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Hey there! I've posted on this forum several times, so I won't give a long background, but essentially I have a less than stellar GPA, primarily due to 1. Chemistry and 2. Dealing with my fairly severe depression and anxiety issues. I have one more year of undergrad, and I plan on taking a few years off before applying to vet school to take a few pre-reqs, higher level science courses, study hard for the GRE, and get my mental health issues to a more manageable level. I'm also trying to get as much experience as possible, and still try to be "well-rounded." So I'm going to post what I have so far, and I would love some feedback on where I can improve. I'm also not sure if I should or how I should list some of these. Thanks!
Veterinary Experience:
Shadowed at a few different SA hospitals in high school: ~15 hours
Shadowed with a LA veterinarian in high school: ~30 hours
Working at a SA/LA/Exotic hospital: ~1,350 hours and counting
Worked at a low-cost clinic: ~65 hours
Internship at an equine clinic: 150 hours
Working occasionally as a USEF testing technician: ~20 hours so far
Animal Experience:
Pet ownership: owned dogs, cats, livestock, and exotics my whole life
Petsitting/farmsitting since I was 9 years old
A ton of experience working with/showing livestock and educating both kids and adults about agriculture through 4-H when I was in high school (did that for about six years, was Reporter for 2 terms, VP and President each for one term)
Worked at a pet store for 3 years, not sure how many hours
Working at a horse farm: ~30 hours so far
Working as a mouse caretaker in the biology department: ~37 hours so far
Other Work Experience
Assisting the secretary of Copley Science center: ~50 hours
Research Experience:
Research with Biology professor on the effect knocking out GPR56 has on the fertility of mice: 90 hours so far
Extracurricular Activities:
Associate member of Beta Beta Beta, Biology honor society
Member/Vice President of Fellowship (for 3 semesters) of Alpha Phi Omega - Theta Omega Chapter
Member of Pre-Health Society
President of IRIS (photography and film club)
Member of Young Democrats
Member of Macon Outdoors
Other:
4-H All-Star
Pet First Aid and CPR certified
Beef Quality Assurance certified (as of 7/17/16)
Veterinary Experience:
Shadowed at a few different SA hospitals in high school: ~15 hours
Shadowed with a LA veterinarian in high school: ~30 hours
Working at a SA/LA/Exotic hospital: ~1,350 hours and counting
Worked at a low-cost clinic: ~65 hours
Internship at an equine clinic: 150 hours
Working occasionally as a USEF testing technician: ~20 hours so far
Animal Experience:
Pet ownership: owned dogs, cats, livestock, and exotics my whole life
Petsitting/farmsitting since I was 9 years old
A ton of experience working with/showing livestock and educating both kids and adults about agriculture through 4-H when I was in high school (did that for about six years, was Reporter for 2 terms, VP and President each for one term)
Worked at a pet store for 3 years, not sure how many hours
Working at a horse farm: ~30 hours so far
Working as a mouse caretaker in the biology department: ~37 hours so far
Other Work Experience
Assisting the secretary of Copley Science center: ~50 hours
Research Experience:
Research with Biology professor on the effect knocking out GPR56 has on the fertility of mice: 90 hours so far
Extracurricular Activities:
Associate member of Beta Beta Beta, Biology honor society
Member/Vice President of Fellowship (for 3 semesters) of Alpha Phi Omega - Theta Omega Chapter
Member of Pre-Health Society
President of IRIS (photography and film club)
Member of Young Democrats
Member of Macon Outdoors
Other:
4-H All-Star
Pet First Aid and CPR certified
Beef Quality Assurance certified (as of 7/17/16)
