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St Johns Cork Interview and Science Test for Veterinary Nursing.

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  • #32
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    Hi guys, has anyone gotten an offer letter yet? My status still says waiting list so I called the college today but they couldnt give me any info. They said the letters are still being sent out but couldnt tell me where I was on the waiting list


  • #33
    angelsgirl74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭angelsgirl74


    Status still says waiting list as well and college said all letters would be sent out soon but that they were busy after exams etc. Next week hopefully - at interview was told it could be up to 3 weeks to hear back anyway.


  • #34
    Saoirse77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Saoirse77


    honerbright wrote: »
    Yeah, unfortunately I mine says "place not offered".
    I was applying as a mature student (I'm 26) and work full time as an assistant manager (which I told them) so have no recent volunteering experience so that obviously didn't go in my favour :(

    Good luck to the rest of ye though and congrats to those who did get their course :)

    Hey, I am very late applying (this week) I was told I have a slim to one chance as places are already been allocated from interviews held in May. I am just wondering did you have any qualifications or was it just previous experience they went on.

    I have a degree in equine science but really want to do veterinary nursing. Like you I have been working full time and its not financially viable to volunteer at places. I am working on getting a car at the moment to expand my potential workplace range.

    Have you thought about any other avenues?? I seen in Green Mount in Antrim they offer and apprenticeship style course. Your attend college 2 days per week and work the rest but its 2000 to do the course.

    I really want to do this but its proving so difficult. :/


  • #35
    Igraenne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Igraenne


    There seem to be quite a lot of us on the waiting list, I wonder what the chances are like :(


  • #36
    angelsgirl74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭angelsgirl74


    Still nothing from the college - anyone else?


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  • #37
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    angelsgirl74 wrote: »
    Still nothing from the college - anyone else?

    Nope, still on the waiting list :(


  • #38
    Igraenne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Igraenne


    No, nothing. I'm afraid we won't know until September, on the website it says 'Any remaining places will be offered in August/September.' :/


  • #39
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    Igraenne wrote: »
    No, nothing. I'm afraid we won't know until September, on the website it says 'Any remaining places will be offered in August/September.' :/

    I think that's for any people who are interviewed for the waiting list - I had mine last August and was told that if there was a place for me, I'd have to wait until late September


  • #40
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    Has anybody called the college to see where they are on the list? I called last week but they werent very forthcoming with the info.
    Im waiting to hand my notice in at work if I get an offer. Want to move home and save for a few months before starting college.
    If I knew I was was fairly low on the list Id nearly take my chances and hand my notice in now.


  • #41
    angelsgirl74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭angelsgirl74


    Called the college today. Apparently the Animal Care team are gone as it is the end of the Academic Year and the letters are being sent out in batches. Not very helpful


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  • #42
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    Guys, I emailed the college and apparently letters wont be sent out after the Leaving Cert now


  • #43
    chausie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭chausie


    Anyone got any information on the Captive and Companion Animal Studies course?

    Like, how big are the classes? It's 4 days at college and 1 day at a work placement, right? What day of the week is at work?(Or when do we find out, trying to sort out something now for it)

    And another, how are FETAC courses marked? Is it 100% course work, or what?


  • #44
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    chausie wrote: »
    Anyone got any information on the Captive and Companion Animal Studies course?

    Like, how big are the classes? It's 4 days at college and 1 day at a work placement, right? What day of the week is at work?(Or when do we find out, trying to sort out something now for it)

    And another, how are FETAC courses marked? Is it 100% course work, or what?

    I'm doing that course.. no idea where we can find out info on it. I've still to go into the college with my pink card that says I got accepted, medical card etc. for registration pt. 2...I guess you can ask any questions you have there?

    I think they sort out the work placement for us. I'm not 100% sure though, but other than veterinary clinics, there aren't much choices, and I don't want to be a vet :P But I really don't think you have to start worrying about it now


  • #45
    bingie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭bingie


    I did the canine husbandry but it was similar to the captive animal course. The classes had about 20 of us in total and work was based over coursework with exams at the end of the year. Our small animals class was 30% assessment, 30% coursework and 40% exam for instance. Only a few classes didn't have exams at the end ie customer service, internet and the work experience/communications classes
    Work experience has to be sorted by yourself and you don't find out your day for it until first day of college. It's best to ring a placement and have them put you down for September and then just let them know at the start what day you're in for otherwise you're competing against all the other classes. I know ours had 2 days work experience which was impossible to sort at the last minute.


  • #46
    lplates
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭lplates


    Could anyone who has done the vet nursing level 5 say what the class times / college days were like? I rang them and they said we won't know any of that til we start which isn't v useful for finding out about travel etc ...


  • #47
    angelsgirl74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭angelsgirl74


    lplates wrote: »
    Could anyone who has done the vet nursing level 5 say what the class times / college days were like? I rang them and they said we won't know any of that til we start which isn't v useful for finding out about travel etc ...

    lplates, when did you get your acceptance letter?


  • #48
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    lplates wrote: »
    Could anyone who has done the vet nursing level 5 say what the class times / college days were like? I rang them and they said we won't know any of that til we start which isn't v useful for finding out about travel etc ...

    I think it's basically normal school days , about 9 until 4 or 5.. I read that on another thread


  • #49
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    angelsgirl74 wrote: »
    lplates, when did you get your acceptance letter?

    Lplates have you (or anyone else) gotten offer letters yet for Vet Nursing?


  • #50
    honerbright
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,234 ✭✭✭honerbright


    shady_lady99 wrote: »
    Lplates have you (or anyone else) gotten offer letters yet for Vet Nursing?

    Got my rejection letter today. Well, half of it.. Ironically my puppy ate the other half before I could get to it!

    Even though I knew I didn't get in on still gutted :(


  • #51
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    So did anyone get an acceptance letter yet?


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  • #52
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    CaoimheCweeva wrote: »
    So did anyone get an acceptance letter yet?

    Hi Caoimhe, I just got a letter confirming I was on the waiting list....pretty much exactly what I knew :(


  • #53
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    Anyone been picked off the waiting list yet?


  • #54
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    shady_lady99 wrote: »
    Anyone been picked off the waiting list yet?

    I don't think you'll hear until the end of September tbh, that's what I was told last year when I was on it


  • #55
    shady_lady99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭shady_lady99


    But wont you have missed a few weeks at that point?

    I had given up as I thought surely they'd have let us know by now if there was a place. How are you supposed to find a house etc. at the end of September.


  • #56
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    shady_lady99 wrote: »
    But wont you have missed a few weeks at that point?

    I had given up as I thought surely they'd have let us know by now if there was a place. How are you supposed to find a house etc. at the end of September.


    Yeah, it's kind of weird. I was living in Cork at the time anyways, so if a place had become available for me then I'd have been fine, but missing a few weeks would have been really annoying. I don't really know how they expect you to find a house or anything :confused:


  • #57
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    Just wondering, has anyone doing any of the animal care courses not found work experience yet? I'm finding it really really hard..I had a groomer's lined up, but the woman owned it wasn't really nice and gave it to someone else :/


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