WAMC? 1st time applicant, low overall/science GPA, good experience

[RadRat]

Hi, I'm an Ohio resident and currently finishing up my Animal Sciences degree at Ohio State with a biosciences specialization and minor in Epidemiology. I'm taking one extra semester and graduating in December. I plan to apply to OSU and Virginia-Maryland. I feel confident in my experiences, especially my initiative starting a successful animal-related club at OSU and my lab animal experience and interests, but my GPA is lower than I'd like.

Cumulative GPA: 3.182
Science GPA: not sure yet, but likely between 3.0-3.3 depending what counts
Last 45: 3.27
Prerequisite GPA for OSU: 3.04

Veterinary Experience (2643 hrs)
- University Lab Animal Resources surgical assistant (1155 hrs)
- Cardiovascular CRO Animal Care Technician (932 hrs)
- Emergency Veterinary Assistant (312 hrs)
- GP Veterinary Assistant (228 hrs)

Animal Experience (>3000 hrs)
- Volunteer Horse Leader in equine-assisted therapy (125 hrs)
- Shelter Behavior Intern (240 hrs)
- Shelter Animal Care Assistant (290 hrs)
- Shelter Adoptions Counselor (400+ hrs, still active)
- Various livestock hours, primarily boer goats and chickens

Research Experience (340 hrs)
- Lymphoma lab mouse colony management (100 hrs, no publications)
- Research intern, no publications (160 hrs)
- Self-directed microbiological experiment focused on thrush-causing bacteria in horses (80 hrs)

Awards/scholarships:
- 1st place in state individual veterinary science competition through FFA
- Dean's List once
- Ohio HBPA scholarship x2

Extracurriculars:
- Founder and president of One Health Club (~350 hrs over 3.5 years)
- Vice President and founding member of Imperialized Health (~50 hours)
- Animal Sciences Community Alliance (1 year, ~80 hrs)
- Ohio FFA State Vice President at Large (1 year, 208 hrs)
- FFA Chapter Reporter and VP (3 years, 900 hrs)
- Women Founders Market Strategist (1 year, 72 hours)
- FFA NextGen Conference (44 hrs)
- Journal of Undergraduate Research at Ohio State/JUROS Editorial Board (1 year, 32 hours)
- Psychedelics Association Social Media Director (27 hrs)

Employment (949 hrs)
- Office Assistant in my dorm (204 hrs)
- Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair Ambassador (81 hrs)
- GP Veterinary Receptionist (464 hrs)
- Self-employed graphic designer and Etsy seller (200 hrs)

Volunteer (82 hrs)
- Disability Services Volunteer Notetaker (64 hrs)
- Brave App remote overdose monitoring volunteer (20+ hrs, still active)

LORs:
- DVM I worked with at a cardiovascular CRO
- DVM from GP small animal practice
- CEO from cardiovascular CRO
- Behavior Manager for my internship
- Professor and advisor of the club I established (PhD)

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