Whats My Next Step?

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What should I do next?

  • Get a Job as a Tech/Assistant

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  • Look for internships in zoo/wildlife

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  • Do more volunteering in diverse areas

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  • Work on my GPA

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  • Nothing, you good.

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So my question is (given all the info below), whats my next move? What should I work on next besides my GRE, more experience, better grades, more diversity, what? I would really appreciate some input.

Here it goes:

Major: BS in Animal Biology with a concentration in Integrative Animal Biology
Second Semester Junior, Applying 1st time this summer.
Cumulative GPA: 3.44
GRE Score: Taking it May 31st
Pre-Recs:
Gen Ed's
General Chem 1&2 w/ Labs
Organic Chem 1&2 w/ Labs
Biology Cellular Processes and Biological Diversity w/Labs
Ecology w/ Lab
Genetics w/Lab
Physics I & II w/Lab
Physiology w/ Lab
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy w/ Lab

Future Classes:
Biochemistry
Microbiology w/Lab
Parasitology
Animal Behavior
Marine Biology

Rec Letters:
2 From Small Animal Veterinarians
PI in the Research Lab I work in
Founder of Horse Rescue I volunteer at for a personal letter.

Experience:
Pre-Vet Society Volunteer/Event Coordinator
VIDA Campus Coordinator
VIDA trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua (65 Hours of Hands-On Large and Small Animal)
503 Hours of hands on Small Animal Veterinary Experience
50 Hours of Large Animal Veterinary Experience
300 Hours of Large Animal Experience
2 Semesters of Undergraduate Research in an Amphibian/Parasite Lab.
10 Hours of Volunteering for Feeding America Tampa Bay

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So my question is (given all the info below), whats my next move? What should I work on next besides my GRE, more experience, better grades, more diversity, what?

What is there to do other than those things? Those things ARE what you should be doing.

Unless things like becoming an astronaut first, winning the lottery, blackmailing an influential adcom, or making the Olympic team are options for you.


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What is there to do other than those things? Those things ARE what you should be doing.

Unless things like becoming an astronaut first, winning the lottery, blackmailing an influential adcom, or making the Olympic team are options for you.


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This is something we should all strive to achieve.
 
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This is something we should all strive to achieve.

I agree, and for the longest time I was a striver and proud of it. But and winning are two totally different things.

You look awesome if you write your PS about how you won the 200 million jackpot. You look like a loser if you write one about how you've been working so very hard at it every week, but you just can't seem to win. This is one of those times where no one gives you A for effort.


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I must agree with the other replies. You really should be trying to implement all of these into your overall application.
 
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