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Inspiring the Next Generation:
The role of the RVC Student Ambassador
he RVC has long FROM SHADOWING TO “I was quite shy and not a natural leader,”
been a beacon AMBASSADORSHIP she admits. Yet, witnessing the impact
that ambassadors had on prospective
Zoe Mitton (2018 BVetMed), embarked
for aspiring on her veterinary journey through the students motivated her to step out of
Tveterinarians and Gateway course in 2011, discovering the her comfort zone. “It was incredibly
rewarding to guide and support others,”
scientists in the UK. RVC during a student shadowing day in she says, noting that ambassadors
2009. “I was captivated by the Camden
Two individuals, one Campus,” she recalls, highlighting how provide a vital bridge between the
daunting world of academia and the
her interactions with current students
graduate and one final and faculty fuelled her passion for aspirations of potential students.
year student, share how veterinary medicine. After a successful THE CURRENT EXPERIENCE
application to the student ambassador
their experiences as programme, she began her ambassador Fast forward to today, final-year
student ambassadors role in her first year of the BVetMed BVetMed student Morley Jones, echoes
have shaped their lives program, driven by a desire to inspire these sentiments. He first learned
about the RVC at a UCAS fair, where
future students just as she herself had
and those of others. been inspired. an ambassador shared details about
the exciting opportunities available,
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