Hello,
I have trawled through some of the forums on here and not found the specific answer I am looking for, so sorry if this has already been answered!
Basically I had studied the BTEC Extended Diploma in Animal Management, and just fell short of DDD - so came out with DDM overall unfortunately, which is just under the Veterinary Medicine specifications. I am looking at taking A levels in September for Biology, Chemistry and Psychology as a third subject. I am 22 so am aware I will be slightly older than most of my classmates, which doesnt bother me - but the course structures have changed from previous years, to be all exam based, so the AS years do not count towards your grade, just the final 3 exams in A2 year. This does concern me slightly, whereas I know the Access to HE is more coursework based, which gives you the potential to bump grades up if you do not meet the standard. I have spoken to Admissions for RVC who state that they do not prefer the A levels over HE, but realistically is this the case? Because I (and fellow classmates) from the BTEC National Diploma found that Unis do tend to prefer the traditional route of A Levels. Does anyone have any experience with this? I know other factors come into it like work experience, which I currently have around 45 weeks, and interviews, but to make myself more appealing to the majority of Vet schools, are A Levels the best choice? Any advice would be really greatly appreciated.