Hey guys😁
Okay so I'm in a bit of a situation and came here for advice. I recently managed to secure a student vet nurse placement within a vet practice to study the vet nursing diploma.
Long story short, the college I was meant to go with didn't tell me there was an excess fee of £6000 that I'd have to pay because the 19+ learning loan wouldn't cover all of the fee. I ended up having to give up my placement as it was unpaid and I only work part time so there's no way I could afford it.
I don't necessarily have the grades to go study a vet nursing degree, I could probably get into the foundation degree with the grades I have and experience (I've been at a vet practice for almost a year now) but I'm really stuck on if I should apply for uni or stick it out and try another college to study the diploma.
I've already spoke to a college that said they would pay my course fees but then it's going back to finding a student vet nurse placement.
I live in Bristol and it seems almost impossible to find a placement. Out of 40 practices I tried, 1 offered me an interview and the only reason I was offered the interview was because i could start sooner than Hartpury students. Obviously I had to give up my placement and they ended up giving it to the Hartpury student lol.
I was thinking of maybe applying for Hartpury in 2017 but then I'd have to move away, which is something I don't really want to do as I have a lot going on here, friends, family, boyfriend etc.
Any advise would be great as I'm completely stuck.