University of Illinois C/O 2027

[Tgoss14]

Current 1st year here! Last year we found out in the first week of December about phase 1 and interview emails were sent on Jan 28th. It's a long wait, but it goes fast. Good luck everyone!

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[petethecat]

Do they require Fall transcripts to be sent in?

 

[SkiOtter]

Do they require Fall transcripts to be sent in?

 

[v3tsquar3d]

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Yeah it looks like by Feb 1 2023

 

[v3tsquar3d]

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Do we think they have to be official transcripts for fall ‘22? I just sent my unofficial transcripts like I did for MIZZOU and am unsure if I should request for official or if unofficial is enough.

 

[SkiOtter]

Do we think they have to be official transcripts for fall ‘22? I just sent my unofficial transcripts like I did for MIZZOU and am unsure if I should request for official or if unofficial is enough.

That’s a better question for ASA but it does say official on the checklist so I’d verify with them.

 

[dvmw2027]

for those of you who have sent your transcripts for Fall 2022 in already, did you just download your official transcript and email it to them with the email they listed?

 

[SkiOtter]

for those of you who have sent your transcripts for Fall 2022 in already, did you just download your official transcript and email it to them with the email they listed?

I think it may have to come directly from your school to be an official one. I think it’s usually the unofficial version that is available for download.

 

[SkiOtter]

Usually anything released to the student or from a student is unofficial since the school itself isn’t sending it, which the school sending is essentially guaranteeing that it’s legitimate and has not been tampered with.

 

[v3tsquar3d]

for those of you who have sent your transcripts for Fall 2022 in already, did you just download your official transcript and email it to them with the email they listed?

Okay bc that’s what’s confusing me bc it says official transcripts for previous semesters and then just transcripts for summer and fall to that email. So it’s just throwing me off a bit. Maybe I’ll just call

 

[beevet313]

So I’m a little confused. After reading this thread it looks like people have found out if they’ve made it past phase II? I was fortunate to make it past phase I but haven’t heard anything since November..

 

[battie]

So I’m a little confused. After reading this thread it looks like people have found out if they’ve made it past phase II? I was fortunate to make it past phase I but haven’t heard anything since November..

I don't think phase 2 emails have been sent out. Historically phase 2 emails aren't sent until January

 

[beevet313]

I don't think phase 2 emails have been sent out. Historically phase 2 emails aren't sent until January

Great! Does anyone know when Phase II emails get sent out in January?

 

[futuredogtor614]

Great! Does anyone know when Phase II emails get sent out in January?

I'd say mid to late January. Their website says mid January under the FAQ section, but the last two years it's been towards the end of the month. My e-mails from the last two years are from 1/26 and 1/28.

 

[finnfinn102]

OOS alternate!! What’s the chances of getting off the list?

 

[finnfinn102]

OOS alternate!! What’s the chances of getting off the list?

Okay never mind wrong forum 😂

 

[RazzJazz]

Okay never mind wrong forum 😂

You scared me 😅

 

[VeggieTrex]

Okay never mind wrong forum 😂

I just heard the sounds of a few hundred heart attacks.

 

[finnfinn102]

I’m sorry guys 😅😅

 

[abc6]

Interview invite!

 

[Introvertedextrovert]

OOS interview invite!

 

[finnfinn102]

OOS interview invite!

 

[kweis5]

I also got an interview invite!!

 

[beevet313]

Also just received an OOS interview invite! Super excited

 

[fiona0601]

OOS interview invite!

 

[jessbiell]

IS interview waitlist

 

[hannahwilliams]

OOS interview invite! wasn’t expecting to hear from them until later this month!

 

[mayacat17]

IS interview invite!

 

[luckycharm12]

OOS interview invite!!

 

[siraps99]

OOS interview invite!

 

[potentialsheltervet]

OOS interview waitlist (I guess?)

 

[RazzJazz]

OOS interview invite! Super excited 😆

 

[raychacho]

IS interview invite! I wasn’t offered an interview last year, so I am anxiously excited! 😁🥳

 

[bubble_bee]

IS interview invite! I wasn’t offered an interview last year, so I am anxiously excited! 😁🥳

Congrats!!! Was you waitlisted last year?

 

[dzmn]

OOS Interview Invite! There’s just one thing that worries me about this school. There’s a google doc on the APVMA FB page called “Factors when picking a vet school” which has pros and cons for each school, and on the cons list for Illinois it says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”

Could anyone please clear this up for me? Is it accurate?

 

[dzmn]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C0iHU_qm4kb8AkT-lnJbW8o3rAhw4X67fG60J4CasWA/edit?usp=sharing

Here’s the doc if someone hasn’t seen it

 

[WildZoo]

OOS Interview Invite! There’s just one thing that worries me about this school. There’s a google doc on the APVMA FB page called “Factors when picking a vet school” which has pros and cons for each school, and on the cons list for Illinois it says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”

Could anyone please clear this up for me? Is it accurate?

That document is actually originally from SDN

@battie @SkiOtter or at @SportPonies can clarify further, but it is accurate that Illinois just has the 9 grades rather than exams throughout each semester for each class.

 

[VeggieTrex]

OOS Interview Invite! There’s just one thing that worries me about this school. There’s a google doc on the APVMA FB page called “Factors when picking a vet school” which has pros and cons for each school, and on the cons list for Illinois it says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”

Could anyone please clear this up for me? Is it accurate?

The core of the Illinois sequence is nine classes. They cover the full material you're learning each year. You also have a clinical block in the first 3 years, which are S/U graded.

 

[SportPonies]

says “9 grades for all of vet school, if you do poorly in first year or a few classes throughout the three years, you cannot make up for it”

This is a rather heavy exaggeration and sounds like it was written by someone bitter lol

It’s true there are only 9 GPA points for your entire GPA (one final “grade” for each quarter). HOWEVER, you can still bounce back from a bad grade in a quarter or two.

I did. @battie did. It was stressful, but doable.

If you do poorly enough to fail the year, you do need to repeat the year and you’re only allowed one repeat for your time at illinois.

 

[SkiOtter]

I did. @battie did. It was stressful, but doable.

I did too!

 

[SkiOtter]

I kind of preferred the block exams only because it meant I didn’t have the stress of an exam weekly. I did however have the stress of one exam for all classes every 4 weeks, but that was better for my brain 😂

 

[battie]

+1 for a fan of the block exams and 8 week quarters, and i even repeated first year.

 

[SportPonies]

It’s a hard adjustment and it’s scary to have so much riding on only a few exams. But I also felt it gave me a better QOL in school

 

[dzmn]

Thank you all for the information!!

 

[aglarson]

IS interview invite!! Does anyone know what the format is like? I’m nervous about it being on zoom!

 

[tnkim88]

Also IS invite! Congrats everyone!

 

[v3tsquar3d]

It’s a hard adjustment and it’s scary to have so much riding on only a few exams. But I also felt it gave me a better QOL in school

Okay sorry, I’m still confused. So it is block? Like you do 1 for 8 weeks and test at the end? I guess I don’t understand block schedules. 🤔

 

[SportPonies]

Okay sorry, I’m still confused. So it is block? Like you do 1 for 8 weeks and test at the end? I guess I don’t understand block schedules. 🤔

You’ll have a handful of classes (ie, anatomy, physiology, histology, imaging). One large exam at 4 weeks, one large exam at 8 week. Sometimes there is a quiz here and there, but not commonly (primarily just first year)

Your cumulative score after those 8 weeks for all the subjects is your “grade” for the quarter. Of which you’ll get 9 of during your time in school

Did that make any more sense? I know it’s an unusual format

 

[v3tsquar3d]

You’ll have a handful of classes (ie, anatomy, physiology, histology, imaging). One large exam at 4 weeks, one large exam at 8 week. Sometimes there is a quiz here and there, but not commonly (primarily just first year)

Your cumulative score after those 8 weeks for all the subjects is your “grade” for the quarter. Of which you’ll get 9 of during your time in school

Did that make any more sense? I know it’s an unusual format

Ahhh okay, sorry! Yeah, that makes more sense! So, does that mean the last semester of 3rd year on we won’t be taking those exams anymore?

 

[stovebird]

OOS interview invite!