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Reply 60

emuron

Ah one to one questions, talks and intepreting data.

Its actually a bit fun, in a twisted way.

Reply 61

Minnie Magic

ah that's cool i was invisaging me talking to three people round a tiny table :s-smilie:

congrats on you offer, what's your first choice?

Reply 62

emuron

Liverpool/London ~ Im undecided.

Reply 63

xxnikkixx

OP

I would say seriously not 2 worry liverpools interview doesnt seem like an interview they make it fun! The interviewers are really nice! I totally messed up one station and i still have an offer. I think they are testing what you are like as a person more than the other unis who ask you horrible questions! Oneslty itl be fine! There is not much revision that can be done...only the speech! good luck :smile:

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Reply 64

Minnie Magic

cool sounds like fun :smile:

just be myself

Reply 65

Hailz88

Minnie Magic

cool sounds like fun :smile:

just be myself

yep thats the best way :smile:

and i would say, don't make your talk thing too formal/over rehearsed else you could end up sounding like you're just reciting a pre written statement instead of getting across your passion for being a vet etc!! hope it all goes ok for you, good luck :biggrin:

Reply 66

emuron

You still need and intresting case. No Essay, but just remember key symptoms, facts and causes of your 'intresting' case.

Reply 67

tiny_tiger

Ive got an awesome "interesting case" lol, saw on tortoise spay, now that was weird! The vet described it as 98% carpentry, 2% surgery! lol, tho thats not exactly the types of thing most vets encounter generally so maybe ill think of a more normal "interesting case". I could describe a puppy that I saw having its leg pinned back together after being trodden on by a cow! What do people think? Tortoise or puppy?! lol

Reply 68

Donovan

I still cant find this powerpoint presentation.

Any help?

Reply 69

emuron

Erm okay, Ill do this JUST ONCE! Well a favour of this sorts anyway.

If you require this 'power point' presintation which discusses WHY the interviews are that way and what to expect, either post or PM me your email. Ill make sure it get sent your way.

Reply 70

emuron

Shocks, Ill do one better then. Ill provide the link. Its weird my vet actually gave me the powerpoint, and said it was on the website.

Anyway...

Click Here

Reply 71

tiny_tiger

lol I found it by typing vet interview in to the search on the liverpool site, it comes up as the second site i think, its useful to dig around before interview as I think you can find some valuable information sometimes!

Reply 72

emuron

Tiny Tiger, Ill tell you one which I explained.

A dog which came in presenting signs of diabeties (increased water drinking, urination, protein in urine... the usual) any this lead to a diagnosis of the animal actually getting old. In the sense that it's brain wasn't working properly which presented itself in routine movements, like drinking going into the living room, going into the kitchen, and drinking again - the dog was stuck in a loop My vet told me to think of dog alzheimerz, it didn't know where it was. Adding to this the dog was deaf.

Anyway after the comsulation they went away and came back to have the dog euthanised. I thought it was a good choice as its showed 2 things, ethics and how illnesses can mask others... like one seemingly simple symptom of excessive drinking umbrellaed. Well they seemed to like it, I got a place after all the next day. :smile:

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Reply 73

TW = LEGEND

well im lukn 2 find out what life is like when just starting as a 1st yr undergraduate at vet school!wats it like hardly knowing ne1?do u make friends quickly?is the work hard compared to a levels and is it in neway related to a levels? do u get 2 do much practicals or is it all jus borin lectures? hope sum1 can reply, cheers

Reply 74

tiny_tiger

Lol thanx! Think Im gonna go with my puppy one. Its an interesting case even tho it doesnt really have any underlying things. You cant really mistake a broken leg, this pup looked like it had an extra joint poor thing! They were discussing amputation with the owners so i spose i could bring up the pros and cons of each choice from a welfare point of view. Think the tortoise is a bit too unusual tho. Anyway thanx for your advice!

Reply 75

xxnikkixx

OP

When you sit down at the station they say give a short account of an interesting case and then after they ask you questions...my questions where not directly related to the case but about procedures that have to be carried out etc! The puppy or the tortoise one would be good. It being different might not be a bad thing aslong as you can talk confidently about it. It might make you stand out abit!

Reply 76

tiny_tiger

Good point, I can talk about both quite well, one of the vets i work with is an exotics specialist hence the tortoise spay. The reason I wanted advice is because I was speaking to a different vet who has friends at vet schools and he said that as a tortoise spay wasnt something the average vet would come across regularly, if at all, I might come across as a bit idealistic. On the other hand, exotics is what I ultimately want to end up doing. Oh well, at the end of the day its only one station and if i dont say what they want to hear I can just try my best at the other stations!

Reply 77

xxnikkixx

OP

I duno what would be best but i dont think you can go wrong with either as long as you know the facts. If you decide on the tortoise one you could say to the interviewer that you chose that as your case cos you want to specialise in exotics later on? They ask you to describe an interesting case so if its interesting to you they arent going to give you less marks i would say.....dont take my word tho...Im not the interviewers!

Reply 78

tiny_tiger

lol, ill hav to think about it, thanx for the advice anyway xxx

Reply 79

Hailz88

as long as its reasonably interesting and you know about it in depth i don't think it matters which you choose! i talked about a jersey bullock i work with who is 13 with a lung tumour and his long term treatment so it doesn't matter if its slightly random!

Liverpool!!

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