Hi, I’m a first time applicant and I’ve been psyching myself out about getting in this cycle. I’m applying to a lot of schools to increase my chances: Cornell (in-state), Davis, Michigan, LSU, Georgia, UPenn, Tufts, Ohio, and Purdue. I’m a male looking to get into either wildlife medicine or conservation medicine. I don’t have a lot of vet experience, but I have many different types of experiences.
GPA: 3.86
Science GPA: 3.82
Vet experience:
320 hours total
first summer working as a shadow
Second summer as a kennel attendant
Animal Experience:
~800 hours
I worked with lizards for my research. I also volunteered at a horse farm and a wild bird sanctuary.
Research:
Sophomore year research project about queer Latin American cinema ~100 hours
Senior Thesis: The effects of temperature and direction-changing elements on the headbob display of brown anoles ~600 hours
Extracurriculars:
Track and cross country team all throughout high school and college. Team captain senior year of high school and junior and senior years of college >5000 hours
Ornithology club: I started this club by myself my junior year of college and was the president. It became very successful and we won money to implement bird friendly infrastructure on campus. We also became Audubon certified
RA (sort of): my college has a type of housing that is themed. Each theme has to host events every term. My theme was literature and I was in charge of the house for 2 years
Bee club: I helped take care of the bee hives my junior year of college
Work (non-animal)
Intern at a biophysics company. I learned aseptic techniques to culture monolayers of different cell types and keep them alive. Also helped troubleshoot programs
Recommendations:
1 vet
3 professors
1 coach
GPA: 3.86
Science GPA: 3.82
Vet experience:
320 hours total
first summer working as a shadow
Second summer as a kennel attendant
Animal Experience:
~800 hours
I worked with lizards for my research. I also volunteered at a horse farm and a wild bird sanctuary.
Research:
Sophomore year research project about queer Latin American cinema ~100 hours
Senior Thesis: The effects of temperature and direction-changing elements on the headbob display of brown anoles ~600 hours
Extracurriculars:
Track and cross country team all throughout high school and college. Team captain senior year of high school and junior and senior years of college >5000 hours
Ornithology club: I started this club by myself my junior year of college and was the president. It became very successful and we won money to implement bird friendly infrastructure on campus. We also became Audubon certified
RA (sort of): my college has a type of housing that is themed. Each theme has to host events every term. My theme was literature and I was in charge of the house for 2 years
Bee club: I helped take care of the bee hives my junior year of college
Work (non-animal)
Intern at a biophysics company. I learned aseptic techniques to culture monolayers of different cell types and keep them alive. Also helped troubleshoot programs
Recommendations:
1 vet
3 professors
1 coach
