King's EMDP 2010/2011

It was about nurses, we spent 10 minutes arguing over one thing lol

I hope you didn't offend nurses, and that she wasn't a nurse lol.
I read somewhere on last years emdp forum..someone said something negative about nurses and the interviewer was like " Oh really, I'm a nurse"

Then again if she was smart, she'd see you're smart, young, with opinions and that's what matters- changing them is not difficult as long as you're open minded- and open mindedness and intelligence usually positively correlate.

I think I did really bad now I have no where to go to. This sucks!!!!

She was wrong, I didnt offend nurses

i check all the Qs cafrefully and all that and i still scrwe up

i tried so much for biology but i suck guys...
can some1 help me

i understand it all and do practice Qs but the way i answer Qs it is just not precise enough...

basically in the exam i screw it up for biology...

I agree to some extent... the reason why i asked if you got an interview was bcos i did and if u did it would b nice 2 cya at kings... the people i've heard about who have got into EMDP and pp who wer at the interview... people have described them as being idiots and not so clever etc... and what annoys me the most is that if these people do get into this course and i do too then i will b made to sit and learn with them.. ive gone through high school with retards literally getting 3/46 in exams... even tho it would b a class i would b top in and get higher grades..but ther will b no challenge... my A2 level classes are full of clever pp who are my competition and its great cos it allows us all to learn more and be more motivated... i love kings but the fact this course is not looking at the grades too much is kinda worrying... my jan 2011 exam results came as As and i am so happy... unfortuntely the only med school i might hve is kings as keele still hvnt sent anything () so if i get into kings and i have AAA*b at the end of this year... i dont knw if i would want to waste it... i dont knw... i love kings and i like this course its just the fact i might b with idiots is a bit of a turn off... im sorry 2 hear u didnt get an interview... gd luck wer ever u go.

BTW pp who have been interviewed for EMDP please do not take it personally... im sure im not talking about most of the applicants... i would not b applying to this course or uni if i thought it was for idiots... im basing my view on what MBBS (5Y) med students told me and how they saw the EMDP students... im sure if we do get in we will make a change and show pp EMDP students are as clever as th 5y students, i knw i will!

Yes I was. Not in a bad way at all though!! Because I've seen you around before we even talked on the BM6 thread, and you was really dedicated and passionate about Medicine. You deserved that interview and I also think you fully well deserved an offer from BM6, because after all its a widening access programme that extra year is built to strengthen you and ease you into medical education. It was your first interview for a medicine course, right? So perhaps it was just more practice was required, in answering the type of questions or structuring your answers.

Maybe I badly lacked in the PS area of my application and thats why I didn't secure an interview. You on the other hand lacked on the academics but you must have excelled your PS. If they are looking at the application as a whole, then it don't make sense. In theory, we should both have interviews.

I hope you haven't taken me the wrong way and you can tell where I'm coming from. All I am saying is that there are other applicants who haven't even had the chance to prove themselves. Their whole application procedure is just wrong; I totally agree with the person who said that stuff about the BM6 (in your PM).

it seems last year...offers started to be given out on the 16th of march and rejections the 15th...hope it comes that early this year. Cant stand waiting.

Thank you for your supportive comments, I really appreciate them
I would have enjoyed seeing you there too! I can't imagine what it must be like to receive an interview from such an amazing med school! I can't help feeling annoyed when I see people on this thread complaining about their interviews, or that they've done no prep.........

Your interview went ok then? I wish you all the best for the future

Well put!
I agree with you and i hope your right about some people being kicked out if they don't work hard.

My interview was good... I prepared since i had got the invite... i read articles, read about recent Kings involvement in research (ie. leukaemia stem cell research), i got in contact with 3 med students who are in kings MBBS course and are in there 4th year.. very inspiring people... i had like 3/4 mock interviews and did loads of ethical research...
it turned out i didn't have to do much... the interview was not as i had hoped.
The first and third interviewers were sweet and laughed with me and smiled and i got a real good vib from them. then there where 2 senior docs (i think) they didn't crack a smile throughout the interview except the start and end... one of the interviewers sept literally 1 min just staring at me to see if i would change my answer.. i just kept smiling at him :P hehe.

Overall the interview was good... i think i made a good impression. I hope i get in, Kings is in the top 10 and i would b so happy and honoured to go there!

Anyways, what about you? What other uni's did you apply for?
Good Luck !!

If I get an offer from kings Ill be so Happy! I would stop looking at alternative degrees!

I prepared so far in advance, and so hard to I literally read the GMC's ethical guidelines...and did plenty of mock interviews. I felt disappointed that alot fo what I had studied came in no use at the interview.However I was still so nervous, I hope they don't mark us down for nerves? Do you think they might?

loool same! the GMC and the GMP loool i mentioned it when i was asked about the ethical article i said 'the GMC (General medical council) have set out 4 main ethical principals all doctors must comply by, this is the principals im going to use to answer this question.' he seemed impressed and wen i got to justice he was smiling and was very interested in wot i had 2 say... kinda made me very happy so i kept talking bout justice at the end :P loooool

When did u have ur interview/time?

Think positively. If it makes you feel better I know I messed up a few times during interview too. And there are many other routes into medicine if you want it enough. Have you considered doing a nursing degree and then reapplying- a few of my friends who are studying medicine say they have quite a number of nurses on the course.