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Hello! Im new on here!

Wanted to get some opinions and advice on getting into vet school. I graduated from high school and Im now at Delaware Technical and Community College. Im a BioTech and Vet Tech major. I have a GPA of 3.5 right now.

In high school I was lazy and didn't really care. I had no idea what I wanted to do. My overall GPA (not weighted) was like 3.32, the classes that really counted my GPA was really really LOW! Its embarassing and upsets me.

I have now found my calling. I have horses and Equine Medicine is what I would like to practice. I work at a animal hospital now and love it. 🙂 I would love to attend University of Glasgow in Scotland.

Do I stand a chance? Help!!
 
Sabu09 said:
Hello! Im new on here!

Wanted to get some opinions and advice on getting into vet school. I graduated from high school and Im now at Delaware Technical and Community College. Im a BioTech and Vet Tech major. I have a GPA of 3.5 right now.

In high school I was lazy and didn't really care. I had no idea what I wanted to do. My overall GPA (not weighted) was like 3.32, the classes that really counted my GPA was really really LOW! Its embarassing and upsets me.

I have now found my calling. I have horses and Equine Medicine is what I would like to practice. I work at a animal hospital now and love it. 🙂 I would love to attend University of Glasgow in Scotland.

Do I stand a chance? Help!!
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Of course! Vet schools aren't going to be looking at your highschool GPA, so no sweat there. Focus on keeping your grades up, and continue to get experience working with veterinarians and other animals 😉 You're definitely on the right track!
 
Honestly, with an interest in equine medicine, you'll have no problem lol. Not too many people have that interest or commitment, I think vet schools love meeting some equine interested pre-vet's.
 
Bee83 >>>

Thanks for the encouragement!! 🙂
 
AngSchmange said:
Honestly, with an interest in equine medicine, you'll have no problem lol. Not too many people have that interest or commitment, I think vet schools love meeting some equine interested pre-vet's.
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That is not correct. There are actually quite a lot of equine people applying and schools accept a smaller number of equine than SA or LA. There are way less than SA but schools accept way more SA people than Equine.
 
AngSchmange said:
Honestly, with an interest in equine medicine, you'll have no problem lol. Not too many people have that interest or commitment, I think vet schools love meeting some equine interested pre-vet's.
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Really? I never really though about that angle. Im just nervous. I will get my associate degree but I'll have all the classes required by most vet schools. Its just nerve wrecking when I tell people Im trying to go to vet school but Im attending a community college. My Chem prof. says to brush it off because he has had numerous students get all there classes there and go off to med school and vet school.
 
In my experience, every school weights things differently. I went to two very difficult schools with hard and intense science programs and came out with about a 3.25-3.3ish, and got into RVC, an interview at Western, and basically some 'screw you's' from other schools. The 'screw you''s were schools that weighted grades...so obvi I didn't even get past stage one lol. The schools where I interviewed really looked at my program and school, as well as a lot on my experience. Different schools weight the stats differently. There's a book that talks about it....but I don't remember what it's called. Go me! You can also look at school's stats and the averages for their previous class. If the average is high...that school relies on grades to rank applicants. Or...you can infer that. If the school's average seems kinda low (like 3.2 or 3.3), you may infer that the school looks at everything else you've done, not just grades. The schools that get more applicants have to rank really, cause it would take FOREVER to consider everything when they have 2000 applicants for 80 to 100 spots.
 
AngSchmange said:
In my experience, every school weights things differently. I went to two very difficult schools with hard and intense science programs and came out with about a 3.25-3.3ish, and got into RVC, an interview at Western, and basically some 'screw you's' from other schools. The 'screw you''s were schools that weighted grades...so obvi I didn't even get past stage one lol. The schools where I interviewed really looked at my program and school, as well as a lot on my experience. Different schools weight the stats differently. There's a book that talks about it....but I don't remember what it's called. Go me! You can also look at school's stats and the averages for their previous class. If the average is high...that school relies on grades to rank applicants. Or...you can infer that. If the school's average seems kinda low (like 3.2 or 3.3), you may infer that the school looks at everything else you've done, not just grades. The schools that get more applicants have to rank really, cause it would take FOREVER to consider everything when they have 2000 applicants for 80 to 100 spots.
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Does anyone know anything about University of Glasgow?
 
awaring1 said:
That is not correct. There are actually quite a lot of equine people applying and schools accept a smaller number of equine than SA or LA. There are way less than SA but schools accept way more SA people than Equine.
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I guess it depends on the school. UPenn has a different interview day just for equine people..or so I've read. If the school doesn't really have an strong equine program then they wouldn't, but i mean there are 28 schools accredited, each one is going to be different. Also I've had some luck having an exotics interest. I really don't think there are that many equine people anyways, and they basically have a 100% job placement. In NYS that is.
 
Just try your best and cross your fingers. As much talk that goes into what people need to get it you will quickly realize people that everyone says are shoe-ins sometimes get rejected or waitlisted while others who you would assume lack the resume and skills to even complete the VMCAS are admitted. As far as the equine goes I feel like I am surrounded by a ton of equine people but maybe it is just the area (Florida).
 
AngSchmange said:
There's a book that talks about it....but I don't remember what it's called. Go me!
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It's the VMSAR, and I totally recommend it. It helped me narrow things down pretty quickly and focus on schools where I actually had a shot (based on prereqs, the way grades/experiences/standardized test scores were weighted, and the number of OOS students accepted).

😀
 
Got Milk said:
Just try your best and cross your fingers. As much talk that goes into what people need to get it you will quickly realize people that everyone says are shoe-ins sometimes get rejected or waitlisted while others who you would assume lack the resume and skills to even complete the VMCAS are admitted. As far as the equine goes I feel like I am surrounded by a ton of equine people but maybe it is just the area (Florida).
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Thanks for the info!:xf:
 
Cautionary Tail said:
It's the VMSAR, and I totally recommend it. It helped me narrow things down pretty quickly and focus on schools where I actually had a shot (based on prereqs, the way grades/experiences/standardized test scores were weighted, and the number of OOS students accepted).

😀
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Ill look for the book on Amazon. Its sounds like a MUST! 🙂

also since your from England, heard anything good about University of Glasgow?
 
Lol her thing says New England not England 😀 I would've recognized her accent... 😛

And good to know about the equine people in Florida...maybe that's why I didn't get an interview 😛 That and I don't have any 'diversity'....
 
Pah! lol
Selective reading at its finest!😉
 
Sabu09 said:
also since your from England, heard anything good about University of Glasgow?
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Alas, I'm from New England, as in Northeastern US, so I'm not familiar with things at Glasgow. 🙂

Almost moved there at six, but my parents found out they were expecting the fraternal unit. Kid deprived me of an entire lifetime's worth of a sweet accent... *sigh*. 😉
 
I think you definitely have a chance. I didn't think there was a chance at all that I'd be accepted this time around because my GPA was a cumulative 3.34 or something like that because of one bad semester abroad and steady 3.4s-3.5s. I think if you do well on the GRE and write a great PS you should at least get an interview somewhere, where you can then convince them you are awesome!

Good luck!
 
AngSchmange said:
I guess it depends on the school. UPenn has a different interview day just for equine people..or so I've read. If the school doesn't really have an strong equine program then they wouldn't, but i mean there are 28 schools accredited, each one is going to be different. Also I've had some luck having an exotics interest. I really don't think there are that many equine people anyways, and they basically have a 100% job placement. In NYS that is.
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UPenn does equine and LA on a separate day because they interview at the New Bolton center which is located away from the main campus. It is not an entire day of just equine. If you spend a lot of time on SDN you will notice a surprising amount of people with hose avatars.
Also, equine can be incredibly competitive because most people who apply for equine medicine eat/sleep/breathe horses. It is usually a lifestyle instead of a hobby so you have to have some boss stats to stand out.
Job placement may be easy in some parts of NY (such as by Saratoga Springs or downstate) but if you want to practice in the rural areas (such as where I live) you are most likely going to be forced into doing equine/LA.

But anyway, to the OP: you have so much time to make yourself amazing! I just interviewed at Glasgow and it looks like an amazing school! If you want to make yourself competitive be sure to try and get as many vet hours as possible over a wide variety of areas. Good luck!
 
I like to call where I live "East Jahunga BumF..." Haha. Or, the middle of nowhere. Western NY. I meant equine people are like....TOTALLY desired here haha. I think it'd be hard for SA or exotics/wildlife actually. Glasgow sounds LEGIT! I got into RVC, go UK! It'd be a big move, but I was just like, this is the job I want, I'll do whatever it takes, and if that means moving Trans-atlantic (for an amazing program no doubt!) them I'm totally ready. I think you'd feel the same, Sabu 🙂
 
awaring1 said:
If you spend a lot of time on SDN you will notice a surprising amount of people with hose avatars.
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