No, it doesnāt! Itās better to be honest versus try to stretch something out. Iām putting N/A for non-vet related too, especially since it seems like they only want hours updates for vet related experiences. For example I can add more hours under my extracurriculars, but itās so insignificant, why bother.
I agree 100%, unless you somehow find the cure for cancer or somethingš idk what could possibly change- maybe the essays? Seems like they want to get a feel as to personality traits of the applicants with the āwho do you admireā essay
I believe thatās on purpose.
I wouldnāt, since they mention not to repeat anything thatās already on VMCAS. They can already see the explanation statement there.
Go to instate, who cares about Wisconsin now. You'll save so much in the end.
If WI is your dream school maybe but if I got into my IS Iād be SOLD haha- adding that youād be saving infinite amounts of loans and money by paying IS tuition vs OOS tuition compared to the $100~ dollars down the drain for vmcas. I think the IS tuition is worth it
You guys are so right. I think I was just in shock from getting the call today and was like ahhh what now š. Everything you said makes total sense. Thank you both! š«¶š»
congrats!!!
damn u better than me cuz i donāt even know how to start it
my essay may be long but i never said it was good LMFAO i fear i sound like a 6th grader....
Damn you guys are at a 6th grade writing level? Iām over here writing googoo gaga
Congratulations! Thatās awesome!
This, itās not like Iāve never admired anybody in my life but thatās what it feels like trying to write this!
Iām there with you. I decided to move forward and submit just since Iāve already done so much of the leg work to apply, and youāre absolutely right, it only takes one school! Iām also seeing it as the final, exhausting sprint at the end of a marathon- just a bit further and I can hopefully relax. Narrator: but they did not relax!
Iām there with you. I decided to move forward and submit just since Iāve already done so much of the leg work to apply, and youāre absolutely right, it only takes one school! Iām also seeing it as the final, exhausting sprint at the end of a marathon- just a bit further and I can hopefully relax. Narrator: but they did not relax!
Anyway, I do have reasons to like UW, so I am willing to put in this effort even though thereās a small likelihood of admittance. Having an acceptance already in-hand, especially to an IS, would change that. Narrator: but alas, they have no IS.
Wanna finish this together, @vampyrica ??
Thatās what I did - I looked for essays with similar themes so I could generally alter them and save some time. Helped with one essay at least!you're hilarious, i love it. let's do it! i'll take a peek at the application today and see if any of the essays i have already written this cycle will fit for any in this supplemental.
I would say consider what your experiences lack. If you lack research experience, put it on research or other non-vet related or vice versa. Also depends on your role in that experience; it sounds to me more research related; animal handling doesn't really mean veterinary or animal experience if most of what you did involves bench work
If possible Iād split the hours amongst the two groups- like how many hours would you average youāre spending handling animals vs doing the lab work. Put those in their respective categories
this could work too, but yeah if you only spent like example 10 hours on animal handling vs 50 hours bench work then idk if that would just be too much work. Again, consider what areas you lack and do what makes more sense to you!
word vomit is the way
It is truly so hard to come up with a response for any of these since I was so excited to be finished with these type of essays after submitting like 20 of them on VMCAS
same omg im kind of spiraling... Im in the middle of my finals week and I have 17 credits of classes so I need to literally fish for time to dedicate to answer these questions again
ooh i might do this. thanks everyone for the advice!!
If you donāt have an explanation statement, leave it blank. Thereās no reason to fill something in just for the sake of not leaving it blank! They made it optional for a reason!!
I guess you're probably right! I wrote a full explanation statement that was sent to every school but I'm not sure what else I could add to the Wisconsin app without simply repeating myself from that essay. Especially since the third question on the Wisconsin app gives an opportunity to talk about challenges and life experiences.
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Yes I think this supplemental question is for explanations referring to extensive circumstances that have occurred since vmcas submission. For example, extreme illness or being hospitalized that has resulted in not a single hour of anything more being added to your application or explaining maybe poor fall grades due to a horrible accident or something random in that way. It says donāt repeat vmcas so I assume itās not the same as the original explanation statement
That makes sense! Thank you for your insight!
One of my favorite memes. Applies to everything.
yeah, I even called the school at some point and they told me that only ONE person gets accepted to the dual degree DVM PhD. so yeah I agree with what you said.
the smiles gets me
One made me lol this process is just so brutal
the funniest thing, is that I didn't even ask for that. the person just went "oh, just so you know, we only accept one student per year". like thank you for the encouragement
I didnāt apply for any dual degree programs because I donāt think Iād stand a chance, but even in my worst nightmare I would not have guessed it was only one seat š
Darn, I was going to apply to that program today, but now knowing that there's only one person who gets accepted, I don't think I will. Not only is there a very low chance of getting into that program with all of the extra essays that I would have to write, but I think it would be lonely to be the only person in that program with not even one other person to go through it with lol
Itās right after you pay it will have the green check mark
You can pay before submitting everything.
