Pros and cons (University of Edinburgh vet school)

Hi, just looking for current students who could share their experience.

Hey! I'm currently in my 4th year there and in my opinion it's the best vet schools in the UK -- you get a campus with so much research and clinical activity as well as being able to live in one of the most gorgeous cities in the world! I literally can't think of any cons to be honest. The clinical teaching is great.

Hi, is it possible that I ask how is the work load and lecture notes etc. Like are they helpful? Also I've read that the vet school is quite a distance away, how did you find your accommodation and where would it be a closer bus ride?

It's really not that far out lol -- just 5 miles (35 mins on the bus). The bus is also free until you are 21 in Scotland if you get a young scot card. It's a quicker bus ride on the west side of the city, as the 15 that goes down there is more direct. A lot of people have cars too, so you can get a lift and it takes 20 mins from around the level of the meadows. As for workload -- it's intense, but manageable. All vet schools are!! There's a lot to fit into just 4 years of teaching before you hit rotations in 5th, but I've managed to have a good work-life balance. The key is having friends/flatmates who DON'T do veterinary, and therefore don't talk to you about work all the time haha. The lecturers are for the most part amazing, but it will be very different from school. We have a group called VetPALS that helps people transition their style of learning to a uni context. (back to the distance to campus -- the campus is honestly so nice, and sits with all the hospitals so its def worth the trip).