2018 Veterinary applicants

The said I didn’t meet the threshold score 😕

Is there anyone else who hasn't heard from the RVC or Surrey yet? I'm kinda resigning myself to rejection at this point

been creeping on this thread for a while. thought I would finally make an account and say hi c:

got interviews from the RVC, Glasgow, and Surrey! I'm really quite worried about all of them to be frank. Are interviewers generally very friendly? Does anyone know anything about the Glasgow interviews? (i.e. do they tend to focus on your personality, or do they focus more on your academic skills?)

also good luck and congrats to anyone who's gotten interviews and/or offers <3 i think it's awesome that all us future vet wannabes have this place to congregate

SURREY AND BRISTOL APPLICANTS

Hey,

Just thought I should share my sitution with anyone who hasnt heard from Bristol!

Last week I was rejected from Bristol before even being sent the WEPAPA, as i thought this went against the admissions statement I sent an email asking why I would have been rejected so early despite meeting the criteria.

It turns out that the WEPAPA must have gone to my junk email and as i never completed it, was automatically rejected! The admissions team have been great and re sent it but long story short, CHECK YOUR JUNK EMAILS REGULARLY!!

Secondly, have any Surrey applicants that were interviewed on the 25th heard back?!

I know I should be patient but Surrey is my dream and i'm worried about how the interview went!

So confused as to how RVC can be rejecting without interview for GCSEs and W/Exp,
at an open day they stated they don't discriminate applicants with greater work experience than the necessary and higher GCSE grades. As a result my whole application relies on this being the case,
haven't received rejection or invitation yet but being as it's this far in the process I'm not expecting the latter any more.

The RVC have about 1000 people applying with only giving out about half of these people interviews. Unfortunately that does mean, even if you do have the entry requirement - due to the vast number of people applying, you may simply not receive an interview it's a shame but sometimes the smallest things can mean you don't get one! Doesn't mean you aren't good enough, sometimes just the luck of the draw!

Yeah, I understand the competitiveness of the course at RVC, just a bit irritated at the ambiguity of their information. Perhaps it was relayed wrong to me. TY for the response
Congratulations to all those with interviews. For myself, I'm still unsure as to how much better I could be to obtain one.

I think they are still looking at applications though, so if you haven't heard yet don't worry! No news is good news!!

So confused as to how RVC can be rejecting without interview for GCSEs and W/Exp,

SURREY AND BRISTOL APPLICANTS

Hey,

Just thought I should share my sitution with anyone who hasnt heard from Bristol!

Last week I was rejected from Bristol before even being sent the WEPAPA, as i thought this went against the admissions statement I sent an email asking why I would have been rejected so early despite meeting the criteria.

It turns out that the WEPAPA must have gone to my junk email and as i never completed it, was automatically rejected! The admissions team have been great and re sent it but long story short, CHECK YOUR JUNK EMAILS REGULARLY!!

Secondly, have any Surrey applicants that were interviewed on the 25th heard back?!

I know I should be patient but Surrey is my dream and i'm worried about how the interview went!

I had my Surrey interview last week on the 25^th and haven’t heard back but they have given out offers this week for last Saturday. Which most likely means I’m going to be rejected at some point over the coming weeks once they get around to updating my track.

Just because you haven't heard back doesn't mean you'll be rejected - only a very small number of applicants have heard back after their interview on Saturday and they still have all the rest of the interviews to do. Technically they'll still be giving offers until the end of March 2018, although I also spoke to a Surrey student who was automatically rejected at the end of March as they didn't have any places left only to be called up and offered a place the day before she got her A Level results. As she said to me, it's never really the end until term actually starts. So definitely don't be expecting a rejection

I wish I was that positive lol. Thanks. Its just I went throught the same process last year, 4 interviews with Bristol, RVC, Edinburgh and Liverpool and I only received 1 offer from Bristol. But then due to some personal circumstances I failed to achieve the A-level grades in Biology and Chemistry. So now I’m reapplying this year and re-sitting. I guess I’m just a cynical person. Cheers for the support though. Hopefully they just haven’t processed mine yet!

Hey! I've not sat my RVC interview yet, but I sat my Surrey interview last Saturday (25/11/17) and received an offer the following Monday (27/11/17).

At Surrey they had a really nice welcoming presentation which helped me calm down a bit, but I was still literally shaking all the way through right up until we went in to the interview room. My interviewers weren't particularly mean, or particularly friendly - neutral is the best word, with the odd nod or smile every now and again. It was hard for me to guess whether they approved of what I was saying and that's probably their intention. Just be confident in your ability and answers and make sure you come across as such, but not arrogantly so.

Liverpool was a massive contrast - the interviewers were all really friendly and engaged with me in conversations and debates.