happybirdnerd
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20 yo, female, OR resident, 1st time applicant
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Degree: Wildlife science
Schools Applying: OSU, WSU
GRE results: Not taking
Veterinary Experience:
Vet assistant/shadow at SA clinic: 320 hours
Exotic vet shadow: 8 hours
Veterinary assistant at canine rehab clinic: 145 hours
Shadowing necropsies: 4 hours (ongoing)
Animal Experience:
Wildlife rehab (across four different rehab centers): 1,260 hours
Feral cat TNR program: 80 hours
Pet store job: 350 hours
Technician job capturing deer: 300 hours
Handling birds through my lab internship: 20 hours (ongoing)
Misc. handling animals through clubs: 20 hours (ongoing)
Petsitting: 100 hours
Research Experience:
Animal ecology lab internship: 70 hours (ongoing)
Research through clubs: 17 hours (ongoing)
Probably going to do an undergrad thesis
Awards/scholarships:
Presidential scholarship at my school
Host of external scholarships from various places
Award from wildlife rehab work
Award from the wildlife society
Dean's list and honor roll every term so far
Extracurriculars:
2 club leadership positions (both animal related)
Lots of volunteer work (mostly environmental/climate related)
On the board of directors of a heritage society
Other Employment:
Technician at a veterinary diagnostic lab
My experience is pretty solidly in wildlife work. I am studying wildlife science and most of my jobs have been working in conservation, research, and rehabilitation of birds, herps, and (recently) deer. However, I've known since the beginning that I want to pursue vet school and I have tried to make sure that I have some vet experience as well. I've heard from many people that wildlife vet is kind of an impossible job but I'm going to try my darndest to get there anyways (within what's realistic). I think vet hours are probably the weak point of my application so I'm hoping to start shadowing this upcoming fall and rack up more hours. I would love some advice on what parts of my applications to work on since I still have a year until I apply. Also would like honest advice on whether I'm a competitive applicant or whether I should delay applying for a year. Thank you!!
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Degree: Wildlife science
Schools Applying: OSU, WSU
GRE results: Not taking
Veterinary Experience:
Vet assistant/shadow at SA clinic: 320 hours
Exotic vet shadow: 8 hours
Veterinary assistant at canine rehab clinic: 145 hours
Shadowing necropsies: 4 hours (ongoing)
Animal Experience:
Wildlife rehab (across four different rehab centers): 1,260 hours
Feral cat TNR program: 80 hours
Pet store job: 350 hours
Technician job capturing deer: 300 hours
Handling birds through my lab internship: 20 hours (ongoing)
Misc. handling animals through clubs: 20 hours (ongoing)
Petsitting: 100 hours
Research Experience:
Animal ecology lab internship: 70 hours (ongoing)
Research through clubs: 17 hours (ongoing)
Probably going to do an undergrad thesis
Awards/scholarships:
Presidential scholarship at my school
Host of external scholarships from various places
Award from wildlife rehab work
Award from the wildlife society
Dean's list and honor roll every term so far
Extracurriculars:
2 club leadership positions (both animal related)
Lots of volunteer work (mostly environmental/climate related)
On the board of directors of a heritage society
Other Employment:
Technician at a veterinary diagnostic lab
My experience is pretty solidly in wildlife work. I am studying wildlife science and most of my jobs have been working in conservation, research, and rehabilitation of birds, herps, and (recently) deer. However, I've known since the beginning that I want to pursue vet school and I have tried to make sure that I have some vet experience as well. I've heard from many people that wildlife vet is kind of an impossible job but I'm going to try my darndest to get there anyways (within what's realistic). I think vet hours are probably the weak point of my application so I'm hoping to start shadowing this upcoming fall and rack up more hours. I would love some advice on what parts of my applications to work on since I still have a year until I apply. Also would like honest advice on whether I'm a competitive applicant or whether I should delay applying for a year. Thank you!!
