vetsix/sim

Hi - have just started year 12 and am hoping to do vet med (fingers crossed!)

i keep reading about vetsix and vetsim :confused:

can someone tell me the difference between them and when next are?

has anyone been on one of them?-are they helpful??
Thanks!

Reply 1

tessa250

vet sim and vet six are reasonably similar, i think they're run at nottingham uni. i know on vet sim you are in a vet simulator really, you go to lectures and can gain certificates, not sure if they carry much weight, then at night they call you in at some point. vet six isn't meant to be aass good. i'd google them both for sure and you can mention them on a personal statement but they don't really make you stand out that much. just a taster session really.
xx
tess

Reply 2

fabbo

vetsix is mostly lecture based. I think vetsim you do more hands on activities and some lectures - i know it involves night call outs! I did vetsix last year and it was brill. It is a lot of lectures but they get some really good speakers in and I learnt so much and met loads of really nice people. It gives you a good taste of university life. It isn't cheap and I don't know how much it is recognised by the vet schools, but I think it definitely helps you know its what you want to do and to get more of an appreciation of both life as a vet, in all their roles, and that of a vet student. I did the pathology and parisitology add on and the optional written paper. I think that can add quite a lot of weight to your application. Shows further study around your A levels etc. If you can afford it go for it.

Reply 3

fivestarrambler

I went on Vetsim and really enjoyed it, there was a callout on the second night which was rather cool. Vetsix is more lecture and theory based, whereas Vetsim is more practical skills. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Vetsix is in December I think, Vetsim was in July.
Hope this helps.

Reply 4

outrageous121

IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY GO ON VETSIX AND VETSIM!!! I am at Vet School now, and sooo many people I've spoken to here went on it, learnt from it and subsequently got offers and places at Veterinary School.

Vetsix is just before Christmas, is the most useful in my opinion regarding applications, gettin offers, what to do if your A Levels aren't great etc etc etc. There are also lectures on animal husbandry and vet related stuff which can really give you an insight on what Vet School is all about. You can take an extra pathology day where you are given a subject and write a research report on it, which is then PUBLISHED if it's good enough - do it, it looks fab on your UCAS form.

Vetsim is in July, is much more hands on with fewer lectures. You get to play with llamas, reptiles, chickens, horses etc etc and play with your stethoscopes (provided). You can have a mock interview from someone who KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS (i.e. not some random English teacher who gave me a mock at school).

Its expensive, but ask your school if they can offer some help - there may be a bursary scheme or something. If you can get on this, you get so much advice and you get to see what/who you're up against. With 7+ people applying for every veterinary place you need all the help you can get!

Reply 5

messy

8

I wouldnt say that vetsim and vetsix actually help your application in any way - ie interviewers couldnt care less whether you have been or not but it is really good fun (as well as seeing what competition you are up against) and particulalry the edge session makes you realise whether vetting really is the thing for you and whether you want to follow the advice and really go for it or whether you just want to bow out gracefully.The mock interviews are really useful - even if just for the feeling of having to sit outside the door waiting to go in!
Vetsix is much more usuful for actual uni applications and what to write etc but vetsim is great fun - particularly the callout! I really enjoyed both of them and consequently went on to work at the conferences when i got to vetschool - even more fun :p:

Reply 6

EmC

OP

Thanks for the replies everyone - am def gonna try and do either one or (hopefully) both! :smile:

just one last question -- vetmedlink?? is this something else different?? lol :confused:

Reply 7

outrageous121

Nope vetmedlink is the new name for vetsix :smile:

Reply 8

RainbowGurl

7

is anyone going on vetsim in July? :biggrin:

Reply 9

batty_hatty

7

fabbo

I don't know how much it is recognised by the vet schools,

The vet schools cannot recognise it as it would not be fair to people from backgrounds that cannot afford it

fabbo

I did the pathology and parisitology add on and the optional written paper. I think that can add quite a lot of weight to your application. Shows further study around your A levels etc. If you can afford it go for it.

As above, i would say do not go on these courses simply because you think that they will help you're application. as it costs money, the university's (as far as i know) are not allowed to use the fact that you went on it to affect their decision at all. yes further study can help but if it is all from vetsix/sim then they can't consider it.

on the other hand, if you want to be a vet i am sure that it will be a great taster just make sure that you dont let your work experience or study suffer as these will be the things that will ultimately get you into university

harriet

Reply 10

outrageous121

If you can afford it, I recommend going on Vetsix and Vetsim.
Although they don't directly affect your application to vetschool, the advice you're given there is invaluable. You meet current vet students (such as moi) who are keen to help you out and answer all your queries. You get hands on animal experience with a wide variety of animals (from camelids to iguanas - on vetsim anyway) and will get a lot out if you are keen and ask questions etc. The lectures are really interesting, and I have referred to a few of my notes from Vetsix now, while I'm at vetschool.
It's also really good fun, lets you meet your 'competition' and you make great friends, who you might just meet at uni - I keep in touch with lots of people from vetsim, one of whom lives right next door to me now.

Its by no means a necessity to getting a place at vetschool, but if you can afford it, I'd do it.

Reply 11

Igloo_cone

I went to vetlink.. or known as vetsix in the old days and it was soooo much fun. It was great. i loved it. I wanted to go to vetsim as well.. but i just didnt have the money.

Reply 12

sarahbeth

for anyone who may not have the webpage the vetmedlink can be found at: http://www.workshop-uk.com/vet-medlink.php

Beth :smile:

Reply 13

outrageous121

Ring the office - their number is on the webbie :smile:

Reply 14

lucyrobyn

6

does anyone know what it roughly costs?? i tryed looking online but i couldnt see nefin.

Reply 15

)(--becca--)(

It costs about £150 for Vetsix I think but my school paid most of it. Vetsim is alot more expensive.

If you can go deffinately deffinately go. For me, it was the first time I'd ever met other people my age who wanted to be a vet. I became aware of loads of farmin and vet issues I would never have considered and learnt loads about strengthening my application. I couldn't go to VetSim but if I could I would have. Apparently the moc interviews are very helpful.

Reply 16

tiny_tiger

The mock interviews are scary!!!

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