Chances of getting into vetmed?

That is plenty of work experience- although you need to look at the dates as RVC only count hours done in the 18 months before your application in October.
Lambing is good if you can get it but I certainly wouldn't worry about the abattoir as lots of applicants don't get that

Hi there,
I don't think you have to worry too much, you've got lots of work experience. The reality is it's far more important to know what you learnt from the experience as opposed to what you did.
Im currently applying for medicine and I can assure you many universities are not exactly interested in the amount of work experience but more what you gained from it.

Regarding your second question, I'm not exactly sure about new veterinary medicine courses, however, some medicine courses which have started recently have infact been slightly less competitive. Of course I can't guarantee that Harper Adams course will follow the same pattern.

Hope that helps!

I think your application sounds pretty strong in fairness
Lambing is desirable but your circumstances would certainly be taken into account

If you have learnt the right things from your work experience then personal statement and interview will be a breeze and you're in with a reasonable chance.

Don't forget vet is a popular course, but many applicants will have 0 chance of getting in so this 11% stat is actually a lot higher once non-competitive applicants are removed

Thank you so much, I’ve been so stressed over this lately lol. I just really want to be a vet and make sure that I give myself the best chances

Hi I’m currently in year 12 and was thinking about applying to vetmed later this year. I’m just worried that my work experience isn’t varied enough and that I won’t get a place due to how competitive the course is. I read somewhere that the acceptance rate across all the unis are 11% which seems impossible to even get a place.

My work experience so far is:
8 weeks small animal rescue
2 weeks dairy farm
1 week poultry farm
2 weeks small animal practice
3 weeks equine
3 weeks kennels

Unfortunately living in Birmingham I have struggled to find any lambing placements or abattoirs less than an hour away but can’t find any, will this cost me an offer?

My GCSE’s I got were:
4 grade 9s (A**)
5 grade 8’s (A*)
And 2 grade 7’s (A)

For a levels I’m studying biology chemistry and maths and currently getting/ predicted all A’s.

Also I was thinking about applying to the new harper Adams course just because it is closer to my home, do you think the acceptance rate will be lower due to it being a new vet school?