WAMC c/0 2027

[jrskyrte]

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25 y/o, CA resident, first-time applicant

Cumulative GPA: 3.23
Science GPA: 3.52
Last 45 GPA: 4.0

Degree: B.S. Animal Science

Schools: VMCVM, Iowa State, Long Island, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Midwestern, Missouri, U of Arizona, Texas A&M, and Kansas State.

I would love advice on narrowing down the schools or seeing which ones that I should add based on my stats, if possible!

GRE: Not taking

Vet Experience: ****This is an estimate of the hours that I will have by the end of the summer, as I just started working as a vet assistant.
Vet assistant - 250 hours
Exotics veterinarian - 10 hours
Small vet shadowing - 16 hours
Equine shadowing - 300 hours

Animal Experience:
Volunteering at an animal shelter - 100 hours
Pet walking/sitting - 800+ hours
Ranch hand - 75 hours

Non-animal Employment:
Area supervisor - 3.5 years ( ~7,000 hours)
Delivery driver - 1 year ( ~1,000 hours)
Dispatcher/Receptionist - 6 months ( ~1,500 hours)
Caregiver - 3 years ( ~2,000 hours)

Research: 100 hours of agricultural research. Included aiding in the development of agricultural management support systems while focusing on water/drought systems. Heavy emphasis on farming and sustainable ag.

Volunteer:
National Alliance on Mental Illness - 200 hours
Local soup kitchen feeding the homeless - 200 hours

Extracurriculars:
Dodgeball league
Club: Black Student Success

Achievements/Awards:
Dean's List (community college) - 2 semesters
President's List (4-year institute) - 4 semesters
People's Choice award for a school-sanctioned competition.

LORs:
Former employer
Research coordinator
Ochem professor
English professor that I helped develop a virtual model for department expansion proposal
Equine Vet

Personal Statement:
I am still in the process of writing and rewriting my paper, but I am planning on shedding some light on why I did poorly in the beginning of my academic career/why I had to drop out of school for a while. Focusing a little bit on what I learned from it and how it helped me grow. Why I changed my major to animal sciences and utilizing my diverse work experience to highlight skills that I have acquired that will be useful in this field, etc.


After I reenrolled in school I maintained a 4.0 until graduation, so I am hoping that the upward trend will work in my favor. I also know that I don't have the competitive 1000+ hours. So, I would really appreciate some honest feedback!

 

[battie]

Schools: VMCVM, Iowa State, Long Island, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Midwestern, Missouri, U of Arizona, Texas A&M, and Kansas State.

What is your state of residence?

 

[jrskyrte]

What is your state of residence?

California resident!

 

[battie]

California resident!

Then I would take off Texas A&M and add UC Davis, both based purely off the statistics of their classes. Your in state will almost always be your most likely acceptance due to a lower number of applicants per seat. Likewise, TAMU accepts a very limited number of OOS students. Davis will also likely be your cheapest option as well.

 

[jrskyrte]

Then I would take off Texas A&M and add UC Davis, both based purely off the statistics of their classes. Your in state will almost always be your most likely acceptance due to a lower number of applicants per seat. Likewise, TAMU accepts a very limited number of OOS students. Davis will also likely be your cheapest option as well.

Ok, thank you. I will definitely scratch Texas A&M off of the list! I appreciate your feedback. I hadn't considered applying to UC Davis because I have not taken or prepped for the GRE, so I worry that I wouldn't get a competitive enough score to counteract my lower cGPA. Would it also be wise to apply to WesternU? Since it is a private institution I assumed that my IS status would bear no weight on my application and the cost is a little hard to swallow.

 

[AppyDust]

UC Davis only looks at your quantitative (math) GRE score. If you decide to take the GRE just for Davis that would be the most important area to concentrate studying on.

 

[jrskyrte]

UC Davis only looks at your quantitative (math) GRE score. If you decide to take the GRE just for Davis that would be the most important area to concentrate studying on.

That is great to know. I'll start looking into test dates and competitive scores for Davis. Thank you!

 

[battie]

Would it also be wise to apply to WesternU? Since it is a private institution I assumed that my IS status would bear no weight on my application

Western is entirely up to you. You're correct in saying that your in state status does not matter. They do seem to have a more lenient view of GPA to a certain extent when compared to other schools, so something to consider. The cost is obnoxious for sure; if you applied there and was accepted, I would only accept the acceptance if it was your only one.