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Official Royal Veterinary College Applicant Thread 2026

Hi all !!
Thought I'd start a thread to see who else has applied for BVetMed at the RVC this year!
Applicants from other RVC courses are absolutely welcome to post here too! Come say hi !!

To get us started, what qualifications and work experience did you apply with? Have you received an interview invite yet?

Good luck, everyone! we can do this! ^_^

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Reply 1

I’m applying to the 4 and 5 year courses and haven’t heard anything back yet.

1st Class BSc (hons) ~600 hours work experience home student.

Reply 2

I just recieved an interview invite today!! 10th of December!!

Reply 3

Congratulations.
Did you receive an email ,or were you notified on the ucas portal?

Reply 4

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by DanielRG
Congratulations.
Did you receive an email ,or were you notified on the ucas portal?


Thank you so much!! I received an email from RVC first, and then I was notified on ucas shortly after

Reply 5

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by laurenyuki
Thank you so much!! I received an email from RVC first, and then I was notified on ucas shortly after

Thank you
Good luck on your interview

Reply 6

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by laurenyuki
I just recieved an interview invite today!! 10th of December!!

Congratulations! It really isn't fun waiting to hear from them lol

Reply 7

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by Anonymous9795
Congratulations! It really isn't fun waiting to hear from them lol

Thank you so much!! and I know right ;-; I hope you hear good news soon!!

Reply 8

Hello, I’ve applied for RVC! has everyone already been invited to interview or is it likely to be in batches?

Reply 9

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by suspiciousbagel_
Hello, I’ve applied for RVC! has everyone already been invited to interview or is it likely to be in batches?


It's likely to be in batches! No news is good news.

Reply 10

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by suspiciousbagel_
Hello, I’ve applied for RVC! has everyone already been invited to interview or is it likely to be in batches?

Historically it has spread across around the last two weeks of November and first week of december for home 5 year applicants

Reply 11

What about for graduate students for the 4 year course ?

Reply 12

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by ara_banana2022
What about for graduate students for the 4 year course ?

As far as im aware its the same they use the 15th and 16th as priority days for graduate applicants but they can interview you on any day. They say they try to inform people with at least 2 weeks notice but they dont always do that.

Reply 13

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by Anonymous9795
As far as im aware its the same they use the 15th and 16th as priority days for graduate applicants but they can interview you on any day. They say they try to inform people with at least 2 weeks notice but they dont always do that.


Yeah was just curious because I haven’t heard back from them yet . I know RVC is very competitive so bracing myself for a rejection anyway

Reply 14

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by ara_banana2022
Yeah was just curious because I haven’t heard back from them yet . I know RVC is very competitive so bracing myself for a rejection anyway

Yeah, it’s honestly ridiculous for home students. I asked for the home student stats for the four-year course, but the numbers they sent looked wrong, so I clarified my question and I’m still waiting for them to get back to me. They first said 215 applied, 115 were interviewed, and only 5 offers were made so about a 2% offer rate for home students. But they also claimed they only made 15 offers to international students, even though the course takes around 100 people a year, which is why I think they’ve made a mistake somewhere.

For the five-year course, the offer rate is about 10% for home students and 50% for international students.

Reply 15

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by Anonymous9795
Yeah, it’s honestly ridiculous for home students. I asked for the home student stats for the four-year course, but the numbers they sent looked wrong, so I clarified my question and I’m still waiting for them to get back to me. They first said 215 applied, 115 were interviewed, and only 5 offers were made so about a 2% offer rate for home students. But they also claimed they only made 15 offers to international students, even though the course takes around 100 people a year, which is why I think they’ve made a mistake somewhere.
For the five-year course, the offer rate is about 10% for home students and 50% for international students.


Oh they tried to reject me a couple weeks ago because they said I didn’t send them my transcript which I did . It’s been sorted now but I had to phone them up about it and email them proof of when my transcript was sent . So I am bracing myself for a rejection unfortunately

Reply 16

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by Anonymous9795
Yeah, it’s honestly ridiculous for home students. I asked for the home student stats for the four-year course, but the numbers they sent looked wrong, so I clarified my question and I’m still waiting for them to get back to me. They first said 215 applied, 115 were interviewed, and only 5 offers were made so about a 2% offer rate for home students. But they also claimed they only made 15 offers to international students, even though the course takes around 100 people a year, which is why I think they’ve made a mistake somewhere.
For the five-year course, the offer rate is about 10% for home students and 50% for international students.


I swear they take 40 home students every year

Reply 17

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by ara_banana2022
I swear they take 40 home students every year

For the 5 year the target is a total of 140 which is typically about 50 home and 90 international. All i know for the accelerated course is the target is 100.
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by ara_banana2022
Oh they tried to reject me a couple weeks ago because they said I didn’t send them my transcript which I did . It’s been sorted now but I had to phone them up about it and email them proof of when my transcript was sent . So I am bracing myself for a rejection unfortunately

I wouldn't get too put off by that as long as you actually sent it then I cant see them punishing you for them not finding it.
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Reply 18

I have just received my interview invitation for the 15th :smile:

Reply 19

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by Fraggle1
I have just received my interview invitation for the 15th :smile:

Congratulations! 4 or 5 year?

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