2014 Veterinary Medicine Hopefuls!

Random qurestion but do you think that work experience in a pet shop would be helpful or not? I mean its animal stuff but no one ever mentions it ^^'

So long as you're mainly dealing with pets & not sales/products, a pet shop can count towards work experience. Ideally you want a bigger pet store with more animals rather than a small, family run corner pet shop.

Although it may be a bit iffy at times I think they will try really really hard with the first bunch if students to make it work Also there's so few of you,you will get so much more 1 on 1 attention and they'll have done their research and have real lecturers and vets that have worked in education before too

Because they will be offering a new veterinary course does this mean that they wont have rvcs accreditation yet ? This would mean that we would study for the 5 yrs and not be gauranteed actual qualification by the end ... SCARY

hi guys, i'm georgie- i applied for vetmed this year and got two offers from my two favourite unis. cambridge is now my firm and nottingham is my insurance. just wanted to say that if anyone has any questions or anything then please feel free to pm me or reply on this thread, god knows i could have done with asking someone who had gone through the application process some questions this time last year! best of luck to you all

Hi, it would be really helpful to talk to you!
I'm doing my AS Levels at the moment- Biology, Chemistry, Maths and German. In the January exams I got: C1 Maths- A D1 Maths- B (so in maths im averaging an A), Biology- B (2 marks off an A!!!) and Chemistry- B (just!). I'm not resitting anything, I've just had my two German exams and I've got maths chemistry and biology coming up. I'm planning on dropping German next year. I understand that for veterinary medicine at Cambridge I need A*AA... Im hoping that at AS i will achieve AAB (the B in chemistry), do you think Cambridge would look at this as possible to convert to A*AA at A2? I'm mainly worried about chemistry to be honest as I got a C in the coursework so really im averaging a C :/

When do we have to do the BMAT? Before or after send our personal statement?


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When do we have to do the BMAT? Before or after send our personal statement?


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Anyone applied or heard from the RVC summer school? Wondering when they confirm or decline places

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hiya! coincidentally, those are the exact same alevels that i do <img src="images/smilies/smile.png" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="1" class="inlineimg" /> the thing with cambridge is that they're much more based in academia than the other unis and one of their main selection criteria, if not their main, is high ums marks at as level- as in around 90% average in every relevant exam (so for us that's bio, chem and maths). also, they're really hot on chemistry (it's compulsory at most if not all colleges) and i have heard of some people being told that their A* has to be in chemistry, so i'm not sure how they'd look on a B at as level. so i guess what i'm saying is that you have to bear in mind that you'll be up against candidates who meet those criteria and you will be directly compared against them. HOWEVER that's definitely not to say that you shouldn't apply. different colleges go for different things, and some may put more emphasis on other stuff, like extra curricular activities, so it would probably be a good idea to phone around colleges and see what advice they have before ruling cambridge out. it depends on whether you think it's worth it- we're only allowed to choose 4 unis and the other ones put less emphasis on &quot;academic excellence&quot; (although still more than most courses), so they are probably safer options. but i only put cambridge down as a wild shot- never in a million years thought i'd be made an offer- so i'd say if you want it enough then you should give them a call and discuss it with them before you make any yes/no decisions <img src="images/smilies/smile.png" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="1" class="inlineimg" />

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Thanks so much for the advice! I think I will have a ring round and ask them if you dont mind me asking, what grades did you get at AS and A2?
Also, I wanted to ask about experience that I need? In year 10 I did a week at the PDSA, I did a week of lambing this Easter and since September ive been volunteering once a week at my local vets. Im also currently trying to secure placements at a wildlife park and a small animal petting zoo type place. How does this look?

I got an email today saying they've received my application, and we're likely to hear back at the end of next week.


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Ugh, same. I wrote like an essay about why I want to attend, which is probably why I won't get in! It sounds so good

I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but that email was sent to 50 people, and there are 50 places... Bit still, end of next week we'll all know!! The essay bit was actually quite difficult, trying to tell them everything without sounding too generic!


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