BVM&S Interviews

BVM&S Interview information and dates

Interview Arrangements for 2025 Entry

Interviews for 2025 entry will take place in person.

The aim of the BVM&S Interview is to select candidates with the best combination of academic ability and aptitude for veterinary medical training.

The Interview will start with a welcome talk and an opportunity to ask questions, followed by a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).

Interviews hosted at our Easter Bush Campus will include a campus tour.

Multiple Mini Interview Format

The MMI will consist of seven 10 minute stations.

Five of these stations will have an interviewer:

  • Work Experience
  • Career Exploration and Awareness of being a Professional
  • Awareness of Animal Welfare
  • Data Interpretation
  • Moral/Ethical Dilemma

Each candidate will be individually interviewed at these stations. 

The remaining two stations are unstaffed:

  • Practical Task
  • Numeracy Task (Use of calculators is not permitted)

Assessment, Decisions & Feedback

Assessment

Each interviewer assesses candidates independently. The evaluations from all stations are considered and offers made on the overall assessment of each candidate in comparison with the performance of other candidates.

Decisions

We aim to make decisions on offers by 31 March 2025. 

Feedback

The School is willing to offer interview feedback to candidates. Please note however, that whilst candidates will be aware of their own performance, they will have no insight into the performance of the others against whom they are competing. Requests for interview feedback should only be made after decisions have been communicated.

DateLocationFee Category*
Wednesday 04 December 2024EdinburghScotland Fee Rate (SFR)
Wednesday 11 December 2024EdinburghScotland Fee Rate (SFR)
Saturday 11 January & Sunday 12 January 2025Hong KongInternational, Graduate Entry
Tuesday 14 January 2025Kuala LumpurInternational, Graduate Entry
Wednesday 15 January 2025EdinburghEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland Fee Rate (RUK), Republic of Ireland Fee Rate (ROI), International
Friday 17 January & Saturday 18 January 2025SingaporeInternational, Graduate Entry
Wednesday 22 January 2025EdinburghEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland Fee Rate (RUK), Republic of Ireland Fee Rate (ROI), International
Wednesday 29 January 2025EdinburghEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland Fee Rate (RUK), Republic of Ireland Fee Rate (ROI)
Saturday 01 February to Monday 03 February 2025San FranciscoInternational, Graduate Entry
Wednesday 05 February 2025EdinburghEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland Fee Rate (RUK), Republic of Ireland Fee Rate (ROI)
Thursday 06 February to Monday 10 February 2025New YorkInternational, Graduate Entry
Wednesday 26 February 2025EdinburghEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland Fee Rate (RUK), Republic of Ireland Fee Rate (ROI)

 *While the fee categories stated will make up the majority of candidates on the days in question, candidates from other fee categories may also be invited on these dates.


As part of our commitment to widening access to the BVM&S programme, Plus Flag candidates are invited to request assistance with travel costs incurred in attending interview at our Easter Bush Campus.

Plus Flag candidates will be contacted directly with information on how to request such assistance.

From September, you can consult the University's pre-application 'Contextual Data Checker' tool for an indication of whether or not your application will be assigned a Plus Flag. 

Contextual Data Checker


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