<p>i would really like some honest feedback please! :)</p>
<p>I will be a junior in high school this year and have always known that I want to be a vet. Since I am reaching the time where I have to start thinking about where I want to go and stuff I just wanted to know if I had the right things to get into a vet school</p>
<p>I am ranked 24 out of 719
GPA: 5.21
(i have heard many people say this was wrong but this is how our school puts out our GPA. in an honors class a 100=6.0) sorry if its kinda weird!</p>
<p>I have taken all honors and pre-ap classes so far and am taking all honors and AP next year
I am a part of National Charity league and have done:
300+ recorded hours of work with an animal rescue group
200+ recorded hours of work with various other charity organizations
I am debate team captain, stuco executive council, and NHS
I am also interning at a doctors office as no vets were hiring</p>
<p>I took an SAT class last year and I got an 1800 on it which I hav been studying a bunch since then so it should go up when I take the real one!</p>
<p>I am looking at colleges like UC Davis, texas A&M, Colorado State, Wisconsin, and Cornell(which might be a stretch but that would b my dream college!)</p>
<p>Thank you a bunch!! :)</p>
<p>The advice my vet has given my rising HS Sr daughter is to go to a good undergrad program that has pre-vet advising and major either in animal science or biology. (pre-vet advising helps you snag good internships). Vet schools mostly look at your undergrad grades. The school you go to needs to be good, but you are better off getting A’s at a solid state school vs B’s at Harvard. You also need solid hands on animal experience, which sounds like you are already accumulating.</p>
<p>After seeking advice from vets and vet students my D opted to major in biology rather than pre-vet studies. she will, of course, be taking the required pre courses as well.<br>
Our thinking is that because veterinary school is so difficult to get into it would be better to have a base from which she could go on to any number of careers if her first choice didn’t work out. After all, there are under 30 veterinary schools in the U.S.</p>
<p>Also, your odds are better applying to a vet school in your state of residence or a school with a cooperative arrangement with your home state. Schools have very limited spots available for out of state students. </p>
<p>My D also couldn’t find any vets hiring so she approached one about doing an unpaid internship and he accepted. She’s in her 2nd year there and loving it - it really finalized her decision. You might try finding a similar situation if you can do without a paycheck. </p>
<p>Work hard, focus on math and science, and best of luck to you in reaching your goal!</p>
<p>My daughter’s experience mirrored timeflew’s advice. She has an undergrad degree in biological sciences, and took the most rigorous course load possible. She also worked extensively in vet offices during college, and spent a summer abroad working in a vet hospital where she received extensive vet experience. She is now about to start vet school in the fall. Her vet school had 900 applicants for 20 open OOS positions. Luckily she was one of the twenty. Obviously we are very proud of her and her accomplishments - not only because she got into vet school, but because she worked extremely hard, and maintained her focus towards her goal. It was a long arduous journey, and now she has a great new opportunity to see her dream come true.</p>
<p>WOW, congrats to your D for earning one of those coveted spots, Laf1980! It’s great when there really is a payoff for hard work.</p>
<p>is it better to take biology rather than pre vet? does it make a difference? one of my friends is doing that this year</p>