I'm an average student, but what are my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>I’m really interested in becoming a veterinarian, which is why I am choosing Davis as my top school to attend… however my grades, scores, extracurriculars and such all lack compared to top-notchers. I just need your advice on what other college I should apply to considering my info and that I want to major in bio and minor in pre-vet.</p>

<p>Freshman year

  • English Honors, B
  • Physics, B
  • Geometry, B
  • Spanish, A
  • Leadership, A
  • Freshman class vice president
  • Volunteer at YMCA
  • Volunteer at my local library</p>

<p>Sophomore year

  • English Honors 2, A
  • Biology, A
  • Algebra 2, A
  • World History, A
  • Spanish 2, B
  • Leadership, A
  • Sophomore class president
  • JV Volleyball
  • Volunteer at my local library
  • Part of California Scholarship Federation</p>

<p>Junior year

  • AP English Language & Comp., A- (Exam score: 2, obviously not my forte…)
  • Chemistry, A
  • Pre-calculus, C+ (whoops, really struggled there)
  • AP U.S. History, B (Exam score: 4)
  • Spanish 3, A-
  • Leadership, A
  • ASB Vice President of Finance & Records
  • Board Member of California Scholarship Federation
  • Went to a leadership camp (CADA) at UCSB
  • Awarded the “John Tuggle Award” (for outstanding service to the community of my high school)
  • Representative at “Honor the Game” (where athletes in my school gather together with other athletes in the district)</p>

<p>Senior year, and my current grades as of now…

  • ERWC (regular English 4 class), A
  • Marine Biology, A
  • AP Statistics, A
  • AP Government; Economics, n/a
  • AP Spanish Language & Culture, A
  • Crafts, A
  • President of Save Our Sports club
  • President of Marine Biology club
  • Part of California Scholarship Federation (going to apply for board)
  • Varsity volleyball manager (I still get athletic credit like the actual players)
  • Working part-time</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA is ~3.6, ranked 109/784 in my senior class.
SAT 1450 and my excuse will be that I didn’t study, lol.</p>

<p>I’m taking the SAT again in November, and the ACT as well.</p>

<p>If Davis doesn’t seem realistic, where else should I apply?</p>

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<p>A few other colleges you might be interested in applying to - Cal Poly Slo has a very good Animal Science Department for majors (but they don’t have an Animal Science/Pre-Vet minor) [Areas</a> of Study - Animal Science Department - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo](<a href=“http://animalscience.calpoly.edu/AboutUs/AreasOfStudy/areas_of_study]Areas”>http://animalscience.calpoly.edu/AboutUs/AreasOfStudy/areas_of_study) . Fresno State has an Animal Science department with an Animal Science minor [Animal</a> Sciences, Minor](<a href=“http://www.fresnostate.edu/catalog/subjects/animal-sciences-ag-education/an-scie-mn.html]Animal”>Animal Sciences, Minor)</p>

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<p>Cal Poly Pomona also has an Animal Science Major. Cal Poly Pomona is a little easier to get into than SLO but an excellent program. As of Fall 2014 is now an impacted program, so the requirements may be higher.</p>

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<p>A quick correction - you are a much better than average student. You are well within the top 20% of your class and have a very competitive GPA and a solid list of ECs. You should be proud of your hard work and results.</p>

<p>That said, if you want to be a candidate for any UCs, you are going to need to get your test scores up. 1450 is way out of sync with your GPA. Take SAT again and really study/prepare. Take lots of times practice tests. I’d also suggest you take the ACT, some students do much better due to the test’s different approach.</p>

<p>With good test scores (approaching 1900+ SAT), Davis is not out of reach for you. Honestly, CalPoly SLO can be as selective as Davis in some majors so, If you are looking for a fallback in N Cal. CSU Chico has a good program too.</p>