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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           “Ultimately, moving to the RVC was a unique
        events. There are a range of activities to get involved      and pleasant shift from the life I was used
        in, from student support sessions to great nights out –      to before. It definitely felt like a new chapter
        everything you need to feel at home before your course       moving across the Atlantic Ocean from
        gets underway!                                               Canada to the UK, living on my own for the
                                                                     first time in a busy city, and embarking on my
        We also recognise that, as an international student,         journey to become a veterinarian – a dream-
        you may have some additional needs to those                  come true! I cannot express how grateful I am
        who are used to studying in the UK. We will help             that my efforts to get into vet school led me to
        familiarise you with our national culture, student life      the RVC as I cannot imagine a better school to
        at the RVC, and tour the campuses. We will also              mould me into the best veterinarian I can be.”
        assist you with setting up everything you need to
        make the UK your home, and orientate you with                PAULA VILCU
        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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