What are my chances?

[lavender.cow]

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i’m going to graduate with about a 3.2. my last 45 are significantly better than my first two years of undergrad.

major: ansc, minor: livestock production

diagnosed with adhd in the summer between sophomore and junior year.

did a zoo internship, raising a service dog, i have an AI certification from select sires, about 1000 plus hours animal experience
will end with a little over 500 hours vet
experience (most with a food animal vet)
will have about 200 hours research within three different labs.

i have multiple leadership positions (president, secretary, fundraising) in two different clubs on campus and i’ve worked a few different customer service jobs.

i’m interested in food animal medicine.

 

[dew5]

Where are you considering applying? Do you have an in-state school?
I assume 3.2 is your cumulative GPA. What exactly is your last 45? Science GPA? That cumulative GPA alone is unfortunately below average as far as competitiveness is concerned. This will likely place you below initial GPA cuts at many schools, especially out of state schools that tend to have higher GPA cut offs for OOS applicants. However, you can potentially apply more strategically depending on what your other GPAs are.
It's sensible that your types of experiences align with your veterinary interests. Do you have any veterinary experience in other areas (i.e. small animal, equine, etc.)? Breadth can be just as valuable as depth.

 

[HorseObsessed]

A 3.2 GPA is not the end of the world, but you will need to shine elsewhere. Consider gaining 50-100+ hours in at least three of the following areas: research, small animal vet, equine vet, food animal vet, exotic animal vet/ lab animal vet. You've already got two of these categories. And consider gaining 1000+ hours in one area of vet med that you are more interested in. Typically (but not always) the students that get in with low hours have a higher GPA.

 

[lavender.cow]

Where are you considering applying? Do you have an in-state school?
I assume 3.2 is your cumulative GPA. What exactly is your last 45? Science GPA? That cumulative GPA alone is unfortunately below average as far as competitiveness is concerned. This will likely place you below initial GPA cuts at many schools, especially out of state schools that tend to have higher GPA cut offs for OOS applicants. However, you can potentially apply more strategically depending on what your other GPAs are.
It's sensible that your types of experiences align with your veterinary interests. Do you have any veterinary experience in other areas (i.e. small animal, equine, etc.)? Breadth can be just as valuable as depth.

i have about 100 hours in small animal practice, 20 in equine, and 20 from the zoo internship.

 

[dew5]

i have about 100 hours in small animal practice, 20 in equine, and 20 from the zoo internship.

Gotcha. I'm going to second the previous comment and recommend gaining more experience hours in each of these areas. I can't say much else without knowing those other details (GPAs, schools you're applying to, etc.), but since you mentioned that your recent credits showed significant improvement, it would be worthwhile to look into places that focus on last 45 GPA.

 

[pp9]

What is your science GPA? Do you have an IS school?