Yeah, unless you're at an undergrad that has a vet school attached to it, it's pretty rare to find pre-health advisors who know much about vet med admissions beyond "few schools, few spots, get good grades." I was basically told that I had no chance unless I got straight A's for my last 2 years of undergrad because I had a pretty bad GPA already from my first degree, and that I shouldn't waste time trying to get experiences and should just worry about grades. I didn't get straight A's, and I got an interview the first time I applied anyway (I didn't get in, but they wouldn't have interviewed me if my grades were the biggest problem). Got in the second time with having done very little to improve my GPA (did a thesis-based Masters and even got an A- in one of the classes
).