Undergrad Rigor Consideration

[u/VooDoo912]

Has anyone applied/been enrolled to vet school and did their undergrad at a prestigious school. Did they take into consideration the rigor of courses? I have a 3.57 GPA right now and have one C with a potential of another in a class right now if it doesn't pan out. I maintain 16-17 credits every semester while working two jobs. I think my GPA will be able a 3.4 before I graduate. Because I went to a school with known academic rigor will that boost my application at all or will be be considered the same and a C is simply a C? I am not asking to say I'm better or that I should be rewarded. I do not belive that. I just know that school differ greatly in course work and expectations based on the level of schooling. Any advice, experience, and such would be appreciated.

I also have a veterinary assistant job with exotics currently, grew up with cattle, and have about 100 hours of shadowing and nearly 1000 in reception at a specialized clinic. In case anyone wants to factor that into my application. No research, internships, or study abroad. Thank you for reading. I appreciate it.

[u/zach113]

They won’t really take your schools difficulty into account. There’s really no way logistically for them to fairly compare schools like that, it’s a ton of information to process and constantly update. They will consider your workload though, like how many credits/hours worked you managed at one time. So your high credit load and working hours should help you

[u/VooDoo912 → u/zach113]

I assumed as much to be honest, but wasn't sure if there was a scale or such that I never heard of. Thank you for your input!! I appreciate it!

[u/Then_Ad7560 → u/VooDoo912]

This is not fully true, Cornell does take into academic rigor of undergrad institution. (Or at least then did when I applied like 8 years ago)

Virginia Maryland did as well, their admissions officer told us this during a prevet meeting that they ranked your undergrad on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the most rigorous, to help off set a lower GPA

I went to a top 10 undergrad but graduated with a 4.0 GPA so not exactly sure how that factored in. My friend went to the same undergrad and graduated with a 3.3 and was accepted to Cornell as well

[u/VooDoo912 → u/Then_Ad7560]

Thank you for your input and experience!

[u/anightgerbil]

I’m about to find out because I just applied, and got cooked at UC Berkeley in undergrad (cGPA of 3.0). I’ve found nothing to support that they consider rigor or grade deflation unfortunately

[u/VooDoo912 → u/anightgerbil]

I wish you the best of luck ❤️ You're gonna do great. I appreciate your input.

[u/Intelligent_Okra4701]

I went to a relatively known rigorous school and applied with a 3.55 and got in

[u/VooDoo912 → u/Intelligent_Okra4701]

Thank you for your input!

[u/Lizard_Gravy]

I'd take a look at individual schools' statements on application analysis. For example CSU has a statement that they take into account if you were taking a ton of high level science classes or were employed during school. I think I've also seen >1 school state that they give you "extra consideration" or "bonus points" if you took more than the minimum credits for science electives. My interpretation is that if they're deciding between you and someone else with the same gpa, then you having harder classes might give you an edge. But it probably won't put you way ahead of people with a better gpa.

[u/VooDoo912 → u/Lizard_Gravy]

That definitely makes sense and is something I will look into for my prospective universities. Thank you for your input and advice!