5 things I wish I knew before going to vet school

Hey friends, this is part of the 'my vet journey' series where I talk about the things I wished I knew before applying to vet school. Hope you've been keeping well and as always here are the timestamps for you to jump around to. Thank you for your support and would love to hear what you think about these type of videos :) !

⏰Timestamps
00:00
0:10 intro
0:39 cost + money saving tips
1:28 fresh grad vet salary
2:33 feeling behind
3:24 anatomy dissection practicals
3:58 academic workload
5:32 bonus: studying

Studies mentioned:

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🐄 Who am I?
I am a final year vet student at Cambridge University, UK. I make videos to help pre-vet students get into veterinary school, how I am surviving vet school and trying to be the best version of ourselves.

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[adrianashilling]

My one piece of advice is spend time working with vets before even thinking about applying to schools. I took a gap year between undergraduate school and vet school and it was the smartest thing I ever did. I worked in a large small animal clinic where I got a lot of practice drawing blood, placing catheters etc . Vet students don’t get as much practical experience as you might think. I also volunteered for stirrer stints with vets at the track, mixed animal practice (they eventually paid me) and a sport horse equine practice. Because of all the factors this gal mentioned you want to be sure you know what you’re getting into . It also gives you a framework which makes it easier to understand why you need to know all the stuff you study. I’ve been out of school 31 years and I would do it over in a heartbeat.

[veronicaalejandra]

I feel like I learned so much from this video. I've always wondered what it was like to become a vet and I realize I had a totally different idea of what it like😂

[sushivet]

Wow, I never knew studying vetmed is pretty much different in a sense of curriculum, cost yet so similar methods and studies in different other countries! 🌻

[greypolarbear]

I got accepted by my first choice this year, super excited. Thank you so much for these videos :)

[keralyte]

You are right, im in final year of vet school, my friends already graduatedd and some of them already have jobs🤭

[orianletruand]

thank you for this video,
i’m a french high school student & i’m sooo stressed out about the studies which i’ll do in a few years... so thank you for this content because it relieves me to be told some info about it! you’re a so cool & positive person, have a great continuation!💙💙💙

[forizasr]

oh i love this small talk.. hello from vet school in indonesia <3

[bow]

Hey! Super insightful video. I’m on my third certificate in veterinary nursing and have a guaranteed spot in my university after I finish this as well as a cert four in biology next year.

I am really enjoying the theory in class, I find that of course we can’t touch onto everything we need as the certificate is on a low level but I’m trying to do my own personal study to gain a better understanding.

But here’s where it gets kind of annoying. I’m doing work experience in a veterinary practice, I’ve done maybe around 23 hours so far and it’s just absolute hell. The vet nurses always make me constantly clean and restock things, which is understandable for some things, such as sanitation and restocking the equipment, but they give me the most pointless cleaning things to do around the clinic and it’s just putting a horrible impression on me of being a vet.
I either sit around awkwardly or clean, I feel in the way whenever I’m around any of the vet nurses, the vets though I love what they’re doing and I’m so interested in it, I just hate what’s happening right now and I don’t know what to do I suppose. Sorry this has been kind of ranty.
But yeah, I’m learning essentially nothing on the job other then vet specific things- like where certain things are in that one specific vet or whatever, total bs!!

How do you get through this without wanting to literally kill yourself? Also you mentioned you were on last year of vet school. Have you had mental breakdowns? Has the content been too overwhelming? I’m nervous it will be too challenging for you I’m not sure. Regardless I’m just sick of being a janitor lmao, Thankyou for listening to my Ted talk.

[Noelle]

Awesome video with useful information !! I’m in school to be a vet tech. I hope to get into vet school after

[georgiawilson]

Hey love your videos ! first time vet applicant time and have managed to get offers so your videos are making me super excited to hopefully start in september . Also i found the interviews you did with different vet students so helpful in making my final decision on my first/second choice considering there were no in person open days for those who applied this year :)

[Kris_BG]

Not me working in restourant in my mid 30 listening carefully 😅.
On your point of graduating later than other degrees - at the end of the day, you are a Doctor. So it does make sense to take longer.

[Bacon-oi]

I want to become a vet, and i found your video witch give to me pretty good tips

[mariamesserlian]

Your videos are the best! Love from Brazil!

[ReeVonEve]

I really wanna be a Veterinarian but when I knew it cost a lot of money my heart broke😢

[katieella]

hii, what age were you when you started? im currently 18 and im working in a vet clinic as a vet care assistant. i love my job and have decided i would love to go to vet school and study to become a vet although i dont have the right qualifications since i decided this after finishing school. i have now decided to continue working and attempt alevel chemistry. my only worry is that i wont be able to start until i am around 21. will there be other people my age and will i still be able to have a good social life?

[addirenwick]

I completely see myself just being like this to my aunt because she was vet assistant once I'm in vet school: "Ayo was it like this back in the day?"

[superkawaii]

We used the same anatomy book in the USA too! lol

[chloem]

Wait so did you go to college before going to vet school?

[jarrodsio]

group work worked best for me too in uni

[joanasoares]

first year student. i fell all that you said