<p>Hello. So, right now I am going to a CC. I am going to be in the honors program there, as well as an honors club. I also have plans to volunteer at a veterinary office and the pound.
I did pretty okay in high school. I took honors classes and AP classes and got A's in all of them.
I got a 1710 on the SAT and a 24 composite on the ACT. I was in National Honors Society, National Art Honors Society, California Scholarship Federation, Key Club (Public Relations Officer), and the president/founder of the Breast Cancer Awareness Club. I also completed the Human and Social Services Career Path. I was on the Hip Hop Team for 3 years and the debate team for almost 1 year. My cumulative GPA was a 3.3ish unweighted.</p>
<p>I plan to work hard at community college and get straight A's, participate in the honors program and honors club (as I said). I also plan to start a pre-vet club at my CC.</p>
<p>I plan to transfer to UC Berkeley and major in integrative biology.
My questions are this:</p>
<p>Do you think, with all of that said, that I have a shot to get into Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine for Graduate school? Is UC Berkeley prestigious enough to get in there?</p>
<p>What else should I do to increase my chances of getting in?</p>
<p>Sounds like you are really involved, which is awesome and will help you with your application. Maybe Cornell is different (the stereotype, valid or not, is that they’re a bit snobby), but generally I don’t think it matters how “prestigious” your undergrad school was. Schools will look at your grades, your GRE score, and other factors (animal experience, leadership experience, letters of recommendation, essay and/or interview if one is required, etc.). It does worry me that you had only a 3.3 GPA in high school, or is that a typo? Most people get lower grades in college than they did in HS, and the average COLLEGE GPA of a student who makes it into vet school is usually around 3.5. I’m not trying to discourage you–just want you to know what you’re up against. Just work hard and try to keep your grades up, which may be easier in CC. If you find out that grades are going to be a weak spot for you, try to make up for it in the other areas mentioned above. I think the lowest GPA of anyone admitted in my class was 3.0.</p>
<p>Also, if you have a vet school in your state, definitely apply there too. Residents are highly favored at most state schools, so you are much more likely to get in there than at Cornell, and you will spend much less money if you can get in-state tuition (I believe Cornell’s tuition is something ridiculous like $42,000/year; many schools’ in-state tuition is less than half that). </p>
<p>P.S. I was in Key Club too! (and Circle K in college)</p>