How competitive is my application?

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pcram93

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Hey guys,

First off, thank you to all who respond to my post. Any type of response is appreciated. I am inquiring from the pre-veterinary/veterinary community here at SDN on the competitiveness of my application. I have spent some time going through some of the numerous accepted statistics threads from previous years and I must say they make me nervous about my chances.

I am a c/o 2021 applicant with submitted applications to Illinois (my IS), Missouri, and Washington State. I have some serious deficiencies in my application that I'm sure the community can breakdown and give plenty advice on.

Here is the general rundown of my stats:

Male, 22, First-time applicant
Animal Science major (BS-expected Fall 2017)

Cumulative GPA: 3.89
Science GPA: 3.98
Last 30: 4.0

GRE: 148Q (31%--horrible I know), 152V (55%), 4.0 A (59%)

Veterinary Experience:
- 390 hours as a veterinary assistant working with both dogs/cats and exotics
- 72 hours shadowing primarily surgeries: spay/neuter, benign mass removal, dentals, necropsy...
- 30 hours shadowing avian veterinarian

Animal Experience:
- 100+ hours at dog/cat shelter
- 20 hours working with beef cattle in animal science classes

Awards/Honors:
- 2 academic scholarships
- Deans List or Academic Honors almost ever semester (5/7 total semesters)
- Honors Day award at university-wide honors ceremony

Extracurriculars:
- pre-vet club (General member)
- anthropology club (general member)

I also have fours years work experience as a landscaper and worked a year at my university doing maintenance.
Clearly, I have serious deficiency in the experience department especially with LA. I have had considerable difficulty finding volunteer/work opportunities to expand on LA experience. And I have seriously tried, I am just always rejected. Can anyone provide some suggestions on last minute ways to improve my chances? Obviously my application has already been submitted, but I am trying to add stuff on in case I am fortunate enough to make it to interviews and therefore can separate myself in the phase II process.

Once again, thank you to all who respond. Your advice is greatly appreciated.
 
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Copy and paste your original post here:

What are my chances? thread

http://www-forums.studentdoctor.net/index.php?threads/What-are-my-chances?.820748/


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Also, I think your stats are fine! You can re-take the GRE and increase your experience depending on whichever school you apply to to make them more competitive if needed in the future, but your GPA is strong and you already have several hundred hours of work experience so I feel like you should be in a good place!

Also, I lacked LA experience and I got accepted. I think as long as you explain that you reached out but was rejected by LA vets or whomever you should be okay. I was honest and said SF (I'm from the Bay) doesnt have lots of LA experience available for me so I fed farm animals at a local ranch, and my interviewers seemed content with that. They DO take into account your location, just so you know. Also, since you've already submitted your app I wouldn't fret too much. Everything is out of your hands so I would say enjoy the holidays and request app reviews if you are rejected by schools and want to know what you can improve on.
 
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