Hey everyone! I was hoping to receive some advice as I am entering my junior year of undergraduate schooling and I am considering applying early to vet school, which would have me attend vet school without completing my bachelor's degree. Here are my stats:
Cumulative GPA: 3.67
Science GPA: 3.57 (physics 1, biochem 1, and human physiology are outstanding prereqs)
Veterinary Experience:
Cumulative GPA: 3.67
Science GPA: 3.57 (physics 1, biochem 1, and human physiology are outstanding prereqs)
Veterinary Experience:
- 1000 hours at a wildlife rehabilitation clinic
- 200 hours at a small animal clinic as an intern
- 500 hours as a veterinary assistant at the same small animal clinic
- 40 hours shadowing an equine vet (this was during the start of covid so was unable to get more hours)
- 600 hours shadowing a shelter veterinarian
- 10 hours volunteering at an ER, will be getting more hours this upcoming school year
- 1500 hours as a humane society volunteer
- 2000 hours as a humane society employee
- 40 hours as a farm volunteer (will be getting more hours later this summer)
- ~300 hours at the end of this summer doing COVID-19 research with model animals
- ~20 hours helping with data collection for a chick research project on campus
- ~200 hours working in my school's biology department as a lab technician to prep our experiments
- New Member Educator for a service fraternity on-campus
- Heavily involved in concert band and orchestra since my freshman year of college
- ~100 hours as a Youth mentor for non-profit helping refugees