If your test scores were weak, it would probably be best to prepare again for the GRE and take the official test once your practice test scores have improved. Our average test scores of classes recently admitted are a 600 verbal and 720 quantitative, or about the 80th percentile. In most cases, we recommend to denied students to retake the GRE and to get more experience working with animals. For those who have low GPA's, we recommend further education, especially if they want to study something they did not have time to study in their undergraduate program. Most professional schools would prefer to see applicants with some work or volunteer experience in the profession.
Veterinary schools insist that applicants have some experience working with animals.
DVM applicants do not need high-level jobs in the profession to be competitive applicants. We want you to work around animals and veterinarians in order to get a good sense of the profession. We want you to fully realize before you apply that animals kick, bite, smell and sometimes get angry. You can get this level of experience simply by cleaning stalls or cages. Of course, some higher level experience might make you slightly more competitive, but just having a good sense of what our profession is about is most important.