Access to HE qualification for vet med?

Hi are universities more likely to accept the A level applicants than the HE applicants? For applying for vet unis

As far as I'm aware, all applicants who meet the entry requirements are considered equally based off of their grades. So Access is considered equally to A Level. What makes you more favourable to vet schools is your work experience, extracurriculars and interview performance.

The only thing that might make an Access course less favourable is if you apply to a Gateway/Preliminary/Foundation Year vet course (as some vet schools require of Access students). These are even more fiercely competitive than applying for the regular 5 Year vet course.

I studied the Access to HE Diploma and am now a 4th Year at Nottingham Vet school. Let me know if you have any questions. :smile:

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Unknown3247

Original post by louisvbird

As far as I'm aware, all applicants who meet the entry requirements are considered equally based off of their grades. So Access is considered equally to A Level. What makes you more favourable to vet schools is your work experience, extracurriculars and interview performance.
The only thing that might make an Access course less favourable is if you apply to a Gateway/Preliminary/Foundation Year vet course (as some vet schools require of Access students). These are even more fiercely competitive than applying for the regular 5 Year vet course.
I studied the Access to HE Diploma and am now a 4th Year at Nottingham Vet school. Let me know if you have any questions. :smile:

That's great! I'm so glad my dreams aren't crushed! I'm wanting go to Bristol uni as i live there and the GCSE grade requirements aren't too high which is perfect for me. I couldn't do science a level because I got a 5 in my science GCSE and I need to get a 6 to do it for a level I'm going to look for a farm to volunteer to gain a lot of experience to get my application to stand out also I did level 3 animal management and I'm applying for the HE vetenary course. What do you think of this plan?

Also congrats for making it this far to vet school I wish you the best of luck 💓 🤞 ☘️

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louisvbird

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Original post by Unknown3247

That's great! I'm so glad my dreams aren't crushed! I'm wanting go to Bristol uni as i live there and the GCSE grade requirements aren't too high which is perfect for me. I couldn't do science a level because I got a 5 in my science GCSE and I need to get a 6 to do it for a level I'm going to look for a farm to volunteer to gain a lot of experience to get my application to stand out also I did level 3 animal management and I'm applying for the HE vetenary course. What do you think of this plan?
Also congrats for making it this far to vet school I wish you the best of luck 💓 🤞 ☘️

I think that's a good plan!

Just so you are aware, veterinary medicine is one of the most competitive courses and there are more than 11 applicants per place at vet school. For this reason, it's best to apply to as many unis as you can and don't get fixated on one. It's fine to have a preference, but many great applicants still end up with no offers, and it's common for people to apply to vet school 2-3 times before they get a place. Therefore, keep your options open and be prepared to resit your GCSEs later on, in order to give you more options for places to apply to. Let's hope you get in first time though! :smile:

You'll also need to get some experience in actual veterinary clinics along side your farm work.

Good luck!

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wombats

Original post by Unknown3247

That's great! I'm so glad my dreams aren't crushed! I'm wanting go to Bristol uni as i live there and the GCSE grade requirements aren't too high which is perfect for me. I couldn't do science a level because I got a 5 in my science GCSE and I need to get a 6 to do it for a level I'm going to look for a farm to volunteer to gain a lot of experience to get my application to stand out also I did level 3 animal management and I'm applying for the HE vetenary course. What do you think of this plan?
Also congrats for making it this far to vet school I wish you the best of luck 💓 🤞 ☘️

Bristol actually guarantee an offer if you do an appropriate Access to HE course (and meet other requirements like scoring highly enough on their supplemental questionnaire and meeting health requirements, and obviously you have to get the required grades).

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/guaranteed-offers

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Unknown3247

Original post by wombats

Bristol actually guarantee an offer if you do an appropriate Access to HE course (and meet other requirements like scoring highly enough on their supplemental questionnaire and meeting health requirements, and obviously you have to get the required grades).
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/guaranteed-offers

That sounds great I live in Bristol so I was planning on going there anyway!