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Hi! I'm applying this year for the class of 2022 at NCSU. I am in state and only applying to that one school. I graduated from UNC in 2019 and took 2 post-bacc years to finish up pre-reqs, as I didn't decide to pursue vet school until after I graduated. I know I have a lot of experience and research, but my GPAs are a little lower. I am also a female. What are my chances for first year acceptance?
Applying to: NCSU (IS)
ACADEMIC:
Major: Biology
Minor: Environmental Science, Anthropology
cGPA: 3.4
Science GPA: 3.2
Last 45 GPA: 3.6
--> GPA definitely improved over time for me
VETERINARY EXPERIENCE:
-85 hours at a cat/dog clinic shadowing
-50 hours at an exotics clinic working on rescue cases
-300 hours with a laboratory vet department at a university (vet research and clinical cases)
-4 hours shadowing at a horse dental and physicals day
ANIMAL EXPERIENCE: (most current first)
-2000 hours with an exotic animal rescue nonprofit I co-founded
-2250 hours working with exotic lab species at a university
-760 hours as an animal caretaker with a reptile breeder
-600 hours with a large raptor facility doing training, care, and handling
-600 hours with a university ambassador animal program I founded
-240 hours with a local wildlife center working with their native ambassadors
-45 hours at a turtle rehabilitation center
-320 hours at another wildlife center's educational facility
-50 hours at a wildlife rehabilitation hospital
-450 hours volunteering at a zoo
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
-Third author published in an amphibian research project
-Assisted in a mouse microbiome research project
-Helped pilot a zebrafish surgery study
-Worked in a plant genetics lab helping with research for 3 years
-Worked in a mouse neuro lab helping with research for 1 year
WORK EXPERIENCE:
-Both labs above were paid work
-Above lab vet/lab exotics experience was paid position for 2.5 years as a specialist
-Intern at a pharma company with community engagement
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
-All experience is animal related unless I go way back to high school
-->I shouldn't include high school volunteering right?
EXTRACURRICULARS:
-French club during undergrad
PERSONAL STATEMENT:
Reptile medicine and my experience running a nonprofit rescue.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
-Dean's List one semester
-ALAT certification (lab animal cert)
-Community service fellowship in college
LORS:
-Veterinarian on my nonprofit's BOD who I worked with at the university
-Veterinarian on my nonprofit's BOD who treated our rescue cases
-Veterinarian at local clinic who treats our rescue cases
Thank you! I am sooo nervous, especially as the deadline for VMCAS is coming up.
Applying to: NCSU (IS)
ACADEMIC:
Major: Biology
Minor: Environmental Science, Anthropology
cGPA: 3.4
Science GPA: 3.2
Last 45 GPA: 3.6
--> GPA definitely improved over time for me
VETERINARY EXPERIENCE:
-85 hours at a cat/dog clinic shadowing
-50 hours at an exotics clinic working on rescue cases
-300 hours with a laboratory vet department at a university (vet research and clinical cases)
-4 hours shadowing at a horse dental and physicals day
ANIMAL EXPERIENCE: (most current first)
-2000 hours with an exotic animal rescue nonprofit I co-founded
-2250 hours working with exotic lab species at a university
-760 hours as an animal caretaker with a reptile breeder
-600 hours with a large raptor facility doing training, care, and handling
-600 hours with a university ambassador animal program I founded
-240 hours with a local wildlife center working with their native ambassadors
-45 hours at a turtle rehabilitation center
-320 hours at another wildlife center's educational facility
-50 hours at a wildlife rehabilitation hospital
-450 hours volunteering at a zoo
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
-Third author published in an amphibian research project
-Assisted in a mouse microbiome research project
-Helped pilot a zebrafish surgery study
-Worked in a plant genetics lab helping with research for 3 years
-Worked in a mouse neuro lab helping with research for 1 year
WORK EXPERIENCE:
-Both labs above were paid work
-Above lab vet/lab exotics experience was paid position for 2.5 years as a specialist
-Intern at a pharma company with community engagement
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
-All experience is animal related unless I go way back to high school
-->I shouldn't include high school volunteering right?
EXTRACURRICULARS:
-French club during undergrad
PERSONAL STATEMENT:
Reptile medicine and my experience running a nonprofit rescue.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
-Dean's List one semester
-ALAT certification (lab animal cert)
-Community service fellowship in college
LORS:
-Veterinarian on my nonprofit's BOD who I worked with at the university
-Veterinarian on my nonprofit's BOD who treated our rescue cases
-Veterinarian at local clinic who treats our rescue cases
Thank you! I am sooo nervous, especially as the deadline for VMCAS is coming up.
