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Have any of you done the BTEC Animal Management and got into the Gateway Programme?

I did

And I'm in college grove for accommodation

Have any of you done the BTEC Animal Management and got into the Gateway Programme?

Awesome, hope to meet you soon.
Also, what dates have people been given by SFE for their first installment of tuition fee loan to be payed to RVC?? They've put 16/10/2013 on mine but RVC have said anyone paying fees after 4/10/2013 has to pay a late fee of £100. Anyone else got this problem??

Actually - I've just read it more thoroughly and I think this only apples to students who are actually paying te tuition fee themselves and not student finance?


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Heya guys, I'm thinking of applying to the gateway course this year. I'm currently re-sitting a year of A-levels, I attained ABC at A2, but wanted to improve this. I've since realised that getting straight into vet med isn't going to happen, and I meet all criteria for the RVC gateway programme. Could someone please explain to me how student finance works? I know that I can apply for student finance for the one year certificate, but does this mean I have to fund my five year vet med course myself, or can I still apply to student finance for the vet med as well as the gateway? Any help and advice would be appreciated ASAP as I want to send my application off as soon as humanely possible :P THANK YOU!!

I'm really struggling with my additional personal statement required for the gateway course. The stuff that RVC recommend you put in: explain why you want to become a vet;
describe any relevant work experience you have;
outline any scientific and veterinary issues that are of particular interest to you;
list any useful skills you’ve gained through extra-curricular activities or part-time employment;
if you have any family, education or personal reasons that have prevented you from fulfilling your potential (e.g. you are a carer, or have been in care, or haven't had a Chemistry teacher during your A-levels). I've already written about work experience and skills I've obtained in my UCAS statement and seeing as they use this in conjunction with that PS should I not include that? also, with anybody that's applied to gateway before, what did you write in the personal circumstances bit, without basically repeating all their criteria for the widening participation because this is the bit I'm struggling with most.. Can somebody please give me some guidance here I'm really lost as to how to write this

I think you have to decide whether you actually want to be a vet, because the gateway course is to be a vet. In which case your application should be focused completely on veterinary, you will be up against people who have always wanted to do it. It is tough competition so if you focus on animal science, your application is likely to be weaker. But if your unsure and actually do want to do animal science, then do that! Hope that helps.

Basically my UCAS PS is completely vet med focussed, so a lot of the things the gateway PS wants is what I've already written. Would it be okay to leave those bits out to avoid repetition? I've got a gateway PS but I'm not sure if it's in the right format or what they're looking for

Sorry that first post was for the person above, I replied to yours underneath!