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Seventh time applicant, 39, female, Delaware resident

Undergraduate institutions:
Northern Virginia Community College: AAS in Veterinary Technology
Tidewater Community College:AS in Science
Old Dominion University: BS in Health Sciences: Adult Education Tract
Graduate institutions:
Saint Joseph College: MS in Biology program-currently enrolled

Applied (08-09 cycle):
UGA-Originally rejected and then offered an acceptance on 4/22! Woo Hoo!
KSU-rejected w/o interview
ISU-rejected post interview
OKSU-disqualified
VMRCVM-rejected w/o interview
Wisconsin-rejected

Schools Ive never applied to UPenn, Purdue, UMiss, UCDavis or Western

Cum GPA: 3.87 (UGA) 3.2 all others (bad sophomore year & repeated 6 older courses)
Last 45: 3.9
Science: 3.6
GRE: 520V, 500Q, 3.5W
Bio GRE: 540

Veterinary Experience:
150hrs Veterinary Surgical Speciality
100hrs Marion-Dupont Equine Medical Center
2000hrs SA veterinary practice as a veterinary assistant
25,000 hrs (14yrs) SA veterinary hospital (dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, rodents, lizards, snakes, turtles, guinea pigs, ferrets) as an LVT
64hrs LA ambulatory service

Animal Experience:
60hrs AKC confirmation junior handler
120hrs Pet Store Customer service
2000hrs as a dog/cat Groomer
2000hrs at a Dairy Farm my grandfather owned (probably more but I didn’t keep track of the hours)

Other employment:
500hrs a Chic-Fil-A
200hrs as a Pharmacy tech
800hrs Adult Education Instructor for a Veterinary Assistant Program
480hrs working in laboratory analyzing formaldehyde levels

Honors/Awards:
Veterinary Technology Program Class Vice President
Veterinary Nutritional Advocate Award
Nutritional Consultant
Superior Service Award Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians
American Society of Veterinary Dental Technicians-Inductee
Fairfax Country Animal Control Academic Scholarship
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Extracurricular Activities:
Volunteer at Church Daycare/Preschool Center
Parent-Teacher Association Volunteer
Created and Organized Family support group for Parents with ADD/ADHD/OCD
Little League Baseball Coach
Technical Advisor to a Veterinary Technology Program
Advisory Board member to Veterinary Assistant program
Adult Co-ed Softball League (player)

LORs:
1 Veterinarian Mentor (known for 14 years)
1 Veterinarian Mentor (known for 10 years)
1 General and Organic Chemistry Professor
1 LVT Veterinary Technology Instructor

PS:
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