WesternU c/o 2027 Applicants

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On a side note, whether OOS or IS doesn’t affect when your application gets reviewed or whether you get an interview. WesternU is a private school so they don’t really differentiate between OOS and IS.
 
Destiny Dalesandro said:
I haven’t received anything and I’m getting so discouraged .
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i also haven’t heard anything yet. don’t be discouraged! i think western is notorious for taking a while to update so I think this may be normal for them. We still have a lot of time left!
 
I've been told by members here and one of my pre vet advisors (who is also a vet) that we likely won't hear back until March unfortunately 🙁
 
It looks like from last year decisions weren't released until early March, which is realllly stressful because another school I applied to requires a decision March 15th because they start in July... but Western is my IS ;_; it's so much time to wait.
 
still waiting for an interview
 
Carrie Rutledge said:
It looks like from last year decisions weren't released until early March, which is realllly stressful because another school I applied to requires a decision March 15th because they start in July... but Western is my IS ;_; it's so much time to wait.
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I wish they did it sooner. Western is my IS and top school 🙁
 
Does anyone know if Western takes Fall grades into consideration? I’m trying to avoid it but I may get a B in genetics (ended up with a professor I wasn’t supposed to have teaching a last minute online class and nobody’s doing good in the class). I’ll most likely have an A in Ochem, anatomy and my science prerequisites though.
 
riderrapidash said:
Does anyone know if Western takes Fall grades into consideration? I’m trying to avoid it but I may get a B in genetics (ended up with a professor I wasn’t supposed to have teaching a last minute online class and nobody’s doing good in the class). I’ll most likely have an A in Ochem, anatomy and my science prerequisites though.
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I think they might, I have a slot in my application portal to send transcripts.

I’m currently in Physics and our professor just got replaced last week. We had 2 weeks without instruction before the department realized and now I’m worried that I’ll be stuck with a B because this new professor is tough 🥴
 
miranda920 said:
I think they might, I have a slot in my application portal to send transcripts.

I’m currently in Physics and our professor just got replaced last week. We had 2 weeks without instruction before the department realized and now I’m worried that I’ll be stuck with a B because this new professor is tough 🥴
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I seriously hope not. On the admissions page it just says "Although your application may move forward in the admissions process while the item is pending, we will ultimately require an official transcript showing the course grade after course completion and before matriculation" so I'm assuming they just want to see it completed for the requirements? Because I got into Midwestern and they still need transcripts for the same reasons
 
riderrapidash said:
I seriously hope not. On the admissions page it just says "Although your application may move forward in the admissions process while the item is pending, we will ultimately require an official transcript showing the course grade after course completion and before matriculation" so I'm assuming they just want to see it completed for the requirements? Because I got into Midwestern and they still need transcripts for the same reasons
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Yeah I think it's very similar to undergrad universities in that these universities still care about your final semester of senior grades and still want to see your transcript because if your grade drops a whole lot, then they might choose to reject you in the end. At least this is the way I see it.
 
lis1127 said:
Yeah I think it's very similar to undergrad universities in that these universities still care about your final semester of senior grades and still want to see your transcript because if your grade drops a whole lot, then they might choose to reject you in the end. At least this is the way I see it.
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Hopefully not. Based on what I've been told it seems like they mainly care whether you pass or not
 
riderrapidash said:
Hopefully not. Based on what I've been told it seems like they mainly care whether you pass or not
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Lol sorry it probably was unclear, but that’s essentially what I meant. Like when I was a high school senior we were told that an A, B, or even a C in most cases wouldn’t impact our acceptance to an undergrad program, but a D or F would. I’m assuming it’s the same for vet schools in this sense?
 
lis1127 said:
Lol sorry it probably was unclear, but that’s essentially what I meant. Like when I was a high school senior we were told that an A, B, or even a C in most cases wouldn’t impact our acceptance to an undergrad program, but a D or F would. I’m assuming it’s the same for vet schools in this sense?
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Ohhh I see! Yeah my bad I'm just paranoid 😵 I kinda gave up on contacting them about questions lol. Thank you so much!!!
 
I got an email on Monday saying my application was still being considered i don’t know if anyone else got that!
 
Just wanna say congratulations to everyone who’s been granted an interview!!! 🎉🤞 it’s hard to get to that point so y’all should be so proud of yourselves! Last year when I was interviewed (and ultimately waitlisted) I knew I was on the right path even though I wasn’t accepted. I’m a 3rd-time applicant and I’ll just keep doing this until they finally accept me 😄 I’m going to do an MS program in the mean time and reapply next cycle. There’s always opportunities to get better the following cycle. Never give up! ☝🏻 I hope everyone has an amazing holiday!
 
SquirrelGirl83 said:
Just wanna say congratulations to everyone who’s been granted an interview!!! 🎉🤞 it’s hard to get to that point so y’all should be so proud of yourselves! Last year when I was interviewed (and ultimately waitlisted) I knew I was on the right path even though I wasn’t accepted. I’m a 3rd-time applicant and I’ll just keep doing this until they finally accept me 😄 I’m going to do an MS program in the mean time and reapply next cycle. There’s always opportunities to get better the following cycle. Never give up! ☝🏻 I hope everyone has an amazing holiday!
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Hey, I’m sorry to hear that you were waitlisted last year. Do you mind me asking if they told you why? I hope you are accepted this cycle!
 
Haven't heard anything yet.
Anyone get a rejection?
 
I think they usually send rejections after the first of the year sometime
 
DawesPawsnClaws said:
Haven't heard anything yet.
Anyone get a rejection?
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I haven't heard anything from them either since my application was sent to committee for review. I was looking at last year's forum and invites were sent through the end of January, so there's still time in the cycle to hear back!!!!
 
Carrie Rutledge said:
I attended the preview day last week and asked Robin how decisions are organized, she explained that all decisions are sent out at the same time after the interviews are done.. and estimated that it would be around February.
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thank you for sharing [emoji4]
 
Does anyone know when they stop doing interviews? Getting nervous as now the portal says they are on holiday break until January 3rd and i haven't heard anything since they told me my application was in review....
 
If our school uses clearinghouse for transcripts, where do we send our fall transcripts too? Is it the registrars office or admissions?
 
aperk said:
If our school uses clearinghouse for transcripts, where do we send our fall transcripts too? Is it the registrars office or admissions?
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I uploaded mine to the portal
 
I have a quick question. I check my portal and do not see the Fall transcript requirement. Do you guys receive anything from admission to ask you uploading the transcript?
 
Do you think they'll care if I don't have an associates from a community college I've attended but will have my bachelors? I took some classes at a local community college and when I submitted my advisor told me I had enough transfer and residency credits to get an AS, so I put it on my VMCAS. However, I found out recently I didn't mean the criteria. I'm debating on taking classes in the winter session to get it in Spring, but do you all think it'll make a difference? I've interviewed and will have my bachelors with all prereqs complete by June.
 
riderrapidash said:
Do you think they'll care if I don't have an associates from a community college I've attended but will have my bachelors? I took some classes at a local community college and when I submitted my advisor told me I had enough transfer and residency credits to get an AS, so I put it on my VMCAS. However, I found out recently I didn't mean the criteria. I'm debating on taking classes in the winter session to get it in Spring, but do you all think it'll make a difference? I've interviewed and will have my bachelors with all prereqs complete by June.
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I did something similar but I got my bachelors in criminals justice/psychology first then went back for my associates in biology. It shouldn’t matter as long as you did well in those classes!! I was offered an interview on 12/11
 
thoffman1496 said:
I did something similar but I got my bachelors in criminals justice/psychology first then went back for my associates in biology. It shouldn’t matter as long as you did well in those classes!! I was offered an interview on 12/11
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Thank you that makes me feel better! I figured a bachelors would supersede it, I just didn’t know if they’d be weird about it being put down. Thank you!
 
riderrapidash said:
Thank you that makes me feel better! I figured a bachelors would supersede it, I just didn’t know if they’d be weird about it being put down. Thank you!
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Hello! Current second year!
I would not worry about it 🙂 here is my background: OSU 2 yrs, Sam Huston for 1 semester, did 4-5 classes at a community college and finished my bachelor's at CCP. They don't care where you get it as long as you have the credits in the classes they want 🙂
 
Tinka-tin said:
Hello! Current second year!
I would not worry about it 🙂 here is my background: OSU 2 yrs, Sam Huston for 1 semester, did 4-5 classes at a community college and finished my bachelor's at CCP. They don't care where you get it as long as you have the credits in the classes they want 🙂
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Awesome, thank you so much!!! I’ll have all of my prerequisites done by May of 2023. So I shouldn’t worry about completing the AS by May?
 
riderrapidash said:
Awesome, thank you so much!!! I’ll have all of my prerequisites done by May of 2023. So I shouldn’t worry about completing the AS by May?
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As long as you have all required classes that should be good. You always give them a call but I know contacting them is next to impossible 😅 unfortunately that's an issue they've had for the past 4 years
 
Tinka-tin said:
As long as you have all required classes that should be good. You always give them a call but I know contacting them is next to impossible 😅 unfortunately that's an issue they've had for the past 4 years
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I've got all the prerequsites done and I'll only have a few left in Spring and I've gotten A's in all courses aside from 2 GE classes I got B's in from the start of my degree. And I'll definitely try reaching out to them but not sure if I'll get a response 😅
 
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