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Veterinary Science Graduate Certificate from UofI
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iguessisaidthat said:
Ohhh yes haha I thought you recognized me by my stats lmao, that would have been crazy. That’s funny! I was also chatting with a girl before my WSU interview and it turned out that she worked at another clinic a few blocks away from mine and that she was best friends with two of my coworkers lol I hope you find the guy again! :biglove:
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Oh well I knew where Snowflake Lane is! I live just a bit north.

That's awesome :D Maybe they intentionally do it geographically. I commented that I wish I knew sooner because it would've been great to carpool :coffee:
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Ahh yes I kno I kno, I’ve had long extensive conversations with the vets I work with about this. I’m pretty sure I’m going to accept WSU and if for some crazy reason I get into CSU AND it’s cheaper with scholarships or something (lols who am I kidding), then I’ll have to reconsider my options. But for now, I’m gonna be a cougar! :cat:
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I'm glad you have :) People are already house hunting! @CoffeeQuestionMark have you gotten the housing ads yet plus there's been FB postings on our classifides?
On a real note though the reality of said scenario happening is when pigs truly fly. I'm originally a CO resident-I'm saving 30k by coming here even after paying one year OOS in just tuition alone. Plus COL is cheaper here my same one bedroom apartment in FOCO goes for about 400 more per mo.

BTW your class FB page has already been made-idk if you all are on that yet or not
 
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I'm glad you have :) People are already house hunting! @CoffeeQuestionMark have you gotten the housing ads yet plus there's been FB postings on our classifides?
On a real note though the reality of said scenario happening is when pigs truly fly. I'm originally a CO resident-I'm saving 30k by coming here even after paying one year OOS in just tuition alone. Plus COL is cheaper here my same one bedroom apartment in FOCO goes for about 400 more per mo.

BTW your class FB page has already been made-idk if you all are on that yet or not
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I'm not yet! How do I get in? Gosh I still have to send in the paperwork too.
My friend is 2nd year and can't wait to replace her current roommate with me so I'm good on that end :)
 
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CoffeeQuestionMark said:
I'm not yet! How do I get in? Gosh I still have to send in the paperwork too.
My friend is 2nd year and can't wait to replace her current roommate with me so I'm good on that end :)
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Have you accepted your spot officially? If so I can pm you the pages. If not they won't let you in until you officially accept your spot!
 
MixedAnimals77 said:
Have you accepted your spot officially? If so I can pm you the pages. If not they won't let you in until you officially accept your spot!
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So I’m visiting WSU next week and want to look at housing when I’m there. Do you think they would consider giving me temporary access to the page so that I can look at some housing when there?
 

34 yr old male, non-traditional, Arkansas resident, 3rd time applicant

Applied: Mizzou, Oregon State, Minnesota, Kansas State, Louisiana State
Rejected: Mizzou, Oregon State
Interview Invites: Kansas State, Louisiana State, Minnesota (declined)
Waiting to hear: N/A
Waitlist: N/A
Accepted: Kansas State, Louisiana State
Attending: Louisiana State

Overall Undergrad GPA: LOW! 2.8-3.0 I believe (I've tried to forget) I really didn't care about college my first go at it
Prerequisite GPA: 3.86-3.96 depending on the program
Last 45 GPA: 4.0

GRE (Q/V/W)-: 154/156/4.5

Veterinary Experience (Countless hours at time of submission)
Veterinary assistant at SA ER: ~7000 hours
Shadowed LA vet: ~100 hours
Practice Manager at ER/Specialty vet: ~16,640 hours - almost exclusively on the administration side, though

Extracurriculars/Awards
Chancellor's List 3x
Dean's List 3x
Volunteer baseball coach

As you might piece together on your own, all my academic awards came from when I re-enrolled in college to earn better grades/retake prerequisites which had timed-out due to my old, old age. I really didn't care about college when I was younger - I cannot overemphasize that.

Non-Animal Employment
None

LORs
Board Certified DVM dermatologist - employer
DVM/MD - employer. (no, not a typo. He really is a DVM and MD)
ER DVM - worked with as an assistant
DVM - I went out on a limb with this one as he is a very recent graduate and one of my best friends.

Given my age and time in the field I think I was at an advantage when it came to letters of recommendations as I have made so many contacts over the years. I asked veterinarians that I felt knew me best and, quite honestly, I call friends. Each person listed above kept tabs on the whole application process step-by-step and were elated at my acceptances. I waived the right to see any letter written, for what it's worth.

Essay Questions
I have an extensive background in veterinary management so I tried in my essay questions to tout that as much as possible. I wanted prospective schools to know truly how much I already know about the field in order to show them that I knew exactly what I was getting into. Veterinary medicine is so much more than simply treating patients if you wish to be successful and I tried to tie every prompt back into my experience in all the ancillaries surrounding the field.

My first go at college was less-than-notable and that really hurt me when I started the process of applying. I made sure that the schools knew I knew my early work was crap but at this point I couldn't change anything, only do my best to rectify my past academic errors. I brought it up myself at the interviews as I didn't want it to be the elephant in the room, haha. "Hi, nice to meet you, now let's talk about my academic past" was essentially how I started both interviews I attended. As backwards as it sounds, and I would not advocate anyone doing 2.0 work then 10 years later doing only 4.0 work, but I think the drastic turnaround in my grades actually might have helped me. Everyone likes a redemption story, right? I attempted in all my essays to show programs that I am not the person I was 10-12 years ago and I have veterinary medicine to thank for that - the desire to become a veterinarian truly changed my way of thinking, and now after being accepted I can say it has completely changed my life.
 
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21 yr old, 2nd time applicant, Minnesota resident

1st round:
Applied: MN, Wisconsin and Oregon
Rejected: MN, Wisconsin and Oregon

2nd round:
Applied: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Louisiana, Missouri, Guelph (CA) and Prince Edward Island (CA)
Rejected: Missouri, Oregon, Louisiana
Interview Invites: Minnesota, Prince Edward Island and Guelph
Waitlist: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Guelph
Accepted: Prince Edward Island
Attending: Prince Edward Island

Overall Undergrad GPA: 3.477
Prerequisite GPA: 3.33 ish?
Last 45 GPA: 43.58

GRE (Q/V/W)-: 154/155/5

Veterinary Experience
Veterinary assistant at Banfield ~ 640 hours (+ more after app)
Veterinary assistant at various rescues ~ 27 hours
Shadowing at Equine Vet ~ 5 hours
Shadowing at veterinary ophthalmologist ~ 27 hours
Intern/Animal care attendant at an animal hospital ~ 2146 hours
BluePearl dental CE ~ 3 hours

Animal Experience
Volunteer at Wildlife Rehabilitation center ~105 hours
Pet care specialist at Petsmart Pets Hotel ~ 832 hours
Resort attendant at VCA boarding facility ~ 900 hours
Pet care sitter/walker ~ 2130 hours

Non-Animal Employment
Historian for the Pre-vet club
Child care helper ~ 20 hours
Event service attendant and Custodian ~ 96 hours
Nanny ~ 210 hours
Shift Leader at Papa Murphy’s ~ 4680 hours

LORs
Associate Veterinarian, Banfield
Associate Veterinarian, Banfield
Veterinarian, President/CEO of a non-profit veterinary services in Grenada
DVM/Professor

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From my first application to my second, a lot of things changed. I made some discoveries in my application process the first time around that ruined the majority of my chances of even getting an interview. The second time around, I jumped into as much volunteering, shadowing and working as I could in order to make my application more well rounded. It was a little disappointing the second time around to get waitlisted by my IS, but I truly fell in love with Prince Edward Island (a class size of less than 70 is my dream). I was really excited to be accepted to PEI and was struggling with the idea of having to choose between my in state and PEI, but now I don't have to choose!

Things may change if I get in to Wisconsin or MN off the waitlist, but otherwise, PEI here I come!
 
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Dvm2023hopeful said:
Can’t believe I get to post here!

23 year old female
NY Resident
1st time applicant

Applied: Washington, Cornell, Wisconsin, SGU, Ross, Minnesota, Midwestern, LMU, VA-MD, Michigan state, Iowa, Kansas (yes it’s a lot I don’t recommend applying to this many since it was expensive but with my minimal experience and extracurriculars I didn’t know if I would be able to get in)

Interviewed: ross, sgu, Minnesota, midwestern, lmu, Kansas

Rejected: Washington, Cornell, Michigan state, va-md (interview waitlisted turned rejection)

Waitlisted: Kansas(after interview), Iowa, Wisconsin

Waiting to hear: LMU

Accepted: midwestern, Minnesota, sgu, Ross

Attending: Minnesota!:love:

cGPA: 3.7
sGPA: 3.8
Last 45: 3.9

GRE (Q/V/A): 161/162/5.0

Vet experience: 500 hours
I had a very minimal amount of hours compared to a lot of the applicants which I felt was a definite weak point in my application. All the experience I had were in small animals/exotics and none in large animals due to the fact that there wasn’t really any large animal vets near me (perks of living in NYC) and the one I could find said it would be a liability.

Animal experience: 500 hours
All done at the animal shelter

Research: 500 hours (guess I just love the number 500)

Extracurriculars:
TA for a large biology course
Temporary job between semesters as an office administrator

EDIT: changing Michigan to Michigan state before I trigger people :p
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But you forgot Washington State... and Iowa State... and Kansas State :p
 
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19 yr old female, Minnesota resident, 1st time applicant

I can't believe I finally get to post here!!!!!

Applied: Minnesota
Interview Invites: Minnesota
Waiting to hear: none
Accepted: Minnesota!!!!
Attending: MINNESOTA!!!!! :love:

Overall Undergrad GPA: 4.00
Prerequisite GPA: 4.00
Last 45 GPA: 4.00

GRE (Q/V/W)-: 156/155/4 (not the best, I just hoped my GPA would make up for it lol)

Undergrad Degree: none

Veterinary Experience
Veterinary assistant at small animal clinic - 1625 hrs (a lot more since time of application)
Internship at small animal clinic and on large animal calls - 400 hrs
Helping with barn cat spays/neuters for coworker - 8 hrs
Shadowing board certified orthopedic surgeon - 30 hrs
Shadowing at small animal clinic - 15 hrs
Shadowing horse dentals/exams - 25 hrs

Animal Experience
Pet sitting (cats, dogs, hedgehogs, cows, horses) - 1000 hrs
Helping out at my aunt's horse boarding facility - 28 hrs
Kennel Attendant at vet clinic - 550 hrs

Extracurriculars/Awards
-Public Relations position in Companion Animal Club at UMN
-Member of Pre-vet Club
-Co-founder at Feminist Club in my high school
-Cross Country runner/team manager in high school
-Welcome week volunteer at UMN
-Volunteering at various public events for my vet clinic
-Volunteering at public outreach events and helping with TNR program for my local humane society
-Volunteering at my church
-Dean's List all four semesters at small local private college
-Dean's List every semester at UMN (3 semesters at time of application)
-Publication in my small college's poetry and short story book

Research
NONE!!!!

Non-Animal Employment
-Client Service Representative at a vet clinic - 30 hours (had just started at time of application)
-Study Session Leader in college for stats and philosophy

LORs
-One small animal veterinarian that I am very close with
-Another small animal veterinarian from the same clinic that I also dogsit for
-Manager (CVT) from the vet clinic that I work at
-Executive director at my local humane society

(I was really nervous about picking three people from the same clinic but it worked out I guess!)

Essay Questions/Personal Statement
I would say my essay questions were pretty generic, I just tried to make it very clear that I knew what I was getting into and that being a veterinarian involves spending a lot of time working with people. I also talked about how my goals in the profession involve working closely with rescues since I see a lot of value in veterinarians being associated with rescues.

I'm so happy that I'm finally accepted! I can't wait to start! :)
 
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gabynicolex said:
22 year old female, Florida resident, 1st time applicant, no undergrad degree completed :)

Applied: Minnesota
Interview Invites: Minnesota
Accepted: Minnesota
Attending: wait for it... Minnesota!!!!!! :soexcited:

Overall Undergrad GPA: 3.96
Science undergrad GPA: 3.96
Last 45 GPA: 3.96

GRE (Q/V/W)-: Q 158, V 154, A 5.0

Undergrad Degree: BS in Biological Sciences w/ a minor in Psychology (did not complete degree)

Veterinary Experience
Veterinary technician (not certified) at a SA GP: ~2500 at the time of application
Veterinary hospital internship at Disney's Animal Kingdom: 780 hours
Shadow at The Seas in Epcot (Disney's aquarium): 5 hours
Shadow/assist with necropsies with the pathologists at Disney: 10 hours
Shadow at two exotic animal hospitals (same doctor): ~200 hours
Shadow at a veterinary ophthalmologist: 40 hours
Shadow with two different equine vets: 9 hours (lol)

Animal Experience
Wildlife hospital: 180 hours
Went to Mexico with an animal rescue based out of Minneapolis to bring back two dogs in need of medical attention and fosters: 20 hours
Artificial insemination course with dairy cattle: 24 hours

Extracurriculars/Volunteer
APVMA Symposium
APVMA club member
Fundraising for the Parkland shooting
Volunteering in support of hurricane Irma and Maria victims
Disney VoluntEARS
Beach cleanups
Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation
Feeding Children Everywhere
National Kidney Foundation
I included things from high school if if I was heavily involved: SGA, peer counseling, environmental club, yearbook, cheerleading, cheerleading coach, UCA camp,
I also included the courses I took in research ethics, wildlife research, and lab animal welfare that I completed before starting in my lab

Achievements/Awards
Infectious disease management certificate
CPR/AED certified
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation nomination
Outstanding Student Leader of Broward County
SGA Leadership Award Scholarship
Bright Futures Scholarship
Presidential Scholarship
Presidents/Deans list a bunch of times

Research
Research assistant for two experiments involving elasmobranchs and their electrosensory systems: 260 hours
Cognitive research participant: 2 hours
Research data collection for Disney's Animal, Science, and Environment Conservation Team: 15 hours

Non-Animal Employment
None unless you count babysitting in high school

LORs
SA veterinarian
Exotic animal veterinarian
Microbiology professor
PhD/my general biology professor that I did the stingray research with

Essay Questions/Personal Statement
I talked about my interest in veterinary ophthalmology and how I hope that specializing will allow me to continue to work with an array of different animals vs picking SA/exotics/etc. I also made sure to mention that I understand that I have a lot to learn about all specialties and that I am excited for that. For my MN essay, I touched on how being from Puerto Rico and living in South Florida where I'm constantly surrounded by people of all races and ethnicities has opened my eyes to how important diversity is. I explained how my background and ability to speak Spanish allows my hospital and doctors to reach an additional community that might otherwise not get their pets medical attention. I also explained how my ability to relate to and communicate with people from different places helped a lot during my trip to Mexico with the rescue group from Minneapolis.

I promise I am in no way being brainwashed into saying this but seriously PSA for everyone reading this that's struggling to find hours, see if there is a Banfield near you!! I know they get a bad rep sometimes but it is truly what you make of it and comes down to each individual hospital. I learned so so so much working here without having to spending time volunteering as a kennel tech beforehand (NOT saying that's a bad thing but not everyone can work for free). I guess it depends on your state laws, but I get to administer medications/fluids, give injections and vaccines, do labs, monitor surgery, etc every single day. It's truly invaluable experience!!
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I have to say, even though we’re all ending up at the same place with the same degree and whatever, I’m super jealous of everything I just read. Really impressive!
 
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ajs513 said:
I have to say, even though we’re all ending up at the same place with the same degree and whatever, I’m super jealous of everything I just read. Really impressive!
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Thank you!!! Congrats on your acceptance as well! :)
 
21 yr old female, Minnesota resident, 1st time applicant

I’m so excited I actually get to post here!

Applied: Minnesota, Wisconsin
Interview Invites: Minnesota
Rejected: Wisconsin
Waiting to hear: None
Accepted: Minnesota
Attending: Minnesota!!!

Overall GPA: 3.586
Prerequisite GPA: 3.348
Last 45 GPA: 3.562

GRE (Q/V/W): 164 /162 / 4

Undergrad Degree: BS Animal Science (May 2019)

Veterinary Experience
Animal Care Assistant at small animal/exotics clinic (1173 hours)
Summer intern at same small animal/exotics clinic (408 hours)

Animal Experience
Volunteer for 5 years at my local humane society (236 hours)
Field experience in intro to animal science, hands on with dairy heifers, swine, poultry, and sheep (30 hours)

Extracurriculars/Awards
(I included stuff from high school too, since I’m only in my 3rd year of college right now)

College:
Honors Program
Mentor for the Honors Mentor Program
Dean’s List
Pre-Vet Club
Mentee in the CFANS Mentor Program (matches you up with alumni in your field, I’ve been matched with current vet students)
Robert G. Robinson Scholarship
Iron Range Scholarship

High School:
Senior Art Show
Regional Gold Key Award in the Scholastic Art & Writing Contest
Honorable Mention in the high school honors art exhibition at Concordia
Cardinal Strings (Small chamber orchestra, 1st chair one year)
Fiddle Group
Math Team
Softball (played on the same team 10 years)
  • ASA National Tournament 4th Place
  • USSSA Recreational State Champion
  • USSSA Recreational State Runner-up
  • USSSA Recreational State 3rd place
  • Burnsville Midwest Tournament Runner-up
  • City Tournament 1st place
  • City Tournament 2nd place
Varsity Letters in Academic Honors
Varsity Letters in Orchestra
Varsity Letters in Math Team
AP Scholar Award with distinction
President’s Award for Educational Excellence
Highest Honors
Paul Perez Memorial and CRCSA Scholarship

Research
Animal Biotechnology Lab, doing PCR and DNA analysis (4 hours, just started the class when I submitted the application)
Horse Management Research Shifts, helping with a graduate digestibility trial (45 hours)

Non-Animal Employment
Cashier at Michaels Craft Stores (1095 hours)
Certified Trainer at Potbelly Sandwich Works (2448 hours)

LORs
Veterinarian/Medical director at small animal/exotics clinic (UMN Alumni)
Associate veterinarian at small animal/exotics clinic (Purdue Alumni)
Associate veterinarian at small animal/exotics clinic (Illinois Alumni)

Essay Questions

Future Career Goals: Talked about how I am interested in small animal and exotic general practice, but also find interest in equine medicine and surgery, and emphasized how I was planning on leaving my mind open to changing my interests during vet school.

Contribution to society: Listed a variety of different roles veterinarians can have, then went into the specific ones I would likely take on: medical treatment of individual animals, client education, disease treatment and prevention, and possibly diagnostic and behavioral research, as well as staying up to date on animal welfare and legislative current events.

Attributes: Academic ability/desire to learn, communication skills, adaptability, and ability to compartmentalize. I listed some others at the beginning of my response, but these are what I focused on for the attributes I possess.
 
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22 year old female, New York resident, 1st time applicant. I hate Cornell, but applied anyways

Applied: Cornell, Kansas State, Mizzou, Minnesota, Purdue, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Virginia-Maryland, Iowa, Minnesota, Lincoln Memorial, Ohio State
Interview Invites: Kansas, Mizzou, Ohio, LMU, Minnesota, Mississippi (declined it)
Waiting: LMU
Waitlisted: Oklahoma
Accepted: Minnesota, Mizzou, Iowa, Kansas
Attending: Logic says Mizzou because it's cheaper, but I really liked Minnesota. I loved both idk help

Overall Undergrad GPA: 3.77
Science undergrad GPA: 3.77
Last 45 GPA: 3.89

GRE (Q/V/W)-: Q 155, V 152, A 6.0

Undergrad Degree: BS in Animal and Vet science

Veterinary Experience:
~1100 between two small animal vets as a shadow/volunteer (I got paid in food when the vet bought the office lunch)
Animal Experience
100ish hours with exotic rehabilitation
500ish showing dairy heifers
100 working as a volunteer on a sheep farm
40 with pigs and chickens on the sheep farm



Extracurriculars/Volunteer
Showing dairy heifers
Pre vet club
Service fraternity
Peer mentoring/pen pals with elementary school kids through an organization at my University
Achievements/Awards
A few random scholarship I won, but nothing f spectacular
President's lists
Dean's list

Research
300 hrs in canine vertebral malformations

Non-Animal Employment
Camp counselor
Cashier at a deli
Delivery driver
Lots and lots of Rover
Secretary for a family friend's architectural firm

LORs
SA vet I did most my hours with
CEO of architectural firm
Research professor

Essay Questions/Personal Statement
I talked about a need for LA veterinarians to be agriculture advocates for production in animals in my essay about what I want to do as a vet. I tied it into how people I know from back home in Manhattan don't have a good understanding of the animal production industry and get a lot of their information from Facebook warriors.
My essay about veterinarian's contributions was tied into advocacy.
My attribute essay mentioned determination and humor. I spoke about how I believe humor is a good way to cheer people up in the office during tough moments.
I spoke about moving from NY to a very southern state for undergrad and getting labeled as the token Jew by people and how even though I am Jewish (and not that religious at that) I wanted to be known as more than Jewish.

To be honest, I don't think anything in my application stood out too much. I took some engineering classes and super upper level math classes before declaring my major as definitely not engineering, so that was something that might have stuck out to the admissions committees. I definitely think I shined during my interviews, except Ohio State. I blew that one and knew right away I wasn't getting accepted.
 
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Grassdogs said:
Attending: Logic says Mizzou because it's cheaper, but I really liked Minnesota. I loved both idk help
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go for the cheaper schoollllllll. you'll get a great education at either school, but you'll have much less debt chained to you for the rest of your life by attending the cheaper school.
 
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22 year old female, New York resident, 1st time applicant. I hate Cornell, but applied anyways
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just wanted to say hey to another new yorker who hates cornell but applied anyway, i feel you :highfive:
 
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SkiOtter said:
go for the cheaper schoollllllll. you'll get a great education at either school, but you'll have much less debt chained to you for the rest of your life by attending the cheaper school.
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Thinking about having debt chained to me is a scary image. I'm imaging myself in prison stripes with money bags chained to my ankles
 
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acc10 said:
just wanted to say hey to another new yorker who hates cornell but applied anyway, i feel you :highfive:
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I just always felt like they never gave a crap about me when I visited the vet school and for undergrad. Literally every other school I visited gave me a vibe that "this is home and everyone feels like family", but Cornell made me feel like I was just a number. People who go there definitely don't feel that way, but it was saddening and 100% off-putting
 
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Attending: Logic says Mizzou because it's cheaper, but I really liked Minnesota. I loved both idk help
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I got accepted at Oklahoma State (IS) and Minnesota. I LOVED Minnesota and considered accepting the offer. I then calculated the price differences in tuition assuming I gained in-state residency with Minnesota my second year. There was a $68,000 difference. As much as I loved Minnesota it isn't worth $68,000 MORE than what I will accrue. If Minnesota is worth a lot more debt, by all means, but I really, really think you should consider how much debt you will have compared to your income. The national average income for a veterinarian via Google is ~$88,000.
 
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Iselia said:
I got accepted at Oklahoma State (IS) and Minnesota. I LOVED Minnesota and considered accepting the offer. I then calculated the price differences in tuition assuming I gained in-state residency with Minnesota my second year. There was a $68,000 difference. As much as I loved Minnesota it isn't worth $68,000 MORE than what I will accrue. If Minnesota is worth a lot more debt, by all means, but I really, really think you should consider how much debt you will have compared to your income. The national average income for a veterinarian via Google is ~$88,000.
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I don't think it's worth more debt. I just fell head over heels for Missouri and then got confused when I went to Minnesota because I liked it, too.
 
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I don't think it's worth more debt. I just fell head over heels for Missouri and then got confused when I went to Minnesota because I liked it, too.
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Mizzou is pretty cool. I mean I didn't go to vet school here but Columbia......um...well...it isn't bad, for Missouri! ;)
 
Grassdogs said:
Attending: Logic says Mizzou because it's cheaper, but I really liked Minnesota. I loved both idk help
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Iselia said:
I got accepted at Oklahoma State (IS) and Minnesota. I LOVED Minnesota and considered accepting the offer. I then calculated the price differences in tuition assuming I gained in-state residency with Minnesota my second year. There was a $68,000 difference. As much as I loved Minnesota it isn't worth $68,000 MORE than what I will accrue. If Minnesota is worth a lot more debt, by all means, but I really, really think you should consider how much debt you will have compared to your income. The national average income for a veterinarian via Google is ~$88,000.
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Wait, I'm a little confused. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think one can draw comparisons between this situation (where at both options you have OOS tuition one year and then IS tuition for the next three years - there shouldn't be a huge difference) and the other (one option you have IS tuition all four years, and one option you have OOS and then IS tuition - the first one should generally be cheaper by a year's worth of school).

Unless Mizzou is just overall wayyy cheaper in both IS/OOS tuition than Minnesota - and I haven't done the numbers on this - shouldn't the price points be comparable?
 
spottedfeatherik said:
Wait, I'm a little confused. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think one can draw comparisons between this situation (where at both options you have OOS tuition one year and then IS tuition for the next three years - there shouldn't be a huge difference) and the other (one option you have IS tuition all four years, and one option you have OOS and then IS tuition - the first one should generally be cheaper by a year's worth of school).

Unless Mizzou is just overall wayyy cheaper in both IS/OOS tuition than Minnesota - and I haven't done the numbers on this - shouldn't the price points be comparable?
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It's been a while since I last looked, but I believe of all OOS tuitions (and factoring in switch to IS), Mizzou is on the cheap end of the range and Minnesota is on the more expensive end of the range, so there likely is still a price difference
 
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Iselia said:
I got accepted at Oklahoma State (IS) and Minnesota. I LOVED Minnesota and considered accepting the offer. I then calculated the price differences in tuition assuming I gained in-state residency with Minnesota my second year. There was a $68,000 difference. As much as I loved Minnesota it isn't worth $68,000 MORE than what I will accrue. If Minnesota is worth a lot more debt, by all means, but I really, really think you should consider how much debt you will have compared to your income. The national average income for a veterinarian via Google is ~$88,000.[/QUOTE
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vetmedhead said:
It's been a while since I last looked, but I believe of all OOS tuitions (and factoring in switch to IS), Mizzou is on the cheap end of the range and Minnesota is on the more expensive end of the range, so there likely is still a price difference
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Minnesota is cheaper. Minnesota is around $200,000 for tuition, all fees, etc. Missouri is around $230,000 for everything if you get residency in year 2.

Edit: never mind. I was reading it as Minnesota resident. Also I’m on mobile so the comments I meant to respond to didn’t get properly added. Idk why. Everything is a mess. Also there’s an added tuition for Minnesota summer semester year 3. It’s complicated. I was wrong.
 
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SkiOtter said:
Where tf are you getting your numbers. They are incorrect.
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I edited my comment just as you commented. I thought they were talking about a Minnesota resident vs Missouri non-resident tuition.
 
ajs513 said:
I edited my comment just as you commented. I thought they were talking about a Minnesota resident vs Missouri non-resident tuition.
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Ah yeah nope. OOS for both. In the past UMN has allowed residency switches after the first year but supposedly is very difficult to get now.
 
SkiOtter said:
Ah yeah nope. OOS for both. In the past UMN has allowed residency switches after the first year but supposedly is very difficult to get now.
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Yea Minnesota for OOS ends up being over $330,000. Definitely a big nope
 
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Do residency switches for Minnesota ever get grated for reasons other than parents moving or marrying a resident?
 
Not charging for summer between 3rd and 4th year is one of the big selling points for Illinois that our dean says to everyone. So it sounds like a majority of schools charge fr that.
 
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Dvm2023hopeful said:
Can’t believe I get to post here!

23 year old female
NY Resident
1st time applicant

Applied: Washington, Cornell, Wisconsin, SGU, Ross, Minnesota, Midwestern, LMU, VA-MD, Michigan state, Iowa, Kansas (yes it’s a lot I don’t recommend applying to this many since it was expensive but with my minimal experience and extracurriculars I didn’t know if I would be able to get in)

Interviewed: ross, sgu, Minnesota, midwestern, lmu, Kansas

Rejected: Washington, Cornell, Michigan state, va-md (interview waitlisted turned rejection)

Waitlisted: Kansas(after interview), Iowa, Wisconsin

Waiting to hear: LMU

Accepted: midwestern, Minnesota, sgu, Ross

Attending: Minnesota!:love:

cGPA: 3.7
sGPA: 3.8
Last 45: 3.9

GRE (Q/V/A): 161/162/5.0

Vet experience: 500 hours
I had a very minimal amount of hours compared to a lot of the applicants which I felt was a definite weak point in my application. All the experience I had were in small animals/exotics and none in large animals due to the fact that there wasn’t really any large animal vets near me (perks of living in NYC) and the one I could find said it would be a liability.

Animal experience: 500 hours
All done at the animal shelter

Research: 500 hours (guess I just love the number 500)

Extracurriculars:
TA for a large biology course
Temporary job between semesters as an office administrator

EDIT: changing Michigan to Michigan state before I trigger people :p
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I tell people to remember to say Michigan State when they interview. Because calling it Michigan might trigger your interviewers.
 
Grassdogs said:
I just always felt like they never gave a crap about me when I visited the vet school and for undergrad. Literally every other school I visited gave me a vibe that "this is home and everyone feels like family", but Cornell made me feel like I was just a number. People who go there definitely don't feel that way, but it was saddening and 100% off-putting
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I found that five of the seven vet schools I visited were cold. The students showing you around were nice enough and talked about the class members being close. But staff always gave me the feeling of "we don't need you, we have so many people wanting to get in."
Only Texas A&M and Mizzou made me feel like I was worth talking too.
 
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Iselia said:
I got accepted at Oklahoma State (IS) and Minnesota. I LOVED Minnesota and considered accepting the offer. I then calculated the price differences in tuition assuming I gained in-state residency with Minnesota my second year. There was a $68,000 difference. As much as I loved Minnesota it isn't worth $68,000 MORE than what I will accrue. If Minnesota is worth a lot more debt, by all means, but I really, really think you should consider how much debt you will have compared to your income. The national average income for a veterinarian via Google is ~$88,000.
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supershorty said:
I'm pretty sure summer semester tuition 4th year is NOT unique to Minnesota.
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My saying it’s sneaky was about how it’s listed in the cost of attendance calculator. You select resident or non resident and it tells you the fall and spring tuition. Then there’s a separate line in the drop down box for summer tuition. So it was sort of hidden away.
 
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