I really want to go to Bristol, I'm starting AS Chem, Bio, Psych and 2 GCSE Sciences in September (I went to an "alternitive" primary and secondry school, aka mad hippie hell where I learnt nothing and so I need to improve my Science GCSE's from Cs😭) However I hadn't realised I wanted to be a vet till I finished year 12, and am
now redoing the year taking Sciences instead of humanities- does doing three years immidiately write me off? Also, how much work experience and volunteer work should I being doing? I've been told 70 days but realistically I'm not sure I'll be able to do that and keep my part time job! I've also been told that unis will look down on me for starting my work experience late and for not knowing that I wanted to be a vet for longer! I feel like I'm fighting a loosing battle and that I've no hope in hell. I'm naturally drawn to subjects such as art and philosophy, but I desperately want to be good at science and work with animals. Another worry I have is that I'm a passionate vegan, and object to consumption of animal products, animal testing or any use of non-human species in our society (I have a "They're here with us, not for us" attitude) would this be an issue? Finally- ideally, I'd love to be able to travel and work with endangered species and larger exotic animals, but after I'd love to come home and work in a clinic- is this possible, or do you have to choose one specific group of animals to work with? Thankyou so much if you can answer any of my questions!!☺️