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ARRIVING AT

THE RVC...

...WE KNOW IT CAN BE AN EXCITING
BUT CHALLENGING TIME WHEN YOU
FIRST ARRIVE IN A NEW COUNTRY AND
WHEN STARTING UNIVERSITY, AND WE
ARE HERE TO HELP YOU EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY TO MAKE THE TRANSITION
AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.

We want you to have an amazing experience both at the RVC
and throughout your time in the UK. To do this, we invest in
your personal development and make sure that we have
support and guidance in place to help you when needed.

You’ll start to learn about life in the UK and at the RVC
before you arrive, with our online induction KickStart.
This will help you plan UK life essentials. You’ll have
a chance to connect with all the new and current
students during Welcome Week and 5 Ways to BE Well “It’s been so unique experiencing the best
events. There are a range of activities to get involved of both worlds with the Camden Campus
in, from student support sessions to great nights out – in central London and the beautiful English
everything you need to feel at home before your course countryside at the Hawkshead Campus.
gets underway!
Since being at RVC, I have been involved in
the mountaineering society and have taken a
We also recognise that, as an international student, weekend hiking trip in Wales.
you may have some additional needs to those
who are used to studying in the UK. We will help I am looking forward to stepping into the RVC
familiarise you with our national culture, student life hospitals and learning from the top clinicians
at the RVC, and tour the campuses. We will also in the veterinary field.”
assist you with setting up everything you need to
make the UK your home, and orientate you with GABRIELLA LYNN
your new surroundings in London and Hertfordshire. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
You will get the chance to meet other students at a
range of social activities, making friends that will help
you settle into your new home.
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