Official Veterinary Medicine Applicants thread 2024 entry

Hi all, switching to this thread as I have received 4/4 rejections for 2023 entry, so I’m taking a gap year and reapplying for 2024 entry. I’m currently a year 13 A-Level student studying biology, chemistry and maths, and I did an EPQ in year 12 (A*) and I’m predicted A*AA.
In terms of work experience: I have 2 weeks clinical practice, 8 weeks at a small farm, I did some online experience too, and I occasionally volunteer with the RSPCA

Original post by Anna.joy.charles)Feel free to introduce yourselves everyone! I'm a year 12 student doing biology, chemistry, maths and an EPQ. I'll be applying for the d100 5 year vet med course.
Work experience wise, I have a placement at an equine vets next week, lambing in Easter holidays, small animal vets in July and I volunteer at a mixed animal rescue for 3 hours every Saturday.
Hi I saw you got work experience at an equine vets was wondering whether it is an ambulatory practice or at a set hospital? I only ask as I've asked a few for work experience but wasn't allowed due to insurance reasons and was presuming this was down to them being ambulatory. so thought I'd ask to see whether it was worth emailing
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Hi all, switching to this thread as I have received 4/4 rejections for 2023 entry, so I’m taking a gap year and reapplying for 2024 entry. I’m currently a year 13 A-Level student studying biology, chemistry and maths, and I did an EPQ in year 12 (A*) and I’m predicted A*AA.
In terms of work experience: I have 2 weeks clinical practice, 8 weeks at a small farm, I did some online experience too, and I occasionally volunteer with the RSPCA

I am having doubts about being a vet at the moment so not sure if I will end up applying but the work experience I have (I’m in year 12)
- 1 week farm
-1 week small animal clinic
-0.5 weeks small animal clinic
-2 weeks stables
-1 week lambing
-0.6 weeks Turkey farm

And if I pursue applying to be a vet then I would do at least another week (one of which in another clinic but probs small animal as I can’t find any other that will accept me )

I’m applying for 2024 too! How much work experience are you guys planning to do? Any international applicant here?

Hi, I am also switching threads over as I did not get in this year again, hope fully third times a charm. I got AAA in bio,chem, maths and have 4 weeks clinical practice, 4 to 5 weeks with a dog day care, and bit more than half a week with a riding school as well as 1 to 2 weeks with a horse sanctuary. What unis did you apply to and which ones are you applying to this year?

I applied to Cambridge, Edinburgh, Liverpool and UCLan. Got rejected by Camb and Edi pre-interview, and rejected from the others post-interview. I have an offer from Liverpool to study MBIOLSCI Bioveterinary Science, but I’m choosing to take a gap year instead of taking my ‘back-up’ choice. Definitely going to apply to Liverpool again as I love the city and the uni itself, was gutted I didn’t get in this year. I’m thinking of applying to HK and Surrey too but I’m not sure where else.
I’m hoping to go look round more vet schools once I’ve finished my exams (23rd June 😆) so I can choose better this time 😅

I applied to surrey last year, with the interview it is very weird I don't know if they have changed it, but it was a pre recorded questions you were talking to a computer for it, but the questions were very bizarre and not really something that you could prepare for so it really through me off I believe one of the question was, they showed you a picture asked you to describe it and say what it reminds you off. So keep that in mind but hopefully they changed it. What was the reason you applied to Uclan, I live on the outskirts of Preston and for me Preston is an absolute **** hole so it was not even one of my choices last year, but I did not go to the open days so It might be really good.

I live about 30 minutes away from Preston and initially didn’t like the idea of applying here as I didn’t want to live so close to home. I looked round on their open day and really enjoyed the uni itself, although I’m not the greatest fan of the city. Had I known the issues I had whilst applying, I definitely wouldn’t have applied, and would’ve applied to Notts - like I was going to do.
I heard quite a few people saying they hated the style of the Surrey interviews, so I’ll definitely do more research into the style of interviews before selecting schools next year.

Where did you apply?

Feel free to introduce yourselves everyone! I'm a year 12 student doing biology, chemistry, maths and an EPQ. I'll be applying for the d100 5 year vet med course.
Work experience wise, I have a placement at an equine vets next week, lambing in Easter holidays, small animal vets in July and I volunteer at a mixed animal rescue for 3 hours every Saturday.

I'm quite keen to get some work experience at a dairy farm as I don't really have much experience of cows and feel I have a gap in large animal experience barring horses. If anyone has any recommendations of finding farms please let me know! Or if anyone knows of farms in Kent/Surrey/Sussex that are willing to have me for wex please message me!

Hi all, switching to this thread as I have received 4/4 rejections for 2023 entry, so I’m taking a gap year and reapplying for 2024 entry. I’m currently a year 13 A-Level student studying biology, chemistry and maths, and I did an EPQ in year 12 (A*) and I’m predicted A*AA.
In terms of work experience: I have 2 weeks clinical practice, 8 weeks at a small farm, I did some online experience too, and I occasionally volunteer with the RSPCA

Just wanted to pop up and say hi. I’m a current Nottingham April vet so if anyone needs any help let me know!

Just wanted to pop up and say hi. I’m a current Nottingham April vet so if anyone needs any help let me know!