Vet school interview help

Ah well done !!
How did you find out about the interview and are you undergraduate entry? Xx

There are a lot of mentoring resources online, but they can be very expensive so I've never tried them!
There's a vet medicine interview prep on TSR somewhere, it's a massive very useful thread with loads of content.

I had a Surrey interview on the 4th November and this is what I did, I prepared for about 3 days before:
- Read up on any vet topics I wasn't too sure about (lots of current topics are in the TSR thread)
- Reread personal statement and entire application as a refresher
- 2 mock interviews, one with one of my teachers and another with one of my friends - you can find general interview questions online! If you're doing a MMI interview, have a timer so you know how long you're talking for. Both interviews were super helpful in their own ways!
- On the day, I just went to a coffee shop near my house and did a bit more reading, then went on a long walk and got ready (my interview was online). It's more about getting you into a good mindset than anything

Personally, too much prep makes me more anxious, so I preferred to do what felt right to me! This might not work for you, but I hope some of this is useful!

I know some people like to do more prep etc, however as a vet applicant you will already know a fair amount aboht topics that interest you and a lot of the time the unis just want to see how you think. Good luck!

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

Thank you so much for the information! That would be great if you could message me the email, I would really appreciate it! Would I be able to contact you in the near future to run a mock interview, once I've prepared a bit? Thank you so much!!

Yes, I'll send it over now. Not sure if you can reply to me on PM or not as a new member. And yes of course, contact me whenever

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

Hi, I've just found your post. I'm applying to Liverpool, Nottingham, Edinburgh and Bristol. I am a new member but would love to see your tips if possible? Can you send it over? Thank you

Yes, I'll send it over now. Not sure if you can reply to me on PM or not as a new member. And yes of course, contact me whenever

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.

This TSR thread has links to resources. I am a current 2nd year vet student at Liverpool who had done the application process twice as I got no offers in my first time applying, and since then have been helping out with following application cycles on here. I often post in the main vet applicant thread with tips and in other places, but I have a massive (I mean massive) email I sent to an applicant from my old school last year to give her interview tips for preparing for Nottingham, and she did end up getting the offer for it. I am happy to PM anyone with it, also if anyone wants a mock interview etc I'm happy to help. I wouldn't bother paying for interview help - there's plenty experienced users on here who are willing to help and as someone mentioned somewhere else it should be fairly natural rather than majorly rehearsed answers - the interview is just there to find out more about you, not who has the best interview skills, and honestly most uni staff are a lot more friendly and less strict than you expect.