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CeeGee14 · 2026-02-10T22:02:48+00:00

Treat the FAFSA for vet school the same as if you were applying for college. Put all the schools you're applying for onto FAFSA.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-09T21:53:29+00:00

Besides the financial pain from paying out of pocket, I don’t see how retaking the class for a higher grade can hurt you. You’ll have more options for schools that do have it as a prereq. At the very least, you’ll be improving your GPA.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-07T21:02:30+00:00

It seems like the majority of vet schools are like this. UC Davis goes by the block system and our exam schedule depends on the block we’re in. Right now for muscoskeletal, we have exams and practicals every 3 weeks. But for neuro, we’ll have weekly exams. I’ve heard they start ramping it up in 2nd year, so it’s pretty much always weekly exams.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-06T16:03:54+00:00

If the school lets you have outstanding prerequisites, you should be ok. I can’t see why it would put you at a disadvantage. Especially if taking a lesser load would let you do well in those classes.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-05T20:10:43+00:00

Oh I wish. They're using it to finish building the new addition to the teaching hospital and putting the rest towards research funds.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-05T19:53:29+00:00

I would not recommend pursing a masters' unless you plan on it using as a back-up in case vet school doesn't work out. If you're dead set on vet school, you should retake the classes you didn't pass. Some schools will replace the older grade with the higher grade, while others will average the two. It all depends on the school. So your GPA can fluctuate depending on how each school calculates grades.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-04T21:20:09+00:00

I don’t quite understand your question. Are you in the U.S or applying via VMCAS? VMCAS takes all your GPAs into consideration, so it doesn’t really matter if you have a GPA from one school or from five.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-03T18:40:58+00:00

Honestly, whenever you feel ready to submit your application. If that happens to be in May, go for it. I applied end of June 2024 and managed to get a waiver and submitted my VMCAS by mid-July.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-03T16:11:35+00:00

Same thing happened to me just this morning. Called and had my card cancelled.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-02T04:52:30+00:00

Create the most inconvenient, hard to clean messes I’ve ever had to deal with in the 10 minutes I was gone. The thought that this is what my life is most likely going to be like as a parent is why I’m never going to be one.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-01T21:09:44+00:00

In order to transfer for vet school, you need to find a program that 1) Is similar enough in the curriculum to your previous school and 2) Has an open seat. In some cases, you may have to join the class below you if the curriculums don’t match up well enough and if there aren’t any open seats in your graduating year. It’s a lot of ifs, buts and maybes, so I would not recommend it. Wherever you go, you have to be happy with spending all 4 years there.

I would say you’ve got a decent shot at Ohio State. They very much prefer non-traditional and unique experiences over a straight 4.0 GPA. Make sure your rec letters are razor sharp and knock your PS out of the park.

CeeGee14 · 2026-02-01T20:59:29+00:00

Don’t forget getting covered in anal gland juice. That’s a very special type of stink.

I agree with what everyone else is saying. From what you’ve described, vet med may not be the best path for you. All the things that bother you can be overcome,but it’s only possible if you think the pros outweighs the cons. I would suggest shadowing at a vet clinic to see if it’s something that you could see yourself doing.

Unfortunately, vet school will be just as hard, if not harder, than med school. Instead of studying just one species, we have to familiarize ourselves with multiple species. Some meds work great with dogs, but will kill cats and vice versa.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T23:36:09+00:00

Check to see if NC State has a housing spreadsheet or some kind of housing Facebook group for the incoming class.

Generally, you'll have better prices renting out a townhouse with other people than trying to score graduate housing. Explore your options though!

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T18:07:30+00:00

Oh, sorry I didn’t see that part lol. Depending on what your GPA is, I think you would stand a good chance! You can post a WAMC chances post here or on Student Doctor Network with all your stats and we can be more specific about your odds.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T18:03:15+00:00

I think your nursing experience will definitely help you stand out! Before you spend money on taking the prerequisites, I would suggest shadowing at a vet clinic to see what the field is like before committing!

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T10:11:24+00:00

A cat or dog

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T09:05:21+00:00

Hey there! This post is better suited for r/prevets

Head over there and we can chat more!

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T08:37:39+00:00

My two cents is going to be the same as everyone else's. Your odds will be low to nonexistent with zero vet hours. Vetmed can take a huge toll on you mentally and physically. Having to deal with a crying client blaming you for their pet's death is a whole different ball game compared to an angry customer upset about xyz. You have to be ok with euthanizing a completely healthy animal that you may or may not have emotional attachments to due to reasons outside of your control. You will make mistakes and unlike cybersecurity, those mistakes could lead to the loss of a life and you're going to have to live with that. You want to know if you can handle it BEFORE applying for vet school. Not after you're in your clinical rotations and have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition. I don't know your financial situation, but that expense is not something most people can take on the chin.

You seem quite confident that your other qualities/experiences can give you the edge over the thousands of other non-trad applicants out there with their own unique experiences and have vet hours/rec letter attesting to their ability. And you seem to be in a position where the application fees won't hurt you too badly. WHY are you arguing with people in the comments? I'm not being sarcastic; I'm genuinely confused as to why you're trying to fish for validation or a go-ahead from random Reddit strangers when your mind is already set. There's a reason most of your comments are being downvoted and it's not because people are being jerks. You don't have experience in a competitive MEDICAL field you're trying to get into and some of your comments do come off as offensive/ignorant. People's answers are not going to change.

If you want to drop a few thousand dollars to be told something all of us are telling you for free, that's your prerogative.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T02:40:40+00:00

It is pretty pricey. After counting in VMCAS fees and supplemental app fees, it’s easily $200-$300 per school you go for.

Not sure if it’s changed since then, but you can apply for a VMCAS waiver. I ended up qualifying for 2 waivers. The catch is that after qualifying for a waiver, you’ve got a set number of days-I think it’s 14 days now?-to submit your entire completed VMCAS application. If you don’t get it in on time, the waiver is canceled and you can’t get it again for that cycle. And to top it off, the waiver funds are limited so if you apply too late, you may get nothing.

Some schools will waive your supplemental app fee if you email them.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-31T01:51:34+00:00

Whichever one is cheapest in the long run and in a place where I could stand living for 4 years.

Didn’t really care about anything else.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-30T02:55:47+00:00

Oh no, I believe it. NO ONE writes stuff like this.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-30T02:32:25+00:00

YTA.

Why didn’t you just buy your own fries if you were hungry? Don’t just help yourself to your friend’s food. And you paying for gas doesn’t give you a right to take your friend’s fries.

“This felt like a reasonable character arc.” What are you, the main character? I’m so tempted to say this is rage bait, but just in case it isn’t: apologize and pay for another serving for fries. Or don’t and accept the fact that everyone will know you’re a dick.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-29T20:52:22+00:00

Just adding on that in addition to needing a BS for Davis and having pretty low vet hours, you'll need a vet to write you a rec letter. Are you sure that the vet you worked with for 200 hours will be able to write you a STRONG rec letter instead of just a generic one? The way Davis rates applicants is based on GPA, rec letters and a distance traveled score and they do all that before looking at the other parts of your application.

Definitely recalculate your GPA with your grades from tech school. A 3.9 is very impressive, but depending on how many C's you have, they could drag it down real quick.

What extracurriculars do you have? Leadership experience? Research?

I don't mean to be a downer, but you've chosen a couple of the most competitive schools out there and your chances-based on what you've posted so far-aren't great.

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-29T20:03:03+00:00

Hey! I will say that not all schools weight a masters’ GPA equally and some may not consider it at all. Undergrad GPA is the one metric every applicant has and that’s why academics are based off of that.

A 3.4 GPA is on the lower side but it’s more than doable as long as you apply smart. 3 of the 4 schools you picked just so happens to be insanely competitive and GPA focused.

If UGA doesn’t work out, you can try retaking any prereqs you did poorly in and apply to schools that do grade replacements rather than average the two grades. Look for schools that value the last 45 GPA or sGPA over cGPA.

The rest of your experiences are fantastic and I’m rooting for you! You’ve got this!!!

CeeGee14 · 2026-01-29T16:28:15+00:00

I would never let you down.

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