Ways to strengthen application/WAMC
Hello!
I will be applying to vet school in 2027 and I’m trying to plan out some ways to strengthen my application.
I’ll have:
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed certification
- AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator certification
- AKC FETCH and ATT (temperament testing) Judge’s certification
- BS in Biological Sciences
- Fear Free Training Certification
- Do More With Your Dog Trick Dog Evaluator certification
Academic:
- 4.0 gpa (so everything is 4.0)
- JR standing
- I’ve taking prerequisites including orgo 1, micro, calc, full year of bio and chem
- Honors College
Hours:
Vet:
- ~ 600 shadowing hours of a GP (who does exotics and rehab) with experience of restraining, looking in ears etc. by the time of submitting application
- ~13 hours of volunteer tech assisting for a vaccine drive (drawing up vaccines etc)
- ~ 80 hours of tech assisting volunteering for a spay neuter clinic (waking dogs/cats up from surgery) by the time of submitting application
Animal experience:
- 300+ hours of leading Group Dog training classes
- 100+ Hours of animal sitting
- 100 hours of animal owning
- 100 hours of Guide dog puppy raising
- 80+ hours of volunteering at an animal shelter
Leadership:
- Vice chair for a general public dog sports club
- Have been previously at large position for the club
- Apart of a History organizations’ undergraduate advisory council
- AKC Trial Committee member
Research:
-Not able to get any
Random experiences:
- Photographer for three years for a charity that helps kids with parents with cancer
- Dog Sports Photographer (50+ hours)
Applying to: A&M (IS), TXTech (IS), CSU/UAF (Kinda IS), LSU, UWM, MSU, OSU, and UoI
I know that vet hours are my weak spot. I really have an interest in the behavior, hence the heavy training background, but I almost wonder if it’s too heavy? It’s difficult to get in further to most clinics around here for paid opportunities so is there anything I can do to make my shadowing look more appealing? It’s also difficult to get a vet hours job schedule to not conflict with my training jobs.