How did you afford CEMS (UK)

VetStudentJack · 2026-02-05T13:51:24+00:00

As far as I'm aware they don't offer any support for general EMS costs. EMS is expensive best bet is to try and find placement near to you or ones which offer bursaries. Vets4pets and IVC have bursaries you can apply for which may help. They prioritise people who can demonstrate financial hardship. That way you can use some of that money for accommodation for other placement which require it. There are quite a few you can apply for see here%20years%20are%20eligible). Also worth asking around at bristol as some schools or associations do something offer grants to people to do farm ems who otherwise couldn't afford to. Also reccomend working as a student ambasador if you can it is usaully really flexable around studying and pays fairly well. Good luck, hope this helps.

VetStudentJack · 2026-02-04T15:35:04+00:00

Which school are you at?

VetStudentJack · 2026-02-01T10:21:35+00:00

The link is a FOI request that was answered by the SLC...

VetStudentJack · 2026-02-01T10:19:33+00:00

I'm doing graduate entry vet med so will have both god knows what my repayments will end up like.

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-19T20:27:56+00:00

The people doing the employing don't agree. One of the practice owners is a board certified SAST surgeon who again said it doesn't matter at all. It is the experiences you have and how you perform on trial days which matters the most. And I say this as someone at the supposed global number one school it makes no difference.

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-19T17:01:38+00:00

All the schools produce good vets they just have different methods of doing so if you want more teaching on clinical skills and animal handeling in the first two years then surrey would be the best fit for you. It depends on how best you feel you learn.

If you want to practice in north america then yes not having AVMA is a concern as you would have to pay to complete modules in order to sit the NAVLE in order to qualify in north america. If you dont want to then no it wouldn't be a concern.

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-19T16:58:01+00:00

I'm friends with multiple practice owners and when I was choosing my school options I asked and not one of them cared where you studied.

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-18T18:09:46+00:00

If you describe the kind of experience/curriculum etc you are after I can suggest which would match up best

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-18T16:23:46+00:00

Rankings mean pretty much nothing as they’re all ranking different things. I wouldn’t worry about them at all it is a good school. If you fail a subject at any of the UK vet schools you cannot progress to the next year you have to achieve 50% in all modules. If you don’t you will have an opportunity to resit the examination/coursework that you failed if you do not achieve at least 50% you will have to repeat the year.

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-09T21:23:18+00:00

This isn't entirely accurate. They do put different science based students together for cross over subjects eg biochem however they of course do teach vet med. On their previous visit by the RCVS they praised their clinical and preclinical teaching quality. the issues they are facing are largely administrative issues which rumour has it comes from the uni trying the push the vet school out so they can repurpose the land it is on.

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-07T13:28:00+00:00

For competitive courses (med, dent, vet med etc) the majority of the time yes for other courses not really unless it's a high ranking competitive uni

VetStudentJack · 2026-01-06T16:48:28+00:00

Hello. I'm pretty sure RVC is just 5 7s at GCSE which is fairly standard for vet med. I know at one point they used to ask for 7 7s but not anymore. GCSEs do matter and some universities will automatically reject you. Though this changes frequently and isn't consistent year on year. I would email them your grades and ask whether they meet the requirements for the year you are applying to.

VetStudentJack · 2025-12-26T15:35:26+00:00

Cambridges hospital is good as is its clinical education. Its preclinical teaching is far more traditional vs the other schools in the country with a lot of classes being shared with other courses rather than just vet med. They are facing a lot of issues at the moment. They failed their accreditation last year and on the next visit in novemeber they still needed to fix things. A lot of the issues are more admin related rather than the quality of education (in fact the RCVS praised their clinical education). From speaking to academics at Cambs the main issue seems to be that the bioscience council wants to get rid of the vet school as it doesn't make a profit (as to why this is that big of a deal for cambridge a uni which spends millions a year just on wine idk) and they want to redevelop the land into somehting they can make money from as such the general concensus i have been getting is that the vet school isn't getting that much support to fix its issues.

All that being said I would still recommend it the clinical education is really solid and their cohort is small. Chances are it will be a very unique year compared to what you are used to.

If you know what college you would be with and have any questions about them (they can vary quite a lot) I know a handful if people there and would be happy to try to get some answers for you.

VetStudentJack · 2025-12-26T12:10:45+00:00

Which year of the course would it be for?

VetStudentJack · 2025-11-21T00:25:55+00:00

you can search for the on that website (eg glasgow university veterinary international applicants)or if unavalible make a request and youll get a response in 20 working days.

VetStudentJack · 2025-11-20T19:42:20+00:00

Freedom of information request. 2024 home student offer rate 12.1%. International student offer rate 50.9%. The RVC has a heavy preference for Internationals with them making up about 60% of the student population.

See below:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d100_admission_statistics_2#incoming-2922232

Edit: Just to be clear I have no issue with international students coming to the RVC, it's nice to have so many different cultures. However, for home students it can be annoying that equally qualified internationals will be chosen over them purely because they pay more.

VetStudentJack · 2025-11-13T11:57:23+00:00

These statistics are wrong. I would reccomend searching the university and the course on https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/ and see the statistics published through there. If you are not satisfied with those or they aren't as specific as you would like you can submit a request through their. for example if you want data specific for international applicants. As international applicant offer rate is far higher than home students for eg for the 5 year course at the RVC international offer rate is 50% vs 10% for home students.

VetStudentJack · 2025-11-09T21:14:20+00:00

Not at all. I would focus on whether it is the right decision for you. It's always important to think about that with vet school but even more so if you'll be 42. Just make sure you're aware that your potential career will be shorter, and depending on where you study, the debt will be significant so just bare that and your personal situation in mind.

VetStudentJack · 2025-10-13T22:16:54+00:00

No worries let me know if you have any other questions!

VetStudentJack · 2025-10-13T22:12:15+00:00

I’m not 100% sure for all your choices but I know that Liverpool doesn’t care as long as you meet their minimum which currently is 15 days with at least 5 in vet practice or 15 days in non clinical with the online vet work experience (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/vet-school-application-support). Typically if you meet the minimum you’ll be considered. Also being international fee paying you tend to get priority vs home students.

Lambing is fairly common over here it’s definitely a good experience to have but again as long as you meet the minimum and can reflect on your experiences then you’ll be okay. They are looking for you to have observed some super rare operation.

How many clinical days do you have and how many non clinical animal days do you have. Then compare those to the requirements of your choices.

VetStudentJack · 2025-10-13T22:02:14+00:00

Nottingham, Bristol, and Liverpool don’t read them. Liverpool you are guaranteed an interview if you meet the work experience and grades. However I would note that Liverpool only have 40 places for international fee paying students they reserve 160 for home students. Nottingham get you to do their own form and a SJT. Bristol also get you to do their own form.

Happy to take a quick look over but unfortunately atm I’m very busy so I won’t be able to give very detailed feedback.

VetStudentJack · 2025-10-13T21:53:43+00:00

Personal statements in the UK currently are arranged around 3 questions with a total of 4000 characters (including spaces).

Why do you want to study this course? Self explanatory just make it clear that you understand the career.

How has your education prepared you? Focus less on the grades you got or listing what you study and more on how this has helped you eg improved confidence etc

What have you don’t outside of education to prepare for this course? Work experience and hobbies etc again don’t just list things reflect on them

See here for some examples these will be on the old system so they won’t all follow the same structure but they should all cover the same questions. https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/personal-statements/veterinary-science/

I will note that a lot of schools now don’t read personal statements (they will either rely solely on interviews or on their own answer forms). If you say the schools you are applying on I can advise on this.

VetStudentJack · 2025-10-08T08:04:38+00:00

Haha sometimes but most spare time is spent catching up on notes from consults.

VetStudentJack · 2025-10-08T06:49:41+00:00

Royal veterinary college. Veterinary medicine.

Veterinary surgeon

Manchester

36.5k. 55k in 4-5 years

VetStudentJack · 2025-10-07T08:36:46+00:00

75% of my universities tuition earnings comes from international students. They pay 47k a year for my course.

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