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Southampton Medical School 2012 Applicants

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Reply 120
Hey guys, just found this on their up to date (2012 entry) version of their website regarding the interview situation:

"Selected mature (non-graduate) and international applicants for BM5 and international applicants for BM4 will be interviewed. All selected BM6 applicants must also attend interview and satisfy two eligibility criteria. Graduate and international applicants are not eligible to apply for the BM6 programme. As part of the selection procedure, we may require selected applicants to take part in an interactive activity."

so i guess most of you (incl me!) wouldn't be interviewed if we got through to the equivalent stage. Also, their apps per place is interesting:

"Intake: 206 (BM5), 40 (BM4), 30 (BM6)
Average applicants per place: 14 (BM5), 26 (BM4), 14 (BM6)"

........I'm going for BM4 entry - *GULP* :eek:

Got it all from http://www.soton.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2012/medicine.shtml
Original post by brighteyes1994
That's good - well done :smile: yeah, I can't blame you :P the UKCAT was stressful, but at least the BMAT has some science in it and it has some ethics too, so my A levels are kind of relevant aha :smile:



I can't wait to hear back from any of the unis, but Bham are already giving out interviews which kinda scares me :eek4: ...I just hope I get one :smile:

ahh, hopefully you'll get some familiar questions then :smile: Best of luck with it :biggrin:
I'm just glad it's one less thing I have to worry about :tongue:
Reply 122
do i stand a chance
dissapointed with ukcat got 603
7 a*, 2a and 2b at gcse
4a's at AS and a b in CT
predicted 3a* and 1 A for a2
also doiNG EPQ.
I am just scared my ukcat will let me down...so do i stand a chance
Original post by paul272

Original post by paul272
do i stand a chance
dissapointed with ukcat got 603
7 a*, 2a and 2b at gcse
4a's at AS and a b in CT
predicted 3a* and 1 A for a2
also doiNG EPQ.
I am just scared my ukcat will let me down...so do i stand a chance


You stand a good chance as long as your personal statement is good/great.
Reply 124
Hey guys - I am applying to the BM4/BM5 here. Panicking.
Reply 125
Can I get some help to make up my mind, and be perfectly honest please!

A-levels
Chemistry- Predicted A
Biology- Predicted A
ICT- Predicted A*/A
Maths- Predicted A*

GCSEs - 4 A*s, 6 A's and a B

UKcat score of 625

Work Experience in hospital/GP/nursing home. Also got good extra curricular...DoE, etc.

Would I have a good chance of getting in? Applying on Monday so need to make up my mind!
Reply 126
How long do Southampton take to get back to BM5 applicants?
Reply 127
Original post by Erotas
How long do Southampton take to get back to BM5 applicants?


Offers sent out Feb/March
Reply 128
Original post by oldbatty
Offers sent out Feb/March


Okay thank you!
Reply 129
Original post by oldbatty
Offers sent out Feb/March



so does this mean we won't hear if we'd been rejected until February/March?
Reply 130
On the website it says that in a class of 100, 85 will be from state (non-private) schools. So this means going to a private school is a disadvantage?
Anyone heard from Southampton or Manchester yet? Sent application 30 Sept
Reply 132
Original post by Erotas
On the website it says that in a class of 100, 85 will be from state (non-private) schools. So this means going to a private school is a disadvantage?


No, it's probably because more people attend non-private schools, so more people from non-private schools apply, so more non-private schools get places. If that makes sense. :tongue:
Reply 133
Original post by liviaaa
No, it's probably because more people attend non-private schools, so more people from non-private schools apply, so more non-private schools get places. If that makes sense. :tongue:


Oh that makes sense! Thanks :smile:
Reply 134
Original post by Erotas
On the website it says that in a class of 100, 85 will be from state (non-private) schools. So this means going to a private school is a disadvantage?


Well considering only 7% of pupils go to private schools, yet 15% of Southampton medics went to private schools it looks unlikely to be a disadvantage... :rolleyes:
im thinking of applying to southampton.
GCSEs- 4A*s 5As
AS- AAAA Maths chem bio geog
Predicted A*AA in Geog Bio Chem
UKcat: 660 average
Work exp: 2 weeks at a hospital. 3 days at a gp surgery.
NO long term volunteering (care) work.

do i stand a chance here?
Reply 136
Original post by Organ
Well considering only 7% of pupils go to private schools, yet 15% of Southampton medics went to private schools it looks unlikely to be a disadvantage... :rolleyes:


Ohh okay I didn't know about those stats - just making sure!! :tongue:
Original post by pharrison1

Original post by pharrison1
im thinking of applying to southampton.
GCSEs- 4A*s 5As
AS- AAAA Maths chem bio geog
Predicted A*AA in Geog Bio Chem
UKcat: 660 average
Work exp: 2 weeks at a hospital. 3 days at a gp surgery.
NO long term volunteering (care) work.

do i stand a chance here?


Yes.
Reply 138
Original post by pharrison1
im thinking of applying to southampton.
GCSEs- 4A*s 5As
AS- AAAA Maths chem bio geog
Predicted A*AA in Geog Bio Chem
UKcat: 660 average
Work exp: 2 weeks at a hospital. 3 days at a gp surgery.
NO long term volunteering (care) work.

do i stand a chance here?


Do you have any worthy extra-curricular to talk about? If you do and your personal statement is great then yeh I think you should give it a shot.
Reply 139
Original post by cricketcoach
Anyone heard from Southampton or Manchester yet? Sent application 30 Sept


I think Southampton make offers in feb/march (what someone else told me).

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