I just graduated college during the Fall 2009 semester, landed a decent job at Bristol Myers Squibb and have been thinking of applying to vet schools. However my GPA is nowhere near vet school standards (2.9 overall, 3.0 science) and my GRE is 1120 (650Q, 470V). I competed on a Division I team for 3 years which in my opinion hurt my GPA. After leaving the team, my GPA never fell below a 3.3. Just wondering if its even worth trying to apply to vet school or not? If not, is it a good idea to apply to grad schools with vet programs and get my masters in an Animal Science related field then try to apply to vet school after. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I've lived on a farm my whole life and have been working with horses and cows since I was a kid. I've done a lot of horse handling and training as well as assisting with vet care whenever the vet came down. While I was at Bristol Myers Squibb, I performed blood collection, dose administration, clinical observations and assisted vets with physicals on monkeys, dogs, and rats. As for the GRE, I took that exam 2 weeks ago and considering taking it again. Another question I have is Biochemistry a must take for vet schools?
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If I was you I would not be looking to "avoid" any classes. You have to think about improving your application whenever possible. If you haven't taken biochem then this is an opportunity to take an "upper-level" science, ace it and demonstrate you can handle upper level science (while working), improve your last 45 hour GPA and that you are ready for vet school.
In fact, take as many classes like that you can before you apply. If you can do well it will just be that much more evidence that you can succeed academically outside of your varsity sport.
Many schools require biochem, many schools require upper level sciences, no use trying to get by without it unless you are applying now.
