nicoledoesvetstuff
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Hello, this is your friendly neighborhood waitlist prisoner! This last cycle, I was waitlisted from 4 schools (Illinois, LMU, LIU, Iowa), and at this point I have lost hope of getting off any of these waitlists, so I have been working hard on my reapplication!
I recently graduated with my bachelor’s degree in English and biology on the pre-vet track with a minor in French. This cycle, both my overall GPA and my science GPA have improved, although my science GPA is still on the low end.
1st cycle to 2nd cycle:
Overall GPA: 3.66 —> 3.70
Science GPA: 3.25 —> 3.34
Do you think these new GPAs could possibly push these waitlists to acceptances? I have also completely rewritten my personal statement and will be gaining additional veterinary hours, since I have just been hired as a veterinary assistant at a vet clinic. I will have around 1500 veterinary experience hours and 250 research hours.
A concern that I had (other than my science GPA) is that I barely have any animal experience hours (just around 15). I’m planning on volunteering at an animal shelter in order to raise those hours— do you think raising these hours will make a difference in my application though? I have very extensive extracurricular involvement (president of my sorority, saxophonist, etc.), non-animal volunteering hours, as well as non-animal employment hours with my on-campus job.
Thanks for your guidance!!
I recently graduated with my bachelor’s degree in English and biology on the pre-vet track with a minor in French. This cycle, both my overall GPA and my science GPA have improved, although my science GPA is still on the low end.
1st cycle to 2nd cycle:
Overall GPA: 3.66 —> 3.70
Science GPA: 3.25 —> 3.34
Do you think these new GPAs could possibly push these waitlists to acceptances? I have also completely rewritten my personal statement and will be gaining additional veterinary hours, since I have just been hired as a veterinary assistant at a vet clinic. I will have around 1500 veterinary experience hours and 250 research hours.
A concern that I had (other than my science GPA) is that I barely have any animal experience hours (just around 15). I’m planning on volunteering at an animal shelter in order to raise those hours— do you think raising these hours will make a difference in my application though? I have very extensive extracurricular involvement (president of my sorority, saxophonist, etc.), non-animal volunteering hours, as well as non-animal employment hours with my on-campus job.
Thanks for your guidance!!