Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012

So either pick Scottish unis, or take a gap year. Or, decide that drinking during freshers does not make or break your uni social life...

Thanks Becca-Sarah, they are indeed very clear!

I'm applying if my UKCAT is too low for Glasgow. My only hesitation is that last year (my 6th year) I had to go into hospital for about a month and missed all of my exams. I've got all the doctor's notes etc. so that part is cool, but by the time I was back up and running all of the places for Advanced Higher Chemistry had been taken up at the only college that does it remotely near me, so I'm doing Higher Psychology instead (along with Advanced Higher Music and Higher Human Biology.) When I emailed the universities about doing psychology instead, all of the Scottish ones said it would make no difference, apart from Aberdeen who said that I would be marked lower for only doing one Advanced Higher :/

Otherwise my academic stuff is alright (eight 1's in standard grade and 5 A's in higher, and grade 8 bass (would that count?)) but if I can get a good UKCAT (last year I got 580 :O) then hopefully this won't matter! (I do like Aberdeen, I just want to have the best chance of getting in to medicine, especially after 4 rejections last year )

How many people start the first year under 18 at Scottish medical schools, or just Aberdeen, in general?

true :\
but the annoying thing is that i turn 18 like 2/3 months after

Also, digressing, how old are you, and how old are Scottish students when they do their Advanced Highers?

no way could i do Dundee D: my UKCAT isn't high enough!
how hard was the interview and what type of questions do they pose to you?

Good luck; I'm sure your bass would count for something. You shouldn't be marked much lower if you supply them with proof of extenuating circumstances. Have you been to Aberdeen before? What's it like, apart from cold?
Also, digressing, how old are you, and how old are Scottish students when they do their Advanced Highers?

I think I'm applying! The only hesitation that I have is that it's so far away

The airport has connections to lots of places though, and Aberdeen has good train links to other cities. I lived 8 hours away and barely noticed the distance whilst I was there.

Hm, that's true. Thanks for the reassurance What would you guess the student ratio for Scottish to anywhere else be?

Do you know how many applications there are for the course every year?

Some of this as it states is well out of date Dundee had 1700 applicants for 154 places that's about 11/ 1

First and second year students returned to uni this week It's amazing to think that it has been only a year since we started! Hopefully the new intake are enjoying themselves, the adoption party is this Friday which will result in many a sore head I am sure.

We are starting our Systems 2 course with GI which is already proving to be really interesting. Our clinical communication tutorials now have fewer students, an example of how feedback from the year above does influence the way we are taught.

And a new printer system and a new library?! Am I even going to recognise the place when I get back there?

First and second year students returned to uni this week It's amazing to think that it has been only a year since we started! Hopefully the new intake are enjoying themselves, the adoption party is this Friday which will result in many a sore head I am sure.

We are starting our Systems 2 course with GI which is already proving to be really interesting. Our clinical communication tutorials now have fewer students, an example of how feedback from the year above does influence the way we are taught.

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