gap year then liverpool or other options?

Hi! I recently heard back from liverpool for vet med and I found out that they have given me a deferred offer for 2025 entry which wasn't my ideal result but I'm sort of coming to terms with doing a gap year because I was really set on going to liverpool.

I also have an offer for the 5 year edinburgh course and the 6 year veterinary gateway at the royal veterinary college london but as I live in south wales edinburgh is quite far for me and I didn't feel too drawn to the uni when I visited and london seems a bit out of my budget but I did really like the university itself. Does anyone have any thoughts? Also my mum seems to be very against the idea of me doing a gap year and is really pushing me to choose one of my other options so I'm second guessing the gap year ahhhh

Reply 1

summerB)

For more info, I was planning to work till around december in the gap year then travel for a while which sounds really great as I've always wanted to travel. There's still the chance that I could get 2024 entry from being on the waiting list or I could be offered 2024 on results day for Liverpool but I'm finding it hard to make any choices when it feels like everything is up in the air!

For the gateway course I'm worried I won't enjoy the foundation year and will just see it as a year of spending more money rather than if I did a gap year and saved and I do really like the RVC but would prefer to not live in London for the 3 years if I did gateway so if anyone has any insight or thoughts on gap years before uni/vet med, edinburgh, RVC and RVC gateway I'd appreciate it so much!!

Reply 2

helenfhall1

Hi There I was curious about what you decided! My daughter has an On Hold offer from Liverpool for this year with guaranteed deferred entry for next year. She likes the idea of the gap year but I am also wondering how likely it is that the On Hold will turn into an offer for this year. Do you have any experience of that? Thanks!

Reply 3

RambleAmple

For my year (2021 intake) I feel more offers were given for the current year being applied for but a lot less of the on hold offers got moved to being the current year. Since this seems to have changed, and in more recent cycles it seems there is a lot more on hold offers but then quite a large proportion have been transferred to current year. I don't think anyone can tell if this trend will continue, particularly as they've changed their entire application process this year, but I'd say there is hope. But personally if you are really keen on Liverpool in comparison to other offers, I'd go for the gap year. It is a mega intense course no matter where you go, so a break before + opportunities to either enjoy yourself or save some money should not be taken for granted. Because of Liverpool giving the offers how they do, you will not be alone at all not coming straight from A Levels. I took a gap year that was unplanned because I didn't get offers the first time around (then when I reapplied I got a straight 2021 offer) but it was a blessing in disguise, the character development was great.

Reply 4

summerB)

Original post by helenfhall1

Hi I’ve only just seen this but I did end up taking a gap year because I was really set on Liverpool for various reasons and knew that I’d regret going to RVC or Edinburgh just for the sake of not doing a gap year. I was the only person in my friendship group doing a gap year and it was daunting but now I’m so excited to go to Liverpool and have learnt so much from everyone else’s experiences at their respective unis. I’ve also met sooo many people while working and through mutual friends at their unis who did gap years so that felt comforting to know that it is a lot more common than I initially thought. I was in contact with a few other people on hold and didn’t hear about anyone getting an offer while on hold but this was only a small group of people from TSR. I would definitely say a gap year has been a great opportunity and I now feel even more prepared and excited for uni at Liverpool after having worked and going to travel this year. Also visiting friends at their unis has helped me learn so much from uni life too! And I was able to reapply for accommodation and I received an offer yesterday for the accommodation I really wanted last year but didn’t get because I didn’t apply early enough (crown place). So definitely don’t let your daughter stress too much about the thought of doing a gap year!

Reply 5

Clairetheteacher

Hi, I am a mum of a daughter applying for vet med this October (she’s currently lower 6th), do you think it lowers chances of an offer if you request deferring at application? She’s thinking about a gap year as very young in year but also wants to work with horses (her passion) for a year. She thinks Liverpool is her top choice at the moment because it does seem to have good equine facilities. Going to the open day in a couple of weeks!

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