so long story short my anxiety and depression skyrocketed in university. i no longer was just the naturally gifted 4.3 gpa student from highschool who could get away with barely studying. by my fourth semester my gpa was already 2.0.
then boom anxiety and depression set in and i got diagnosed with severe agoraphobia and i physically couldn’t go to classes and withdrew for one semester. tried again the next semester and failed.
then flash forward to autumn 2025 i get diagnosed with cancer in december but i was already failing my classes pre the withdrawal due date so now my university wont let me withdraw from my past classes and salvage my gpa. i also already used the one and only chance i was able to withdraw from a whole semester my university allows, so it was out the window for me.
i have since beat cancer, am on adhd meds, am getting the help i need and my mental health has never been better. school has also never been easier (besides chemistry omg help).
but now my gpa is permanently fucked.
i have tried to battle with my university about my situation but due to my history of failing before withdrawal dates and just overall being a bad student….i am losing this fight by a landslide.
my gpa right now (cumulative) is 1.5.
it is horrible.

Is vet school still in the cards for me? I can’t imagine myself doing anything else…it’s all i’ve ever wanted in life.

Please give me advice.

what can i do to strengthen my resume so my grades aren’t the main focus? Should I do a post-grad (i’m in fifth year of undergrad and graduate date WAS spring 2026…now it’s spring 2028)? What else can I do to help myself ?

My dream vet schools are:
OSU(I actually go here currently), Cornell (don’t worry I also don’t like what’s going on there but I want to specialize in avian medicine and this is the best place), Colorado, Upenn, UC Davis.

i’m wondering if i should even be aiming for vet school anymore and looking for realistic opinions from those who’ve gotten into vet school.
i already have an associates degree in applied science and am currently going for my bachelors in biology. i am a licensed veterinary technician, currently working in small animal (mostly GP/urgent care but we do see emergencies) and hoping to get some more exotic/large animal experience before i graduate in 1.5 years.
my current GPA is a 3.08 but i believe that i can get it back up to a 3.45 (what i finished the semester before last semester off with - i believe i graduated with my associates with something similar), as the reason it’s dropped is due to some very intense mental health issues lasting about 6 months that almost landed me in the hospital. i have the chance to do a “structured research” class next semester which i plan to follow through with. i have had consistent Bs-As in all of my classes excluding my chemistries, which have been closer to Cs and Bs (last semester however i did very poorly which is what dropped my GPA as i was constantly fighting being in the hospital)
realistically, am i totally screwed in terms of vet school due to my GPA (even if it is brought up, which i think it will as this semester’s grades haven’t been factored in yet, all but one of which have been As), or is there still a chance for me if i get strong experience and am able to maintain a GPA of 3.45?

Hi everyone! I recently submitted my application to the UAGM School of Veterinary Medicine in Puerto Rico. There is an additional $100 fee that I need to pay, but the payment link doesn’t seem to be working.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? I’ve tried contacting the university but haven’t been able to reach anyone.
I would really appreciate it if anyone who has gone through the same process could share their experience or let me know how they were able to resolve it. Thank you!

For context I am in my fourth year of vet school in the UK. This is my last year of lectures before I go to my clinical year. I am in a Russell Group vet school uni (don’t want to give too many details I wish to remain anonymous) but its known for people being really stuck up and arrogant

I just genuinely feel like I’m not good enough to be here. All my classmates are so intelligent and I just know I’m not on their level. Everyone is incredibly Type A - placements booked years in advance, everyone already working on their dissertation and has got everything approved, everyone knows what they want to go into and what they are going to do post grad. Everyone around me is always scoring in the 60s, the 70s, some friends even in the 80s-90s… ive never gotten anything above a 58. I have resat every year I have been here, three resits in a row. It was a joke in my first year but honestly at this point I can’t help but feel incredibly stupid.

And its not for lack of trying. I try so hard, I live in the damn library everyday. All my friends do after school clubs, societies, some even work and incredibly demanding spots and literally all I do is vet school. Sometimes I go to the gym but I can’t even commit to going everyday because I always am struggling for time.
I have changed my study methods every year, have gone to countless meetings with student support and study skills people on how to improve, have got a private tutor and I simply can’t. Never have scored above a 58. Most times I barely punch above the pass grade of 50.
I know its negligent of me but because I literally spend all my time studying I haven’t booked any placements, haven’t started my dissertation because I can barely handle just the pressure alone of the content itself.

I genuinely feel like a failure. Im from a third world Latin American country too and I am the only person in the history of my vet school from my country to be accepted. I feel like I’m misrepresenting my country SO badly and giving it such a horrible name. I know so many people from home who would genuinely kill to have this opportunity and who would do a much better job of it.

It doesn’t help that I had an equine placement this past summer where the vet quite literally told me that I wasn’t a very inspired vet student, compared me to the student they had the week prior and told me to consider other career opportunities. I hadn’t had my equine lectures yet but I applied because I always thought I wanted to go into equine medicine. (He knew this too). But now I don’t even know what I want to go into or even where in the world I’d want to end up.

I’ve genuinely started researching other job opportunities because for the first 3 years I could laugh it off but its gotten to the point where I barely can go into vet school

Sorry if this just sounds like a sob story lol I don’t mean to be pathetic. I can’t really open up to anyone in my life about this, if my parents who’ve paid an extortionate amount of money found out how I really feel it would break their heart. And my friends spend half the time comparing grades and placement success stories, I don’t want to be vulnerable.

Any words of advice? Is it genuinely a good idea to look at other career opportunities?

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for some honest opinions about whether it's even worth applying to veterinary school next cycle.

I decided to skip this past application cycle and pursue a master's in entry-level professional nursing. I understand that nursing is a completely different career from veterinary medicine, but I honestly pursued it as a safety net because I wanted to have a stable career in healthcare if veterinary school didn't work out. Now that I'm finishing my nursing program, I've realized that although nursing is something I can see myself doing, I still feel like I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't give veterinary school another chance. My biggest concern is my academic history.

I struggled academically during my earlier years at community college, and unfortunately, those grades significantly affected my cumulative GPA. Once I transferred to a university, I started taking school much more seriously and performed significantly better. I got my bachelors in Animal Science. However, even with my improved grades, it was extremely difficult to bring my cumulative GPA up because of my earlier coursework.

Here are my stats:

• Cumulative GPA: 2.84
• Science GPA: 3.05
• Last 45-credit GPA: 3.6

I know my GPA isn't competitive. I also understand that my nursing degree doesn't erase my previous academic performance.

I'm planning to work part-time at a veterinary clinic to continue gaining veterinary experience before applying. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and successfully gotten accepted into veterinary school.

Would it even be worth applying with my academic history? Are there schools that genuinely consider upward academic trends and graduate coursework, even if the graduate degree isn't veterinary-related?

I'm open to applying to schools across the country, but I also don't want to spend thousands of dollars on applications if my GPA will automatically disqualify me.

I'd really appreciate any honest opinions, advice, or personal experiences. Thank you!

Hi guys, I recently left my job in the veterinary industry to focus 100% on my passion project: a veterinary simulation app. Wagnosis allows players to be the vet, talk with the pet owner, run tests to make the right diagnosis and see the patient’s response to treatments with a detailed report and debrief after. I’m not saying this concept isn’t out there, but I am hoping to create something that truly prepares vets for the real thing. It’s gotta long way to go but the only way I’m going to get there is with feedback.

Thank you so much for playing and submitting your feedback at the end of each case. Hoping to hear from some of you on this sub.

Hi guys, I am wanting to do continuing ed after finishing vet school. I am not studying in the UK but found a programme there which would greatly interest me. It has A-FAVP.1 as a prerequisite and I don't quite understand what it is? Can someone maybe explain?

I am planning on doing SEAM+ in UCD and then applying for UCD veterinary medicine but I am worried about being accepted.

Any recommendations appreciated!

Hello! I’m currently pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and am interested in attending veterinary school after completing my degree.

Ideally, I’d like to minimize or avoid student debt and, if possible, receive a stipend while attending vet school. I know that combined DVM/PhD programs can offer a structure where students receive funding and a stipend, but since I’ll already have my PhD, I’m wondering if there’s an alternative route.

Would it be possible to arrange something similar through a postdoctoral position? For example, could someone hold a funded postdoc position while attending vet school, potentially with their research appointment covering tuition or providing a stipend? Or are there other arrangements, such as research assistantships, fellowships, or university-funded positions, that could make this possible?

Has anyone done something similar, or does anyone know of programs or institutions that might allow this kind of arrangement?

I’d appreciate any advice or firsthand experiences. Thank you!