Liverpool Veterinary Interview

Hi, i have vet med liverpool interview. at school, some teachers did mini mock interviews with us and gave feedback. I will also practice some questions with friends and share improvements. I will revise a level content and be confident with personal statement. I'll also find practice qs and record my answer to listen back! I think it will be course related content and scenarios maybe?

i don’t think they’ll test us on course related content bc we haven’t been taught any of that yet, i reckon it will be explaining what we would do in scenarios and hopefully something about work experience

They said on their initial email that they'd be testing empathy, problem solving and critical thinking so I think you're right that it'll be mainly scenarios or ethical dilemmas! I suppose there may be some anatomy-type questions that could test problem solving (like "What do you think this x-ray shows") but I don't think they'll be testing any academic knowledge, or anything about the personal statement since they don't read it.
I'm just preparing by practicing basically! And researching around some common ethical issues and challenges facing the profession.

Hey, thanks for your reply!, when you say course related content what do you mean..... it's 4 minutes per question with only 6 questions, I reckon scenarios will defo be in it as well, what type of questions are you practicing with friends

Yes, as part of practice MMI, I had a section on interpreting data and graphs which I think Liverpool will do to assess our ability to break down what we can see. Even if they don’t read it, still know your PS by heart as they still have access to it and could ask about work experience etc. Also they most likely do read or look over it briefly but just don’t put much weight on it. For example if you wrote a PS that made no sense at all, or didn’t write anything, I don’t think you would get an interview!

liverpool do not read the personal statement, you are offered an interview based on your grades and work experience
but its good to know your PS as a way to mention all ur wex on the spot!

Hey, so anyone that has a liverpool vet med offer for interview or is at liverpool doing vet how are you preparing and what type of questions do u think they will ask ? x

If you see my reply to the other person, that’s what I mean - basically our a level subject knowledge that could link to our course e.g. vaccines etc. I was shown a graph in a practice question which linked to the elastic limit in physics and was showing the force in the tendon of a horse back leg - linking to their evolution and flight response and how severe the injuries to a horses leg can be e.g. broken leg.
So knowledge that you already know but showing you know it and applying it in questions, data and scenarios.
There are lots of good links to practice questions online - some universities also have good question resources e.g. Cambridge.

what resources online are there

Hey, so anyone that has a liverpool vet med offer for interview or is at liverpool doing vet how are you preparing and what type of questions do u think they will ask ? x

Hey, I've just done it and obvs can't say anything about the questions. I can say though that the setup they have used is very clear and easy to follow and I found it not too stressful so all the best with yours!

hey im planning on doing mine tomorrow, can i just ask how long it took you? the emial said 50 mins but there is 6 questions 4mins long so was wondering if there is a break between questions?

Hi yes! There are breaks between questions and including the introduction and practice question it was around 45-50 mins. Good luck!

Yeah basically! It just takes you through saying an answer and uploading it