Veterinary medicine interview
Hello! I've been invited to interview by Edinburgh and expect to be invited by Liverpool and Nottingham vet schools. does anyone have any tips for how to ace your interviews? I know each university has their own way of doing their interviews, should my tactic be different for each method/ university?
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Original post by florverc
Hello! I've been invited to interview by Edinburgh,Liverpool and Nottingham vet schools. does anyone have any tips for how to ace your interviews? I know each university has their own way of doing their interviews, should my tactic be different for each method/ university?
Congrats!! Sorry, not completely relevant, but can I ask when did Nottingham tell you about an invitation for Vet Med? Was it for the D100 course? Thank you
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Original post by afew123
Congrats!! Sorry, not completely relevant, but can I ask when did Nottingham tell you about an invitation for Vet Med? Was it for the D100 course? Thank you
sorry I meant *expect* to be invited. I haven't actually heard anything back from them yet but I'm trying to prep as best for it as possible
hiii I wanna ask does Nottingham conduct online interviews? As im in Kent , which is quite a journey😭 Good luck to you guys!!! I haven’t heard back from the unis I applied to
Original post by cashewnuttt
hiii I wanna ask does Nottingham conduct online interviews? As im in Kent , which is quite a journey😭 Good luck to you guys!!! I haven’t heard back from the unis I applied to
yes Nottingham does interviews, I think its pretty standard for universities to conduct interviews when it comes to vet med
Original post by cashewnuttt
hiii I wanna ask does Nottingham conduct online interviews? As im in Kent , which is quite a journey😭 Good luck to you guys!!! I haven’t heard back from the unis I applied to
Yes, it's online.
From their website:
"Interview Assessment
You will be ranked based on your overall score of the online assessments and the highest ranked will be invited to attend our Interview Assessment. The assessments will take place on Microsoft Teams and identify if you."
hi I have applied for aberystwyth, harper keel, central Lancashire and sruc has anyone heard anything from these aout interview offers
Original post by florverc
Hello! I've been invited to interview by Edinburgh and expect to be invited by Liverpool and Nottingham vet schools. does anyone have any tips for how to ace your interviews? I know each university has their own way of doing their interviews, should my tactic be different for each method/ university?
do you know if we can change the interview location?
Original post by embryntwppa
hi I have applied for aberystwyth, harper keel, central Lancashire and sruc has anyone heard anything from these aout interview offers
I heard back from Aberystwyth today, but I think they're putting out invites in batches so I wouldn't worry too much if you haven't heard anything 🙂
Original post by MussonM
I heard back from Aberystwyth today, but I think they're putting out invites in batches so I wouldn't worry too much if you haven't heard anything 🙂
If you don’t mind me asking around when is your interview date? I also applied just wondering when they’re gonna start. Hoping I’ll find myself in one of the later batches…😶
Original post by florverc
Hello! I've been invited to interview by Edinburgh and expect to be invited by Liverpool and Nottingham vet schools. does anyone have any tips for how to ace your interviews? I know each university has their own way of doing their interviews, should my tactic be different for each method/ university?
Hello @florverc!
Generally speaking, it is worth reviewing all the documents that you submitted as part of your application as some questions may be related to them. Likewise, if you are being asked something and you do not know the answer, saying that you don't know is fine since they will not expect you to know everything. With these interviews, the idea is to see your thought process. In other words, if you something, always try to justify it 🙂.
You may check out this old thread from 2015 to help you preparing the interview(s): Vet. Med. Interview Prep.
I hope it helps,
Abian.
Original post by florverc
Hello! I've been invited to interview by Edinburgh and expect to be invited by Liverpool and Nottingham vet schools. does anyone have any tips for how to ace your interviews? I know each university has their own way of doing their interviews, should my tactic be different for each method/ university?
May I ask when you submitted your UCAS application?
Original post by HonkeyDonkey
do you know if we can change the interview location?
No idea, Nottingham does online interviews I'm not too sure about Liverpool. For Edinburgh the interviews are in person but if you can't make it/can't afford to go you should probably email the admissions team and explain your situation
Original post by halohjjjj
May I ask when you submitted your UCAS application?
I submitted mine the 11th of October, the deadline was the 15th
Original post by florverc
No idea, Nottingham does online interviews I'm not too sure about Liverpool. For Edinburgh the interviews are in person but if you can't make it/can't afford to go you should probably email the admissions team and explain your situation
Liverpool do theirs online, I just go an invitation for it today
Original post by ellen2006
Liverpool do theirs online, I just go an invitation for it today
congratulations!! me too. not too sure how I feel about the SAMMI system
Original post by florverc
congratulations!! me too. not too sure how I feel about the SAMMI system
Congrats!!! I also received mine, but after having done the Surrey interview over SAMMI, I’m pretty nervous. How are you preparing for the interview?
Original post by Hrees12345
Congrats!!! I also received mine, but after having done the Surrey interview over SAMMI, I’m pretty nervous. How are you preparing for the interview?
I honestly have no idea how to prepare for it
Original post by ellen2006
I honestly have no idea how to prepare for it
Read ALL of the code of conduct, every link, every bottom of page even if it’s talking about vet nurses ( especially if it’s talking about vet nurses as they give ethical scenarios in those paragraphs)
Then think about current issues, the role of investment funds in vet practices, the place of animals in intensive farming, the use of animals ( dogs) in war zones, breeding dogs as fashion accessories ( merle pigment, bulldogs etc) badger culling used to come up a lot but I think it’s probably been exhausted as a topic now, but making sure you have a few ideas and can defend them is never a bad idea. They are looking to see how you communicate and defend your ideas without being aggressive or condescending.Whether you are for or against something you have to be sensitive to the other point of view. Even if you are vehemently against badger culling you have to be able to appreciate the view of a farmer who has lost his herd because of a positive TB test. There will nearly always be a post in an MMI interview where you have to speak to a client about euthanasia, or unconscious bad treatment ( over feeding ) or to a colleague/ fellow student experiencing difficulties with the workload/ drugs/ alcohol. There are often basic maths questions, or questions on a set of data provided in the form of a graph or table. You might get an X ray or 2 and be asked to compare them and state the similarities and differences. NO, they won’t expect you to know all the different structures in all the main species groups, but yes they will expect you to know basic A level human anatomy and be able to work things out from there. If you make mistakes it doesn’t matter as long as you explain how you got to your answer. As I have said so many times, they are not looking for qualified vets but future vet students, so as long as you show a logical train of thought and you refer to what you can see and what and why you believe the things to be what you have stated them to be, you will do fine.
Best of luck.
Original post by Euapp
Read ALL of the code of conduct, every link, every bottom of page even if it’s talking about vet nurses ( especially if it’s talking about vet nurses as they give ethical scenarios in those paragraphs)
Then think about current issues, the role of investment funds in vet practices, the place of animals in intensive farming, the use of animals ( dogs) in war zones, breeding dogs as fashion accessories ( merle pigment, bulldogs etc) badger culling used to come up a lot but I think it’s probably been exhausted as a topic now, but making sure you have a few ideas and can defend them is never a bad idea. They are looking to see how you communicate and defend your ideas without being aggressive or condescending.Whether you are for or against something you have to be sensitive to the other point of view. Even if you are vehemently against badger culling you have to be able to appreciate the view of a farmer who has lost his herd because of a positive TB test. There will nearly always be a post in an MMI interview where you have to speak to a client about euthanasia, or unconscious bad treatment ( over feeding ) or to a colleague/ fellow student experiencing difficulties with the workload/ drugs/ alcohol. There are often basic maths questions, or questions on a set of data provided in the form of a graph or table. You might get an X ray or 2 and be asked to compare them and state the similarities and differences. NO, they won’t expect you to know all the different structures in all the main species groups, but yes they will expect you to know basic A level human anatomy and be able to work things out from there. If you make mistakes it doesn’t matter as long as you explain how you got to your answer. As I have said so many times, they are not looking for qualified vets but future vet students, so as long as you show a logical train of thought and you refer to what you can see and what and why you believe the things to be what you have stated them to be, you will do fine.
Best of luck.
Then think about current issues, the role of investment funds in vet practices, the place of animals in intensive farming, the use of animals ( dogs) in war zones, breeding dogs as fashion accessories ( merle pigment, bulldogs etc) badger culling used to come up a lot but I think it’s probably been exhausted as a topic now, but making sure you have a few ideas and can defend them is never a bad idea. They are looking to see how you communicate and defend your ideas without being aggressive or condescending.Whether you are for or against something you have to be sensitive to the other point of view. Even if you are vehemently against badger culling you have to be able to appreciate the view of a farmer who has lost his herd because of a positive TB test. There will nearly always be a post in an MMI interview where you have to speak to a client about euthanasia, or unconscious bad treatment ( over feeding ) or to a colleague/ fellow student experiencing difficulties with the workload/ drugs/ alcohol. There are often basic maths questions, or questions on a set of data provided in the form of a graph or table. You might get an X ray or 2 and be asked to compare them and state the similarities and differences. NO, they won’t expect you to know all the different structures in all the main species groups, but yes they will expect you to know basic A level human anatomy and be able to work things out from there. If you make mistakes it doesn’t matter as long as you explain how you got to your answer. As I have said so many times, they are not looking for qualified vets but future vet students, so as long as you show a logical train of thought and you refer to what you can see and what and why you believe the things to be what you have stated them to be, you will do fine.
Best of luck.
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