Resitting A-levels twice and veterinary medicine?

If they don't mind resits then unless they specifically state otherwise, probably wouldn't care how many times you resit.

However, do think about what opportunities there may be to resit assessments in a vet med degree (possibly more limited than in other degrees) and what that means for you.

Would not recommend "graduate entry vet med" as aside from the fact I don't even know if that has dedicated grad entry routes like medicine and dentistry, the non-existent funding for it would mean you're paying basically the full degree yourself (you would only be eligible for a maintenance loan). If your family is that wealthy though then it doesn't really matter, but you may as well just resit endlessly in that case (or buy the vet school a lecture theatre? Not sure if that works in the UK, certainly does in the US....) until you get the grades you want/need. Assuming though you aren't super rich, I think it's a non-starter and you should focus on getting in for standard entry.

However all of this is academic - you may well find on results day you've achieved your offer(s) anyway So fingers crossed for that! Cross the other bridge(s) as and when you need to

Bristol and RVC have an accelerated 4 year course for graduates, and you can apply to the regular 5 year course with a degree in a related / science subject 🙂. But it’s more the funding that I’d be worried about if I went this route!
Ironically, the reason my exams haven’t gone to plan this year is because I was trying to pay off a hefty vet bill myself (the irony 🙄) so ended up working much more than I should’ve during exam season. But lesson learned now.

how did it go? what are you doing now? I'm wanting to apply for vet med and I'm wondering what your predicted grades were to get you those offers i you were achieving C grades? my predicted grades are A in biology B in art and C in chemistry, i am confident i can boost chemistry to at least a B and art to an A, but i don't know how i would get offers with these grades and if thats even possible as offers are usually AAA and i am not illegible for any widening participation apart from one Bristol virtual summer school that guarantees you a contextual offer of ABB but i don't know if I've got on yet its very competitive. what would be your advice on what to do if i dont get offers or the grades...resit? or apply for a diff degree like biology then transfer at graduate entry? is it possible to even get offers with AAB with a b in chemistry with me being not widening participation? if i had a really strong personal statement and good interview would they let me in? do they ignore ur application if it doesnt meet the grades?

I applied to nottingham prelim course with a predicted B in chemistry and I just got an offer for the 5 year course, although the conditional offer requirements are AAB.

I applied to nottingham prelim course with a predicted B in chemistry and I just got an offer for the 5 year course, although the conditional offer requirements are AAB.

how did it go? what are you doing now? I'm wanting to apply for vet med and I'm wondering what your predicted grades were to get you those offers i you were achieving C grades? my predicted grades are A in biology B in art and C in chemistry, i am confident i can boost chemistry to at least a B and art to an A, but i don't know how i would get offers with these grades and if thats even possible as offers are usually AAA and i am not illegible for any widening participation apart from one Bristol virtual summer school that guarantees you a contextual offer of ABB but i don't know if I've got on yet its very competitive. what would be your advice on what to do if i dont get offers or the grades...resit? or apply for a diff degree like biology then transfer at graduate entry? is it possible to even get offers with AAB with a b in chemistry with me being not widening participation? if i had a really strong personal statement and good interview would they let me in? do they ignore ur application if it doesnt meet the grades?

Hi! I don’t use TSR much now but I’m going into my final year of veterinary bioscience at a different university and currently deciding whether to apply for vet med again this year for 2026 entry, or apply when I graduate next summer for 2027 entry!
I got 2 offers when I applied for vet med from Bristol and Nottingham, but was rejected because I didn’t achieve A in chemistry.

im not too sure how it works but if u didnt get the grades at alavel dont u need a completed dregree to apply? so how do u apply in 2026 entry if u only graduate in 2027?

Answering in case anyone stumbles across this thread! No, you do not need to have graduated to apply (many apply during year 3 biovet) even if you don’t meet the A Levels x