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Hi! I applied this cycle and am still waiting to hear back from schools. I'm looking for feedback on how to improve if not accepted this year. Thank you! 🙂
20 y/o Iowa resident. 1st time applicant.
School list: Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, and Colorado.
Culm GPA: 3.6
Science GPA: 3.3 (VMCAS calculated, but I took biochem, physics, and physiology this semester, so if I need to reapply it should go up).
Last 45 GPA: 3.6
GRE: None require.
Awards/Honors:
-Dean’s list 2 semesters
-President’s list 2 semesters
-Dean’s scholarship
-Honors in high school (put on Iowa’s sub app)
-Top Reading State Assessment (High School)
Veterinary Experience:
-2,100 hours working as an assist at a small animal clinic
-220 hours shadowing at a mixed practice clinic (80% small, 20% large) I broke this up on VMCAS.
-15 hours shadowing large animal vets
-5 hours shadowing zoo vet
-6 hours working with vet on whale necropsy
Animal Experience
-440 hours doing weekend boarding (no vet present).
-100 hours of large animal husbandry on farm
-6 hours volunteering at equine barn
-15 hours volunteering at aquarium (Included shark husbandry).
Research
-225 hours doing great white shark population studies. I also assisted in studies on whales/dolphins and with smaller shark species.
Employment:
-Chemistry tutor 180 hours
-After school teacher at elementary school 350 hours
-Swim lesson instructor 500 hours
-Night manager at Dairy Queen 1,400 hours
-Model and actress with local agency 45 hours
-Worked at a daycare 80 hours
-Actress on Hawaii Five-O 40 hours
Volunteer:
-15 hours making ecobricks
-8 hours of beach clean ups
-10 hours at a local theatre club
Extracurriculars:
-Hiking (Several times a week)
-Photography 200 hours
-Theatre/Show choir (Involved for 8 years, over 4000 hours).
-Choir
-Speech club
-Football manager
-Traveling
Diversity:
-I grew up as a military brat. I've lived in 5 states and attended 12 schools so far. I talked a lot about this experience in my essays.
-Part Filipino
COVID:
-I was supposed to spend a month shadowing various vets in Costa Rica this past summer, but is was canceled due to COVID.
LORS:
-Small animal vet, my practice manager, a chem professor, trig professor
Right now my plan if I'm not accepted is to do a file review and work on boosting my sGPA a bit. I'm considering doing an online masters/certification or retaking some classes. I will continue working at my clinic and shadowing around. I've been looking into some opportunities abroad and have thought about doing a workaway program in Europe if covid permitting. Outside of vet med I'm planning my first completely solo backpacking trip and hope to spend a lot of time traveling.
20 y/o Iowa resident. 1st time applicant.
School list: Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, and Colorado.
Culm GPA: 3.6
Science GPA: 3.3 (VMCAS calculated, but I took biochem, physics, and physiology this semester, so if I need to reapply it should go up).
Last 45 GPA: 3.6
GRE: None require.
Awards/Honors:
-Dean’s list 2 semesters
-President’s list 2 semesters
-Dean’s scholarship
-Honors in high school (put on Iowa’s sub app)
-Top Reading State Assessment (High School)
Veterinary Experience:
-2,100 hours working as an assist at a small animal clinic
-220 hours shadowing at a mixed practice clinic (80% small, 20% large) I broke this up on VMCAS.
-15 hours shadowing large animal vets
-5 hours shadowing zoo vet
-6 hours working with vet on whale necropsy
Animal Experience
-440 hours doing weekend boarding (no vet present).
-100 hours of large animal husbandry on farm
-6 hours volunteering at equine barn
-15 hours volunteering at aquarium (Included shark husbandry).
Research
-225 hours doing great white shark population studies. I also assisted in studies on whales/dolphins and with smaller shark species.
Employment:
-Chemistry tutor 180 hours
-After school teacher at elementary school 350 hours
-Swim lesson instructor 500 hours
-Night manager at Dairy Queen 1,400 hours
-Model and actress with local agency 45 hours
-Worked at a daycare 80 hours
-Actress on Hawaii Five-O 40 hours
Volunteer:
-15 hours making ecobricks
-8 hours of beach clean ups
-10 hours at a local theatre club
Extracurriculars:
-Hiking (Several times a week)
-Photography 200 hours
-Theatre/Show choir (Involved for 8 years, over 4000 hours).
-Choir
-Speech club
-Football manager
-Traveling
Diversity:
-I grew up as a military brat. I've lived in 5 states and attended 12 schools so far. I talked a lot about this experience in my essays.
-Part Filipino
COVID:
-I was supposed to spend a month shadowing various vets in Costa Rica this past summer, but is was canceled due to COVID.
LORS:
-Small animal vet, my practice manager, a chem professor, trig professor
Right now my plan if I'm not accepted is to do a file review and work on boosting my sGPA a bit. I'm considering doing an online masters/certification or retaking some classes. I will continue working at my clinic and shadowing around. I've been looking into some opportunities abroad and have thought about doing a workaway program in Europe if covid permitting. Outside of vet med I'm planning my first completely solo backpacking trip and hope to spend a lot of time traveling.
