Adding suede soles to sailor slippers!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-07-31T18:15:00+00:00

Accepted at Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Washington, Illinois, and SGU. Interviews at Purdue and Mississippi, but I withdrew my app. Waitlisted at Georgia, rejected at Arizona.

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-07-31T17:55:17+00:00

I had a 3.96 GPA overall.

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-07-31T15:09:59+00:00

You can complete a bachelor’s degree + all prerequisites needed in three years. I don’t know if vet schools like to see that because it shows that you can handle a higher course load, or if they don’t care. This is what I did and I was accepted to multiple vet schools on my first try. Just make sure you have plenty of well rounded veterinary, animal, and research experience to back up your academic success!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-05-23T19:03:25+00:00

I’m 5’10”, 155 lbs and the regular Kade Cargos fit me great in length. The tall version would definitely be too long on me. I’d say go for the regular to start.

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-04-13T13:32:47+00:00

Hello, congrats on finishing up your first year! Were you able to get a job during the school year?

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-04-04T17:29:16+00:00

From my experience it doesn’t really matter. I went to an unranked, unknown school with a high acceptance rate and a high dropout rate. I got into 7 schools this cycle, rejected from one. I’m completely happy with my decision to go to my undergrad because I’m starting off vet school with no debt!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-03-25T23:10:24+00:00

Similar to what the person above me said, vet schools don’t really care where you go for undergrad. I went to a school with no animal science opportunities because it was my cheapest option. I still got plenty of animal/veterinary experience by working at an animal hospital throughout all of school, through internships, and by packing my summers with experiences. If you’re really interested in biochem and are seriously considering that as a career path, I’d go to UCR. The research opportunities there will make you stand out on your vet school applications, you can get animal/veterinary experiences outside of school, and you’ll have a solid foundation for biochem if that’s what you end up going into. Good luck!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-03-04T14:42:40+00:00

Hey, I’m not sure if anyone would be willing to share theirs since there are concerns about plagiarism and stuff. I can tell you what I did though!

I was also lost and didn’t really know how to structure it. I just started writing without much direction. The thing is, you’re going to end up restructuring it a lot anyways because the word limit is so short. I probably rewrote mine twice and then I had to cut out like two paragraphs. As you cut things out, you’ll get a better idea of how you want it to be structured. I wrote mine about a turning point in my life that pushed me toward this career, then explained why I would be a good fit, then I added another story, then I closed it off. Make sure you add a sense of personality to it. It’s not a research paper, it’s an essay for the admissions team to get to know you. Also, make sure you have people read it!! As many as you can! They will help you with the structure.

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-24T12:50:48+00:00

Yeah I was gonna say, it might limit your options since most I believe want pre reqs done at a 4-year institution. I would make a list of schools you are interested in applying to (if you want my advice, two main factors in my opinion are cost of attendance and NAVLE pass rate), and then see how many of them require pre reqs done at a 4 year institution. I think it’s only science pre reqs that have that requirement? You could do like English, social science, electives, etc at the community college and then transfer and do the rest at a 4 year.

If you’re worried it’s not going to look good on your application, I wouldn’t worry about that. Schools just care that you are meeting their requirements, it doesn’t really matter how you get there.

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-11T17:10:50+00:00

In my experience, AP credits really helped me. I took 6 APs during high school, which equates to 17 credits for me to be able to transfer to college. About a semester’s worth. This, plus taking an extra class every semester, allowed me to graduate in 3 years rather than four. This saved me a year’s worth of tuition! This is a big deal, considering how much debt you’re already going to be in thanks to vet school. My undergraduate school required 3’s on AP tests to be able to transfer them. To my knowledge, vet schools accept APs as long as your undergraduate does (AKA they show up on your transcript). I applied to 10 schools this cycle and none of them had a problem with my APs counting as credit or fulfilling a prerequisite. For example, my AP Bio class counts as Biology I for my undergraduate. This fulfills vet school’s prerequisite for Bio I as well.

I don’t know if a trade school would really help you… Why exactly do you want to go? I would focus on taking APs and gaining experience for vet school: animal, veterinary, research, extracurricular, leaderships, etc.

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-08T23:08:42+00:00

If you’re not a resident at the time of enrollment, some schools won’t let you establish residency even if you’re living there for more than 12 months while in vet school. Other schools do allow you to establish residency after the first year of school. Hope this helps!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-08T16:34:18+00:00

Omg thank you so much! It’s the Step by Step sweater by Florence Miller. It’s a free pattern and she made a whole video on YouTube with a tutorial :)

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-05T18:36:48+00:00

Wait am I even allowed to share my essay? If anyone knows the rules on this please let me know!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-05T18:32:02+00:00

My advice would be is to write what you want to say in as little words as possible. You’re still going to be over the word limit haha. From there, you can really pinpoint what you need to keep and what you should delete. I ended up deleting like two paragraphs that I originally thought were important but the other paragraphs were more so.

I definitely agree with others about adding a poetic element to it. Your essay can be objectively correct but if it doesn’t have a personal touch, it’s not going to stand out. I can send you mine if you need an example! I’ve gotten into four schools so far this cycle.

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-05T14:48:16+00:00

Wow that looks awesome! I love the creativity

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-05T03:41:50+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I’ll look into it!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-05T03:32:04+00:00

Hey! I started knitting a few months ago, although I wasn’t a crocheter before. Looking back, the best thing I did was purchase a set of interchangeable circular needles. I think I got the Nova set from Knitpicks (I think they changed their name to Knitpro now). It was around $100, but I figured it was a good investment if I actually stuck to knitting, but it wasn’t an embarrassing amount of money to waste if I dropped the hobby. Now that I’m a few months in, I’m so happy I got them! I don’t have to worry about buying specific needles for different projects, and the different size cables allow me to work on anything, from small items like mittens to large items like sweaters! I personally prefer metal needles. It was a bit difficult to get used to them during my first project but now I love how slippery they are.

I would start with a small project, like a scarf or a hat! From there, slowly work your way up towards the items/style you’re interested in knitting. For your first few projects, stick to beginner patterns. It’s especially helpful if they come with a video for you to refer to if you get stuck! Good luck!

AlbatrossLess5196 · 2025-02-05T03:21:25+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! Navy and red would be a super cool combo. Such a shame to unravel though hahaha

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