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Post by futurevet6 on Apr 6, 2016 17:48:07 GMT -5
You are just being dramatic for no reason. With a 90 you will get in if you do average on the interview in comparison to other accepted individuals. It's people with an 85 who have no chance, unless they have a top 5 score on the interview out of 200 people lol I really don't think you can say people with an 85 have NO chance. You want to tell me that 200 people all had ~92+ averages? Doubt that!
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Post by futurevet6 on Apr 6, 2016 17:52:43 GMT -5
I've heard of people getting in with very little animal experience. And no where has OVC ever released their standards for experience or breadth of experience. This leads me to believe, after a lot of research, that in order to get an interview you are looked at purely based on your grades UNLESS you are flagged in your BIF or references for something that obviously disqualifies you as a candidate. This is right. They rank based on marks, THEN look at the experiences, so if this year we had more 90s, low 80s did not even have a chance to be looked at for experiences and hours and stuff.
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Post by wannabe vet on Apr 6, 2016 17:54:40 GMT -5
Hey futurevet6, I am in the same boat! Keep your head held high . I applied with a 85 and 84 and got refused. Thanks wannabevet. WOW!! Your average was pretty good. Did you have enough experience? I applied with over 3000 hours working alongside a vet and another 3500 hours of animal experience (large, small, and exotic). I was told those of us who received rejections were below the "250" cut off. So I guess another 50 or so will receive rejections when everyone else gets their interviews.
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Post by datass on Apr 6, 2016 18:07:14 GMT -5
You are just being dramatic for no reason. With a 90 you will get in if you do average on the interview in comparison to other accepted individuals. It's people with an 85 who have no chance, unless they have a top 5 score on the interview out of 200 people lol I really don't think you can say people with an 85 have NO chance. You want to tell me that 200 people all had ~92+ averages? Doubt that! Nah as someone close to that 85% I've also accepted I won't get in this year lmao. Doesn't mean I won't prepare like mad for the interview if I get it... but it's extremely unlikely... No chance really. You WOULD need an interview score near the very top of the range. Good luck being the top 5 or 10 people in the whole interview process lol. edit: ^Another 50 poor souls, I imagine that might push the cut off to like 86%? D:
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Post by 123456789 on Apr 6, 2016 18:14:12 GMT -5
I really don't think you can say people with an 85 have NO chance. You want to tell me that 200 people all had ~92+ averages? Doubt that! Nah as someone close to that 85% I've also accepted I won't get in this year lmao. Doesn't mean I won't prepare like mad for the interview if I get it... but it's extremely unlikely... No chance really. You WOULD need an interview score near the very top of the range. Good luck being the top 5 or 10 people in the whole interview process lol. edit: ^Another 50 poor souls, I imagine that might push the cut off to like 86%? D: So you haven't gotten a refusal yet? Is this your first try?
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Post by SoonToBeOVCgrad on Apr 6, 2016 18:25:35 GMT -5
Hey all, just reading some of these as I procrastinate during exams and not loving some of the negativity I see... I want to say congrats to everyone who got an interview and to tell you to not be discouraged going into them just because your marks are on the lower end of the interviewee range. The fact that you have an interview means you ARE being considered as a potential DVM student. Personally, I knew I was in that boat and I put a lot of effort into prepping for the interview. Focus on finishing up with your finals for now (if you are doing a winter semester) and then do some interview prep! If you're uncomfortable with speaking in an interview setting, the school has a drop-in (or you can schedule appointments) to help you prep for an interview. No, these people aren't necessarily trained to do MMIs, but why not take some interview-style questions to them and tell them what the set-up is like and have them listen to you talk things out? Or even better, everyone has had a vet mentor before applying (whoever you worked/volunteered for) .. why not have them listen to your answer and give feedback? If you can't meet up with them, skype. If you can't do that, maybe a friend or family member? Personally, my issue was just tripping up while voicing my ideas, so I just recorded myself on a webcam and played it back to see where and why I was getting messed up. If your biggest concern is not with speaking and maybe with something like a lack of understanding of veterinary medical ethics, do some reading to catch up and get yourself in that mindset. Look into the research that went into creating the MMI process to better understand it. GOOD LUCK everyone! Keep your head up, think positive thoughts, avoid the nay-sayers and with a strong passion, you will make it. Everyone has their own path, some longer than others, but if you really believe this is for you and the passion is there, it will happen!
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Post by OVCwannabe on Apr 6, 2016 18:25:57 GMT -5
^id also like to know, maybe the cutoff is not as low as we thought!
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Post by dontknowwhattodo on Apr 6, 2016 18:33:13 GMT -5
Hey all, just reading some of these as I procrastinate during exams and not loving some of the negativity I see... I want to say congrats to everyone who got an interview and to tell you to not be discouraged going into them just because your marks are on the lower end of the interviewee range. The fact that you have an interview means you ARE being considered as a potential DVM student. Personally, I knew I was in that boat and I put a lot of effort into prepping for the interview. Focus on finishing up with your finals for now (if you are doing a winter semester) and then do some interview prep! If you're uncomfortable with speaking in an interview setting, the school has a drop-in (or you can schedule appointments) to help you prep for an interview. No, these people aren't necessarily trained to do MMIs, but why not take some interview-style questions to them and tell them what the set-up is like and have them listen to you talk things out? Or even better, everyone has had a vet mentor before applying (whoever you worked/volunteered for) .. why not have them listen to your answer and give feedback? If you can't meet up with them, skype. If you can't do that, maybe a friend or family member? Personally, my issue was just tripping up while voicing my ideas, so I just recorded myself on a webcam and played it back to see where and why I was getting messed up. If your biggest concern is not with speaking and maybe with something like a lack of understanding of veterinary medical ethics, do some reading to catch up and get yourself in that mindset. Look into the research that went into creating the MMI process to better understand it. GOOD LUCK everyone! Keep your head up, think positive thoughts, avoid the nay-sayers and with a strong passion, you will make it. Everyone has their own path, some longer than others, but if you really believe this is for you and the passion is there, it will happen! Thanks for the tip but I really don't understand why you are posting about interview here when the thread is clearly made for people who got refused. Also, you are not loving some of the negativity? I don't see any negativity just some facts about the admission process and how the cut off average has gone up.....
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Post by :( on Apr 6, 2016 18:59:59 GMT -5
I know it should be the exact opposite... but welp there goes all the motivation to study for exams
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Post by Wannabevet on Apr 6, 2016 19:26:56 GMT -5
I know it should be the exact opposite... but welp there goes all the motivation to study for exams AGREED!!
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Post by futurevet6 on Apr 6, 2016 19:33:07 GMT -5
I know it should be the exact opposite... but welp there goes all the motivation to study for exams AGREED!! I know it's hard but we should study to get better marks :/
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Post by OVCwannabe on Apr 6, 2016 19:36:23 GMT -5
i think marks are key... i stopped my undergrad once i got the +90 av and worked as a tech after that, now have over 1200 vet surgery hours as opposed to 400
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Post by futurevet6 on Apr 6, 2016 19:42:10 GMT -5
i think marks are key... i stopped my undergrad once i got the +90 av and worked as a tech after that, now have over 1200 vet surgery hours as opposed to 400 what do you mean you stopped your undergard? Did you go to college to get vet tech degree? Did you get refused?
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Post by OVCwannabe on Apr 6, 2016 19:45:03 GMT -5
I mean i didn't bother going back to finish the animal bio degree. Got my 91 for ovc and then dropped out of undergrad because i knew i had the grades. now I'm a tech for the experience (i was trained on the job)
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Post by EquineVetHopeful on Apr 6, 2016 20:02:01 GMT -5
As someone who missed admission last year by 0.5% I was really confident my chances this year would be good. Reading this thread just put a painful pit in my stomach for my chances and with 50 more people to be cut I'm afraid I won't even make interview despite being interviewed before. I really hope there's other things being consider with these cuts then just straight marks
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Post by futurevet6 on Apr 6, 2016 20:05:46 GMT -5
As someone who missed admission last year by 0.5% I was really confident my chances this year would be good. Reading this thread just put a painful pit in my stomach for my chances and with 50 more people to be cut I'm afraid I won't even make interview despite being interviewed before. I really hope there's other things being consider with these cuts then just straight marks What was your average then and what is your average now if you don't mind me asking?
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Post by SoonToBeOVCgrad on Apr 6, 2016 20:15:30 GMT -5
Hey all, just reading some of these as I procrastinate during exams and not loving some of the negativity I see... I want to say congrats to everyone who got an interview and to tell you to not be discouraged going into them just because your marks are on the lower end of the interviewee range. The fact that you have an interview means you ARE being considered as a potential DVM student. Personally, I knew I was in that boat and I put a lot of effort into prepping for the interview. Focus on finishing up with your finals for now (if you are doing a winter semester) and then do some interview prep! If you're uncomfortable with speaking in an interview setting, the school has a drop-in (or you can schedule appointments) to help you prep for an interview. No, these people aren't necessarily trained to do MMIs, but why not take some interview-style questions to them and tell them what the set-up is like and have them listen to you talk things out? Or even better, everyone has had a vet mentor before applying (whoever you worked/volunteered for) .. why not have them listen to your answer and give feedback? If you can't meet up with them, skype. If you can't do that, maybe a friend or family member? Personally, my issue was just tripping up while voicing my ideas, so I just recorded myself on a webcam and played it back to see where and why I was getting messed up. If your biggest concern is not with speaking and maybe with something like a lack of understanding of veterinary medical ethics, do some reading to catch up and get yourself in that mindset. Look into the research that went into creating the MMI process to better understand it. GOOD LUCK everyone! Keep your head up, think positive thoughts, avoid the nay-sayers and with a strong passion, you will make it. Everyone has their own path, some longer than others, but if you really believe this is for you and the passion is there, it will happen! Thanks for the tip but I really don't understand why you are posting about interview here when the thread is clearly made for people who got refused. Also, you are not loving some of the negativity? I don't see any negativity just some facts about the admission process and how the cut off average has gone up..... I was referring more directly to 'datass' saying that if you got an interview but your marks aren't that strong, then there's no hope of getting in unless you're in the top 5 or whatever of the interview scores. No need to bring people down.
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Post by datass on Apr 6, 2016 20:16:19 GMT -5
As someone who missed admission last year by 0.5% I was really confident my chances this year would be good. Reading this thread just put a painful pit in my stomach for my chances and with 50 more people to be cut I'm afraid I won't even make interview despite being interviewed before. I really hope there's other things being consider with these cuts then just straight marks Once you meet whatever their minimum experience cut off is: Nothing else is being considered. Just marks.
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Post by EquineVetHopeful on Apr 6, 2016 20:24:21 GMT -5
As someone who missed admission last year by 0.5% I was really confident my chances this year would be good. Reading this thread just put a painful pit in my stomach for my chances and with 50 more people to be cut I'm afraid I won't even make interview despite being interviewed before. I really hope there's other things being consider with these cuts then just straight marks What was your average then and what is your average now if you don't mind me asking? I'd have to do the math again to get the exact numbers but I think I was about 86.5 last year and I'm sitting 87.4 marks wise this year. Last year going into the interview I was middle of the pack, this year if I get it I feel like I'll be in the bottom and given the interview was my deal breaker last year, I'm doubtful I'll be able to pull off the amazing score I would need
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Post by datass on Apr 7, 2016 0:59:25 GMT -5
I was referring more directly to 'datass' saying that if you got an interview but your marks aren't that strong, then there's no hope of getting in unless you're in the top 5 or whatever of the interview scores. No need to bring people down. Being positive is fine and dandy, but I am being realistic. False hope accomplishes nothing good.
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