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1. I think that you will just have to explain your situation to them. To be honest I'm not sure if it would hinder your chances, it may well do.
2. Not really sure about this. My AS level grades were terrible and those are the ones I applied with. In the end I was able to get my grades up at A level by 1 or 2 grades higher.
3. Different clinics will allow you to do different things, the one I went to I was only allowed to watch but other placements I went on I was allowed to do post mortems.
4. Lambing is basically helping sheep give birth. Pretty much pulling the lambs out.
5. It may be hard getting w/e here because you'd need to find a place to stay but all I can say is just write loads of letters and send loads of e-mails/call, look into places to stay. I mean you can also try to get a placement at a slaughter house too.
2. Not really sure about this. My AS level grades were terrible and those are the ones I applied with. In the end I was able to get my grades up at A level by 1 or 2 grades higher.
3. Different clinics will allow you to do different things, the one I went to I was only allowed to watch but other placements I went on I was allowed to do post mortems.
4. Lambing is basically helping sheep give birth. Pretty much pulling the lambs out.
5. It may be hard getting w/e here because you'd need to find a place to stay but all I can say is just write loads of letters and send loads of e-mails/call, look into places to stay. I mean you can also try to get a placement at a slaughter house too.
There is someone also from Slovakia I think on here who might be able to help you more
If you are applying for a UK vet school you will need more than just a vet practice.
Lambing is everything associated with that busy time where all the lambs are born, usually between Feb - April. I haven't done it yet so I don't know the ins and outs, but there's alot of work
If you are applying for a UK vet school you will need more than just a vet practice.
Lambing is everything associated with that busy time where all the lambs are born, usually between Feb - April. I haven't done it yet so I don't know the ins and outs, but there's alot of work
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I think you should probably contact each vet school and explain your situation. They shouldn't penalize you for not having GCSE equivilents if they don't exist in your country! However your situation is unusual so it's best to hear it from the unis themselves. We do have european overseas students here but mainly from Poland so I'm not sure how the education system compares.
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1) I don't think that would hinder your chances. As long as you do well in them they should be fine. But, as everyone else has said, ring each of the vet schools and ask them what they want in the context of your qualifications.
Most need some sort of English qualification as well, for example notts want at least 7.5 IELTS with no less than 7.0 in any element of it.
3) Work experience is vital, get as much as possible. However, if you are restricted by your location, the universities should understand. (again call/email them)
4) Lambing is delivering and looking after lambs in the Spring. Its really fun and rewarding.
5) I think the isssue there is accomodation. It will vary from farm to farm.
Most need some sort of English qualification as well, for example notts want at least 7.5 IELTS with no less than 7.0 in any element of it.
3) Work experience is vital, get as much as possible. However, if you are restricted by your location, the universities should understand. (again call/email them)
4) Lambing is delivering and looking after lambs in the Spring. Its really fun and rewarding.
5) I think the isssue there is accomodation. It will vary from farm to farm.
I'm doing the English course. Although you say the facilities aren't as good as in England I'd actually say that's not true. I have been around several vet schools in England and they have no more than we do here. Some of the buildings look kind of old but the stuff inside is very good and the small animal clinic is very new and shiny and nice. We have good teachers including european specialists (one of them in equine surgery) so it's no worse here. Also it's much much cheaper especially if you are Slovak. 
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Yes the entrance exam is in english and from what I have heard it's not that hard really. The English course is much better because there are way fewer of us so we get a much more focused education and it's a really tight-knit group. Personally I love it here and wouldn't want to swap to an English university now.
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Yes I think I will work in England after. Most people plan to return to their home countries. I am tempted by somewhere like Norway though after making lots of Norwegian friends, or maybe New Zealand. I don't really know. I couldn't stay in Slovakia because I can't speak Slovak. We all just get along by using our version of sign language and saying dakujem and prosim a lot!
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Yes I'm from England. We also have Irish, Norwegian, Israeli, Greek and Maltese on my couse (all in a class of 16!). Slovak is very hard. We had the chance of doing a module in it but because I had done statistics before I chose that instead and got exempt. I kind of regret it now but noone else seems to have remembered anything anyway. We seem to manage pretty well really. 4 of us managed to make our way to Jasna to go skiing last weekend, buying lift pass and everything at the station. I think I need to learn things like the numbers. So far I can count to four thanks to looking at the subtitles when I went to see a movie.
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Yes I'm from England. We also have Irish, Norwegian, Israeli, Greek and Maltese on my couse (all in a class of 16!). Slovak is very hard. We had the chance of doing a module in it but because I had done statistics before I chose that instead and got exempt. I kind of regret it now but noone else seems to have remembered anything anyway. We seem to manage pretty well really. 4 of us managed to make our way to Jasna to go skiing last weekend, buying lift pass and everything at the station. I think I need to learn things like the numbers. So far I can count to four thanks to looking at the subtitles when I went to see a movie.
Oooh well done
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