I agree with above about shadowing more veterinarians and doing research into what your schools want/what their dual-degree programs are like. Your application is very heavily weighted towards research, which is great for getting into a research program, but having more veterinary experience will help convince admission committees that you know what you're getting into with veterinary medicine.
I’d include them all tbh. Especially the veterinary and animal related ones, but the other ones show you as a person outside of vet med
Estimate the dates and just put as much info as you can down
VMCAS will calculate the science GPA for you after you have turned the app in. Schools may calculate it differently depending on what they do or do not include. I calculated my science GPA to be lower than VMCAS as they included classes in there that I didn't. It seems they calculate your science GPA predominantly based on how the class is categorized. You can use your grades from these classes to calculate it, but it may not be exactly the same as how they do it.
Yes include everything if I were you! WSU even told me that if I donate clothes once a year put that down as well. I say it's better to include it and be safe than sorry because hypothetically if comes down to you and another applicant and the only difference is you gave up your thanksgiving it could be the difference of you getting the spot Vs someone else. If you're super concerned you can always reach out to your specific schools.
Just want you to be aware that CSU sand UC Davis reeeeeeeeally care about academics. UC Davis to get an interview you have to have a really high last 45, high science gpa, and high quant gre.
What does this mean.
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Yes to all. Don't think any of that would hurt.
If I recall correctly, CT has contract seats with Iowa? Might want to look into it. Everything looks great, you can go wherever you want as long as you nail those essays and interviews. Also doesn't look like you're looking at West coast too much but I'd be a fool if I didn't say come to Davis. They offer IS tuition after the first year same as NC. You would 100% get an interview there as long as your LOR aren't bad. My advice is pick some cheap schools you want to go to, apply there and go to the cheapest you get into. Best of luck!
Thanks for the advice! I was looking into Davis but unfortunately they do not accept my biochemistry. I should probably also add that Connecticut no longer has contract seats with Iowa in case anyone else was wondering.
I don’t think it’s looked poorly upon, but if you had health reasons it doesn’t hurt to mention that in your explanation statement.
Your GPA is decent enough for an interview I think, and all that matters is rocking that interview! But if you can bump up that Quant score you'd be in a real good place. Hope to see you at Davis for interviews!
Look for ones that like a higher last 45 over cumulative or ones that don’t factor gpa into decisions, either once you get to a file review or once you get an interview
Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Ohio, and Missouri. I got denied everywhere and waitlisted/accepted at Oregon. All of my file reviews said I was right at the cutoff essentially, where they were happy with my GPA but if it was higher, that would have helped.
Like you mentioned, the main concern here is the GPA, but it sounds like you have a good grasp on how to improve upon that. If I remember correctly, most places may only require a 3.0 (some even lower), but if you look at the admission statistics you'll find that competitive GPAs are closer to 3.5. What you're doing now is probably the best way to improve upon your academic record and I would make sure to mention why your grades dipped so low in the essays (VMCAS has a section specifically for that). If you manage to get the interview, also expect them to ask about it.
I agree! I'm just having a hard time figuring out which schools weigh last 45 over cumulative. I'm having such a hard time narrowing down the schools I'm applying to
i know kansas state is one. most schools will tell you on their website how they evaluate candidates, or if they dont, most will tell you if you call or email.I agree! I'm just having a hard time figuring out which schools weigh last 45 over cumulative. I'm having such a hard time narrowing down the schools I'm applying to
Wsu also weighs last 45 over cumulativeI agree! I'm just having a hard time figuring out which schools weigh last 45 over cumulative. I'm having such a hard time narrowing down the schools I'm applying to
I don't see any major red flags! Your stats and experiences seem great and are competitive. Just make sure to articulate well in your essays as well as having good lors. If you can try finding some food animal experiences and perhaps gain more equine experiences that would be good. I think as far as vet experiences I would focus on getting more experience in particular fields over specialties. Ex: equine, food animal, exotics vs. cardio, surgery, radiology-others feel free to chime in your thoughts on that. I really like the diversity of your experiences though so either way great job! Remember anything you do into the school year won't go on your application after the deadline and your interviews may or may not ask about what you've done since applying but it is a good thing to keep diversifying your experiences even after application submission! Which experience is your vet lor coming from-I'm a bit concerned your hours are thinly spread does one vet know you well enough to write you a good lor? If not you might consider spending additional time with desired lor writer over diversification. I would urge you to apply to WA as well as NC if you meet all their prereqs. They both allow IS after year 1 as they are both cheaper than all the ones listed as an OSS student (WSU Pullman campus only NOT Logan). Of course most likely your IS is your cheapest option.
What state are you a resident of??
Definitely gives you a leg up as well being a resident! Competing against fewer fish! Good luck!!!
That all sounds great! NCSU I can't speak to but I know @ChoopLoops is going there this fall (couldn't seem to find their stat post maybe they didn't post them). As for WSU I can speak personally (you can pm me if you have questions). You seem competitive. I was honestly suprised when I got in because there are ~20 seats for 1000+ OSS applicants for Pullman campus. You can see my stats here: Successful Applicants Stats - Class of 2022 Unfortunately you're in a similar boat to me where your IS is fairly expensive, but please apply there anyway! Less competition is always good as ski said. Here is a VIN that can help compare your cheaper options VIN Foundation Cost of Education Map I also think Davis lets you change to IS @Coopah ? No idea how competitive you might be there.
Yes Davis allows switching to is tuition after the first year, Quant GRE looks a little low but that might not matter, what's the science GPA? The last 45 looks good so might be competitive.
Same for Purdue
I mean, with all your other experience, I think you’d be fine with just the 60 hours. You’ve explored it, you don’t like it. 60 hours is not a super small amount of time there. Others can weigh in with their opinions too.
What state are you a resident of and what schools are you looking to apply to.
My in-state is Cornell. I'm also looking at applying to Ohio, Wisconsin, Penn, Iowa and Michigan.