(I'm going to say this in the absolute nicest way about okstate as possible).
It's literally next to negligible. I would still apply if the rest of your app is solid.
Looking at average GPA of accepted students is a good idea, but yeah, a 0.04 difference isn't worth stressing over. It's an average, meaning half of the accepted students had GPAs below that. If your GPA is, say 0.5 below the average, then you might have more of an uphill battle.
It sounds like UF must have overhauled their admissions procedure since I applied (academic factors counted during the entire process), but they are big on equine and LA experience, perhaps moreso than the other schools I had in my pool. Also very big on diversity (think culture-wise), as they has us write an entire essay on what diversity we can bring to a class other than experience per the admissions office (I'm not sure this essay still exists, though).
I don't really see the point in complaining about the way that schools decide to structure their admissions procedure. They have found what works for them in terms of finding the students they want and producing the kind of vets they want to produce. If your stats don't fit well with their model then...just don't apply there. We should actually be happy that different schools weigh things differently, it allows us to find the schools that fit our stats best, which gives us a better shot than if all schools had the same formula.
Round both of those to a 3.8, and look at that, you're right on target for their average
I see no reason for you not to apply to NCSU, especially if the rest of your application is strong (which it seems to be).
Wisconsin does not interview. They accept 20-30 OOS students and typically receive upwards of 1000 applications for OOS seats per their website.
It was my 'dream' school! I love UF! It ended up being a difference of $10-15k in tuition over four years (before interest, of course), and I weighed the emotional/financial costs of hauling my pets, buying numerous airline tickets around the holidays, boarding my pets, etc. To me it somewhat evened out when I considered those extra costs/tolls on my animals, so I chose Illinois. If I had no pets/boyfriend/family issues, I would have been very likely to attend UF. I was also called off the waitlist after I had already accepted my Illinois offer and signed a lease.
Dang, no idea how I got accepted here.
If you look at the avg GPA for the accepted though, it explains why that is weighted so heavily. Most OOS people who apply to OKstate are gonna be the mixed and equine focused with TX, AZ, and other neighbors mostly applying due to proximity.
That makes sense
