WAMC- c/o 2027 (low GPA)

[avdvetschool]

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Age, Gender, State/Country of Residence, Traditional/Non-traditional applicant, # of times you've applied:
22, female, FL, traditional, first-time applicant!

Applying to: Cornell, Iowa State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Royal Veterinary College, U Minnesota, U Wisconsin, U Illinois, U Florida

Overall GPA: Only with retaken classes: 3.29
With both retaken and classes I did poorly on: 3.13
Science Prerequisite GPA: 3.23
Last 45 GPA: 3.42

GRE (Q/V/W): Not required

Degree(s): Syracuse University B.S. of Biotechnology with a minor in Psychology

Veterinary Experience:
Small animal hospital (part time): ~250 hrs
Various equine vets: ~100 hrs
Vet assistant/tech for vet at a shelter in the Bahamas: ~250 hrs
Total: ~600 hrs

Animal Experience:
Training rides on horses: ~200 hrs
Working student in IL (over different places and over the years): ~1300 hrs
Working student in SC: ~320 hrs
Also I have owned 2 horses and have 2 dogs in college... not sure how to / if I should mention this?? help pls!

Research:
Research is happening probably after I apply.

Extracurriculars/Awards:
Founder and President of Pre-Vet Club
Member of TriBeta (biological honors society)
Dean's List for a total of 4 semesters
Member of the Biotech Society on campus
Member of the Psychology club on campus

Non-Animal Employment:
none

LORs:
1 Advisors
2 Veterinarians
1 Orgo lab instructor

Areas of Concern:
BAD! Only my freshman year tho! I have 1 WD, and 3 Fs (one was a seminar), which put me on academic probation. But then I also got in trouble for plagiarism, and im not sure if thats on my permanent record. Any ideas on how to address this would be greatly appreciated. For UF, I can petition for them to ignore (?) my first semester, which is good. Also, my GPA with the classes I still need to retake, and if I do well on them- would be around a 3.5. Still bad, I know. I know that they take into account how hard each university is. How is my 3.3 GPA from a school w (at the time I applied) a 30% acceptance rate compare to that of a 3.8 GPA of a school with a 95% acceptance rate?

 

[katiemcat]

I’m pretty sure you have to disclose all AI flags, I remember the application having a place to list it. I’m not sure what you mean UF will ignore your first semester, they take all grades into consideration. They also do not care about your undergraduate institutions “rank.” Your GPA is going to make getting into some of those schools very difficult. I would look into adding some more holistic schools (UA, LMU, LIU)

 

[avdvetschool]

I’m pretty sure you have to disclose all AI flags, I remember the application having a place to list it. I’m not sure what you mean UF will ignore your first semester, they take all grades into consideration. They also do not care about your undergraduate institutions “rank.” Your GPA is going to make getting into some of those schools very difficult. I would look into adding some more holistic schools (UA, LMU, LIU)

Oops! I meant the application for U of I. You can petition for them to ignore your first semester or first year of college. What other schools would you suggest?