Dear Syndey,

Thank you for your request for information dated 01/03/2023 (reference 1401). Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days.

You can find out more about Freedom of information at The RVC, and view our Publication Scheme here. For further information about FOI please visit the Information Commissioner’s office here.

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer

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Dear Sydney,

Having conducted a search of the College’s records, we can confirm that it
does hold information relevant to your request. Please find the
information below.

I’d like to request the following information for the RVC pre-vet summer
school (past 5 years):

Breakdown by each country*

1. Total number of applicants

2. Applicants who received an offer**

3. Percent of students who attended summer school that received an offer
for D100 BVetMed***

2017 PVSS
Applications to PVSS 225
PVSS Students 50
D100 Offers from PVSS attendees 42%

2018 PVSS
Applications to PVSS 205
PVSS Students 50
D100 Offers from PVSS attendees 30%

2019 PVSS
Applications to PVSS 180
PVSS Students 47
D100 Offers from PVSS attendees 55.32%

2020 ONLINE PVSS
Applications to PVSS 193
PVSS Students 71
D100 Offers from PVSS attendees 29.58%

2021 ONLINE PVSS
Applications to PVSS 122
PVSS Students 88
D100 Offers from PVSS attendees 25%
There are currently 8 applications in this cycle; which may increase the
number of D100 offers

*I have NOT split these figures down into countries

**I am unable to provide these figures as we only store information of
students who enrolled on the PVSS; if we had all the data looking up 925
applicants would take more than 18 hours.

***I have not included 2022 statistics; as attendees are still in the
application cycle which means figures cannot be provided.

Questions 1-5 (note this is year of enrolment so 2018/9 represents someone
who enrolled in Sept 2018):

 Year of Met min
entry Applications requirements Interviews Offers Accepted
Less than Less than
2018/9 Less than 10 Less than 10 Less than 10 10 10
Less than Less than
2019/0 Less than 10 Less than 10 Less than 10 10 10
Less than Less than
2020/1 Less than 10 Less than 10 Less than 10 10 10
Less than Less than
2021/2 11 Less than 10 Less than 10 10 10
Less than Less than
2022/3 14 Less than 10 Less than 10 10 10

Question 6:

We only require applicants to meet our stated requirements and, as such,
do not retain information on how many hours of experience our applicants
obtained.

The RVC is satisfied that in making this response, it has complied with
the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If, for any reason,
you are not satisfied with this response, you should request an internal
review by writing within 40 working days of receiving this response to The
Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the Council, Royal Veterinary
College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, AL9 7TA ( Email:
[email address] ), who will ensure that this is dealt with
accordingly. There is no charge for such a request. Should you still be
dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the right to make a complaint via
the Information Commissioner, pursuant to Section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act, via The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF [Tel: 0303 123 1113].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

The Royal Veterinary College

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Dear Syndey,

Thank you for your request for further information dated 28/03/2023. Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days.

You can find out more about Freedom of information at The RVC, and view our Publication Scheme here. For further information about FOI please visit the Information Commissioner’s office here.

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer

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Dear Sydney,

Thank you for your further question in relation to your Freedom of Information request (reference 1401).

At this point in time, we are unable to provide you with 2022 statistics; as attendees are still in the application cycle which means figures cannot be provided.

The RVC is satisfied that in making this response, it has complied with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with this response, you should request an internal review by writing within 40 working days of receiving this response to The Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the Council, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, AL9 7TA ( Email: [email address] ), who will ensure that this is dealt with accordingly. There is no charge for such a request. Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the right to make a complaint via the Information Commissioner, pursuant to Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, via The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF [Tel: 0303 123 1113].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

The Royal Veterinary College

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Dear Sydney,

Having conducted a search of the College’s records, we can confirm that it
does hold information relevant to your request:

2022 PVSS
Applications to PVSS 75
PVSS Students 36
NA- attendees are still in the application
cycle which accurate figures cannot be
D100 Offers from PVSS attendees provided until 2024

The RVC is satisfied that in making this response, it has complied with
the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If, for any reason,
you are not satisfied with this response, you should request an internal
review by writing within 40 working days of receiving this response to The
Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the Council, Royal Veterinary
College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, AL9 7TA ( Email:
[email address] ), who will ensure that this is dealt with
accordingly. There is no charge for such a request. Should you still be
dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the right to make a complaint via
the Information Commissioner, pursuant to Section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act, via The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF [Tel: 0303 123 1113].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

The Royal Veterinary College

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Dear Sydney Ma

Thank you for your request for further information dated 11/07/2023 (reference 1447). Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days.

You can find out more about Freedom of information at The RVC, and view our Publication Scheme here. For further information about FOI please visit the Information Commissioner’s office here.

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer

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Dear Sydney Ma,

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request.

The statistics for the PVSS 2023 application cycle should be available after 1st October 2023

The RVC is satisfied that in making this response, it has complied with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with this response, you should request an internal review by writing within 40 working days of receiving this response to The Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the Council, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, AL9 7TA ( Email: [email address] ), who will ensure that this is dealt with accordingly. There is no charge for such a request. Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the right to make a complaint via the Information Commissioner, pursuant to Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, via The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF [Tel: 0303 123 1113].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

The Royal Veterinary College

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