Natspringy Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Lewis said: Yes, hopefully qualify next summer after 8 years (did a 3 year undergrad first)! As BRR said, it's expensive and most students have to do 36 weeks of unpaid EMS placements to qualify. This summer I spent two weeks in a Travelodge so I could see practice at an Avian hospital and then a month volunteering at a charity neuter clinic in India doing surgery every day. It's completely my choice to go abroad but I had an amazing time, gained invaluable experience and I'm lucky enough that my parents paid for my flights, so I'm not playing the sympathy card It's just often people don't appreciate the reason for costs so just wanted to explain. That salary is particularly low but there's a grad scheme offering £18k which I'm looking to apply for next year because again, the case load is great so will learn lots. The rise of corporate practices is meaning less vets are becoming partners in the practice so don't gain the profits that way, it all goes to the corporate business. Wow Lewis! Very cool. Sounds like a real labour of love for you and very worthwhile. Fab you have so much avian experience too! Ah that makes sense, my mum's mate own the business. Best of luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Blimey I had no idea the starting salary was that low. A few years after I finished uni (3 yr BSc) I did a PGCE which took a year and qualified me as a secondary science teacher. I was on £25 pretty much straight away in a normal school. (I hated it so much I left after 18 months without another job to go to and 10 years later have only recently got back to that sort of salary but that’s another story) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
