2023 Veterinary Medicine Applicants

How much work experience did you have?

1 week small vet practice (4 hours every Wednesday afternoon for 3 months-makes a week)
1 week equine vet
1 week at a farm park
1 week at another farm park
6 months at another farm park (4 hours every Saturday)
3 months at cats protection (4 hours every Saturday)
1 day at the University of Bristols abattoir
3 days at an animal testing lab
1 week lambing

This was over the course of 3 years

Wow! That’s amazing!!!

Do you think the work experience requirements will be reduced for 2023 entry?

I think there is a decent chance that it will be reduced but I can’t say for sure. I’d recommend emailing the universities to see what they say. The more experience you get the easier interviews are. There’s often questions about your understanding of the veterinary profession so the more places you’ve gone the easier that is to answer.

I strongly recommend get a large and a small animal practice as well as lambing (check the national sheep association lambing list). If you can add on a rescue/cattery/kennel/groomers as this also helps.

Abattoirs and labs are great but they are extras so don’t worry about that. The only abattoir I could find that would take me was the one at the university of Bristol. I went round with 5th heat stufents on rotation so I’d say it’s worth a try. I did phone in sick to school thought!

Yeah I’ve done 1 week of SA vets and have 1 week of lambing planned for April. I am trying to get stables experience as well but am finding it really hard to volunteer because I know nothing about horses and have spent basically no time with them!!

Try riding schools! They are often more willing to take people than most other places are. I did an equine vet as my work experience but I don’t really have any experience with horses so for my EMS I’m just going to a riding school!

Are you fairly rural? Dairy is a decent one to get if you can. Farm parks were the easiest to get for me. As long as you have the right amount of weeks and have a range of placements you’ll be fine!

Nope I am slap bang in the inner/outer suburbs, so it would be impossible to commute to a farm

That’s annoying! Do you have any zoos or anything?

Yes but because of covid they aren’t accepting volunteers

can't believe the 2023 thread is already up 😂 feeling a little old rn !!!

Hey! I'm planning to do vet med at uni in 2023, possibly Liverpool or Nottingham.
I'm studying Biology, Chemistry and Maths A-Levels and I've managed to get a few work experience placements so far including small animals, equine and farm animals

Thank you! Would you say that lambing is essential? Have most people who get into uni done it? I'm struggling to find a placement and I'm not sure whether I need it or not

Thank you! Would you say that lambing is essential? Have most people who get into uni done it? I'm struggling to find a placement and I'm not sure whether I need it or not

I'm in Berkshire, there's tonnes of vets (farm animal, small animal, even camelid specialists!). Unfortunately no one is taking placements at the moment due to COVID
My local vets and my nearby large animal practice have said they might have placements available in the summer. I live next to a beef farm, so I'm going to ask there too

Hi, I’m sorry if this thread has already been made, (in that case it can be deleted), I’ve looked for a thread for students currently in the summer between Year 11 and Year 12 who’ll be applying to study Veterinary Medicine in 2023 but couldn’t find one.

In September I’ll be doing Biology, Chemistry and Maths A Levels.

Hi! I'm in year 13 currently, but I'm taking a year and then applying for Nottingham Trent vet nursing for 2023

Hi! What A Levels or other qualifications are you doing?

History, psych and art, they're accepting psych as a science to get in