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This thread is for discussing applications to University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine in the 2024-2025 (class of 2029) cycle.
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Hello! I am applying to the U Dublin undergrad veterinary medicine program and am wondering if I should include only my high school transcripts or do I need to include my university transcripts as well. My high school marks are great and I had a slow start to undergrad in my first two years so they aren't too great (much better now). Thanks!!
 
Hey guys! Second time applicant, first time applicant to UCDublin. Anybody know of an approximate timeline that we'd hear from them for interviews? I noticed on their website interviews are late Fall - early Spring. Good luck to everyone!
 
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Hi! I'm finishing my supplemental application (due tomorrow 10/31) - and I do not understand what to answer for "Course Preference Number"? I have emailed Dublin and they aren't responding. Anybody out there filling out the application and understand what they are looking for there, the acronyms I find on their website aren't accepted by the field given!!!
 
binx2002 said:
Hey guys! Second time applicant, first time applicant to UCDublin. Anybody know of an approximate timeline that we'd hear from them for interviews? I noticed on their website interviews are late Fall - early Spring. Good luck to everyone!
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I applied last year and got an interview with them. They sent the invite at the end of November and my interview was in January. I did not get in, I think it was a combination of missing a prerequisite and having no large animal experience. I have fixed both of those issues since then, so hopefully they interview me again!
 
Erin Hanger said:
I applied last year and got an interview with them. They sent the invite at the end of November and my interview was in January. I did not get in, I think it was a combination of missing a prerequisite and having no large animal experience. I have fixed both of those issues since then, so hopefully they interview me again!
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Eep I am nervous! UCD is one of my top choices along with Glasgow and I have a lot of large animal experience but less than 50 hours of small animal 😬 I hope they're merciful
 
dvminmyfuture said:
Hi! I'm finishing my supplemental application (due tomorrow 10/31) - and I do not understand what to answer for "Course Preference Number"? I have emailed Dublin and they aren't responding. Anybody out there filling out the application and understand what they are looking for there, the acronyms I find on their website aren't accepted by the field given!!!
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If you are applying as a non-EU resident the code for the 5-year undergraduate program is VTS1. For the 4-year Graduate Entry program the code is VTS3.
 
binx2002 said:
Hey guys! Second time applicant, first time applicant to UCDublin. Anybody know of an approximate timeline that we'd hear from them for interviews? I noticed on their website interviews are late Fall - early Spring. Good luck to everyone!
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I applied a while ago (I am currently in my 3rd year), so I am not sure if the timeline is still the same. I got my interview invite December 2nd.
 
Shiloh47 said:
Eep I am nervous! UCD is one of my top choices along with Glasgow and I have a lot of large animal experience but less than 50 hours of small animal 😬 I hope they're merciful
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I believe that they are looking more for varied experience. So, if you have food animal, equine, and small animal experience, I doubt that the lack of tons of SA will make a difference. Good luck!
 
Timeline last year:
Invited to interview via email 11/22
Interview happened for me (NYC) Jan 5th
And was ultimately accepted in March some time I can’t find that email for specific date! Ik they had a huge delay in accepting people last year due to how many applications they got and people were accepted pretty sporadically so I wouldn’t hold this timeline as set in stone for this year 🙂
 
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If yall don’t mind me asking, what’re the dates for the interviews? Curious bc Edinburgh is in NY too
 
binx2002 said:
If yall don’t mind me asking, what’re the dates for the interviews? Curious bc Edinburgh is in NY too
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Last year it was the first week of January and you were given a date and time in the email. Not sure if it was a negotiable date but I’m sure if you had a good reason they could switch them.
 
So Dublin is different from some other schools as they send some acceptances WITHOUT interviewing the applicants. So if you didn’t get an interview that doesn’t mean you won’t be accepted. I am unsure how many people but the past 2 years it seemed to be like ~5? on sdn/Facebook so I’m sure it’s a few more than that
 
Does anyone know the percentage of acceptance for those who received an interview? If the chances of being rejected are still high I'm unsure if I'm willing to spend the money to get to NYC just to be rejected.
 
krissibee said:
Does anyone know the percentage of acceptance for those who received an interview? If the chances of being rejected are still high I'm unsure if I'm willing to spend the money to get to NYC just to be rejected.
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I do not know the EXACT data but last year they said they interviewed somewhere around 300 people. The grad entry is around 50 spots total. I’m sure with more applicants this year the interview data could change but I was told the class size isn’t going to differ most likely. (But again this all could have changed)
edit: this is also not including the spots they reserve for people they don’t interview. So I’d assume the interviews are for about 40-45 spots
 
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Cowsrcool said:
I do not know the EXACT data but last year they said they interviewed somewhere around 300 people. The grad entry is around 50 spots total. I’m sure with more applicants this year the interview data could change but I was told the class size isn’t going to differ most likely. (But again this all could have changed)
edit: this is also not including the spots they reserve for people they don’t interview. So I’d assume the interviews are for about 40-45 spots
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I also want to come back to this and say all interview scenarios are usually about the same like no school accepts almost everyone they interview (to my knowledge) so if you applied and would attend if accepted I 100% recommend continuing with the interview process as it’s just part of the overall admissions process and a step in the right direction! I’m of the philosophy if you spent the money to apply you should see it through (but I understand it is not financially feasible for many - I was lucky and lived in NY)
 
Cowsrcool said:
I also want to come back to this and say all interview scenarios are usually about the same like no school accepts almost everyone they interview (to my knowledge) so if you applied and would attend if accepted I 100% recommend continuing with the interview process as it’s just part of the overall admissions process and a step in the right direction! I’m of the philosophy if you spent the money to apply you should see it through (but I understand it is not financially feasible for many - I was lucky and lived in NY)
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The thing is I most likely will take any US school over going international. I've been accepted into Ross but would take dublin over them. I unfortunately live in the south so going to New York will be taking a lot out financially/days off work. I understand that's the statistics for most schools but very few are still doing in person interviews, applications themselves are so expensive it's crazy to me that some schools are still expecting so much travel wise from applicants.
 
krissibee said:
The thing is I most likely will take any US school over going international. I've been accepted into Ross but would take dublin over them. I unfortunately live in the south so going to New York will be taking a lot out financially/days off work. I understand that's the statistics for most schools but very few are still doing in person interviews, applications themselves are so expensive it's crazy to me that some schools are still expecting so much travel wise from applicants.
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I also live in the south, financially stability is the the concern too, with trying to get Christmas with three kids done, and just starting a new job
 
krissibee said:
The thing is I most likely will take any US school over going international. I've been accepted into Ross but would take dublin over them. I unfortunately live in the south so going to New York will be taking a lot out financially/days off work. I understand that's the statistics for most schools but very few are still doing in person interviews, applications themselves are so expensive it's crazy to me that some schools are still expecting so much travel wise from applicants.
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Future Emo Veterinarian said:
I also live in the south, financially stability is the the concern too, with trying to get Christmas with three kids done, and just starting a new job
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I’m so sorry guys it truly is so unfair. Have you considered reaching out and seeing if they offer a virtual option for those who are really financially impacted by having to travel? I can’t imagine they’ve never had someone encounter this before and it could be worth a shot?
 
Future Emo Veterinarian said:
I also live in the south, financially stability is the the concern too, with trying to get Christmas with three kids done, and just starting a new job
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Im sorry this is so tough...I also applied to Dublin but have yet to heard back.

Just wanted to say it's nice to see someone with the kids also on the same path!
 
courtweb0907 said:
For those with kids, what is your plan for your dependents since they no longer are able to come with you on a student visa :/
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At the info session last year someone asked this and they were told the best way to go about it is your spouse getting a critical skill job visa but I don’t have any other information about that in terms of children as well. That was my plan w my spouse (obviously if he was even able to get one)
 
courtweb0907 said:
For those with kids, what is your plan for your dependents since they no longer are able to come with you on a student visa :/
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For my family, it’s a temporary solution while I’m in school. We bought our house in 2022, and my husband has a stable job in the states. We’ve agreed that he will be the single parent while I’m focused on my studies, but with technology today we can keep in contact all the time. We even planned to have set times and days for zoom calls so I can talk to the kids. Once I can graduate and get a job the goal is to get him a work visa with our kids. I even told my six year old I want her writing me letters and I’ll write to her so she can read it and even read them to her classmates. It’ll be hard without a doubt, but that’s why I am SO blessed to have the support of my spouse and he truly believes in me that we have come up with this plan.
 
For people who received interview invites (also congratulations!) did they come by email? Did your application portal change at all?
 
My application status for UCD still just says "submitted" so I'm not sure it's even been reviewed yet?? The limbo is killing me
 
Shiloh47 said:
My application status for UCD still just says "submitted" so I'm not sure it's even been reviewed yet?? The limbo is killing me
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I checked my portal and it never changed. I would email Dublin and ask for an application update! I pray you are able to get an interview <3
 
Shiloh47 said:
My application status for UCD still just says "submitted" so I'm not sure it's even been reviewed yet?? The limbo is killing me
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Same here. I may give it to the end of this month and maybe email? I'm not sure.. I don't want to be a bother.
 
Shiloh47 said:
My application status for UCD still just says "submitted" so I'm not sure it's even been reviewed yet?? The limbo is killing me
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Mine is the same it just says submitted. Let me know if you decide to email them and what their response is please.
 
Shiloh47 said:
My application status for UCD still just says "submitted" so I'm not sure it's even been reviewed yet?? The limbo is killing me
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Mine too. On the bright side, if they were done sending out interview invites I'm sure we would have received rejections by now. I think no news at this point just reflects they're still in the review process 🙂
 
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chaotikvoltage said:
I just received an invite to interview in nyc! It sounds like they’re sending them in batches so keep your head up guys!
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Me too!
 
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