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Hello! I am a 21 y/o Texas resident, and this will be my first time applying. I decided to apply only to my two instate schools this cycle- Texas A&M and Texas Tech. I need an extra semester to graduate from undergrad, and I would only leave my degree incomplete to go to an instate school (I am about 7 credits behind as a result of transferring universities). If this cycle doesn't work out, I will then apply to out-of-state schools next round.
cGPA: 3.83
Science GPA: 3.76
Last 45: 3.67
TMDSAS doesn't calculate the last 45, so I calculated it by hand (I didn't apply through VMCAS since I wasn't applying out of state).
GRE: Didn't take it- neither of the schools consider it.
Veterinary Experience:
- Veterinary Assistant in a small animal practice - 1300hrs (I was also working in kennels, so this is the division of hours that was spent with the vets during those two years.)
- Shadowing large animal veterinarian - 170hrs
- Veterinary Technician in an exotic animal practice - 400hrs (temporary tech position)
- Parvo ICU Veterinary Technician - 330hrs (also a temporary tech to help with summer overflow- located in a shelter)
- Shadowed an ICU vet - 4hrs
Animal Experience:
- Kennel Technician in a small animal practice - 1500hrs
- Rabbitry Owner - 1600hrs (I had a rabbit breeding business for several years. I probably undercut my hours, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't including the business side and just the caretaking)
- Pet sitting - 100hrs
- Small animal and exotic care at exotic animal practice - 40hrs
- Service dog training - 20hrs
- Equine Care at a Ranch - 10hrs
- Alpaca caretaking at Ranch - 6hrs
Research Experience:
- Dairy Cattle research - I worked with a professor at my university on a dairy cattle project. I was only needed for a semester. It hasn't been published yet. - 80hrs
Awards/Scholarships:
- Honor roll (4.0 semester x3) and Honors program
- Also have 4 awards from art competitions I included for non-academic awards.
Extracurriculars:
- Art Club (HS) - 3 years, 150hrs (president my final year, under leadership tab)
- Women's Club (HS) - 1 year, 72hrs
- Business side of the rabbitry (data keeping, social media, client communication, photos, etc.) - 3 years, 480hrs
- Student Government Org. - 1 year, Officer (under leadership tab)
- Served on my community college's governance council as a student member (under leadership tab)
- Pre-Vet Organization General member - 1 year, 64 hrs (Officer this year, under leadership tab)
- Service Dog Organization General member - 1 year, 45 hours (different from service dog training)
- Volunteered for SXSW - 55 hrs
- Mobile food truck - 4 hrs
- Note taking (through University Disability Center) - 37 hrs
Employment:
**TMDSAS didn't ask to specify the number of hours
- Office Clerk (2 years)
- Shoe store (4 months)
- Seasonal sales associate
LOR:
- DVM I worked with for 2 years
- Large animal DVM I shadowed
- Exotics DVM I worked with as a temporary tech
While I didn't work for some of these DVMs as long as others, these letters were all offered to me, so I feel strongly about them.
Concerns:
I am worried about the last 45. I had a rough transition between schools, but I don't have anything lower than a B on my transcript. I reflected on this transition in one of my essays for TMDSAS (I had a lot of personal issues also occur during my school transition). I am working on adding some more large animal hours, and I will have some specialty hours if I apply again (I began shadowing a specialist after TMDSAS closed). I also would like to have some more volunteering hours which I am working on. I also don't really see Texas Tech being a school that would accept me, but I figured I should apply since it's instate.
Because of my specific situation, I am not super freaked about applications. If this doesn't work out this cycle, I finish my last semester of college and get a degree+gap year before I apply again. Good luck everyone!
cGPA: 3.83
Science GPA: 3.76
Last 45: 3.67
TMDSAS doesn't calculate the last 45, so I calculated it by hand (I didn't apply through VMCAS since I wasn't applying out of state).
GRE: Didn't take it- neither of the schools consider it.
Veterinary Experience:
- Veterinary Assistant in a small animal practice - 1300hrs (I was also working in kennels, so this is the division of hours that was spent with the vets during those two years.)
- Shadowing large animal veterinarian - 170hrs
- Veterinary Technician in an exotic animal practice - 400hrs (temporary tech position)
- Parvo ICU Veterinary Technician - 330hrs (also a temporary tech to help with summer overflow- located in a shelter)
- Shadowed an ICU vet - 4hrs
Animal Experience:
- Kennel Technician in a small animal practice - 1500hrs
- Rabbitry Owner - 1600hrs (I had a rabbit breeding business for several years. I probably undercut my hours, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't including the business side and just the caretaking)
- Pet sitting - 100hrs
- Small animal and exotic care at exotic animal practice - 40hrs
- Service dog training - 20hrs
- Equine Care at a Ranch - 10hrs
- Alpaca caretaking at Ranch - 6hrs
Research Experience:
- Dairy Cattle research - I worked with a professor at my university on a dairy cattle project. I was only needed for a semester. It hasn't been published yet. - 80hrs
Awards/Scholarships:
- Honor roll (4.0 semester x3) and Honors program
- Also have 4 awards from art competitions I included for non-academic awards.
Extracurriculars:
- Art Club (HS) - 3 years, 150hrs (president my final year, under leadership tab)
- Women's Club (HS) - 1 year, 72hrs
- Business side of the rabbitry (data keeping, social media, client communication, photos, etc.) - 3 years, 480hrs
- Student Government Org. - 1 year, Officer (under leadership tab)
- Served on my community college's governance council as a student member (under leadership tab)
- Pre-Vet Organization General member - 1 year, 64 hrs (Officer this year, under leadership tab)
- Service Dog Organization General member - 1 year, 45 hours (different from service dog training)
- Volunteered for SXSW - 55 hrs
- Mobile food truck - 4 hrs
- Note taking (through University Disability Center) - 37 hrs
Employment:
**TMDSAS didn't ask to specify the number of hours
- Office Clerk (2 years)
- Shoe store (4 months)
- Seasonal sales associate
LOR:
- DVM I worked with for 2 years
- Large animal DVM I shadowed
- Exotics DVM I worked with as a temporary tech
While I didn't work for some of these DVMs as long as others, these letters were all offered to me, so I feel strongly about them.
Concerns:
I am worried about the last 45. I had a rough transition between schools, but I don't have anything lower than a B on my transcript. I reflected on this transition in one of my essays for TMDSAS (I had a lot of personal issues also occur during my school transition). I am working on adding some more large animal hours, and I will have some specialty hours if I apply again (I began shadowing a specialist after TMDSAS closed). I also would like to have some more volunteering hours which I am working on. I also don't really see Texas Tech being a school that would accept me, but I figured I should apply since it's instate.
Because of my specific situation, I am not super freaked about applications. If this doesn't work out this cycle, I finish my last semester of college and get a degree+gap year before I apply again. Good luck everyone!