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@@nothandothando9703 hey! I can't remember the details, but my average was around 85% 😊

@nicolelotter4073 it's never too early to start preparing 😁 but just remember to also appreciate the times that you can rest before you have to be too busy

@sinelizwimakalana5231 Hey! As far as I know, you apply the same way as anyone else. You still submit your matric marks so that they can check if you meet the minimum requirements, but then they look at your most recent academic marks for your admittance This is as far as I know, if I'm wrong, someone please correct me 😅

Hey hey, you need to have English, Maths and Physical Science to apply to vet and BSc, the rest are up to you 😊 but I always recommend Biology, since it lays a really good foundation

Hey! The ideal solution would be to open another veterinary university, because at the moment the number of graduates is limited by the number of admissions, which is limited by the resources and space available for students and animals As far as I know, finance is the main limitation, since a lot of resources are necessary to train vets, such as models, animals, space and accommodation Basically we need a few billionaires to sponsor a second campus 😂 But that would be amazing, there is such a shortage of vets Added to that is the problem that a lot of newly qualified vets immigrate as soon as they have their degrees to avoid doing their CCS years, but the university is apparently looking into ways to decrease those numbers

Hey! If you do BSc first, they'll look at your matric marks to make sure you meet the minimum requirements and they'll look at your university marks for admission

Hey! As far as I know, it would still count 😊 the type of experience you built up counts for more than the person who you shadowed

Hey! Depending on your marks, you would be able to. Whether you would be able to transfer to first or second year would depend on whether you have completed all the first year vet modules while doing Crop Production Management

Yes she is am now in my grade ten year❤

Hey! You would need to double check the yearbooks, but if the first years have the same modules then you would be able to move over to second year, yes

I'm sorry that it took so long, 5th year got really crazy really quickly 😂

Well now I can say second

Congratulations!

Hey! You can email me at vetlifeza2020@gmail.com

Hey! Luckily only from 3rd year onwards. In third year you will have IVD, which is all about diagnostic procedures, including listening to the heart and lungs, before that everything is just anatomy and basic animal handling

Hey! If I remember correctly, the only books I bought was my anatomy textbook (Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Animals) and I think Veterinary Immunology by Tizard (but this might have been for third year). I think there might have been other recommended books, but they weren't compulsory and most of them can be found online I hope this helps!

Also please keep in mind that this might have changed in the past 4 years 🙈

@@vetlifeza6688 Thank you very much! I just wanted an idea so this was very helpful. Not gonna buy just yet. Thank you for your help :heart:

This question applies to me too. Also, at university of Pretoria do I get a DVM or BVSC?

Hey! In South Africa, it's only the University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort campus, that offers veterinary medicine 😊 applications are online, I believe they are already closed for this year, but you are welcome to apply next year!

@@tjayajayi3222 it's a BVSc 😊

Hey! You can check out this video I made czcams.com/video/MbNoEvqmqUM/video.html It's all about applying to vet school, hopefully it should be able to answer most of your questions 😁 but you should be able to apply to vet school from your current degree at any point

Hey I'm also doing first year of BSC Animal science does that mean I would have to finish the degree to then get accepted to Vet school?

@@Sambulostudios No. you can transfer using your year end results if first year as well as doing all the other requirements eg. Career shadowing. Your results need to be the best

Hey! I actually had a question about this the other day, but I actually have no idea, as the university usually does it for their students. You can email the university administration (henriette.vanderwatt@up.ac.za) and they should be able to point you in the right direction, or you can email the SAVC (director.registrations@savc.org.za), I hope you come right! If you do, please let me know so that I can let other people know how in the future 😂

Hey! The amount of time that you shadow doesn't really matter, it's more about the variation of work that you observe 😊

Hey! You do not need any qualifications other than a high school diploma to get into vet school, in this video I list the minimum requirements (czcams.com/video/MbNoEvqmqUM/video.html) When you study your basic BVSc, you qualify to work with pretty much all animals, focussing on small animals, horses, pigs, poultry, ruminants and some wildlife. After that you can do as many extra courses and specialisations as you want, nothing stops you for furthering your studies at any point, it's actually encouraged 😊 there are also opportunities for the students on campus to further their knowledge in the different veterinary fields, like the OP Exotics club and the Wildlife group

@@vetlifeza6688 what if I get a diploma pass? That’s my question can I do BVSc with a diploma or must it be a bachelors degree. If it’s a bachelors degree then I’ll figure something out

@@NadineLynch10 Vet Science is a Bachelor's degree, so you do not need any other degree or diploma to apply, so you can apply with a diploma 😊

@@vetlifeza6688 great thanks

@@vetlifeza6688 but my question is again what if I don’t get a bachelors pass? And I get a diploma pass, then what? diploma in animal health?

Hey! If I remember correctly, all we had to buy for first year were our handbooks (which can end up being quite expensive), lab coats and clickers, which we used in class, all the rest were available to us on campus 😊

Same question as mine but more specified on what one can do in term of specialization.

Hey! Having a further qualification definitely doesn't prevent you from becoming a vet, but as far as I know, you still need to meet the minimum high school requirements to be able to apply, but you can also email the university to to get more detailed information from them 😊

Unfortanately its not possible. I have Diploma in Animal Science and I went to the UP vet campus to enquire on how to i get into vet if i have a diploma. They told they dont want a Diploma but a Degree. Hope that helps