Hello there!
Here comes the most dreaded part–comparing numbers.
I decided to copy and paste my post from the “Successful Applicants c/o 2019 stats” thread on student doctor network and bold additional comments.
I would troll other people’s statistics like CRAZY when I was applying, and with my below-average GPA, I really convinced myself I had no chance. The take away here is: DON’T PANIC. Even compare my statistics with the rest of my class here: UF CVM c/o 2019 stats (spoiler alert, my stats are below the average!). It is not all about the GPA (although it is certainly important!!).
Well, here they are:
22 yr old female FL resident, 1st time applicant, BS in Biomedical Sciences (grad spring 2015) from the University of Central Florida. Received AA from Valencia College May of 2012 –>that’s right, I got my AA before going to a university, still got accepted (I once had a vet tell me that I would have to retake all of the pre-reqs to vet school that I took at the community college such as Bio1&2, Chem 1&2, etc. FALSE!)
Applied: Auburn, LSU, UF, Glasgow, Edinburgh, University College Dublin (never actually finished UCD’s application…)
Interviewed: Glasgow, Edinburgh, UF
Waitlisted: None
Accepted: UF, Glasgow, Edinburgh
Attending: UF!!!
Overall GPA: 3.46
Science GPA: 3.13
Last 45 credits: 3.12 (^proof you don’t need perfect grades to get in!)
(also, these were the GPA’s I applied with, this doesn’t include the year of classes I took after sending in my VMCAS that admissions committees never saw, just FYI)
GRE (Q/V/W): 157/152/4.5
Veterinary Experience:
Small Animal: 1810
Shelter Clinic (County Animal Services): 460
Research Experience:
Lab Animal Care Technician: 750
Animal Experience:
Sea Turtle Rehab Internship: 600
TNR Clinic @ UF: 50
Zoo Animal Internship: 200
Wildlife Rehab Internship: 100
Wildlife Educator @ Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 500
Dog Rescue Volunteer: 100
Agriculture class (LA): 81
Animal ownership: 100
Non-Animal Employment:
Waitress: 200
Laser tag facility: 1300
Extracurriculars / Etc:
Pre-Veterinary Society @ UCF’s President (1 year) and Event Coordinator (1 year)
Pre-Professional Medical Society Director (1 semester)
Teaching Assistant for UCF’s microbiology labs (1.5 years)
Dean’s list a few times
President’s list a couple of times
A few scholarships
Attended APVMA symposiums and NAVC conferences
LORs: 3- Vets I had worked for (that’s right, no academic LORs. Definitely not recommended. In my case, the professor I had planned to write me a letter tragically passed away a few months before applying. I didn’t feel as if any other professor would be able to write me as strong of a letter, so I decided to just go with vets)
Of course, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
But most importantly…
Signed, Megan M
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