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Hi Everyone! I just wanted to make a thread for people to share their stories and get advice on their applications.
Here's my story:
I'm an undergrad at University of Guelph majoring in Animal Biology, applying to OVC for the second time in Jan 2015. First time I applied to OVC (this year) I didn't get an interview. My marks were in the mid to high 70% range for my prereqs and last 2 semesters. My MCAT score was a 23 (writing it again in a few days to try to bump my score). This will be my third time writing my MCAT (if that doesn't show determination, I don't know what does haha!) My marks are improving, it just sucks when you struggle through first and second year and you can't retake courses for OVC. I would love to go back in time and slap my first year self for doing so poorly in classes.
My experience includes volunteering at a companion animal clinic, assisting with clinical nutrition research on cats, equine vet shadowing, working at a canine rehab and chiropractic clinic, and working as an on call technician at the OVC in the large and small animal surgery wards. I am also working on publishing a literature review in JAVMA in the near future.
I've been casually looking at Ross, SGU, and schools in the UK. I would love to go to the States because it is closer to home, but I am missing a bunch of prerequisites and my first year physics/chem/bio courses are all pretty awful.
My plan right now is to do an extra semester this fall, graduate, and apply to OVC for Sept 2015 entrance. If I don't get in, the plan is to do a MSc. (potentially in Clinical Studies at the OVC). Then, apply after my masters to both the OVC and other schools. If a masters doesn't work out, I'd probably try to get into vet tech school (even though it would be a bit upsetting as I've put everything into getting into vet school).
Anyways, feel free to leave your own stories and questions below, also any advice would be much appreciated.
Here's my story:
I'm an undergrad at University of Guelph majoring in Animal Biology, applying to OVC for the second time in Jan 2015. First time I applied to OVC (this year) I didn't get an interview. My marks were in the mid to high 70% range for my prereqs and last 2 semesters. My MCAT score was a 23 (writing it again in a few days to try to bump my score). This will be my third time writing my MCAT (if that doesn't show determination, I don't know what does haha!) My marks are improving, it just sucks when you struggle through first and second year and you can't retake courses for OVC. I would love to go back in time and slap my first year self for doing so poorly in classes.
My experience includes volunteering at a companion animal clinic, assisting with clinical nutrition research on cats, equine vet shadowing, working at a canine rehab and chiropractic clinic, and working as an on call technician at the OVC in the large and small animal surgery wards. I am also working on publishing a literature review in JAVMA in the near future.
I've been casually looking at Ross, SGU, and schools in the UK. I would love to go to the States because it is closer to home, but I am missing a bunch of prerequisites and my first year physics/chem/bio courses are all pretty awful.
My plan right now is to do an extra semester this fall, graduate, and apply to OVC for Sept 2015 entrance. If I don't get in, the plan is to do a MSc. (potentially in Clinical Studies at the OVC). Then, apply after my masters to both the OVC and other schools. If a masters doesn't work out, I'd probably try to get into vet tech school (even though it would be a bit upsetting as I've put everything into getting into vet school).
Anyways, feel free to leave your own stories and questions below, also any advice would be much appreciated.