WAMC USydney?

[nicvet12]

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22yr old female, 1st time applicant, NY resident
Applying to: Sydney, Murdoch, Cornell, Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn, Illinois, Missouri, Midwestern, Ross
Cumulative GPA: 3.54
science GPA: 3.31
last 45: 3.80

Degree: B.S. Psychology, minor in Studio Art

GRE results: Q/V/W 162/155/(just took GRE, so I don't have my writing score yet)

Veterinary Experience:
-400 hrs as a veterinary assistant at a small animal practice
-100 hrs shadowing at a small animal practice
-12 hrs husbandry course at University of Queensland (small animals, exotics)

Animal Experience:
-120 hrs animal care volunteer on a farm (mix of LA and SA)
-80 hrs rehabilitation volunteer at wildlife hospital
-40 hrs volunteer at animal shelter

Research Experience:
-400 hrs lemur behavior, data taken from Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar (terrestriality, frugivory, folivory) - not yet published :/

Honors/Awards/scholarships:
-Baccalaureate Honor Cum Laude
-International Academic Programs Study Abroad Scholarship
-Dean's List (5 semesters)
-Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society

Extracurriculars:
-Biopsychology Teaching Assistant
-Historian for Distressed Children&Infants International Non-Profit
-Committee Chair for doodles4change, Inc. Non-Profit
-Member of Pre-Vet Society

Employment:
- Sales Associate (3 years)
- Hostess (1 year)
- Cashier (3 months)

LoRs:
- Vet from the practice I work at
- Biopsychology professor I TAed for
- Art professor, I had 3 courses with her so she knows me well
- Orgo professor
- Research supervisor
- Manager @ retail job

Concerns:
- lacking in vet experience
- average cGPA, low sGPA
- research unpublished

With my low hours, I know chances for Cornell are very slim. As USydney is my #1 choice, I'm hoping my stats are competitive enough - thoughts anyone?

*edited to include LoRs

 

[SkiOtter]

Don’t really know your chances for Sydney, but I did want to make sure you realized that the semester for USyd would be starting before you’d likely even find out if you were accepted into most any US school. Illinois doesn’t interview until February (which you may have a decent shot at getting an interview there) and you’d already be in Australia to start school before their interviews even happened.
Just thought it was worth mentioning because there were a few people on here last year that didn’t realize they were applying to start this coming winter and not at the same time as US schools.

 

[battie]

Concerns:
- lacking in vet experience
- average cGPA, low sGPA
- research unpublished

You're relatively solid for Illinois, especially if some of that last 45 GPA is science. A friend of mine had a cGPA of 2.8 or 2.9, but a 4.0 junior and senior year (so last 60 credits) after figuring out what her issues were. If your case is similar, yoyr reinvention shown with your last-45 will help tremendously.

Your research being unpublished is a non-concern; the fact you have any is pretty solid.

 

[nicvet12]

Don’t really know your chances for Sydney, but I did want to make sure you realized that the semester for USyd would be starting before you’d likely even find out if you were accepted into most any US school. Illinois doesn’t interview until February (which you may have a decent shot at getting an interview there) and you’d already be in Australia to start school before their interviews even happened.
Just thought it was worth mentioning because there were a few people on here last year that didn’t realize they were applying to start this coming winter and not at the same time as US schools.

Yes I am aware of that🙂 Sydney is my top choice so if I get in there(they normally let people know around November) I’d have to withdraw my other apps. Thank you! 🙂

 

[nicvet12]

You're relatively solid for Illinois, especially if some of that last 45 GPA is science. A friend of mine had a cGPA of 2.8 or 2.9, but a 4.0 junior and senior year (so last 60 credits) after figuring out what her issues were. If your case is similar, yoyr reinvention shown with your last-45 will help tremendously.

Your research being unpublished is a non-concern; the fact you have any is pretty solid.

Ah thank you! I wasn’t sure about my gpa but this made me feel better🙂

 

[SkiOtter]

Yes I am aware of that🙂 Sydney is my top choice so if I get in there(they normally let people know around November) I’d have to withdraw my other apps. Thank you! 🙂

May I ask why Sydney is your top choice instead of a cheaper US school?