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@BlueGoose there's also this thread, which i found helpful: Hobbies as Extracurricular Activities on VMCAS
That's the thread I was looking for. Thank you! For some reason I couldn't find it.
@BlueGoose there's also this thread, which i found helpful: Hobbies as Extracurricular Activities on VMCAS
So as someone who went to both Purdue and Mizzou... VINs cost of living expenses are off a bit (at least for me). Living in West Lalaland is at least the same if not a little higher than living in CoMo, so really Mizzou would be less expensive OOS if you negate living costs since they were pretty similar for me in both places. As an aside you can find really cheap housing here (like $250-350 a month if you are okay with roommates).Has anyone noticed a difference in the VIN cost of education map? It is now showing that Purdue would be cheaper than U Missouri which is quite odd.
What other schools are you applying to? Someone here might know, if not I would call or email the schools directly.I couldn't even really find my answer above on personal websites except for Kstate by section. OK state by test date.
Next problem, and far more pressing. Is there supposed to be a way to input future courses for the fall and spring, we are going to be taking to justify prerequisites?
I know that most schools don't want to see pet ownership under animal experience but what about things like advanced training? One of my dogs I've done a fair amount of training with and even trained her to pass the Canine Good Citizen test. We've done three advanced classes with an actual trainer. Definitely more than just training her to sit and down.
Also curious if learning to ride horse counts as animal experience?
I listed dog training (actually, I listed it twice because I did it at two different clubs during two different periods of my life) and horseback riding.
I actually talked with Dr. Foreman at Illinois (my IS school) about why I was waitlisted this year and he said the only reason was because I did not list owning a pet as animal experience so I would recommend putting in on their just in case. Learn from my mistakeI know that most schools don't want to see pet ownership under animal experience but what about things like advanced training? One of my dogs I've done a fair amount of training with and even trained her to pass the Canine Good Citizen test. We've done three advanced classes with an actual trainer. Definitely more than just training her to sit and down.
Also curious if learning to ride horse counts as animal experience?
Wow...I know they have to weed out people but wow especially when different schools have such varying views on the subject of animal ownership.I actually talked with Dr. Foreman at Illinois (my IS school) about why I was waitlisted this year and he said the only reason was because I did not list owning a pet as animal experience so I would recommend putting in on their just in case. Learn from my mistake
Exactly! I have over 7,000 hours of experience not including animal ownership anyway so I did not think it was necessary.Wow...I know they have to weed out people but wow especially when different schools have such varying views on the subject of animal ownership.
Did you go back a second time to talk to him? I know I saw you on the Illinois 2022 thread saying he wouldn't answer your questions and you weren't applying there this year anymore and people said that was really odd and out of character for him, so just wondering if you ended up going back and actually getting some answersI actually talked with Dr. Foreman at Illinois (my IS school) about why I was waitlisted this year and he said the only reason was because I did not list owning a pet as animal experience so I would recommend putting in on their just in case. Learn from my mistake
Last minute panic sets in
Thank you sooooo much !Don't forget to breathe. One you submit, relax and go with the flow.
You can submit them directly to the schools after you finish the test. There is a way to look up all the different codes. You only get to send 4 for free.So I am planning to take the GRE once more on Aug 28th to try to beef up my quant Scores !
Do I report the GRE scores on VMCAS or do they get sent directly to the schools ?
Also - does anybody know if there are schools with earlier GRE deadlines ?
Ok sweet !You can submit them directly to the schools after you finish the test. There is a way to look up all the different codes. You only get to send 4 for free.
I wasn't going to list pet ownership as animal experience for the same reason you thought. I may just add it to my application now.Exactly! I have over 7,000 hours of experience not including animal ownership anyway so I did not think it was necessary.
No because it's a 3 hour drive so we drove 6 hrs in a day to see him and I didn't feel like making the trip again. I'm applying to a handful of other schools and submitted my VMCAS now.Did you go back a second time to talk to him? I know I saw you on the Illinois 2022 thread saying he wouldn't answer your questions and you weren't applying there this year anymore and people said that was really odd and out of character for him, so just wondering if you ended up going back and actually getting some answers
To calculate it I just said maybe 15 minutes a day for however old I am and it came out crazy high and then I rounded down to like 2,000 hrs.I wasn't going to list pet ownership as animal experience for the same reason you thought. I may just add it to my application now.
How many hours should you list for owning a pet? I have a lot of other experience with animals that I'm listing, so I would like to put it on the conservative side but am unsure how many hours sounds reasonable.
Ok I have a few questions and the more I think about them, the more confused I am. Hoping you guys can help:
1. I did my undergrad at UC Davis and majored in animal bio, so most of my classes are animal bio classes. However, in VMCAS, animal bio is NOT a subject option. What to do ?
2. I took a new upper division statistics course through fish and wildlife conservation dept called " the wildlifers quantitative toolkit ". This course meets the UC Davis upper division stats requirement BUT it is listed on my transcript as a directed group study. How do I indicate that this is a statistics class on my application? I am worried that CSU may not catch this just my application. Davis said to have the professor write a letter but not sure where I send the letter ?
3. I took a class called science and society . Does this fall under social sciences ?
Super helpful !!! Thanks so muchIn regards to #2 - I was in a similar situation in which one of my programs was in the middle of a curriculum revision so all the core classes actually show up on my transcript as "Special Topics" - I talked to some schools about it and they're having me submit a document from my university explaining what the courses actually were, to attach to my supplementals. I emailed VMCAS - there isn't a place to put that type of explanation directly in your VMCAS.
This blows my mind ! Why does it matter if you own a pet or notWow...I know they have to weed out people but wow especially when different schools have such varying views on the subject of animal ownership.
I think most schools are going to tell you about mid-December. Some will tell you earlier (obviously will if they have interviews in December) if they have really early January interviews. I think there's a good amount of schools that will tell you on their website when they send out interview offers, but for the ones who don't or you can't find it, you can just go through last years (or even further back) thread and see when people started posting that they got interviews. It's generally about the same time every year for each school, so previous years SDN applicant threads would be a good place to look and get an idea of when they'll be sending them out.Did any applicants of previous years have difficulty getting to all of their interviews, even if applying to a few schools? My spring semester starts January 9th. My IS has said interviews will either be the 13th or the 20th. If they were the 13th, I wouldn't bother flying back to school for 3 class days. However, I can't see myself being able to miss 8 class days. Additionally, WSU says their interviews will be Jan 22-26th and U Missouri says Jan 5, 6, 7, 13, or 14. All of these days are so close to one another it is stressing me out. I know I am thinking way in the future. When will I even know about when/if I have interviews? I'm pretty sure my IS only tells us around mid-December.
Of those you listed I don't see it being a problem getting to. Missouri you get to pick your day I've been told and everything is completed in one day. WSU invites went out about Dec 15 last year. Missouri invites went out about November 20.Did any applicants of previous years have difficulty getting to all of their interviews, even if applying to a few schools? My spring semester starts January 9th. My IS has said interviews will either be the 13th or the 20th. If they were the 13th, I wouldn't bother flying back to school for 3 class days. However, I can't see myself being able to miss 8 class days. Additionally, WSU says their interviews will be Jan 22-26th and U Missouri says Jan 5, 6, 7, 13, or 14. All of these days are so close to one another it is stressing me out. I know I am thinking way in the future. When will I even know about when/if I have interviews? I'm pretty sure my IS only tells us around mid-December.
I just checked my email and I got my interview notification on Dec. 12 for Oregon State. Interview itself was not the same as WSU's because I know someone who interviewed there. Hopefully you'll be busy, but fine.Did any applicants of previous years have difficulty getting to all of their interviews, even if applying to a few schools? My spring semester starts January 9th. My IS has said interviews will either be the 13th or the 20th. If they were the 13th, I wouldn't bother flying back to school for 3 class days. However, I can't see myself being able to miss 8 class days. Additionally, WSU says their interviews will be Jan 22-26th and U Missouri says Jan 5, 6, 7, 13, or 14. All of these days are so close to one another it is stressing me out. I know I am thinking way in the future. When will I even know about when/if I have interviews? I'm pretty sure my IS only tells us around mid-December.
That's awesome Missouri lets you pick and lets you know somewhat early!Of those you listed I don't see it being a problem getting to. Missouri you get to pick your day I've been told and everything is completed in one day. WSU invites went out about Dec 15 last year. Missouri invites went out about November 20.
PS if I get invites to interview at all schools I applied to I won't be home a single weekend in January.
I feel like it's smack dab in the middle between Kansas City and St. Louis? You'd probably have more options flying into STL than KCI. I'm pretty sure it's a bigger airport.That's awesome Missouri lets you pick and lets you know somewhat early!
Edit: what airport for Missouri?
CoMo has an airport, but of course it is probably more expensive to fly into since it's smaller. A lot of people do STL or KCI and rent a car or there is a shuttle for like $90 I think that will take you to CoMo from KCI. I'm lucky and have a friend going to school there so hopefully she'll be cool with letting me crash on her couch and will pick me up from an airport and take me to my interview.I feel like it's smack dab in the middle between Kansas City and St. Louis? You'd probably have more options flying into STL than KCI. I'm pretty sure it's a bigger airport.
The way I see it is that schools can always disregard experiences but they can't make them up for you. Some schools like to see everything so that's kinda what I am doing.Would it be a bad idea to contact the schools I am applying to and ask if they prefer to see owning an animal on the experience page or not?? I am seeing so much conflicting information about it and I don't want to screw myself if I do or don't so I am thinking about just asking but is that frowned upon? I feel like everything I do can and will be the wrong thing to do haha
Are there any other class of 2022 hopefuls out there reading all these posts and some what stressing about classes and applications?!
You don't think if a school doesn't want to see it and you have it on your application that they'll roll their eyes and move along?The way I see it is that schools can always disregard experiences but they can't make them up for you. Some schools like to see everything so that's kinda what I am doing.
Lol that's basically what I think they will do. I don't think a school will penalize you for including pet ownership because they know we (most of us) are applying to multiple schools on a standard application. I would rather include it and have certain schools disregard it then not include it and be penalized by other ones.You don't think if a school doesn't want to see it and you have it on your application that they'll roll their eyes and move along?
WSU and ISU admissions people have both stated they will just note it and move on if they don't care. They won't ever penalize you for listing it exactly for the reason @ziggyandjazzy said it is the main application going to multiple schools.You don't think if a school doesn't want to see it and you have it on your application that they'll roll their eyes and move along?
Good call...... thanks!WSU and ISU admissions people have both stated they will just note it and move on if they don't care. They won't ever penalize you for listing it exactly for the reason @ziggyandjazzy said it is the main application going to multiple schools.
Makes sense.. I think I will then. I am not sure how to calculate how many hours I have spent on my animals my whole life... next hurdle.Lol that's basically what I think they will do. I don't think a school will penalize you for including pet ownership because they know we (most of us) are applying to multiple schools on a standard application. I would rather include it and have certain schools disregard it then not include it and be penalized by other ones.
Did you calculate hours from the day you were born? I think I am going to start from the time I had to independently care for an animal and I am pretty sure I was 10. How did you calculate your hours?To calculate it I just said maybe 15 minutes a day for however old I am and it came out crazy high and then I rounded down to like 2,000 hrs.
I think most people say once you start actually taking care of them more than a toddler or little kid really can. And definitely be conservative on the hours but if there are/were health conditions that require extra care to note that and adjust the hours accordingly.Did you calculate hours from the day you were born? I think I am going to start from the time I had to independently care for an animal and I am pretty sure I was 10. How did you calculate your hours?
I know WSU is okay with noting it, but I want to say I saw somewhere unless it's something like training/showing/agility, etc where it's an organized thing, you want to cap hours at like 100 for that. The hours won't matter or really help you if you list 2000 for just something like owning a dog, they'll just note what you have dog experience and move on.Would it be a bad idea to contact the schools I am applying to and ask if they prefer to see owning an animal on the experience page or not?? I am seeing so much conflicting information about it and I don't want to screw myself if I do or don't so I am thinking about just asking but is that frowned upon? I feel like everything I do can and will be the wrong thing to do haha
I saw someone else said that they calculated like 15 minutes per day for their ownership experience so I did that and mine came out to like 1,500 hours. That seems about right for average daily experience because sometimes I would spend a couple hours and sometimes I would spend 2 minutes.I know WSU is okay with noting it, but I want to say I saw somewhere unless it's something like training/showing/agility, etc where it's an organized thing, you want to cap hours at like 100 for that. The hours won't matter or really help you if you list 2000 for just something like owning a dog, they'll just note what you have dog experience and move on.