Road to Veterinary Medicine - AS Level

Thanks Yeah it's just frustrating as it was one mark off what my teacher considers an acceptable grade, but since it wasn't then he put my effort down to like a 3 (out of 4) when it wasn't even that bad. We have another test the second week back though so I need to make sure I smash that one to bring it back up (only to a 2 most likely as to get a 1 you have to get an A* in your tests but a 2 is seen as great and 3 as really unacceptable at my college for some reason)
Yeah I broke up on Friday Advantage of being in a college that chooses their terms...teachers are in this week but we're not
How long have you got left?

I've got this week left, then I have two weeks off and then mocks when I get back .

My school only goes up to As in tests for AS

At least you have the full 2 weeks off...I know schools who break up on Friday and are back on the 2nd
Most my teachers only do up to A, but my computing teacher doesn't for some reason, just to confuse matters!

I need to fit in a work experience during my Christmas holidays as well I have managed to get two weeks of lambing during easter which is a plus I guess. Have you had your mock results back yet (you have sat your mocks already haven't you?! I'm hoping I've got the correct person ).

What are you planning to do for work experience?

I need to fit in a work experience during my Christmas holidays as well I have managed to get two weeks of lambing during easter which is a plus I guess. Have you had your mock results back yet (you have sat your mocks already haven't you?! I'm hoping I've got the correct person ).

Ahhh that makes it difficult! I'm worrying enough about fitting in rehearsals with stuff I really need to get done on here before the new term (as there's no way I'll get it done when we go back), and homework as well as rest, let alone including work experience with that!
It's really great you're doing so much work experience though!
I haven't done any actual mocks yet. We have some more important exams in January, not sure if we're joining in with mock fortnight in February or if that's just second years, progression exams in April then ASs for maths and further maths in May. No worries though there's so many people on here, I'm always confusing people!

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Sorry about confusing you with someone else I feel like there is so much to do and I only have 9-10 months till I apply to uni . I've decided tonight that I'm going to have a break from studying as I'm knackered at the minute.

No worries Yeah I feel the same! in 10 months our application will have been submitted
Very wise decision! I did nothing all weekend and then today have only done careers homework (yes we got a massive pile of that for Christmas...what fun(!)) so not really much brain power required which is good. Taking a break is very important, hope you enjoyed it

Yeah, I have enjoyed it. I have been trying to organise all my sheets and my room now looks like a mess and I'm going to have to finish it off tomorrow.

Good I'm ignoring the fact my stuff needs organising...Really don't want to organise it as everything is a mess from the last few weeks of term
And my room...just don't get me started as to how messy that it It has got better since the end of GCSEs, but there's still a long way to go and I just don't have time to properly deep clean it

Neither of my parents did A-levels or went to university and when I say I don't have time to clean my room they seem to think that the hour or so a night I spend chilling on my phone before doing work could be spent tidying my room

Ahh that's annoying. My parents both went to uni etc. so they think they understand, except my dad is one of those people who reads through the textbook once and remembers everything so he thinks I have time for other stuff, and my mum only took 3 so she also thinks I have spare time...thankfully as long as my mess is kept in my room they're relatively ok with that particular aspect of it.
They don't quite get the need to have time off when I come home from school though...like I've been working 9-4:15, let me have some food and some time off before I go back to the grind
Sorry that wasn't meant to turn into a rant!

Hi you!

I'm not sure if it's me but your recent update sounded a little tired! Don't be discouraged, you've got a long journey to walk and your hard work will all be worth it! Remember to take breaks, I hope it all goes well with the mocks. I applied for one of the Sutton Trust Summer Schools last year too, i applied for the Cambridge one and they ended up giving me an alternative (Experience Cambridge for like 2 days). I don't know if they do anything for VetMed but have a look at UNIQ, it's a Oxford summer school which is fully funded I remember. When I applied for the medicine summer school, they also offered an alternative(worth a try!) where they actually asked me to stay there for 2 days, 1 night for like a taster course/day. I wasn't able to attend due to some family stuff going on but keep looking at summer schools, they're actually so fun and a great way to meet new people who are going through everything you're going through too.

I've applied to RVC for Sutton trust today and I had a look at UNIQ for biology as they don't do vet med but I've decided not to apply.

You could also try applying to university of London taster courses for RVC as that's what I did last year - it's a free, two day taster course in April that you have to be selected for. It was really fun and informative, way more hands on than I thought it'd be and I met some great people there who I've bumped into now at interviews and so on I'll see if I can find a link for you if you're interested!

I've applied to RVC for Sutton trust today and I had a look at UNIQ for biology as they don't do vet med but I've decided not to apply.