Glasgow Medical School Applicants 2012

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Reply 240

Seb

Original post by atomos

yes

care to expand please? :biggrin:

Reply 241

CpnCornetto

Got my acknowledgement from glasgow by email today.
They have my application :smile:

Reply 242

username600675

Original post by Seb

care to expand please? :biggrin:

Glasgow interview ~800 people, which are the top 800 scores in the ukcat.
So if you meet all the requirements, they rank you in order of ukcat, then the top 800 are interviewed.

Reply 243

Sergio Kun Aguero

662.5 UKCAT. What are my chances ?

Reply 244

CocaineSquirrel

Original post by Sergio Kun Aguero

662.5 UKCAT. What are my chances ?

It's impossible to say what the cut-off will be this year. I got the same score as you, so let's hope it doesn't increase much higher this year!

Reply 245

Pandaologist

Hi everyone!

Firstly, I accidentally voted in the poll! I applied last year, not this year. I think I got a bit excited since I haven't been in TSR for ages. So, yeah, really sorry about that :-(

To answer WE questions -
I personally had very little shadowing or volunteering. I had lots of experience working with children and vulnerable people, but not all that much in hospitals or GP practices. I really got the impression that it's not the hours/weeks that you've done. I think what they're looking for is that you really, really understand the role of the doctor and of other health care professionals.

As for the discrimination thing, that really is nonsense!!!!! In my PBL group 4 of us are Scottish, 5 aren't. In VS and labs it's been a real mix too. And I've definitely met plenty of English students in my year and years above!

Hope this helps a wee bit! Good luck everyone!!

Reply 246

ChangedMyMind

Original post by Pandaologist

Thanks a lot for this Pandaologist. Are you happy at Glasgow?

Reply 247

Seb

Original post by Pandaologist

Can I ask why you chose Glasgow? because I'm torn between a few places for my last 2 choices and I'm keen on Glasgow! :colone:

Reply 248

Lookout

Original post by Seb

Can I ask why you chose Glasgow? because I'm torn between a few places for my last 2 choices and I'm keen on Glasgow! :colone:

If you're mad keen on pbl have a high ukcat and enjoy crap weather then yeh come on down :colone:

Reply 249

Oggz

Original post by Lookout

If you're mad keen on pbl have a high ukcat and enjoy crap weather then yeh come on down :colone:

What is a high UKCAT score?

Reply 250

Seb

Original post by Lookout

If you're mad keen on pbl have a high ukcat and enjoy crap weather then yeh come on down :colone:

Well, pbl seems less boring (I don't mean to sound as if I'll find medicine boring, but I can image 6 hours of lecture 5 days a week would get a bit tedious) and there's **** weather everywhere in the UK, well in the northern half anyway!

Reply 251

Lookout

Original post by Oggz

What is a high UKCAT score?

I'd say anything over 675/680 should be safe. There are some high scores on the poll so far although not entirely representative I suppose :smile:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 252

Lookout

Original post by Seb

Go for it then!.but I can guarantee you the weather is definitely worse here :s-smilie:

Reply 253

SophiaMaria

hello everyone
i really want to go to glasgow and sat my ukcat today, got 2630 (657.5)
worth applying?

Reply 254

Lookout

Original post by SophiaMaria

hello everyone
i really want to go to glasgow and sat my ukcat today, got 2630 (657.5)
worth applying?

It's a great score but I think your struggling for Glasgow..the cut off was similar last year and it's bound to go up..best to go for Aberdeen or edinburgh :smile:

Reply 255

SophiaMaria

Original post by Lookout

It's a great score but I think your struggling for Glasgow..the cut off was similar last year and it's bound to go up..best to go for Aberdeen or edinburgh :smile:

Thanks

oh well... I was speaking to one of the student's at the Glasgow open day and she said the cut off is set to go down, who knows... no one really does I guess!