weakassistance
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Hi, guys. I got rejected from 10 schools and today I was just notified I got rejected from my IS school after interviewing. This is pretty discouraging considering the interview went very well and I thought I would be accepted.
For reference, my GPA is a 3.4 and I have 2500+ hours of vet experience (small animal and exotics) from working as a vet assistant for 3 years. I was also founder and president of my school’s first pre-vet club. I’m not sure what my last 45 GPA is, but I know it’s high because I had mainly As and maybe 1 or 2 Bs. I took the Casper test and literally ranked in the lowest quartile. Not sure how I did that bad lol. My GRE score wasn’t great either, but only one school I applied to required it. I also did not have a lot of volunteer hours, however, I do have more now since I have been volunteering and fostering for a rescue.
I know my GPA isn’t great, so I’m planning on retaking some classes I didn’t do well in (I was a student-athlete my first two years of college and it was very toxic/overwhelming). I know if I improve my test scores that will probably help as well.
I say all of this to ask, do you have any advice on what I can do to make myself a more desirable applicant? Could you give me some examples from your application (essays, experience, etc.)? I have seen some people saying they listed each experience and say what they learned from them and I didn’t do that. I’m just looking for some insight because I have seen numerous people on here saying they got into multiple schools with a GPAs significantly lower than mine and I want to know how they stand out more than someone with a higher GPA.
Thanks in advance!
For reference, my GPA is a 3.4 and I have 2500+ hours of vet experience (small animal and exotics) from working as a vet assistant for 3 years. I was also founder and president of my school’s first pre-vet club. I’m not sure what my last 45 GPA is, but I know it’s high because I had mainly As and maybe 1 or 2 Bs. I took the Casper test and literally ranked in the lowest quartile. Not sure how I did that bad lol. My GRE score wasn’t great either, but only one school I applied to required it. I also did not have a lot of volunteer hours, however, I do have more now since I have been volunteering and fostering for a rescue.
I know my GPA isn’t great, so I’m planning on retaking some classes I didn’t do well in (I was a student-athlete my first two years of college and it was very toxic/overwhelming). I know if I improve my test scores that will probably help as well.
I say all of this to ask, do you have any advice on what I can do to make myself a more desirable applicant? Could you give me some examples from your application (essays, experience, etc.)? I have seen some people saying they listed each experience and say what they learned from them and I didn’t do that. I’m just looking for some insight because I have seen numerous people on here saying they got into multiple schools with a GPAs significantly lower than mine and I want to know how they stand out more than someone with a higher GPA.
Thanks in advance!