future.repro.vet
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Hi everyone! This is my first SDN post, and I am a 20y first time VMCAS applicant for the 2025-2026 cycle. I am making this post to gauge where I currently stand and find areas to improve if I do not get in this cycle. I applied for 11 schools including Colorado, UC Davis, Edinburgh, UF, Glasgow, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, UTK, Washington and Wisconsin. I have already completed an interview with Glasgow and have received an interview invitation from Edinburgh and completed the pre-interview screening for Tennessee, but I also have been rejected from UC Davis.
My stats are as followed:
GPA
Overall: 3.72 Science: 3.73 Last: 3.83
I have a weird academic history since I graduated high school in 2023 and completed my associate's in general science in 2024 and now I am graduating as a double major in animal science pre-vet and marine biology this December. I fast tracked my undergrad education since I am fully committed to completing a veterinary degree and wanted to save money by doing so.
LORs
- Veterinarian who I completed Internship under
- Professor who I completed research under
- Professor who I TA for and have taken several classes
Hours
Veterinary (lacking):
600 - Internship working with dolphins, reptiles, manatees, and parrots
165 - Paid Overnight ER Assistant
50 - Shadowing equine clinic
50 - Shadowing general small animal
50 - Shadowing integrative medicine vet
40 - shadowing aquarium vet clinic
Animal:
45 - volunteer at parrot rescue
40+ - animal management classes (only livestock)
36 - volunteer penguin husbandry
400+ - equestrian and working student (did not include prior to undergrad since I was on and off)
465 - interpreter and animal caretaker at an aquarium
45 - volunteer at wildlife rescue hospital
285 - volunteer at animal rescue
60+ - volunteer at therapeutic riding center that also had livestock
Research:
220 - undergraduate research assistant studying exotic animal behavior (3 semesters)
80 - undergraduate research assistant studying nutrition of pregnant ewes and impacts on immunity in lambs (1 semester)
Employment (non-animal):
300+ - working as an academic tutor in biology and chemistry courses
10k+ - waitress and retail worker for seafood restaurant
Leadership roles:
-Academic Tutor
-Undergraduate TA for animal anatomy and physiology
-Secretary for National Organization of Rare Diseases Club
- Figure skating coach
Certifications:
CITI Training certs
BQA calf-cow cert
SCUBA open water certified
Achievements:
-Scholarship by state that fully covered my associates degree
-Scholarship as a transfer student (Phi theta kappa honor society)
-Pre-vet scholarship provided by school
- Tau Sigma Honor society student
- In high school NHS and Spanish National Honor Society
-National level figure skater solo ice dance (added into application over 20K hours)
-I included varsity pole vaulter from high school, did not feel relevant though
Goals in career:
I have a large interest in wildlife medicine but I have also been interested in large animals as I grew up around them when my family was in the military but during high school and at community college I lived near the beach and did not have as much access to large animals other than equine until I got into my bachelors program. I hope to go into research into studying what we can learn from reproduction in livestock and integrate into conservation medicine and overall improving production and health of livestock as well as integrate these aspects for endangered species. I applied to several dual programs involving these areas.
I understand that I may not get into my first cycle which is why I plan to improve my veterinary hours once I graduate and begin my research career with a master's program focusing in reproduction. Please let me know if there are other areas that are seen as lacking!
My stats are as followed:
GPA
Overall: 3.72 Science: 3.73 Last: 3.83
I have a weird academic history since I graduated high school in 2023 and completed my associate's in general science in 2024 and now I am graduating as a double major in animal science pre-vet and marine biology this December. I fast tracked my undergrad education since I am fully committed to completing a veterinary degree and wanted to save money by doing so.
LORs
- Veterinarian who I completed Internship under
- Professor who I completed research under
- Professor who I TA for and have taken several classes
Hours
Veterinary (lacking):
600 - Internship working with dolphins, reptiles, manatees, and parrots
165 - Paid Overnight ER Assistant
50 - Shadowing equine clinic
50 - Shadowing general small animal
50 - Shadowing integrative medicine vet
40 - shadowing aquarium vet clinic
Animal:
45 - volunteer at parrot rescue
40+ - animal management classes (only livestock)
36 - volunteer penguin husbandry
400+ - equestrian and working student (did not include prior to undergrad since I was on and off)
465 - interpreter and animal caretaker at an aquarium
45 - volunteer at wildlife rescue hospital
285 - volunteer at animal rescue
60+ - volunteer at therapeutic riding center that also had livestock
Research:
220 - undergraduate research assistant studying exotic animal behavior (3 semesters)
80 - undergraduate research assistant studying nutrition of pregnant ewes and impacts on immunity in lambs (1 semester)
Employment (non-animal):
300+ - working as an academic tutor in biology and chemistry courses
10k+ - waitress and retail worker for seafood restaurant
Leadership roles:
-Academic Tutor
-Undergraduate TA for animal anatomy and physiology
-Secretary for National Organization of Rare Diseases Club
- Figure skating coach
Certifications:
CITI Training certs
BQA calf-cow cert
SCUBA open water certified
Achievements:
-Scholarship by state that fully covered my associates degree
-Scholarship as a transfer student (Phi theta kappa honor society)
-Pre-vet scholarship provided by school
- Tau Sigma Honor society student
- In high school NHS and Spanish National Honor Society
-National level figure skater solo ice dance (added into application over 20K hours)
-I included varsity pole vaulter from high school, did not feel relevant though
Goals in career:
I have a large interest in wildlife medicine but I have also been interested in large animals as I grew up around them when my family was in the military but during high school and at community college I lived near the beach and did not have as much access to large animals other than equine until I got into my bachelors program. I hope to go into research into studying what we can learn from reproduction in livestock and integrate into conservation medicine and overall improving production and health of livestock as well as integrate these aspects for endangered species. I applied to several dual programs involving these areas.
I understand that I may not get into my first cycle which is why I plan to improve my veterinary hours once I graduate and begin my research career with a master's program focusing in reproduction. Please let me know if there are other areas that are seen as lacking!
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