U of F’s distance learning program, which is essentially all self taught since you decide when you’re gonna watch the lecture videos or get through the reading or complete your assignments for the week. I’m able to stick to my own study schedule very consistently and haven’t had any issues in keeping myself motivated, so based on the fact that I’m able to do what’s basically an entire self taught masters online, I think I would actually benefit from PBL. I think it’s also important to consider the other benefits of PBL. Since WesternU is very hands on, it gives students lot of early veterinary med hands on opportunities as well (i.e. neuter and spay). I’ve worked with vets who would’ve loved to have this early hands on experience but got very little of it during their entire time in vet school since their classes were all lecture based. One of the vets who I worked with said that this is part of the curriculum at WesternU is definitely a huge plus since it gives students more opportunities to practice skills. Also worth it to note that more schools are starting to incorporate PBL into their curriculum (just not fully switching over). PBL also fosters cooperation and not competition, unlike some other vet schools. I went to an undergrad where you have to compete for every single grade against everyone else so I’m definitely looking for a more cooperative environment this time around. With that being said, there are also the downfalls, such as the fact that it is at least partially self taught, you won’t get a straight answer right away, you’ll make lots of mistakes before you actually get to the right answer for the case study for that week, and PBL is a different and new way of learning for most people. Again, I think it really depends on you as a student, but yeah, these are just some of my thoughts and opinions!

With regards to the NAVLE, I can’t really speak on that but I wonder if it was an exceptionally hard NAVLE for 2022? The other school I’m considering saw a 6% drop in their passing rate for 2022 when compared to previous years. But again, that’s all speculation!
 
lis1127 said:
I feel like it’s really going to come down to who you are as a student. Like I think I’ll benefit from the PBL program because of how hands on and collaborative it is. With that being said though, you have to know that you’re going to be able to motivate yourself as a student and won’t procrastinate. So for myself, I know that I’ll be successful in doing that since I’m currently pursuing my MS in U of F’s distance learning program, which is essentially all self taught since you decide when you’re gonna watch the lecture videos or get through the reading or complete your assignments for the week. I’m able to stick to my own study schedule very consistently and haven’t had any issues in keeping myself motivated, so based on the fact that I’m able to do what’s basically an entire self taught masters online, I think I would actually benefit from PBL. I think it’s also important to consider the other benefits of PBL. Since WesternU is very hands on, it gives students lot of early veterinary med hands on opportunities as well (i.e. neuter and spay). I’ve worked with vets who would’ve loved to have this early hands on experience but got very little of it during their entire time in vet school since their classes were all lecture based. One of the vets who I worked with said that this is part of the curriculum at WesternU is definitely a huge plus since it gives students more opportunities to practice skills. Also worth it to note that more schools are starting to incorporate PBL into their curriculum (just not fully switching over). PBL also fosters cooperation and not competition, unlike some other vet schools. I went to an undergrad where you have to compete for every single grade against everyone else so I’m definitely looking for a more cooperative environment this time around. With that being said, there are also the downfalls, such as the fact that it is at least partially self taught, you won’t get a straight answer right away, you’ll make lots of mistakes before you actually get to the right answer for the case study for that week, and PBL is a different and new way of learning for most people. Again, I think it really depends on you as a student, but yeah, these are just some of my thoughts and opinions!

With regards to the NAVLE, I can’t really speak on that but I wonder if it was an exceptionally hard NAVLE for 2022? The other school I’m considering saw a 6% drop in their passing rate for 2022 when compared to previous years. But again, that’s all speculation!
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THIS!! Thank you for your perspective. I definitely agree, the early hands on opportunities the PBL offers are so valuable and I've personally benefited from positive group collaboration in my post-bac and the harder sciences. I think the waiting and hearing some negative things this close to a decision was getting to my head. I know I applied because of how unique their curriculum is and other factors. Plus every school has their pros and cons and it's not one size fits all. As long as we all go to the best one for us and take advantage of all it has to offer.

Here's to hoping this is our week 🤞
 
If they stick to last years schedule- decisions came out six days after the emails about visiting. Which would be today eek!
 
lis1127 said:
Just wanted to update y'all that my portal updated to include my fall 2022 transcript. I submitted mine after people mentioned submitting their own fall transcript both on the portal and through email to my counselor. I mean, according to their website it shouldn't be a consideration in your acceptance status, but I just figured that I might as well get it out of the way since some other schools required a fall transcript. Here's to hoping that we hear back sooner rather than later!! The wait is eating me up too, but we've already waited for this long so we got this!! 🙂
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What did it explicitly say? I didn’t get any updates on my portal. 😰
 
jisoothecat said:
What did it explicitly say? I didn’t get any updates on my portal. 😰
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It just has a check mark next to the fall transcript requirement on my portal, there was no update though. I just had to check myself.
 
futureponydr said:
If they stick to last years schedule- decisions came out six days after the emails about visiting. Which would be today eek!
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I really hope it’s today! But also I know it’s Presidents’ Day and idk if they’re gonna take that into consideration? But also WesternU is a private school so there’s that!
 
lis1127 said:
I feel like it’s really going to come down to who you are as a student. Like I think I’ll benefit from the PBL program because of how hands on and collaborative it is. With that being said though, you have to know that you’re going to be able to motivate yourself as a student and won’t procrastinate. So for myself, I know that I’ll be successful in doing that since I’m currently pursuing my MS in U of F’s distance learning program, which is essentially all self taught since you decide when you’re gonna watch the lecture videos or get through the reading or complete your assignments for the week. I’m able to stick to my own study schedule very consistently and haven’t had any issues in keeping myself motivated, so based on the fact that I’m able to do what’s basically an entire self taught masters online, I think I would actually benefit from PBL. I think it’s also important to consider the other benefits of PBL. Since WesternU is very hands on, it gives students lot of early veterinary med hands on opportunities as well (i.e. neuter and spay). I’ve worked with vets who would’ve loved to have this early hands on experience but got very little of it during their entire time in vet school since their classes were all lecture based. One of the vets who I worked with said that this is part of the curriculum at WesternU is definitely a huge plus since it gives students more opportunities to practice skills. Also worth it to note that more schools are starting to incorporate PBL into their curriculum (just not fully switching over). PBL also fosters cooperation and not competition, unlike some other vet schools. I went to an undergrad where you have to compete for every single grade against everyone else so I’m definitely looking for a more cooperative environment this time around. With that being said, there are also the downfalls, such as the fact that it is at least partially self taught, you won’t get a straight answer right away, you’ll make lots of mistakes before you actually get to the right answer for the case study for that week, and PBL is a different and new way of learning for most people. Again, I think it really depends on you as a student, but yeah, these are just some of my thoughts and opinions!

With regards to the NAVLE, I can’t really speak on that but I wonder if it was an exceptionally hard NAVLE for 2022? The other school I’m considering saw a 6% drop in their passing rate for 2022 when compared to previous years. But again, that’s all speculation!
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I’m a current student and just want to say this is 100% true. The people who have struggled the most in my time at Western are the people who spent their time fighting against the PBL curriculum instead of learning to adapt to it. I’ve also spoke with new grads from Western who say they hated PBL year 1 and 2 but are now thankful they had it because they felt more prepared for internship/practice. However, If you dread the idea of PBL and don’t think you will do well here, maybe Western isn’t the right fit for you. Give yourself the chance to have a good vet school experience by knowing yourself and what works for you.

Someone else pointed it out already but a lot of schools are doing PBL hybrid models it’s just not as heavy as Western.
 
egg9717 said:
I called again bc I can’t stand the waiting…admissions only said end of Feb to beginning of March and that it may change 🥲
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I imagine this means next week then since next week is that overlap between the end of Feb and beginning of March 🥲🥲
 
egg9717 said:
I called again bc I can’t stand the waiting…admissions only said end of Feb to beginning of March and that it may change 🥲
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May change!?! I hope not!! The wait is killing me! Hopefully we hear back next week!
 
egg9717 said:
I called again bc I can’t stand the waiting…admissions only said end of Feb to beginning of March and that it may change 🥲
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Just following this thread to help calm nerves, but last year we got the email at end of workday PST on March 2, so you have a frame of reference good luck to all of you !
 
egg9717 said:
This is also my only school that I interviewed with, so to not get in after waiting in suspense would not be fun 🥲 wishing us all the best!! And yes hopefully tmmw :,)
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same here!! I felt like my interview went really well but with my luck this cycle it’s a rejection 😭
 
Catlady5530 said:
Praying for this week!! I don’t want to wait anymore and I just want to know what I’m doing with my life next year and if I’m moving or not. 😭 no one tells you about how nerve wracking the waiting is lol.
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I agree!!! Would you be moving far if you go to Western?
 
so not to freak anyone out, someone else may wanna call and confirm this, but I just spoke to admissions (I’m being annoying about knowing a decision timeline bc I would need to fly in for preview day) and she said 2-3 weeks and most likely not before preview day…which seems really off to me. I did say DVM but I’m curious if she misheard me and thought I said a different program? If anyone else calls admissions, they are super kind!
 
egg9717 said:
so not to freak anyone out, someone else may wanna call and confirm this, but I just spoke to admissions (I’m being annoying about knowing a decision timeline bc I would need to fly in for preview day) and she said 2-3 weeks and most likely not before preview day…which seems really off to me. I did say DVM but I’m curious if she misheard me and thought I said a different program? If anyone else calls admissions, they are super kind!
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that's so annoying. they're going to leave us with a little under/over a month to decide?
 
egg9717 said:
so not to freak anyone out, someone else may wanna call and confirm this, but I just spoke to admissions (I’m being annoying about knowing a decision timeline bc I would need to fly in for preview day) and she said 2-3 weeks and most likely not before preview day…which seems really off to me. I did say DVM but I’m curious if she misheard me and thought I said a different program? If anyone else calls admissions, they are super kind!
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i just called and they said the same thing. i asked if they’re still conducting interviews and she said it hasn’t been decided on whether it’s closed or not. WOW i’m annoyed
 
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