tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42398230648759240732012-02-16T00:02:28.958-08:00What happens when a licensed veterinary technician gets accepted to veterinary school.Gatekpr70noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239823064875924073.post-69140118649647232582009-03-19T19:15:00.000-07:002009-04-22T20:13:23.993-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Seventh time applicant, 39, female, Delaware resident</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Undergraduate institutions:</strong><br />Northern Virginia Community College: AAS in Veterinary Technology<br />Tidewater Community College:AS in Science<br />Old Dominion University: BS in Health Sciences: Adult Education Tract<br /><strong>Graduate institutions:<br /></strong>Saint Joseph College: MS in Biology program-currently enrolled</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><strong>Applied (08-09 cycle):</strong><br />UGA-Originally rejected and then offered an acceptance on 4/22! Woo Hoo!<br />KSU-rejected w/o interview<br />ISU-rejected post interview<br />OKSU-disqualified<br />VMRCVM-rejected w/o interview<br />Wisconsin-rejected<br /><br />Schools Ive never applied to UPenn, Purdue, UMiss, UCDavis or Western<br /><br /><strong>Cum GPA:</strong> 3.87 (UGA) 3.2 all others (bad sophomore year &amp; repeated 6 older courses)<br /><strong>Last 45</strong>: 3.9<br /><strong>Science:</strong> 3.6<br /><strong>GRE:</strong> 520V, 500Q, 3.5W<br /><strong>Bio </strong><strong>GRE</strong>: 540<br /><br /><strong>Veterinary Experience:<br /></strong>150hrs Veterinary Surgical Speciality<br />100hrs Marion-Dupont Equine Medical Center<br />2000hrs SA veterinary practice as a veterinary assistant<br />25,000 hrs (14yrs) SA veterinary hospital (dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, rodents, lizards, snakes, turtles, guinea pigs, ferrets) as an LVT<br />64hrs LA ambulatory service<br /><br /><strong>Animal Experience:</strong><br />60hrs AKC confirmation junior handler<br />120hrs Pet Store Customer service<br />2000hrs as a dog/cat Groomer<br />2000hrs at a Dairy Farm my grandfather owned (probably more but I didn’t keep track of the hours)<br /><br /><strong>Other employment:</strong><br />500hrs a Chic-Fil-A<br />200hrs as a Pharmacy tech<br />800hrs Adult Education Instructor for a Veterinary Assistant Program<br />480hrs working in laboratory analyzing formaldehyde levels<br /><br /><strong>Honors/Awards:</strong><br />Veterinary Technology Program Class Vice President<br />Veterinary Nutritional Advocate Award<br />Nutritional Consultant<br />Superior Service Award Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians<br />American Society of Veterinary Dental Technicians-Inductee<br />Fairfax Country Animal Control Academic Scholarship<br />Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society<br /><br /><strong>Extracurricular Activities:</strong><br />Volunteer at Church Daycare/Preschool Center<br />Parent-Teacher Association Volunteer<br />Created and Organized Family support group for Parents with ADD/ADHD/OCD<br />Little League Baseball Coach<br />Technical Advisor to a Veterinary Technology Program<br />Advisory Board member to Veterinary Assistant program<br />Adult Co-ed Softball League (player)<br /><br /><strong>LORs:<br /></strong>1 Veterinarian Mentor (known for 14 years)<br />1 Veterinarian Mentor (known for 10 years)<br />1 General and Organic Chemistry Professor<br />1 LVT Veterinary Technology Instructor</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>PS:</strong></span><br />see PS posts<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4239823064875924073-6914011864964723258?l=incompatiblewithlife.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gatekpr70noreply@blogger.com0