So my first year of college went poorly. End GPA of 2.9. Retook my lowest class and have a 3.1. Grades were: Speech/Writing: A, Italian: A- and B+ (kicking myself for that one, I'm fluent), Chem I & II: B- & C, Bio I: B, Arts Elective: A, and Calc: D (retook for a high B).
My main hope here is that I have a legitimate reason for poor grades. A) I came out as queer to my parents and they basically told me "F you, you are destroying all of our lives." So I went through a depressive bout. B) My health bombed. Fantastically. My gallbladder checked out for life, student health refused to acknowledge my complaints, so I was trapped into a dining hall contract, too poor to go else where (remember my parents told me to F off), and getting violently ill daily. Ever had diarrhea for 6 months straight? I have. C) I came from a small town high school that just prepared to ship students to the local factory. I was dramatically unprepared for university (no chemistry or bio what so ever).
My grades are going up this semester. A in lit, A+ in German, A+ in a general science course, B+ in bio, and B in Orgo I. My sciences still aren't great as you can see, but I've gone from a C+ on exam one in both bio and chem (I had no idea how to study) to getting B+s and A's. I'm not bad at the sciences, just lost a lot of confidence in myself and need to reacquire my faith in myself.
I'm a diverse student. Queer, poor socioeconomic background, trilingual, learning disabilities (dyslexic). But I am smart and hardworking. I'm currently shadowing 3 vets, all of which will give me fantastic rec's and I'm always on point there. All 3 are constantly quizzing me and I know what I need to know. I just haven't been testing as well as I need to.
I'll have crazy amounts of animal experience hours: 100+ poultry from my summer job (which I'll be going back to), 5000+ equine hours from high school volunteering, 150+ small animal from the vet I worked for in high school (could also get a good rec from him), plus 3 years worth of small and large (especially cattle) from the practice I'm at here.
So I guess what I'm getting at... As I'm doing much better and having a significant upwards trend, is it unreasonable for me to continue to pursue vet school? Am I likely to even get an interview? I'm shooting for IA State.
My main hope here is that I have a legitimate reason for poor grades. A) I came out as queer to my parents and they basically told me "F you, you are destroying all of our lives." So I went through a depressive bout. B) My health bombed. Fantastically. My gallbladder checked out for life, student health refused to acknowledge my complaints, so I was trapped into a dining hall contract, too poor to go else where (remember my parents told me to F off), and getting violently ill daily. Ever had diarrhea for 6 months straight? I have. C) I came from a small town high school that just prepared to ship students to the local factory. I was dramatically unprepared for university (no chemistry or bio what so ever).
My grades are going up this semester. A in lit, A+ in German, A+ in a general science course, B+ in bio, and B in Orgo I. My sciences still aren't great as you can see, but I've gone from a C+ on exam one in both bio and chem (I had no idea how to study) to getting B+s and A's. I'm not bad at the sciences, just lost a lot of confidence in myself and need to reacquire my faith in myself.
I'm a diverse student. Queer, poor socioeconomic background, trilingual, learning disabilities (dyslexic). But I am smart and hardworking. I'm currently shadowing 3 vets, all of which will give me fantastic rec's and I'm always on point there. All 3 are constantly quizzing me and I know what I need to know. I just haven't been testing as well as I need to.
I'll have crazy amounts of animal experience hours: 100+ poultry from my summer job (which I'll be going back to), 5000+ equine hours from high school volunteering, 150+ small animal from the vet I worked for in high school (could also get a good rec from him), plus 3 years worth of small and large (especially cattle) from the practice I'm at here.
So I guess what I'm getting at... As I'm doing much better and having a significant upwards trend, is it unreasonable for me to continue to pursue vet school? Am I likely to even get an interview? I'm shooting for IA State.