Hi all! I posted on here previously but I'm trying to narrow down my school list for this cycle based on my stats. Looking to apply to 5-6 schools, with my IS being UFCVM.
21 y/o F, traditional, FL resident, majoring in animal science and minoring in chemistry
Overall GPA: 3.91
Science GPA: 3.86
Last 45 GPA: 4.0
Veterinary Experience:
70 hours - Groundskeeper at a Museum and Gardens my first semester of college
1200 hours - Theatre Camp Counselor in highschool
Extracurriculars/awards/honors:
I understand that I have a low number of large animal vet hours. I have tried to get experience with equine vets (since those are the only large animals near me) this summer, but the vets I have contacted either don't accept undergrads, don't reply, or are too quiet to actually have a student shadowing. I'll try my best to get some hours in this semester, but it is not a guarantee. I feel like this is a big downside to my application, so please let me know what schools I have the best shot at with these current stats. Thank you!!
21 y/o F, traditional, FL resident, majoring in animal science and minoring in chemistry
Overall GPA: 3.91
Science GPA: 3.86
Last 45 GPA: 4.0
Veterinary Experience:
- 200 hours shadowing at various small animal vets in high school
- 1000 hours working as a vet assistant at a small animal GP (started out as a volunteer and got hired after my first summer working)
- 220 hours working as a surgical vet assistant at a specialty hospital (small animal surgery department)
- 90 hours as a student intern at an exotic animal hospital
- 30 hours at a wildlife rehab and rescue center when I studied abroad
- 20 hours large animal from working with the campus veterinarian in animal science labs, and from when I worked with beef cattle
- 500 hours volunteering/fostering/adopting out puppies from a local rescue
- 400 hours fostering and adopting out kittens from animal control
- 350 hours working with beef cattle on my college campus
- 50 hours from various animal science lab classes
- 120 hours on my personal research project. I wrote and received a grant to fund my work, and presented at our student symposium
- 50 hours on a research project while studying abroad. My partner and I set up trail cameras and baited traps to see if anthropogenic factors influenced the efficacy of the live mammal traps. We presented our findings at our student symposium.
70 hours - Groundskeeper at a Museum and Gardens my first semester of college
1200 hours - Theatre Camp Counselor in highschool
Extracurriculars/awards/honors:
- Deans List all semesters
- Various undergrad scholarships
- Research grant
- Studied abroad for 1 month in Costa Rica taking a conservation medicine course taught by a DACZM
- Pre-vet club 1 yr
- Dance team 1yr
- Youth Soccer Coach 1 semester
- MLS Laser Therapy Certified
- Fear Free Certified
- HOSA member, NHS member in high school
- Received various local theatre awards in high school (Best Musical Award at local competition, Critics Choice Award for a dance number at districts festival, etc. Selected to take our play to the state thespian festival)
I understand that I have a low number of large animal vet hours. I have tried to get experience with equine vets (since those are the only large animals near me) this summer, but the vets I have contacted either don't accept undergrads, don't reply, or are too quiet to actually have a student shadowing. I'll try my best to get some hours in this semester, but it is not a guarantee. I feel like this is a big downside to my application, so please let me know what schools I have the best shot at with these current stats. Thank you!!