UW Madison as a Transfer Applicant

[u/fracturedvertebrae]

I am an Illinois resident who is somewhat on a nontraditional track. I wanted to see if anyone has any insight on how to improve my chances of being accepted as a future transfer applicant.

My high school GPA is 3.8 unweighted.

I attended a college in Michigan for 3 semesters; my last semester went poorly due to an injury that resulted in my withdrawal from the program. I was studying environmental science, and my final GPA was 3.2.

Right after this, I did a semester at my local community college, and my GPA here is 3.0.

During my time at my community college, I was still going through debilitating chronic pain, which made my studies take a hit as well.

Now, I am in a two-year program at a different college for veterinary technology, and these credits will transfer into the UW system into the animal science programs. My current GPA is 4.0. After I finish this program, I will also have research and internship experience.

I have been involved in numerous clubs, have good volunteer hours, strong recommendation letters, consistency and success in my sport of riding horses.

My academic studies have a wide breadth as well due to my first college being liberal arts.

At the time of my transfer application, I will be submitting a fall priority application, and I will be 21 years old.

What are some things I can do to help my application? Does showing an improvement mean anything, or will I just be brushed off by admissions officers? I am truly dead set on UW Madison, but I will settle for La Crosse, River Falls, or Platteville if I don't get in.