Hey everyone! I've been a lurker here for a long while, but I'm applying this cycle and figured it wouldn't hurt to get an opinion on my chances.
cGPA: 3.599 (from a competitive undergrad)
science GPA: depends on which school but is around 3.45
Last 45: 3.538
GRE: 720 Q, 590 V, and 5.0W
Experience:
Veterinary:
1500 hours as a SA veterinary assistant (worked PT throughout undergrad)
60 hours observing busy referral equine hospital
10 hours shadowing food animal vet
75 hours research with a "Health Professional" (doctor) doing molecular immunology work
Animal:
60 hours research studying the estrus cycle of rats (summer internship)
100 hours working young horses for a local barn
500 hours training my own horses (I took a strict interpretation of the animal experience and tried to calculate just time I spent training, not caring for or hacking)
30 hours volunteering at a local pot bellied pig shelter
Extra-Curriculars/Volunteering:
VP Pre-Vet Society for my undergrad school
Biology Society member
Coached youth soccer teams for 2 seasons
Captain of Debate and Quiz Bowl teams in High School (how do you guys feel about putting high school stuff in there?)
Pony Club member for 4 years (I started riding in high school)
Honors:
National Merit Scholar
High School Valedictorian
Dean's List every semester of attendance
AP Scholar with Distinction
eLOR's:
1 from the vet I've worked for for 2.5 years were I am now the scheduling and hiring manager
1 from my Immunology Professor
1 from my high school debate/quiz bowl coach that I've been good friends with during and since HS
My IS is Virginia Tech, but I am also planning on applying to Kansas State, Iowa State, and UPenn with Upenn being the number 1 choice. I would like to do equine medicine even though my veterinary experience is low in that area. What do you guys think?
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