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Hi guys, Im a Canadian currently deciding between Bristol's accelerated program and an Australian school. Is anyone on here set for attending Bristol and would you mind sharing your reasoning with me? Im so torn haha
 
Beckbeck said:
Hi guys, Im a Canadian currently deciding between Bristol's accelerated program and an Australian school. Is anyone on here set for attending Bristol and would you mind sharing your reasoning with me? Im so torn haha
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I’m set on the school if I get an acceptance.
 
Beckbeck said:
Hi guys, Im a Canadian currently deciding between Bristol's accelerated program and an Australian school. Is anyone on here set for attending Bristol and would you mind sharing your reasoning with me? Im so torn haha
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I’m highly considering Bristol over some US schools because they have a hospital on campus and their tuition isn’t that expensive compared to others. I would also recommend visiting both schools if possible!
 
Beckbeck said:
Hi guys, Im a Canadian currently deciding between Bristol's accelerated program and an Australian school. Is anyone on here set for attending Bristol and would you mind sharing your reasoning with me? Im so torn haha
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Also Canadian and considering Bristol!! I’ve heard they have a good program and people quite like it from other threads/forums, so thats kindve influencing my decision. Im hesitating a bit though because while the international tuition is cheaper than other schools, Ive also heard about how difficult and pricey it is to find housing.
 
revolver ocelot said:
Also Canadian and considering Bristol!! I’ve heard they have a good program and people quite like it from other threads/forums, so thats kindve influencing my decision. Im hesitating a bit though because while the international tuition is cheaper than other schools, Ive also heard about how difficult and pricey it is to find housing.
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I’ve been looking into housing over there and it’s definitely expensive. I’m sure they have people that share housing to help minimize costs. My husband and I have been looking into other surrounding areas that are definitely cheaper but we are likely to have to buy a small house over there and sell ours here due to our pets coming too.
 
Optimisticwaitlist said:
I’ve been looking into housing over there and it’s definitely expensive. I’m sure they have people that share housing to help minimize costs. My husband and I have been looking into other surrounding areas that are definitely cheaper but we are likely to have to buy a small house over there and sell ours here due to our pets coming too.
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If you dont mind me asking, do you plan to stay over there after graduating? The salary requirement for the skilled work visa seems like it makes it pretty difficult to get, especially being over 26 after graduating. I have been thinking about moving down but the pay new veterinarians get there seems like it is not enough/makes it difficult to meet the visa requirements.
I am trying to figure out how feasible it would be to move to Bristol completely for school and after. Does anyone have any insight on this process?
 
caecilian said:
If you dont mind me asking, do you plan to stay over there after graduating? The salary requirement for the skilled work visa seems like it makes it pretty difficult to get, especially being over 26 after graduating. I have been thinking about moving down but the pay new veterinarians get there seems like it is not enough/makes it difficult to meet the visa requirements.
I am trying to figure out how feasible it would be to move to Bristol completely for school and after. Does anyone have any insight on this process?
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Honestly, most likely not. My husband and I have dual citizenship between Ireland and US so highly likely we will go somewhere in Europe. I could get a little more info from my family that live in England but it does look costly. I’m sure it also depends on what you want to do when you’re done, if you focus on equine/livestock that would increase the starting salary over there.
 
I heard back from them this morning with an offer! It's my first time applying internationally but it is my 2nd vet school cycle I've applied to. Also if anyone is wondering, I applied through VMCAS on 9/16 (VMCAS deadline) and did the SAQ on 10/9 and recieved the offer today, 12/3 at 6:41 PST. I'm super excited but I know for everyone the anticipation of waiting is terrible. I'm hopeful you all will hear soon!
 
What sucks is I submitted my VMCAS application in July and I submitted my SAQ on 09/21/2024 and still haven't heard a thing from the school. I know it's important to be patient, but I am worried they have filled up all their acceptance spots and I'll get a rejection soon... 🙁
 
Jrc0820 said:
I heard back from them this morning with an offer! It's my first time applying internationally but it is my 2nd vet school cycle I've applied to. Also if anyone is wondering, I applied through VMCAS on 9/16 (VMCAS deadline) and did the SAQ on 10/9 and recieved the offer today, 12/3 at 6:41 PST. I'm super excited but I know for everyone the anticipation of waiting is terrible. I'm hopeful you all will hear soon!
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thats awesome! Congrats.
 
I do remember them saying that they have unlimited seats for international students!!
 
Future Emo Veterinarian said:
What sucks is I submitted my VMCAS application in July and I submitted my SAQ on 09/21/2024 and still haven't heard a thing from the school. I know it's important to be patient, but I am worried they have filled up all their acceptance spots and I'll get a rejection soon... 🙁
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I stalked the UK threads on student room a while back and it looked like little/not many had received offers for the 4 year program, so I wouldnt worry about seats being full just yet.
From what other applicants were also saying on there, its rare for Bristol to reject applications without them being on hold first, so if you havent received an offer or on hold, it could be possible that they havent looked at yours yet. Waiting a long time sucks (totally feel ya from my past vet applications), but keep your head up!

Wishing everyone still waiting the best luck <3
 
Northern Lights 616 said:
I got an acceptance from Bristol this morning at 8AM PST! I applied on September 13 and submitted the SAQ on Oct 6. I’m thrilled!!! Crossing my fingers for anyone who hasn’t heard yet!

Edit: my offer was for the 4-year program!
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Congratulations!! I still have yet to hear anything, and I'm fixing to go crazy 😆
 
Future Emo Veterinarian said:
How long do yall give before letting the vet school if you accept or deny their offer? Asking for a friend 😅😅
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If you are 100% positive you are accepting the offer then I would accept right away. I’m holding off for now as I am still waiting on a lot of schools here in the US which includes my top 2 schools.

I’d say go for it
 
is there a GroupMe or Group chat or even a Facebook page of applicants that have been accepted/ accepted the offer into Bristol?
 
Future Emo Veterinarian said:
Finally. Offered for the 2025-2026 school year. The graduate program. I received the offer today at 5:47 CST
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CONGRATS!!!! I am sure you will make an amazing veterinarian!!
Future Emo Veterinarian said:
is there a GroupMe or Group chat or even a Facebook page of applicants that have been accepted/ accepted the offer into Bristol?
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I have not found one, but I would be open to joining one to meet my potential future classmates 😀
 
caecilian said:
CONGRATS!!!! I am sure you will make an amazing veterinarian!!

I have not found one, but I would be open to joining one to meet my potential future classmates 😀
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I’m hoping to find one soon to meet my future classmates, but also discuss the visa process and other updates. 🥹🥹

We are going to be veterinarians 🥹🥹
 
binx2002 said:
Should I reach out to Bristol soon if I haven’t heard anything?
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Their website said to reach out if you hadn’t heard anything in 8 weeks but they sent me literally word for word what the website says about “it may take longer but we’re doing our best” so I would give it a few more weeks
 
caecilian said:
CONGRATS!!!! I am sure you will make an amazing veterinarian!!

I have not found one, but I would be open to joining one to meet my potential future classmates 😀
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I think there’s a current student Facebook group (Centaurs? Or something like that) but I haven’t found one for admitted students.
 
Are these groups usually started by the school or does one of us need to start a group? I’m not sure how any of this works
 
caecilian said:
Are these groups usually started by the school or does one of us need to start a group? I’m not sure how any of this works
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I’m unsure too. Most of the others on Facebook are private which is fine, but I want to be able to connect and figure out everything before going there. Like visa and financial aid 😅😅
 
I’m a US citizen and I’m trying to figure out how to file my FASFA and I’m hoping to connect with people that are in the same boat trying to figure this all out so I won’t be stressing once I get to Bristol 😁😅
 
Future Emo Veterinarian said:
I’m a US citizen and I’m trying to figure out how to file my FASFA and I’m hoping to connect with people that are in the same boat trying to figure this all out so I won’t be stressing once I get to Bristol 😁😅
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Did you have to fill it out for undergrad? It’s the same processes it’s super straight forward you just add Bristol to the place where it’s asking where you are attending school. Last year they redid the whole thing and it was SO MUCH EASIER than it ever was. Took me legit 15 mins
 
Cowsrcool said:
Did you have to fill it out for undergrad? It’s the same processes it’s super straight forward you just add Bristol to the place where it’s asking where you are attending school. Last year they redid the whole thing and it was SO MUCH EASIER than it ever was. Took me legit 15 mins
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I’ve started it but I haven’t figured if it’s undergrad or postgrad.
 
chilledguava said:
I’m pretty sure it would be postgrad as a DVM program would be a postgrad program in the US
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Bristol is considered an undergraduate program in the UK so I’m not sure. I would call them and see what the designation is they want you to put!
 
Future Emo Veterinarian said:
I’m a US citizen and I’m trying to figure out how to file my FASFA and I’m hoping to connect with people that are in the same boat trying to figure this all out so I won’t be stressing once I get to Bristol 😁😅
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I’ve been wondering a lot about if we can still apply for FAFSA to study there so thank you for bringing that up here!! Also, for the FB page there is one I saw someone mentioned the Centaurs page which is a good way to see activities that go I. In the area/school but that is not run by the school (says somewhere on their website).

If someone ends up starting a group on FB or even messenger I’d love to join and get to know everyone. Just received a rejection from my top school so things are pushing more towards Bristol.
 
Optimisticwaitlist said:
I’ve been wondering a lot about if we can still apply for FAFSA to study there so thank you for bringing that up here!! Also, for the FB page there is one I saw someone mentioned the Centaurs page which is a good way to see activities that go I. In the area/school but that is not run by the school (says somewhere on their website).

If someone ends up starting a group on FB or even messenger I’d love to join and get to know everyone. Just received a rejection from my top school so things are pushing more towards Bristol.
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I emailed Bristol that I accept their offer and I also asked them about if it’s undergrad or postgrad on FAFSA. So I’ll keep an update once I get it. I also would love to join a group if someone makes it 😁
 
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