futuredogtorlegs
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Hello all
Any advice on how to improve my application would be greatly appreciated. Also seeking advice on other colleges to add to list or remove.
21, F, GA, Traditional, First time applicant.
Applying to: Georgia (In-state), VMCVM, Tuskegee, Florida, LMU, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, MS State
Cumulative GPA: 3.2
science GPA: 3.0
last 45: 3.3
Any degrees achieved: B.S. Biology; Spring 2025
Veterinary Experience:
- Vet Hours - Small Animal Hospital - 480
- Vet Hours- Small Animal Wellness Center - 640
- Vet Hours - Large Animal Vet Clinic Community Event Zanzibar- 4 hours
- Vet Hours - Zoo Animal Internship - 40 hours
Animal Experience:
- None
Research Experience:
- Bird Behavior - 40 hours
- Conservation in Biology Research in Hawaii - 80 hours
Awards/scholarships:
-HS Volleyball MVP - 4 years
- All region award vollleyball - 2 years
- Student athlete of the month - 3 years
- HS Social studies student of the year
- Endowed sports scholarship (college)
- Service league scholarship (HS)
- MLK scholarship (HS)
Extracurriculars:
- NCAA Volleyball Player - 3120 hours
- High School Volleyball Player - 900 hours
- Club Volleyball Player - 1200 hours
- Sorority President - 40 hours
- Sorority Vice President - 520 hours
- Sorority Membership Chairman - 160 hours
- Sorority Historian - 50 hours
- APVMA member - 10 hours
Employment (non-veterinary):
- Resident Assistant - 640 hours
- Crew Member - Dairy Queen - 1200 hours
LORs:
- DVM: pet wellness clinic
- Graduate advisor - sorority
- Supervisor : pet wellness clinic
- Professor: Biology (PhD)
Volunteer
- boys volleyball coach HS - 40 hours
- community feed the hungry events - 8 hours
- volleyball youth day/pet adoption drive - 8 hours
- various sorority volunteer events (clothing donation to women’s shelter, making blankets for women’s shelter, school supply drive, dress making for kids in Africa) - 40 hours
Essay Questions/Personal Statement:
I talked about lack of diversity in vet med field and how first vet shadow experience with a minority influenced my dream to become a vet. I also talked about low GPA in college vs HS and how my extracurricular activities contributed to my growth as a person, but took away time from studies.
Any advice on how to improve my application would be greatly appreciated. Also seeking advice on other colleges to add to list or remove.
21, F, GA, Traditional, First time applicant.
Applying to: Georgia (In-state), VMCVM, Tuskegee, Florida, LMU, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, MS State
Cumulative GPA: 3.2
science GPA: 3.0
last 45: 3.3
Any degrees achieved: B.S. Biology; Spring 2025
Veterinary Experience:
- Vet Hours - Small Animal Hospital - 480
- Vet Hours- Small Animal Wellness Center - 640
- Vet Hours - Large Animal Vet Clinic Community Event Zanzibar- 4 hours
- Vet Hours - Zoo Animal Internship - 40 hours
Animal Experience:
- None
Research Experience:
- Bird Behavior - 40 hours
- Conservation in Biology Research in Hawaii - 80 hours
Awards/scholarships:
-HS Volleyball MVP - 4 years
- All region award vollleyball - 2 years
- Student athlete of the month - 3 years
- HS Social studies student of the year
- Endowed sports scholarship (college)
- Service league scholarship (HS)
- MLK scholarship (HS)
Extracurriculars:
- NCAA Volleyball Player - 3120 hours
- High School Volleyball Player - 900 hours
- Club Volleyball Player - 1200 hours
- Sorority President - 40 hours
- Sorority Vice President - 520 hours
- Sorority Membership Chairman - 160 hours
- Sorority Historian - 50 hours
- APVMA member - 10 hours
Employment (non-veterinary):
- Resident Assistant - 640 hours
- Crew Member - Dairy Queen - 1200 hours
LORs:
- DVM: pet wellness clinic
- Graduate advisor - sorority
- Supervisor : pet wellness clinic
- Professor: Biology (PhD)
Volunteer
- boys volleyball coach HS - 40 hours
- community feed the hungry events - 8 hours
- volleyball youth day/pet adoption drive - 8 hours
- various sorority volunteer events (clothing donation to women’s shelter, making blankets for women’s shelter, school supply drive, dress making for kids in Africa) - 40 hours
Essay Questions/Personal Statement:
I talked about lack of diversity in vet med field and how first vet shadow experience with a minority influenced my dream to become a vet. I also talked about low GPA in college vs HS and how my extracurricular activities contributed to my growth as a person, but took away time from studies.
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