Hi everyone, I’m actually a second time applicant. I thought I’d have a good shot at vet school but I was hit with 3 and a half rejections this week and am feeling pretty down. (These schools were at the top of my list). I know last year I didn’t get in because I blew the one interview I did land, but there are schools that are still passing me up for even just the interview stage. I need either a pep talk or a reality check. I applied to 9 schools last year and 14 schools this year.
My stats:
cumulative GPA is 3.7
Science gpa (depends on the school) 3.5-3.7
Last 45 gpa 3.85
GRE 324 total
Worked well over 3,000 hours animal/vet experience -mostly small and exotic
President of a club
Multiple awards and honors
BS degree completed June 2019 with a minor
Weaknesses: essays and interviews. I just don’t seem to be able to make myself stand out or present myself well.
(The half rejection is because I’m on an interview waitlist for one school)
My stats:
cumulative GPA is 3.7
Science gpa (depends on the school) 3.5-3.7
Last 45 gpa 3.85
GRE 324 total
Worked well over 3,000 hours animal/vet experience -mostly small and exotic
President of a club
Multiple awards and honors
BS degree completed June 2019 with a minor
Weaknesses: essays and interviews. I just don’t seem to be able to make myself stand out or present myself well.
(The half rejection is because I’m on an interview waitlist for one school)
I feel like the OOS bar can be really high sometimes. I’m excited about all the schools I applied to, so I guess I should just wait and see. Oregon was hard to hear because I was waitlisted last year and straight up rejected after sizably improving my app this year. The whole thing seems kind of random sometimes!
