What are my chances...would a gap year benefit me?
Hi guys! I am looking for some advice on my application and if it is strong enough to apply this cycle.
I just got my transcript from dual enrollment in high school and it is stressing me out since I underperformed. At my college currently I have a 3.93 GPA but if the dual enrollment classes (I took 24 credits) factor in it drops it all the way to a 3.84. I know that is still a strong GPA but I was hoping to have above a 3.9 since I put in the work the last four years. I did not realize those classes would factor in from high school until recently.
I am a full time student athlete (track/xc) at my institution and during the school year that takes up so much of my time. I love being an athlete and on the time but now I feel like it might have hindered me since I do not have as many vet hours as I would like. I looked this past year to get some but no one would hire me due to timing.
My stats:
Animal Science Major Dean's List all four years
GPA: 3.93-->3.84
Animal hours: work at a dairy farm every summer for three years now, fostered goats, work at a horse barn + ride horses, did some equine research (1000+ hours total)
Vet experience: shadowed Cornell senior year of high school (340 hours), shadowed Tufts ambulatory service this year (40 hours), shadowed a GP small practice once a month during this school year (20 hours)
Jobs: Current Animal Science tutor at my school, worked at dunkin freshman year
Extracurriculars: Current track + xc athlete, track athlete in HS, soccer athlete in HS, FFA in HS
I am really interested in large animal/food animal medicine and I wish I had more clinical hours. However, I do feel the ones I have are strong and good quality. I learned a lot there. I was really hoping to apply as a high GPA candidate to counteract my lower hours. Any advice for my application would be appreciated.