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PERSONAL STATEMENT EXAMPLES Veterinary personal statements

Discover personal statement examples written by students accepted onto veterinary and related courses. Read through the examples to help shape your own personal statement.

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Veterinary Personal Statement Advice

A Veterinary personal statement is the most important part of your university application. Your application can often hinge on the quality of your Veterinary personal statement. Universities use your personal statement as a means of getting a feel for what kind of person you are, how passionate about the core subject you are and whether or not the university will be better for having you a part of it! First things first, before you write your Veterinary personal statement, you should take a look at some previous Veterinary personal statement examples. These examples are a great chance for you to learn more about the kind of structure and tone you should be using as well as seeing the key points that you should be hitting on. Your statement has a character limit of 4,000 characters, therefore, you don’t need to be writing War and Peace for your Veterinary personal statement. Make sure you keep it concise but also clear about what your intentions are. A Veterinary personal statement should include your goals, achievements, interests and the passions you have for the course you're applying for. Your Veterinary personal statement should include these five elements: Work experience Extracurricular activities Hobbies and interests Your career goals Your passion for the subject These portions will make your Veterinary personal statement a lot better and will give the university you are applying to a reason to consider you for their course.