Thank you everyone who replied!! I wanted to share some updates now that school has started. The first is that the vet I am shadowing is now training me to be a vet tech. I’ll be shadowing twice a week this entire school year, plus even more during breaks. I’ll be drawing blood, restraining animals, doing fecals, expressing anal glands, etc. I’m super excited about this opportunity, and after shadowing for an entire summer already I feel positive that I want to pursue a career as a vet. My only concern applying to these programs is my academics. I got a 29 on the act, but plan to retake and aiming for a 32-33. I have an unweighted gpa of 3.77, barely above the required gpa. My weighted gpa is a 4.5. I also don’t have a super strong science and math background, I’m in my fourth year of biology (bio I honors, anatomy and phys, two years of ib bio HL including a research paper) but have only taken chemistry besides that. As for math, I’ve done up to calculus, which I am taking this year. I also no longer work at the doggy daycare as they no longer employ high schoolers…but I plan on volunteering each weekend at an animal shelter. I also run two clubs, a Save the Bees club that raised $700 last year, and the Interact Club, the high school branch of Rotary that does monthly community service. I’m very involved, attending rotary leadership camps and going to district conferences. I also ran our French Club last year, and I’m taking French 5 this year. I’m also involved in choir and orchestra, my orchestra won state last year and my choir placed 4th! I’m honestly worried most about my academics, so if anyone has some wisdom to share that would be greatly appreciated. I’m hoping my experience in the vet field and confidence in my choice to enter the field will carry my application far.
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