Hi, I'm currently at Murdoch! I think Murdoch is an absolutely fantastic vet school, and Perth has a wonderful lifestyle, with great weather, beaches, and surrounded by wine districts! The school itself is very well set up and the course has just been revamped so its even better!
And the BEST thing about murdoch... is that the farm and hospital are on campus! UNLIKE most australian schools - Sydney and Melbourne are a fair commute from their farm, and I believe UQ is moving to their farm, maybe???
TBH - among Australian vet schools, there is varying views toward which is best. Melbourne used to be really hard to get into - but that was only because they accept 10 out of school a year, not because their degree was very good. They're currently setting up an entirely new degree structure, much more like the american system.
Sydney vet school more has a good rep because its attached to the uni of syd, not because the vet med is really quality.
I chose to go to murdoch after speaking with a lot of veterinarians who worked in the government and academics, and they recommended Murdoch to me above all others. You get a great grounding in smallies and largies, given we are the only major veterinary centre for nearly 1000km!!!
On another note, Murdoch may be easier for you to get into than others, because they take in 90 students every year, but specifically set aside atleast 30 places for overseas students. We have a huge number of american and canadian students in my class, so you definately wouldnt be alone!
One other thing to remember before coming to Australia - there will be young ones in your class! A lot of students in Australia enter vet straight out of highschool - I'm 19 and in second year! So as long as you dont mind mixing and mingling and becoming friends with people who could potentially be a lot younger than you (and yes, we like our mature aged students!) feel free to come to australia!!!
