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TALE: Elizabeth’s story
HI Guys, I’m Elizabeth Groom and scarily now half-way through Vet School at Glasgow Uni. Hopefully this article will give a bit of insight and help all the budding potential vets out there! I have wanted to study Veterinary since I was 7 years old when my mum had just brought the most gorgeous puppy called George into the family. At high school I began work experience at farms and veterinary practices, and I developed a much more realistic expectation of the profession. Of course, cuddling animals is great. But treating animals from their first puppy vaccinations to then in a lot of cases giving them a dignified ending felt like a much more rewarding career path. There are always problems that need to be solved. From Thumper the rabbit that has stopped eating to a prize racehorse that has stopped galloping midway through a race, veterinary is all about identifying the problem and finding a solution. If you are a solution-orientated person who loves animals then this might be for you!
Campus life THE Veterinary School at Glasgow is away from the main University campus which is the case for most (if not all) vet schools in the UK. We spend much more time together than other university courses as we have lectures most mornings and practicals most afternoons so we all sit and have lunch together and socialise quite a bit outside of uni. It means the vet school is one massive family which is lovely. There are some key events in the social calendar which means you get to know everyone from different year groups as well. However, you can sometimes feel like you are not part of the main university when you spend all your time at the vet school. To avoid feeling isolated from the
main campus I am part of Glasgow University Cheerleaders. Joining a society is a great way to meet people in other courses and make friends outside your course. I am also part of Glasgow and Strathclyde University Officers Training Corps which is an army reserve unit that takes you through the basic army reserve training. The GSUOTC involves every uni in Glasgow so it is a great way to meet people from other unis. There are also incredible opportunities for adventurous training. I have spent a week skiing in France and five nights sailing on a tall ship around the west coast of Scotland. With Cheerleading and OTC there is a lot of socials which is good to get a break from all the vet school chat!
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