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Hi,
I know a lot of these threads probably show up around here, but after some searching I wasn't able to find any really specific to Pre-Veterinary, so I figured I'd go ahead and make this thread, and hopefully I haven't missed something incredibly obvious.
(I've already read the stickied topics in this forum, but none of them really hit on what I wanted to know, or weren't applicable, unless I've missed something.)
Basically, I have a low GPA, and I want to go to Vet School. When I graduated last December, I had a 3.0 overall GPA, my science GPA is higher, but I'm still trying to get a few things straightened out with the Registrar there, so I don't know exactly what it'll be, nothing phenomenal though. (My major is Biology.) I've read a bunch of the threads on this forum that have people with 4.0s and thousands of hours of experience and awesome GRE scores worrying about whether or not they're going to be accepted, so this kind of makes me wonder if there's even a point in my applying.
I don't really have a whole lot of experience either, about 1500 hours working as a Vet Tech, although by the time I apply that number should be much higher and I'm planning on volunteering with large animals to help get more experience.
I haven't taken the GRE yet, but I'm planning on doing so soon. I'm not really sure what to expect from the Biology Section, so I'm not really sure what to study to help my score out here. Is there anything anyone here can recommend doing to help prep for this test? I've also heard two different things, one that it's offered only once a year, and the other that it's offered several times per year. Which is correct?
I've also heard of people completing MS programs to help their applications. How much does this help? Does the program you complete need to be related to Veterinary Science, or just Science related?
If you've managed to read this far, thanks for taking the time. Any and all advice would be appreciated as to what I can do to improve my application and do well on the Bio GRE.
Thanks.
I know a lot of these threads probably show up around here, but after some searching I wasn't able to find any really specific to Pre-Veterinary, so I figured I'd go ahead and make this thread, and hopefully I haven't missed something incredibly obvious.
(I've already read the stickied topics in this forum, but none of them really hit on what I wanted to know, or weren't applicable, unless I've missed something.)
Basically, I have a low GPA, and I want to go to Vet School. When I graduated last December, I had a 3.0 overall GPA, my science GPA is higher, but I'm still trying to get a few things straightened out with the Registrar there, so I don't know exactly what it'll be, nothing phenomenal though. (My major is Biology.) I've read a bunch of the threads on this forum that have people with 4.0s and thousands of hours of experience and awesome GRE scores worrying about whether or not they're going to be accepted, so this kind of makes me wonder if there's even a point in my applying.
I don't really have a whole lot of experience either, about 1500 hours working as a Vet Tech, although by the time I apply that number should be much higher and I'm planning on volunteering with large animals to help get more experience.
I haven't taken the GRE yet, but I'm planning on doing so soon. I'm not really sure what to expect from the Biology Section, so I'm not really sure what to study to help my score out here. Is there anything anyone here can recommend doing to help prep for this test? I've also heard two different things, one that it's offered only once a year, and the other that it's offered several times per year. Which is correct?
I've also heard of people completing MS programs to help their applications. How much does this help? Does the program you complete need to be related to Veterinary Science, or just Science related?
If you've managed to read this far, thanks for taking the time. Any and all advice would be appreciated as to what I can do to improve my application and do well on the Bio GRE.
Thanks.