No mail today. Ill be camping under the mailbox on Monday though!
Out of curiosity, any chance those of you accepted would indulge the rest of us with your stats?
This is copied and pasted from what I posted in the successful applicants c/o 2017 thread:
Congrats everyone! I figured I'll go ahead and post some of my stuff hehe
Applicant Stats
20 years old, male, first time applicant, SC resident, third year of university
Applied: UGA, MS State, NC State, Cornell (SC has contracts with Georgia and Mississippi)
Rejections: Cornell, NC State (lol)
Accepted: UGA (contract), MS State (contract)
Attending: I am most likely going with UGA!
Academics
Predicted graduation date: May 2014 (I send my vet school first year transcript back to get my BS)
Major: Animal and Veterinary Science
GPA: 4.0
GRE: V - 160, Q - 160, A - 5.5
Honors and Awards
President's List each semester
Research Publication (small journal article in a butterfly science journal from small research group my freshman year)
Employee of the Month at my job as basically a tutor (SI leader)
Palmetto Fellows scholarship (specific to my state)
Trustee scholarship (specific to my university)
International Baccalaureate diploma
Academic Honors Award (something that came with my HS diploma)
AP Scholar with distinction
AATG/PAD Germany Study Trip winner (free month in Germany)
Black Belt in taekwondo
Duke TIP participant
Community Activities
APVMA symposium attendee 2011/2012
Logistical Coordinator of Clemson Gay-Straight Alliance for a year
Alpha Lambda Delta honors frat member (it isn't a typical Greek life kind of frat)
Clemson Gay Straight Alliance active member (for the years I was not a coordinator)
Pre-Veterinary Club active member
Foreign Exchanges with Germany (other than the trip I won)
Various martial arts
Miracle League participant (worked with special needs kids playing baseball)
Veterinary Experience (at time of application)
Mixed Animal/Equine (unpaid intern) - 105 hours
Small Animal Day Practice (paid intern and employee) - 310 hours
Small Animal Emergency Clinic (paid employee)- 164 (Still currently working there)
Food Animal Research - 60 hours (undergrad research with dairy cows)
Animal Experience
Kennel Cleaning - 40 hours
Various Large Animal Handling - 30 hours (horse/cattle/swine/sheep)
Dairy Cattle Handling/Healthcare - 30 hours
Swine Handling/Healthcare - 30 hours
Equine Handling/Healthcare - 30 hours
Employment
Undergrad Teaching Assistant (animal an/phys and repro labs) - 15 hours
Supplemental Instruction Leader (tutor-ish) - 200
Supplemental Instruction Leader Mentor - 5
Letters of Reference
Small animal day practice vet (watched me grow up as well)
Small animal emergency vet
Mixed animal vet
PhD professor and research leader
University employer
Personal Statement
I did not use any specific situational example, but I discussed how my interest in veterinary medicine developed through my undergrad and work-related experiences and how all of my experiences (veterinary and non-veterinary related) have contributed to my preparation for the DVM program. I talked about my fascination with medicine and why I chose veterinary medicine over human medicine. I also discussed my current goals with a DVM degree, my understanding of my options, and how I am nonetheless keeping the door open to other options as I move through the professional program. I made sure to use direct statements asserting stuff about myself with evidence to back it up.
So that was basically my application - I acknowledge that I applied as a junior and am very fortunate to be able to head to veterinary school next Fall!
