2018 Veterinary applicants

does anyone else find consults a lot more interesting than surgery ??
i thought it would be the other way around

does anyone else find consults a lot more interesting than surgery ??
i thought it would be the other way around

Standard routine surgery and even a lot of emergency is awful to watch but is fun to do for most

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it's pretty even for me, although I have found that you end up watching a lot of dog castrations or cat spays and routine surgeries like that rather than lots of different surgeries

I prefer surgery, honestly. It might be because I've been lucky enough to see some interesting ones (a exenteration, a keratotomy and a huuuuuge tumour removal which involved a snazzy cauterising machine to name a few) on top of routine speys and neuters. That said, I don't find dentals as interesting :s

Consultations are really cool when you see animals that aren't so run of the mill (rabbits are always cute, I also got to see a random pet pigeon brought in once) but the sheer number of vaccinations make me quake a bit aha. But it's really fun to be in a post op consultation with the animal you saw under anaesthetic a few days prior 👍🏼

tbh when you see enough of anything it will become a bit more boring than at first. I've been working in an emergency clinic for over a year now so I've seen a fair few dog ceasars and exploratory laparotomies and I don't think they're as exciting anymore :P

I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT thank you



yeah that's the thing, it was super cool the first time but the novelty just sort of wore off after I saw a few more
I guess actually doing it would be really different and lots more exciting though!!



there was a grid keratotomy but I only got to see the bit where they placed the contact lens because I'd been watching a CASTRATION
one of the vets I went to does keyhole surgery so I saw a cool cauterising machine for spays
I haven't actually seen any spays done the "normal" way
I HATE DENTALS they're so dull to watch and even the vets said they don't much like them
I couldn't imagine being a dentist and that being all you ever do

I really want to do work experience at an exotics vet for that reason but there's none close to me if I can find anyone willing to drive me then I'm 100% going to ask
that's true, it's so nice to be able to see an animal again whilst it's recovering and it must be even better for the vets who were already familiar with them



I think it's also because in consults I feel comfortable asking lots of questions, but during surgeries I'm afraid that I'll distract the vet and they'll make a mistake that kills the animal so I mostly just stand and watch unless the vet starts explaining something themself and then I know it's okay to ask stuff
I WANT TO SEE A DOG CEASER I've seen one on a sheep but the lamb didn't make it

I was wondering when this thread would arrive, welcome

I'm a first year at the RVC now so feel free to shoot me any questions about applying/vet school in general.

Hello! I was wondering if you happened to take a gap year before you applied for uni? I'm in year 12 and I'm supposed to apply for uni in October this year, but i dont have any work experience and I know how important it is for vet degrees.. I managed to get a 2 week placement at a vets over the summer and volunteer work at weekends at a stables, but apart from that I dont have anything else. Would you advise I take a gap year to build up my experience? Any advice is appreciated.. thank you!

Ah see I always felt the opposite! Always had pretty good chats with vets over operating tables (not always just about vet stuff though!) oh no, that's so sad that the lamb didn't make it if
You've not already booked lambing I'd recommend doing mixed or farm vet one Easter if you can, might not see any dog c sections but you will see a lot of sheep and maybe even some cows!

Hi,
After numerous emails i have come to my conclusion of a gap year. i am year 13 and have good GCSE's and A level predictions.

I take biology, psychology and PE A Level just now and will be taking Chemistry and Physics A level next year on a gap year. This is not a resit, but otherwise taking new A levels... which i will have to cram both two year courses into one year. I have booked a school and tutor to do this with.

It will be my first time applying next year, and after a year out (sort of) i will be older than some applicants. (19 almost 20). I applied for Sports and exercise science this year and received all my offers (Bath, Exeter, Loughborough, Leeds and Surrey) and i have deferred them.

I have booked work experience and have only started it now... i have made a total of the number of weeks i have already booked and plan to book, which is 20-23 weeks prior to my application being sent off in october.
my booked work experience before application includes...
1 week small vet practice
1 week small vet practice (another)
4 week small vet practice that deals with more complicated surgery
1 week pig unit at the royal farms
1 week dairy farm at the royal farms
3 weeks project abroad trip worked
9 weeks in a kennel already
1 week equine
2 weeks lambing
1 day abattoir
I will book more work experience/volunteering which i will mention in my personal statement.

In my free time i do triathlon (training for an ironman), volunteer at park run, hiking and travelling (duke of edinburgh silver and gold), i am a swim coach and lifeguard, and i attend lectures from durham and loughborough university out of my own interest in sports science related issues, and will be going on a world challegne 4 week expedition to madagascar this summer which is self funded.

I have emailed all the universities. I have deferred my offers from this year (sport and exercise science). Out of the 7 universities i emailed for veterinary medicine, Surrey, RVC, Nottingham, Bristol and Liverpool said they would consider my application next year in regards to taking my a levels over 3 years (because they are not resits), only if i am predicted A in chemistry. The school has agreed with this.

Edinburgh said they would not accept me for an interview.

In terms of someone who got accepted and knows the system better than i do... what is the likelihood of me getting an interview? If i don't get in, what should i do?

my fifth choice would be vet nursing... can i apply for vet med and vet nursing both at RVC? If i get rejected from one of them will they not consider me in the other? i really do not want to fall back on my sports science, and i cannot live with my parents any longer if i do not get accepted in after my gap year.. any suggestions? i cannot afford to live elsewhere on my own.

My teachers have said it would be likely to get offered an interview if i get my predictions this year (A*A*A) as i will have already had some evidence of grades, and have met the work experience requirements, and have evidence of continuing to do some more work experience. However i feel i am not at any advantage as many people will have more work experience than me, and had chosen the right A levels at the start of the year.

Thanks

I was just browsing uni websites and I saw that Cambridge has lowered their 2018 entry requirements to A*AA. I guess they want to increase the number of applicants or something along those lines. IB requirements haven't changed, so this doesn't change anything for me ah well.

Hey! (Me again)

Just wondered if any current students from any of the universities could tell me about their uni's individual stipulations regarding PCEMS and CEMS?

Basically, if the uni sets a required breakdown of the weeks and what you do in them?

Any replies will be greatly appreciated as always.

Thanks

~ Anderson

Hello! I was wondering if you happened to take a gap year before you applied for uni? I'm in year 12 and I'm supposed to apply for uni in October this year, but i dont have any work experience and I know how important it is for vet degrees.. I managed to get a 2 week placement at a vets over the summer and volunteer work at weekends at a stables, but apart from that I dont have anything else. Would you advise I take a gap year to build up my experience? Any advice is appreciated.. thank you!

I am really concerned with my biology results atm. Supposed to be having another mock to predict UCAS results, I'm sitting at a C but I got a D in the last rounds of mocks. I'm really worried that I won't be ablw to apply for veterinary science next year.

Could someone comment on my work experience, if I'm missing anything important or just some advice in general would be great. If I end up being rejected I don't want it to be because of my wex

Done:
3 weeks SA vet
5 weeks lambing
1 week city farm
1 week animal rescue (rspca)
1 day small animal rescue

Booked/planned:
1 week stables
2 weeks SA vet
1 week exotic zoo
2 days equine vet
1 day abbatoir
1 day lab
1 week - ????

It adds up to about 16 weeks which doesn't really seem like much...
Thanks in advance

You could do some dairy if necessary as that's the only thing I can see that's missing. The number of weeks only matters when it comes to applying to Liverpool, the rest aren't overly fussed about work experience and they only ask that you have the minimum which is something like 5 weeks.


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