One of the UK's newer vet schools, Surrey combines a modern, partnership-based clinical model with substantial purpose-built facilities, including a multi-million-pound veterinary pathology centre, on its Guildford campus.
Apply via UCAS by 6pm on 15 October (course code D100). Overseas applicants apply via UCAS in the same cycle.
Applications assessed on academic achievement, references and predicted/achieved grades.
Shortlisted applicants are emailed an online questionnaire with a short return deadline; responses are assessed before the MMI invitation.
Attend the online Multiple Mini Interview (November–January, up to about one hour). Assesses motivation, communication, ethics and professional awareness.
Conditional or unconditional offers are based on the questionnaire and MMI assessment.
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Surrey opened ~2014 — one of the newer schools. The partnership model means clinical training across a real-world network of practices, not just one central hospital. How does this fit your learning style? What do you know about the Manor Park campus, the pathology centre, and the accreditations (RCVS, EAEVE, AVBC, SAVC)?
The questionnaire tests written communication and self-awareness. Keep your answer concise (2–3 paragraphs), specific (a real event with a clear challenge), and reflective (what did you learn, not just what you did). Avoid generic school-essay platitudes.
Surrey values reflection over credentials. Choose one moment and go deep — what did you observe, what surprised you, what did it reveal about the emotional or practical demands of veterinary work? Connect it to why you want to study at Surrey specifically.
Advantages: exposure to a wide range of real-world practices, diverse species and case mix, experience of how different vets run their clinics. Challenges: travel between practices, variation in teaching quality, less predictable rotations. Show you have thought about both sides.