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Pretty surreal to even write a post like this!
22 year old female, New Hampshire resident, first time applicant
Applied: U Penn, Tufts, Kansas State, Mizzou, Ohio State, Colorado and Iowa State
Interviewed: U Penn, Tufts, Kansas State, Mizzou (declined interview), Ohio State, and Iowa State
Rejected: Colorado
Waitlisted: N/a
Accepted: U Penn, Tufts, Kansas State, Ohio State, and Iowa State
Attending: Tufts!!!!
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.81
Last 45 GPA: 3.94
Degree: BS Biology and Psychology minor (May 2017)
GRE (V/Q/W): 159 (82%), 159 (73%), 4.0
Veterinary Experience:
SA Animal Hospital- Technician- 560 hours (but continued full-time after submitting- 640 hours more)
NeAquarium Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Intern- 420 hours
SA/Avian/Exotic Clinic- Technician Assistant - 1612 hours
SA/exotic Rehabilitation Center- Technician- 30 hours
Animal Experience:
Live-in pet sitter (blind dog) - 25+ hours
Non-profit animal shelter - Volunteer- 39 hours
Pet owner (diabetic cat) - 106 hours
SA clinic- Shadow in HS- 20 hours
Canine and Feline CPR and First Aid Certification class - 3 hours
Research:
Field and lab technician studying White Nose Syndrome in little brown and big brown bats in the MA area - 729 hours (addit. second author on the SICB 16 published presentation)
Employment:
DRC Notetaker - 264 hours
Pure Barre ambassador - 52 hours
Hostess/Floor Manager/Waitress for restaurant - 760
Dunkin' Donuts crew member (HS job) - 1950 hours
Extracurricular/Community Service:
Sorority (President, VP, VP of Recruitment, Assistant) - 728
Pre-Vet Club (VP, Secretary, PR) - 243
Tri Beta Bio Honor Society (Historian, External communications) - 78
Listed various community service endeavors participated in while in sorority ~ 76
Awards:
Beta Beta Inductee
Order of Omega Inductee
Dean's List 2012-2016
CLT member (National sorority award)
(Listed other sorority awards achieved under description of it as part of extracurriculars)
AP Scholar 2012 (HS)
Rhode Island Scholar 2012 (HS)
Excellence in Christian Doctrine 2011 (HS)
Excellence in Poli Sci 2012 (HS)
eLORs:
SA/Avian Vet I worked with for 2 years
SA Vet/Clinicians Brief editor I worked with for 5 months
PI on research project
Psychology professor
Biologist from NeAq
Personal Statement:
My personal statement summarized about my paralyzing fear of birds, and how I accidentally accepted my first tech job at a practice whose patients were 75% avian species. My essay evolved to talk about how my whole journey in veterinary medicine has been overcoming challenges and fears of mine and how I aspire to continue to do that with my veterinary career.
Notes:
Seeing as I am a NH resident, I have absolutely NO in-state school or contract school! Which is why I applied to a lot of schools even though I was advised not to by previous applicants. I wanted to make sure I had options in case I didn't get into my top school (Tufts). I ended up declining my interview at Mizzou once I had received acceptance into K State (a school I loved) and could have saved some money not applying there. Do I regret applying to so many schools? No, but it is something to consider when applying for the next batch of applicants.
Hi other NH resident! Congrats! @PippyPony we got another one!