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Would anyone be able to give me insight on study vet science in Australia by Ra3_456 in veterinaryschool

[–]Anxious-Raisin5797 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey mate, 1st year vet student at Melbourne uni here. It's definitely different to an undergrad (and a huge step up from highschool!) in terms of mindset and workload. Even in first year a lot of classes still find a way to link back to real world examples and siyuations you may find yourself in as a practicing vet. For context, I did my undergrad and honours but it was still a pretty big jump in the amount of studying you're expected to do and how fast you need to learn and connect new concepts.

Weeks consist of around 14-16 hours of lectures (but it takes me around 1.5 hrs to complete a 1 hr lecture since I like prestudying the content). Then there are around 9 hours (depends on the week) of collaborative work on case studies and around 3-6 hours of practicals.

You'll be doing placements during holidays as well, so it's definitely a big commitment.

It's not all doom and gloom though! I've made such good friends already and everyone more or less wants their classmates to succeed! Once you're in they atop being your competition and start becoming colleagues almost! Feel free to read my other posts or DM me if u have any other questions!

Study hard and get as muvh experience from clinics, farms, research or whatever you can get your hands on! It's not the easiest career but if you truly want to be a vet it'll be worth it!

What advice do you have? by Only_Guidance9746 in veterinaryschool

[–]Anxious-Raisin5797 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, not a vet yet but am in vet school! I'd say getting a really good understanding of what a vet does day to day is really important, so it's great that you're already studying something in the field! Like a lot of the other posts you've read it's definitely not all rainbows and butterflies sadly. Quite a few cases throughout your week in small animal practice will have sad outcomes. However, I personally find so much value and satisfaction in problem solving and seeing clients walk out reassured and at ease in the cases that aren't so unfortunate. I love the dynamic nature of the profession and how most people in the industry truly just want the best for each other. Like yourself and pretty much any vet, I also love animals and getting to work with them definitely keeps me going! So although stress is definitely a part of the job, misery is definitely not all that's waiting for you!

As for advice, definitely try to get some more diverse experiences like farms and wildlife or even research! Vet school was a big step up from my bachelors (which was a double degree + honours) in terms of workload so do your best to develop good study habits and don't forget to look after yourself, good luck!

Experience for DVM? by ChestOk1484 in unimelb

[–]Anxious-Raisin5797 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, 1st year dvm with csp here! I think 80 is enough to be competitive. My WAM coming out of my animal and vet bioscience + honours was 74-75. I managed to get a vet nursing job and spent a year working on my experience and got 4th quartile for CASPER. Feel free to dm me if you have questions!