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26yo (human) male nurse here.
Here's what I have:
-B.A. in Philosophy (GPA~2.55)... a long story, but to put it succinctly, I was pressured to do an "early college" program at 15 by my parents, and pretty much tanked my GPA by getting As in some classes and Fs whenever I didn't feel like showing up... and now it's the academic equivalent of a felony.
-2 years active duty Army, honorable discharge
-BSN with a minor in Biology (GPA ~3.94), which includes several upper-level biology classes
-2 years working as a (human) nurse.
I'm considering a few things, and I'd LOVE for some constructive feedback and some help expanding the following list:
-Go to farrier school (5 week course), and begin establishing myself/practicing as a farrier
-Use the farrier background to dynamically shadow an equine vet
-Transition to a job clinical/research nursing, to prove that I am competent in a research setting
I'm really at a loss as to what I can do besides this. I'm an experienced pet owner, I've managed a horse boarding stable, but I'm having trouble parlaying my current skillset into something that would make me look more credible.
I'm currently looking at both Missouri CVM and Texas A&M... I'm looking to do grade forgiveness through Missouri, or Texas Academic Fresh Start (after my 10 years is up).
For my PS, I intend to explain that I have a devotion to service and during my military career I was touched by the everyday work of nurses and mid-levels (I don't think I was treated by a physician my entire time in), and wanted to transition into a role where I could help people. It wasn't until I did well in Chem/OChem/Phys during my BSN, that I realized that roles where I helped BOTH people AND animals (i.e., as a veterinarian) were even a remote possibility for me.
Thoughts?
Here's what I have:
-B.A. in Philosophy (GPA~2.55)... a long story, but to put it succinctly, I was pressured to do an "early college" program at 15 by my parents, and pretty much tanked my GPA by getting As in some classes and Fs whenever I didn't feel like showing up... and now it's the academic equivalent of a felony.
-2 years active duty Army, honorable discharge
-BSN with a minor in Biology (GPA ~3.94), which includes several upper-level biology classes
-2 years working as a (human) nurse.
I'm considering a few things, and I'd LOVE for some constructive feedback and some help expanding the following list:
-Go to farrier school (5 week course), and begin establishing myself/practicing as a farrier
-Use the farrier background to dynamically shadow an equine vet
-Transition to a job clinical/research nursing, to prove that I am competent in a research setting
I'm really at a loss as to what I can do besides this. I'm an experienced pet owner, I've managed a horse boarding stable, but I'm having trouble parlaying my current skillset into something that would make me look more credible.
I'm currently looking at both Missouri CVM and Texas A&M... I'm looking to do grade forgiveness through Missouri, or Texas Academic Fresh Start (after my 10 years is up).
For my PS, I intend to explain that I have a devotion to service and during my military career I was touched by the everyday work of nurses and mid-levels (I don't think I was treated by a physician my entire time in), and wanted to transition into a role where I could help people. It wasn't until I did well in Chem/OChem/Phys during my BSN, that I realized that roles where I helped BOTH people AND animals (i.e., as a veterinarian) were even a remote possibility for me.
Thoughts?