WAMC - soon to be second time applicant

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Hi all, I have received 5 rejections (Cornell, UPenn, Tufts, VMCVM, CSU) and one waitlist (OVC) this cycle and considering the reality that I will likely have to reapply. Curious if anyone has advice on what schools might be better suited to my stats (my GPA has improved slightly since last fall), or if there is anything I could do to improve my application between now and September.

About me: 22F, senior at the University of Vermont, from Massachusetts (IS at Tufts)

Cumulative GPA: 3.6
science GPA: 3.33
last 45: 3.48 (will improve when I finish this semester and junior spring is not included)

Degrees Achieved: will have Biological Science BS in May

Veterinary Experience:
-780 hrs as assistant at small animal GP (mainly dogs and cats, occasional rabbit or ferret)
~400 hrs as assistant at small animal + exotics GP
-4 hrs shadowing ambulatory equine vet
-50 hrs at equine ranch in Wyoming conducting lameness workups, helping vets give vaccines and dewormer to 120 horse herd, watching dental floats

Animal Experience:
-120 hrs dog sitting/walking
-600 hrs UVM equestrian team
~1100 hrs horseback riding and working at the barn
-800 hrs in 4-H

Research Experience:
~500 hrs in animal and vet science lab with focus on dairy herd health, working on honors thesis

Awards/scholarships:
-Honors College
-Dean's List Fall '21
-Presidential Scholarship

Extracurriculars:
-UVM Pre-vet Club
-UVM Ski and Snowboard Club
-Chicks on Sticks (female/non-binary ski club)
-Drum Major for Marching Band in High School

Employment:
-Trader Joe's for one summer prior to getting clinic job
-Local ski area rental shop for 2 winter seasons
-Pick-your-own fruit farm for 3 summer seasons prior to getting clinic job

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[Kodiak-Bear]

I think the vet experiences you have are good, but I also think that you need a little more variety. It seems almost all of your hours are in small animal GP, which is great, but vet med is more than that. Maybe consider some emergency work? Or being an assistant in a large animal hospital. Did you directly work with the cattle during your dairy research? If you did that you can split up the time doing research and the other time in the animal or vet experience category. Your stats aren't terrible, but I do think they are a bit low for the schools that you applied to, especially Cornell, UPenn, Tufts, VMCVM which are very gpa oriented. And VMCVM doesn't take a lot of OOS people to my knowledge. I think next cycle you might consider applying to Ohio State, Iowa State, and maybe LIU or LMU and any other schools that are a bit more holistic. You could also apply to some out of country schools like Ross and SGU. I think with your science gpa and last 45, I wouldn't reapply to Cornell or VMCVM. You could also apply to Western.

 

[bopdropnroll]

Thank you!