[Khanage]

Apologies for the ultra-noob question in your forum, but I'm trying to help my younger sister out.

I'm already at uni and loving it of course She's in lower 6th at the moment, and wants to do Veterinary Science at uni.

I told her i'd help her out asking a friend who does the course, as I know someone doing it at Liverpool. Anyway, seems that friend is uncontactable!

So I thought i'd come and ask you guys as you're probobly experts, which unis actually DO the course? So far I think i know.. Liverpool, Bristol, Edinburgh, Royal something? (Apologies, this really isn't my field of expertise!)

She's an ABBish student, doing Maths and the 3 sciences at AS level.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for nubness!

[storminaDcup]

royal vet college
glasgow too

[terpineol]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schools...inary_medicine

[xFuture_Vetx]

(Original post by Khanage)
Apologies for the ultra-noob question in your forum, but I'm trying to help my younger sister out.

I'm already at uni and loving it of course She's in lower 6th at the moment, and wants to do Veterinary Science at uni.

I told her i'd help her out asking a friend who does the course, as I know someone doing it at Liverpool. Anyway, seems that friend is uncontactable!

So I thought i'd come and ask you guys as you're probobly experts, which unis actually DO the course? So far I think i know.. Liverpool, Bristol, Edinburgh, Royal something? (Apologies, this really isn't my field of expertise!)

She's an ABBish student, doing Maths and the 3 sciences at AS level.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for nubness!

Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, RVC, Cambridge, Liverpool and Nottingham. There are seven and you can make four choices. In terms of grades - she will need AAB at A level (except RVC and Cambridge where you need AAA if I am correct and you also need to do a bmat). She's doing the right sumjects anyway!

Good Luck to her!!!

x

EDIT: RVC=Royal Veterinary College

[tomtom:)]

Someone else that lives in Stafford!!!!!!

[ashefbjhsdab]

Bristol
Cambridge
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Liverpool
Nottingham
Royal Veterinary College

Standard offer is AAB.
Work experience is essential. The minimum you can get away with is 6 weeks varied practise (ie 2 in a vet practise, 4 on farms/kennels/animal husbandry) but livepool want at least 10 weeks. Cambridge don't stipulate an amount.
Except for very rare cases, all unis interview before offering a place.

[Tinkerbee]

University College Dublin

[J_E_N_N_Y]

liverpool, nottingham, rvc (london), bristol, cambridge, glasgow and edinburgh.

academic wise
Liverpool: AAB to inculde bio and 1 other science or maths
Notts: AAB with A's in chem and Bio
RVC: AAA-ABB majority of offers AAA. ABB are for the expceptional at interiview. 2 sciences i think with at least 1 of chem and bio and 3rd subject academic.
Bristol: AAB to inculde bio and chem (i think? correct me somone if wrong)
Camb: AAA preferably 3 sciences or maths
Glasgow: AAB to inculde chem and another science of maths
Edin: AAB or ABBB to inculde chem at A then bio and physics and/or maths

She needs to aim for AAB tbh.
Also she needs work exp, lots of. most unis ask for a min of 6 weeks but liverpool ask for 10 (4 weeks vet and 6 weeks other) if she aims for this then she will be covered w/e wise to fill the requirments for all unis. try and get lambing, dairy, kennels and then a few places that not as many will have, abatoir, poltury, pigs.

Edit: oli bristol, liverpool and RVC dont require chem to be an A. Liverpool dont even require chem as long as you have bio and another science.

[ashefbjhsdab]

Thanks jenny, I'll remove that.

This thread is really useful for work experience info:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=441897

[neomilan]

(Original post by Khanage)
Apologies for the ultra-noob question in your forum, but I'm trying to help my younger sister out.

I'm already at uni and loving it of course She's in lower 6th at the moment, and wants to do Veterinary Science at uni.

I told her i'd help her out asking a friend who does the course, as I know someone doing it at Liverpool. Anyway, seems that friend is uncontactable!

So I thought i'd come and ask you guys as you're probobly experts, which unis actually DO the course? So far I think i know.. Liverpool, Bristol, Edinburgh, Royal something? (Apologies, this really isn't my field of expertise!)

She's an ABBish student, doing Maths and the 3 sciences at AS level.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for nubness!

University of Bristol
BVSc Veterinary Science Pre-Veterinary Year (D104) 6 Years AAB
BVSc Veterinary Science (D100) 5 Years AAB

University of the West of England, Bristol
BSc Veterinary Nursing Science (BD71) 3 Years/4SW 240 UCAS Points

University of Cambridge
MB Veterinary Medicine (D100) 6 Years AAA + BMAT

The University of Edinburgh
BVM&S Veterinary Medicine (D100) 5 Years Hon AAB

University of Glasgow
BVMS Veterinary Medicine (D100) 5 Years AAB

The University of Liverpool
BVSc Veterinary Science (D100) 5 Years AABb
BSc Veterinary Science with Intercalated Hons Year (D101) 6 Years AABb

The University of Nottingham
BVMBVS Vet Med & Surg (with int BVMed Sci) including Pre Year(D104) 6 Years AAB
BVMBVS Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (D100) 5 Years AAB

Royal Veterinary College (University of London)
BSc Bioveterinary Sciences (D300) 3 Years BBB
BSc/BVetMed Combined Degree (D101) 6 Years AAA
BVetMed Veterinary Medicine (D100) 5 Years AAA

and if all goes wrong...
Writtle College
BSc Farm Livestock Production (D420) 3Years Do 2 AS Level Subjects

[Annaconda]

your sister should do her own research

[steph_v]

Has she started doing any work experience?
And as started above, she should really be doing her own research, because it truly is very competitive. But at least she's getting her information somewhere.
As people have stated, Cambridge, Bristol, Royal Veterinary College, Nottingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dublin all do it. I recommend she orders the prospectuses off the websites; they all allow you to do so.
In the meantime, tell her to join TSR, there's loads of stuff about Vet Med on here and I find it really useful. I'm in Lower Sixth too.

[x_Bex_x]

lets not forget the need for work experience
liverpool ask for the most @ 4weeks seeing vet practice at two different practices + 10 non vet i.e. dairy, lambing, kennels/cattery/grooming parlour, horse related experience, zoo, abbatoir.

As i said this is the most asked for but as the calibre of appicants is soooo high she will need this and the grades to really improve her chances, realistcally if she has non atm it might be a better idea to take a gap year, get the work experience and apply then.

edit: should be 6 weeks, 10weeks in total

[niyaaaah]

(Original post by x_Bex_x)
dairy, lambing, kennels/cattery/grooming parlour

i can do that through my cats right?

[x_Bex_x]

no your own pets dont count, or else we would all be set! if you mean go to the place where you send your cats then yes. the reason they ask for it is handeling lots stange animals( i.e. not met them before not necesarily exotics) respecfully, dealing with the general public, getting you to do some pretty boring menial labour to check your dedication, among other things

[J_E_N_N_Y]

bex youve said liv ask for 4 weeks vet + 10 other. you mean 10 in total 4 vet 6 other.

[x_Bex_x]

yes very tired appologies

[J_E_N_N_Y]

same might go to bed now and tackle embryology again in the morning.

[niyaaaah]

would i ever have to work with snakes or spiders?

[x_Bex_x]

its difficult to say you will have to learn about them, but there isnt loads of content, I personally hate spiders but I made my self hold one so i could deal with one if i had to, i would just have pulse rate of 300 and be shaking... anyhoo, you maybe need to get some exposure to them and try and build up your coping stagatgies