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[lazyandlost]

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Hey guys,

At a crossroads at the moment and wondering what my chances are for Ross. I had a very poor undergraduate performance (C- average) due a variety of reasons but primarily being lazy and sabotaged myself greatly. Last year, I went back as a non-degree student and took/retook all the prereqs required for Ross and they're all within B to A range and my GRE score is 322 (Q 163, V 159). I also have a big publication under my name and years of animal experience.

I was wondering what my chances are to applying to Ross.

 

[EngrSC]

What are your science and last 45 GPAs? What’s a breakdown of your experience hours?

 

[lazyandlost]

What are your science and last 45 GPAs? What’s a breakdown of your experience hours?

Thanks for the reply!

last 45 is 3. My prereqs is 3.12. I retook some science courses and aced them so I'm not sure how Ross evaluates those.

I have over 10000 working at an animal clinic and volunteering at 2 others. I'm currently volunteering at a farm as well (building up to 300 hours). 500 hours at a lab working with a publication.

 

[EngrSC]

Do you have more classes to take still? I’m asking because a strong last 45 GPA (especially if it includes science courses) could really benefit you.

Yes, Ross evaluates candidates holistically but you still need to show them that you can handle the course load. And if they were to ask you about your poor performance in an interview you definitely wouldn’t want to say that it was because you were lazy or unmotivated or whatever.

I don’t feel like vet school couldn’t become a reality for you but you need to show a strong upward trend to indicate that you’ve gotten your **** together. Are the other two clinics you volunteer at also small animal? If yes, would highly recommend trying to get experience in other areas of vet med. You have a strong GRE and research experience on your side for sure but it’s anyone’s guess how much those will benefit you with poor grades. Basically a poor GPA means your application needs to be strong in all other areas.

I graduated with a piss poor GPA in engineering but that was almost 10 years ago. I like to think that distance between then and now is beneficial. I also took more classes than I needed to as a post-bacc student (80-something credits of science with only 3 Bs). I applied for the first time this cycle and have received 3 interview invites (2 to US schools) so it’s definitely doable but you need to stand out in other ways and also demonstrate that the you of today can handle the academics of vet school. That’s true for both US and Caribbean schools, unless you’re open to a vet-prep program of some sort at Ross or SGU (if offered).

 

[EngrSC]

Also, there are a couple US schools that allow you to “forgive” grades that are greater than 6 years old. The two schools that I know of are Illinois and Mizzou. Links to what forgiveness entails are copied below. I didn’t personally pursue this avenue but I may have if I was an Illinois or Missouri resident.

Special Considerations - Veterinary Medicine at Illinois

Residency Considerations in Admission Deferral of Admission Petition for Deletion of One Semester of Grades (Optional) Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding this information. Petition to Ignore Academic Record Completed Over 6 Years... Read More >

vetmed.illinois.edu

Procedure for Evaluation of Applicants & Selection Process

While the actual procedure may vary each year, applicants are evaluated academically and non academically through a holistic review. All Missouri residents and selected out-of-state residents will be interviewed and given a nonacademic score by the Admissions Committee. Factors included in...

cvm.missouri.edu

 

[lazyandlost]

Also, there are a couple US schools that allow you to “forgive” grades that are greater than 6 years old. The two schools that I know of are Illinois and Mizzou. Links to what forgiveness entails are copied below. I didn’t personally pursue this avenue but I may have if I was an Illinois or Missouri resident.

Special Considerations - Veterinary Medicine at Illinois

Residency Considerations in Admission Deferral of Admission Petition for Deletion of One Semester of Grades (Optional) Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding this information. Petition to Ignore Academic Record Completed Over 6 Years... Read More >

vetmed.illinois.edu

Procedure for Evaluation of Applicants & Selection Process

While the actual procedure may vary each year, applicants are evaluated academically and non academically through a holistic review. All Missouri residents and selected out-of-state residents will be interviewed and given a nonacademic score by the Admissions Committee. Factors included in...

cvm.missouri.edu

Thank you so much for the guidance and information. I will definitely look into those. And yes, most of the 45 courses are sciences but some of them were retakes. I'm a Canadian resident and pretty much every large animal clinic either only accepts vet students or they aren't accepting any students at the moment so I'm out of luck there, but the farm I work at does bring in mobile vets that I help. I definitely did turn my life around and won't mention any lazy or unmotivated aspect.

 

[EngrSC]

Thank you so much for the guidance and information. I will definitely look into those. And yes, most of the 45 courses are sciences but some of them were retakes. I'm a Canadian resident and pretty much every large animal clinic either only accepts vet students or they aren't accepting any students at the moment so I'm out of luck there, but the farm I work at does bring in mobile vets that I help. I definitely did turn my life around and won't mention any lazy or unmotivated aspect.

Definitely networking. If someone you work with at the farm has established a good relationship with an equine/LA vet, ask them if they would be willing to speak to the vet on your behalf. It may be that you just need someone to vouch for you to get your foot in the door. And if you do, ask to ride along for a single day to decrease the pressure. Ask for more days if the ride along goes well 🙂

 

[britzen]

Thank you so much for the guidance and information. I will definitely look into those. And yes, most of the 45 courses are sciences but some of them were retakes. I'm a Canadian resident and pretty much every large animal clinic either only accepts vet students or they aren't accepting any students at the moment so I'm out of luck there, but the farm I work at does bring in mobile vets that I help. I definitely did turn my life around and won't mention any lazy or unmotivated aspect.

VMCVM allows grade replacement for science courses that are over 7 years old in some circumstances if you repeat them or want to substitute higher level courses. Worth looking into if your original courses are old enough and you have done well in repeats or higher course work.

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