futuredogtorgirl
Full Member
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2020
- Messages
- 11
- Reaction score
- 2
Hello all. I am planning to apply to veterinary school this upcoming year for the 2021-2022 cycle I am currently a junior at the Ohio State University, however I am a resident of Pennsylvania. If anyone who has successfully received admission has any honest opinions regarding my chances at getting in, I'm all ears. I also haven't narrowed down exactly where I will be applying, so if anyone has any thoughts regarding where I should apply based on my specifics, let me know. I'm including a snapshot of my main application points below.
Cumulative GPA - 3.94
Science GPA - not exact on this one, but around 3.8-3.9
Veterinary Experience
- 1300 hours working at a small animal hospital
- 150 hours shadowing at a different small animal hospital where I observed procedures on various floors (emergency, dermatology, ophthalmology, oncology, etc)
- 15-20 hours shadowing at OSU veterinary hospital
- 50 hours shadowing at an exotic/avian hospital
- 50 hours of farm animal shadowing
Animal Experience
- Previous intern at wildlife center in PA
- Volunteer at local animal shelter
- Volunteer at farm sanctuary
- volunteer at Columbus Zoo
- volunteer at Ohio Wildlife Center
(total is probably around 1000-1200 hours)
Leadership Experience
- Teaching assistant for multiple semesters for animal science undergraduate courses
- President of my plant-based health and sustainability club
Research
- Current undergraduate researcher studying the transmission of vector borne illnesses via mosquitoes. Plan to graduate with research distinction, probably will have spent around 300-500 hours total in the lab toward this research.
Extracurriculars
- Involved as a general member in a wide variety of animal based and human based clubs through the university (have been since freshman year)
- 5 year volunteer at local soup kitchen
- 10 year volunteer through my church as an office aid and also catechism teaching courses.
- Girl Scout member (received my Gold Award)
- Deans list every semester
- hold a second job on campus as a library/office assistant, I will have had this all four years
Letters of Rec
- planing to use around 4
Cumulative GPA - 3.94
Science GPA - not exact on this one, but around 3.8-3.9
Veterinary Experience
- 1300 hours working at a small animal hospital
- 150 hours shadowing at a different small animal hospital where I observed procedures on various floors (emergency, dermatology, ophthalmology, oncology, etc)
- 15-20 hours shadowing at OSU veterinary hospital
- 50 hours shadowing at an exotic/avian hospital
- 50 hours of farm animal shadowing
Animal Experience
- Previous intern at wildlife center in PA
- Volunteer at local animal shelter
- Volunteer at farm sanctuary
- volunteer at Columbus Zoo
- volunteer at Ohio Wildlife Center
(total is probably around 1000-1200 hours)
Leadership Experience
- Teaching assistant for multiple semesters for animal science undergraduate courses
- President of my plant-based health and sustainability club
Research
- Current undergraduate researcher studying the transmission of vector borne illnesses via mosquitoes. Plan to graduate with research distinction, probably will have spent around 300-500 hours total in the lab toward this research.
Extracurriculars
- Involved as a general member in a wide variety of animal based and human based clubs through the university (have been since freshman year)
- 5 year volunteer at local soup kitchen
- 10 year volunteer through my church as an office aid and also catechism teaching courses.
- Girl Scout member (received my Gold Award)
- Deans list every semester
- hold a second job on campus as a library/office assistant, I will have had this all four years
Letters of Rec
- planing to use around 4
- Veterinarian I work for
- Professor who is also my advisor and whom I was a teaching assistant for
- Veterinarian/family friend to speak more on my character ("personal" reference)
- Potentially an additional professor whom of which I connected with
Last edited: