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charlottenicol

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My eldest son is due to sit his standard grades in just over a month, he really wants to be a vet, but his teachers are telling him he's not making the grades (I feel they should be giving him a push rather than dragging him down, he comes home like a wet weekend). Anyway I need to re-find his spark becasue as the moment he has got himself into a real slump, probably no different from any other 15 year old trying to study for exams. Anyway you are probably wishing I would get to the point, I am wondering if it is worth looking at maybe equine science as a fall back and was wondering if anyone has advice or experience that I can offer him. From a desperate mother!
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I don't think his teachers are far wrong in saying that you need VERY impressive grades to do vet med. I know people with an impressive list of As who still didn't get in anywhere. Here at my college most of the vet med students I know have already done a degree in something sciencey - one friend I can think of did "Veterinary science", before now embarking on her vet med. That does add up to 8 years at uni, (and he's got the dreaded A levels to get to first) so you have to be truly committed, however if you want it bad enough.... Best of luck to him
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Oh, and you may do well to post this on the careers board
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My son was at hartpury and several of the equine science students who got a good degree went on to study to be vets. this gives you an alternative route into that profession.
 
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