Getting Into Veterinary School Paperback – 18 Feb. 2011

As a 16 year-old wanting desperately to become a Veterinary Surgeon, I have been searching all over the place for bits of information on what to do now to have the best chances of making it into Veterinary School. But the information on the internet and from careers advisors can be overhwelming, hard to find and sometimes conflicting! Meanwhile, everything I needed to know was here, in this book. While it has a reality-check, to make sure that you understand just how difficult the road ahead is, it offers information on every aspect (entry requirements, work experience, finance, the uni course, application, interviews, the lot!) and with a light-hearted approach written purposefully for young people. Best of all, though, it has stories from qualified vets and vets-in-training, talking about their experiences and what they did, so you are reassured that this information is valid and you feel like you're not the only one who's had to walk this long road. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THIS BOOK WILL ANSWER THEM!

As an A level student, I bought this book to prepare for my interviews. In this respect it is very helpful, with examples of possible questions and also topics you should know about. However there are a few things I have disagreed with too! The first is that it suggests it is a good idea for parents to ring up work experience placements, this is a big no no, as a potential vet ought to have the confidence to ring up places themselves, and placements will be put off if the parent rings up. Another thing is the work experience section that implies just a couple of days work experience at different vets practices will be fine, but actually Liverpool want a minimum of 4 weeks just at vets! It also does not mention Surrey but they have just had their first year in, and the next edition of this book is due to come out so that will probably include this information. Despite finding a few things wrong, I am still glad I bought it although it is no substitute for going to uni open days and looking at prospectuses.

bought this form my daughter to help her in her chosen career - she is finding it very very helpful and keeps reading out information too me. Also nice that all the unis are included and not all of them require totally strict entry -

This was a Xmas present for my Grandson 16 years old and very determined to train as a vet as they always have money as their Xmas present now they are older I always try to find 1or 2 presents that I think they will like and this years choices were great my Grandson was over the moon

Very good book but perhaps more suited to application to English veterinary schools. My daughter is wanting to apply as a graduate and limited information for her needs.

Received promptly, looks like it will come in handy for a teenager looking at vet school!

This is so useful. Informative and lots of facts -but also includes lots of humour. It proves that the early teens is the time to start work experience if you are serious about a veterinary career. Well worth the purchase price.

A very comprehensive guide to the challenge of getting into vet school. Some sound advice but for much of it to be useful you'd have to have read this book almost before selecting your GCSE's. Great for budding vets, but begin early!