Not sure if my stats will help much, but here they are! X-post from "Successful Applicant Stats - Class of 2020" thread. Might be easiest to look there (or even at other years) for other peoples' stats too, for any schools you're interested in attending.
27 yr old female, KY resident, 1st time applicant
Applied: Ohio State, Michigan State, Auburn (IS), Penn, VA-MD, NCSU
Rejected: VA-MD, NCSU
Waitlisted: Penn
Accepted: Ohio State, Michigan State, Auburn
Attending: Ohio State!!!!!
Degrees: BA, Biochemistry (2010); PhD, Pharmacology (2015)
Overall GPA: 3.65 (includes both degrees; 3.64 undergrad, 3.67 grad)
Science GPA: 3.61
Last 45 credits: probably around 3.65
GRE (Q/V/W): 155 (60%), 160 (84%), 5.0 (93%)
Veterinary Experience:
200 hrs working with a veterinary pathologist
50 hrs shadowing small animal/exotics vet (updated school with 50 additional hrs in Dec)
Research Experience:
~11,000 hrs PhD dissertation research - endocrine disrupting effects of bisphenol A on the mouse uterus related to fibrosis and immune alterations, secondary project examining effects of arsenic/bisphenol A mixture on glucose tolerance and cardiovascular system
400 hrs computational biology project
400 hrs effects of anti-estrogen treatment on medulloblastoma growth in xenograft mouse model
440 hrs characterization of dopamine receptor subtypes in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes
650 hrs solar cell dependency on altitude and temperature, basically launched weather balloons with expensive equipment attached and chased them
Animal Experience:
400 hrs pet sitting
90 hrs high school advanced biology project examining the effect of different types of music on the respiratory rate of frogs
Non-Animal Employment:
Didn't list any because every job I've had was a research position
Extracurriculars / Etc:
Prestigious graduate fellowship awarded to 5-10 graduate students per year
3 first author publications, 1 other publication
Student travel award to attend Society of Toxicology national meeting
Student member - Society of Toxicology, The Endocrine Society, Society of Toxicologic Pathology
Graduated undergrad cum laude
Member, then secretary, then president of college's ultimate frisbee team
Member, Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity
Science Research Fellows honors program (undergrad)
Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemistry Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
Dean's List, 5 semesters (undergrad)
High school valedictorian
National Honor Society
Volunteer with high school youth group that went to Louisiana to clean up after Hurricane Katrina
LORs:
PI/advisor for PhD dissertation
Veterinary pathologist
Veterinarian I shadowed at SA/exotics clinic
Personal Statement:
I opened with how I was on a career path to an industry job after my PhD. However, I took a Drug Toxicology course and was enthralled by the anatomic pathology lecture. I then talked about how I had worked with a vet pathologist for my research and explained my research in general. I then talked about my shadowing experience in a clinic (what I saw, characteristics of a good vet). I talked about how my PhD and leadership positions will help me in vet school. I finished with how I haven't come to my decision to pursue veterinary pathology lightly and that it's what I really want for a career.