Veterinary Medicine 2015 hopefuls!

So glad I found a 2015 entry page, I'm taking a gap year this year and applying for 2015 entry instead of 2014 ^^

Actually, I just finished my A levels .. Good, and bad, AAC, C in Chemistry (few marks off a B, grrrrrr!) And A's in Biology and Technology I'm taking year 14 to hopefully boost my C to an A, and gain much more work experience , I never had much, as it is hard to come by over here in NI, but hopefully.... AS results, I got ABB I just don't feel alone now I found a 2015 thread, if all goes well I'll be a vet with all you guys in 2015 :')

Well that's good haha! Yes, plenty of farms (mainly in the south!), but not many are willing to take on students, and the majority come back with, "Sorry, we have nothing for you to do." *sigh* Thankfully, I got a week evenings milking, have lambing/calving in spring, I worked 5 years at a riding school and got 4 days at Norbrook, plus 3 weeks (not full, sort of just counted up the hours?) So hopefully I can get a much broader range! I just want to be a well rounded student before I apply hehe Are you doing GCSE or AS level at the moment? (sorry, not sure what you mean by standards? What I really mean is I've had a long week, so I am tired and not thinking right haha )

Got 5 A*s and 5 As, really happy. You?


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To be honest I'm really not that worried. Not because I think my results are going to be amazing (far from it... well I know I've got an A**** in French ), I just don't see the point in worrying. I'm just not thinking about results for now

Ahh, it sounds like you get an extra week off then. We only have Summer, Christmas and Easter breaks (summer's usually six weeks, other two are two), and half term breaks in October/November, February/March and May/June (all one week) .

I'm serious ! Back in years 8 and 9 we had theory tests in art (no idea why because even at GCSE it's 100% coursework with no exams at all) and I spent hours memorising technical terms, the names of paintings and the names of the painters and year they were painted, colour theory... I worked so hard Why can't I be this dedicated now!

My mother ain't getting a villa ! Not that I'd ever be able to afford one though when I'm still paying off my student loan *glares at Scottish people in their tuiton fee-less universities* . Apparently the LA vet that I've seen around gets paid just under £200 per hour though , so if you're looking to invest in my friend's teleport then you know where to get the money from !

Well that's good haha! Yes, plenty of farms (mainly in the south!), but not many are willing to take on students, and the majority come back with, "Sorry, we have nothing for you to do." *sigh* Thankfully, I got a week evenings milking, have lambing/calving in spring, I worked 5 years at a riding school and got 4 days at Norbrook, plus 3 weeks (not full, sort of just counted up the hours?) So hopefully I can get a much broader range! I just want to be a well rounded student before I apply hehe Are you doing GCSE or AS level at the moment? (sorry, not sure what you mean by standards? What I really mean is I've had a long week, so I am tired and not thinking right haha )

It is good to see dedication - I have been trying my best to study what I have done over the day each night but I struggle sometimes with the extra homework and procrastinating doing other important duties.

They are great grades! Bearing in mind London only consider these and not your AS results (plus, as long as you are predicted 3 A's and get get enough BMAT results )
What did you get in maths? Bristol rejected me as I only had a (very high) B at GCSE, even though I was offering it at A level!! And they had never specified this on their page! The Unis can be really sneaky and they will find any way to reject you apparently! (Not all are like this, but honestly, feedback from can be good, and pretty bad that it is no help whatsoever!)
Also, gateway programs are for when you don't have Chemistry or Biology A level (this varies between Uni's!)
Have you looked at Year 0 in Liverpool? You don't take A levels, (assuming you haven't already?) you apply and you do a year of science, then you move on to Vet med I think it guarantees your entry into it, but they get about 3000 applications for it!
My school let me down too, I constantly asked for help and never got it! Plus, they didn't want me to do Veterinary neither, they made me drop maths at AS instead of letting me dropped technology, then tried to push me into Engineering or Medicine. Ridiculous, so I know how you feel!
Gap years are great, though planning them is a pain!!

Hello!
I was very nearly in your situation (was borderline A/B throughout the year in science) so did have a plan on what to do if I got Bs- I was going to retake them whilst doing my A Levels and hopefully push my grade up to an A. If you could get a remark, I think that would be a good idea. I dont really know anything about the Gateway programme, but you definitely need to double check that you're applicable for it as I believe its quite strict. Are you talking about a gap year between GCSEs and A level?


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Thanks for the response! If my Biology grades does go up I'll retake Chemistry only, if not I'll retake both of the sciences during a gap year between A Level and University . Does it seem likely my Biology grade could go up..only 3 UMS off an A :'(

Pretty good chance thats only like 2 marks, did you do aqa?

Are you sure it's only 2 marks? I was thinking it was 6 lol. I did OCR 21st Century . If I were to re-take do you know whether OCR or AQA is the harder exam board?

Sorry assumed you were aqa, so don't know but UMS are usually higher than raw marks. I have only done AQA but you have to do a controlled ISA, did you do multiple exams? Couldnt you just retake one unit for each science?

Is anyone considering doing a extended project or critical thinking. My school told us when we return we would have the opportunity, would it be much benefit to a uni application? Anybody else going to do either?