Veterinary Medicine 2016!

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If you're looking for something to read I would recommend magazines like Farmers Weekly and New Scientist, they will be good for keeping up to date with topical issues which will really help at interview. Vet record and Veterinary times are good and quite easy to read if you can get hold of them. The DEFRA website is also really good if you want to look up specific diseases and also for topical issues,
I wouldn't bother with veterinary textbooks, unless you desperately want to, as they are really expensive and they get updated all the time so by the time you get to vet school you might find you need a more recent edition. At interviews they wont expect you to have vast amounts of veterinary knowledge so just make sure you know the basics and understand the basic management of farm animals and horses etc.
Hope that helps x

How much work experience have you all already done?

At the moment I've done:
1 year + saturdays and bits of holidays at a council run/public farm
5 days at one small animal vets and 9 days at another
and 1 morning shadowing at a animal labratory (specifically rodents)
I'm not sure really how that shapes up against what people usually have at this point or whether I'm pacing myself correctly? Any guidance would be nice (although I'm sure you're all sick of me by now anyway ) I've also got 5 days dairy farm and 5 days aquarium planned for over the summer holidays and possibly a large animal vet for 5 days as well. I hope that helps

Wow! I have always been interested in being a vet but I dismissed the idea for a while because I thought it was too competitive and I wasn't clever enough. But my teacher and sixth form interviewer have told me I would be easily capable. So I haven't actually done any work experience and hopefully my summer holiday is going to be when I start. I am going to go to my local vet, kennels and farm and my brother works at a zoo so I should be able to go there

I have a lot in west yorkshire if you need any.

Hi, what places do you know? I live in West Yorkshire so would be great if you could tell me! Thanks!

Hi, I just wondered if anyone could tell me whether the required work experience is measured in 5 day "working weeks" or in full 7 day weeks? Thanks

Working week 5 days/40 hours.

What are good subjects to take for AS/A2 level? Other than chemistry and biology? Would maths and physics be preferable, or could you take something like history as well as maths or physics?

I feel so old, I remember when the 2012 thread was made Anyway I'm Rebecca and after 3 applications I've gotten into liverpool so if you need any help or advice or anything feel free to ask

Chemistry and Biology are a must, then I personally picked Maths and History. For the sake of sanity I'd pick one of Maths or Physics and then pick something you enjoy

I feel so old, I remember when the 2012 thread was made Anyway I'm Rebecca and after 3 applications I've gotten into liverpool so if you need any help or advice or anything feel free to ask

What are good subjects to take for AS/A2 level? Other than chemistry and biology? Would maths and physics be preferable, or could you take something like history as well as maths or physics?

Kinda repeating what Cucumber said, but:

All vet schools require chemistry and biology.
Only Cambridge and I think one other vet school which I can't remember off the top of my head ask for maths or physics in addition.
Provided that you meet these requirements, no combination of subjects is preferred to any other. Doing bio, chem, phys & maths would not put you in a stronger position to anyone doing bio, chem, maths/phys and another subject.

As someone who takes three sciences and maths (in year 12 currently), I wouldn't really recommend it and if I could choose again I would have perhaps done geography or philosophy in place of maths. The benefits of my course are that there are no essays (so easier exams, in my opinion), plus every question that can be asked is already in past papers so when it comes to it revision will be fairly easy. I also get relatively little homework compared to my friends who do history, philosophy, psychology, economics etc. However, I also feel that my writing skills may have suffered a bit, and wish I had kept at least one essay subject in order to remain a well-rounded person. Maths is a lot more difficult than I anticipated, and I will definitely be dropping it and the end of this year.

As no subject combinations within the requirements offer an advantage over others, I'd recommend doing biology, chemistry and two subjects that you find easiest and think you will enjoy the most

If you have any more queries about A-Level options or any of the subjects I do feel free to drop me a PM

Im rebecca too!! Liverpool is definitely one of the unis id look into going too, as well as notts.... im only year 10 so have a while to go still

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Thanks for all the info, its really helpful! I know historys a lot of writing but i enjoy it.... just wondering, do many people take 5 as subjects, but then drop 1 or 2 to end up with 3a2s???

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