veterinary studies in Finland

aveline · Post by **aveline** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:29 am

Hello all,

I just joined the forum. my name is Aveline, i live, in Israel. I want to study veterinary and my first choice is to do it in Finland, but I have a few questions:

- The first and most important: do i even have a chance to get excepted? How hard is it in Finland?
- What kind of grades and/or GPA do i need in my high-school diploma?
- Assuming that so far so good: what is in the entrance exams? How can I prepare?
- Are there any veterinary programs available in English?
- In Israel there is a program where a student can get a bachelor degree in biology and then continue to the veterinary faculty. Is there anything similar in Finland?

That is it for now. Obviously i have many more questions to ask, but these are the basics I need to know in order to decide what to do next.

Thanks in advance to anyone will answer,

Aveline

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Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:21 am

aveline wrote:Hello all,

I just joined the forum. my name is Aveline, i live, in Israel. I want to study veterinary and my first choice is to do it in Finland, but I have a few questions:

- The first and most important: do i even have a chance to get excepted? How hard is it in Finland?
- What kind of grades and/or GPA do i need in my high-school diploma?
- Assuming that so far so good: what is in the entrance exams? How can I prepare?
- Are there any veterinary programs available in English?
- In Israel there is a program where a student can get a bachelor degree in biology and then continue to the veterinary faculty. Is there anything similar in Finland?

That is it for now. Obviously i have many more questions to ask, but these are the basics I need to know in order to decide what to do next.

Thanks in advance to anyone will answer,

Aveline

Yes, you hvae a chance to get accepted. And it is hard.
About one in ten gets accepted: http://www.vetmed.helsinki.fi/opiskelu/ ... astot.html
Entrance exams: http://www.utu.fi/fi/yksikot/med/opiske ... /home.aspx
Studying in English... well... https://www.finlandforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=34636
Have you looked at: http://www.vetmed.helsinki.fi/english/studying/ ?

aveline · Post by **aveline** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:33 pm

Thank you for all the links, they were very helpful.
One more question, if it's o.k: Are there any other ways (shorter or easier perhaps...) to get excepted if I am a veterinary nurse/assistant?

thanks again.

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:02 am

aveline wrote: One more question, if it's o.k: Are there any other ways (shorter or easier perhaps...) to get excepted if I am a veterinary nurse/assistant?

No.
Their reasoning is simple; If you have experience it probably is easier to make the entrance exam, so you have a better chance to get in. But experience alone doesn't overrule the exam.

aveline · Post by **aveline** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:50 pm

I see... the whole thing looks like mission impossible, but I'll try anyway...

Thanks again for the help.
Aveline

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 5:03 pm

aveline wrote:... to get excepted....

I think you mean "accepted".

You will also need a good IELTS/TOEFL score if you want to study in English.

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