Successful Applicant Stats - Class of 2020

I’ve been waiting so long to make one of these posts! I'm a 22 yr old female, RI resident, 1st time applicant.

Applied: Tufts, UPenn, Cornell, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Purdue, Colorado, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas (way too many, in hindsight)
Interviews: Tufts, UPenn, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Purdue, Kansas
Declined Interview: Ohio, Iowa, Purdue, Kansas
Rejected: Missouri, Colorado (waitlisted)
Accepted: Tufts, Michigan
Attending: Probably Tufts, waiting to hear from UPenn/Cornell/Wisconsin

Degrees: B.S. in Biology, B.A. in Chemistry (graduating Spring 16)

Overall GPA: 3.94
Science GPA: 3.96
Last 45 credits: 3.90

GRE (Q/V/W): 161 (80%) /168 (98%)/5.5 (98%)

Veterinary Experience:
Shadowed at three small animal practices: 650
Vet Assistant at a mixed animal practice : 375
Went to Nicaragua as volunteer in spay/neuter clinics: 60
Tufts Adventure in Veterinary Medicine Program (high school): 80

Research Experience:
Senior thesis on titin protein’s role in muscle activation in mice: 600
Went to the Bahamas and did research on iguana ecology: 140

Animal Experience:
Volunteering at animal shelters: 220
Caring for farm animals at a bed and breakfast: 140
Volunteered with horses at therapeutic riding center: 200
Interned as a zookeeper in high school: 500

Non-Animal Employment:
Worked many hours as a tutor for both the biology and chemistry department, TA-ed chemistry and biology labs, was a supervisor at my school’s athletic center

Extracurriculars / Etc:
President of Pre-Vet Club
Club Volleyball
Achievement awards from biology, chemistry, and physics department
Two science scholarships
High school valedictorian

LORs:
Senior Research Advisor
Small animal vet I worked with for 3 years
Mixed animal vet I worked with for 3 years
Biology professor whoI had for Bio I, Cell Biology, and Genetics

Personal Statement:
Wrote about my personal take on the slogan “Real Doctors Treat More Than One Species”. Talked about my experience working with a wide array of different kinds of animals, my love of medicine and fascination with the variety in animal anatomy/physiology, and how my science double major combined with my interest in comparative oncology has inspired me to pursue a career in research that will eventually benefit “all species”.

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Successful Applicant Stats - Class of 2020