u/Due_Introduction_185

Wanted to repost and get some new opinions:

I am going to be a 4th year at tOSU and applying this cycle. I wanted to share my stats and receive a bit of advice on where to apply, if i even have a chance, etc.

cGPA: 3.54
sGPA: 3.1

Last 45: 3.7

\*I have a C+ in gen chem and orgo 1, C in orgo 2 and am retaking orgo 1 (going well so far).

\-Will have roughly 1100 small animal vet hours, 300 large animal hours, 50 equine, 41 exotics (australia pre-vet program), total: 1400-1500 vet hours

\-Have roughly 457 non-vet animal hours

\-About 400 research hours w/ a JAVMA publication

\-135 volunteer hours

\-1700 non-animal employment hours

I also am a part of several clubs and have maintained 4 leadership positions throughout my time in undergrad.

I know that my academics are weighing my application down, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am planning on applying to about 10 schools (I have a family member that has set aside funds for my applications). My top choices (most attainable choices) are CSU, LSU, Ohio State, and Michigan State.

I'm applying this cycle and have been having issues finding equivalent courses with some of my prereqs, so as a result I've taken classes at 2 different community colleges (and may have to take a class at one more) other than my main university. Is this something that's frowned upon? Would it be seen as taking the "easy way out" because I have like 3 other schools other than my main university on my app?

Colorado State
Iowa State
Long Island University
Louisiana St
Michigan State
Mississippi St
Ohio State
Oklahoma St
Rowan U
St. George's
UArizona
UMinnesota
UTennessee
Washington State
Virginia Maryland

I am a first time applicant interested in small animal with a 3.5 cGPA, 3.2 sGPA. I have around 1600 vet hours, 3000+ hours non-vet employment, several leadership positions, research hours, and some volunteer hours. Ohio State would be my ISS, and I know a lot of schools are very competitive for OOS. I know Tennessee and Washington are a reach, but I’m very set on applying to Tennessee. If Washington isn’t a good fit for someone with my stats, feel free to recommend any other schools that would be a good fit! I have done a good amount of research on each school but am open to suggestions.

I saw somewhere that you should include hobbies (such as reading, drawing, etc) in the extracurriculars section of VMCAS. Is this actually something people do?

Edit: if I do, how do I go about sections such as supervisor, etc?

Hi! I'm not sure if anyone will be able to answer this, but I am thinking of applying to Tennessee and I know they require "cell biology." I emailed admissions and they told me my general Bio I class fulfills this. The only thing is, they also require 8 credits of general biology. Would it be possible to "double count" my Bio I class for both the general bio requirement and the cell bio requirement?

This might be a stupid question, but let’s say I’ve worked at a clinic from 2024-now. Would vet schools total the hours from 2024 to the day they reviewed my application, or would they do it some other way? Sorry if this doesn’t make sense, I’m just trying to figure out how many total hours I have (like should I estimate from 2024 to this September?)