Barts and The London Applicants 2012

How so?

Well the point I'm making is that at interviews and open days, they only show you the Whitechapel campus. Bear in mind that over half of your degree will be spent very far away from there (i.e. you will be on hospital placements)

A lot of the East End is extremely shabby, very shady and rough. You can forget about owning a car as well, you will be having to take public transport everywhere. Commuting to Newham from Dawson was a real pain in the ass actually, I spent hours doing that every day for 6 weeks and it quickly got old.

Frankly, I'm mighty glad to be leaving the East End. I have no intention of stepping anywhere east of Aldgate if I can help it after I graduate.

Reply 4101

ViceVersa

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Original post by digitalis

Well the point I'm making is that at interviews and open days, they only show you the Whitechapel campus. Bear in mind that over half of your degree will be spent very far away from there (i.e. you will be on hospital placements)

A lot of the East End is extremely shabby, very shady and rough. You can forget about owning a car as well, you will be having to take public transport everywhere. Commuting to Newham from Dawson was a real pain in the ass actually, I spent hours doing that every day for 6 weeks and it quickly got old.

Frankly, I'm mighty glad to be leaving the East End. I have no intention of stepping anywhere east of Aldgate if I can help it after I graduate.

Oh right okay, thanks for sharing that into, and yep fair enough :yep:

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Revent

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Original post by ViceVersa

8th of March is early 2nd week of March :yes:

I think those are good predictions :yep:

and ergh Results Day, the day I book in for 1 or 2 resits! :shiftyrun:

Thanks

And people keep asking me that all week, but I do doubt my ability to get a BL offer so I haven't really pondered on it too much. If you're talking in terms of IF I do, well I've always thought I'd known the answer to that but I'm not sure. Still not pondering on it though until I know though, as that'll be a waste of time :no:

Congrats on the Offer too btw :h:

I think you will :hugs:

How so?

Good joke

I won't

Original post by digitalis

Mate, might make you do a runner and get on the first train to anywhere out of there.

Live in the east end already :p:

No problems for me :laugh:

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ViceVersa

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Original post by Revent

Good joke

I won't

I think you will, now hush. :shh:

Live in the east end already :p:

No problems for me :laugh:

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Democracy

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Does the endless "I won't get in"..."yes you will, I won't"..."yes you will, but I won't" etc really make you guys feel better? :erm:

We're all worried but I think you're actually making it worse for yourselves. Go out, keep yourselves busy and stop thinking about it. Alcohol and good friends are very helpful in this regard :wink2:

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ViceVersa

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Original post by Democracy

Does the endless "I won't get in"..."yes you will, I won't"..."yes you will, but I won't" etc really make you guys feel better? :erm:

We're all worried but I think you're actually making it worse for yourselves. Go out, keep yourselves busy and stop thinking about it. Alcohol and good friends are very helpful in this regard :wink2:

Reply 4106

Normandy114

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Somehow got unsubscribed from this thread :erm:

Really want to hear back next week from BL (or Manchester). I've got an interview at Durham on the 6th March which I really don't fancy going to. A 7 hour drive each way, 40 minute interview and last choice, really don't want to have to do that trip if there's a chance I've got an offer elsewhere.

Reply 4107

Tripo

Original post by Normandy114

Somehow got unsubscribed from this thread :erm:

Really want to hear back next week from BL (or Manchester). I've got an interview at Durham on the 6th March which I really don't fancy going to. A 7 hour drive each way, 40 minute interview and last choice, really don't want to have to do that trip if there's a chance I've got an offer elsewhere.

you think you need to hear back quick, i've got to pay a non-refundable deposit to imperial for an MSc(if i don't get a medicine offer) by 4 march so I'm practically crossing my whole body that this is the week we get offers through, the MSc as a back up is not bad though.

Reply 4108

jaydeedonuts

Eeeeeek interview here on tuesday, my third and final one.

wish me luck y'all :smile:

and any last minute tips?

Reply 4109

Revent

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Original post by Democracy

Does the endless "I won't get in"..."yes you will, I won't"..."yes you will, but I won't" etc really make you guys feel better? :erm:

We're all worried but I think you're actually making it worse for yourselves. Go out, keep yourselves busy and stop thinking about it. Alcohol and good friends are very helpful in this regard :wink2:

Just a self evaluation of how much of a failure I am :p:

Original post by ViceVersa

I think you will, now hush. :shh:

Doubt it

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Gosh.im.fit

Original post by atayi1234

Eeeeeek interview here on tuesday, my third and final one.

wish me luck y'all :smile:

and any last minute tips?

Ooh me too! Good luck with yours :smile:

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andioula

Original post by Gosh.im.fit

Ooh me too! Good luck with yours :smile:

mee too! good luck guys!i really want to get done with it as soon as possible! what time is your interview?
mine 9 am!

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jaydeedonuts

Original post by andioula

mee too! good luck guys!i really want to get done with it as soon as possible! what time is your interview?
mine 9 am!

mines at 3:25, possibly the last interview of the whole cycle haha!
it was rescheduled though, all the best to both of you :biggrin:

Reply 4113

andioula

Original post by atayi1234

mines at 3:25, possibly the last interview of the whole cycle haha!
it was rescheduled though, all the best to both of you :biggrin:

well mine is the first of the last day! so i will hope it will go well!

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Notsocleverstudent

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Original post by digitalis

Well the point I'm making is that at interviews and open days, they only show you the Whitechapel campus. Bear in mind that over half of your degree will be spent very far away from there (i.e. you will be on hospital placements)

A lot of the East End is extremely shabby, very shady and rough. You can forget about owning a car as well, you will be having to take public transport everywhere. Commuting to Newham from Dawson was a real pain in the ass actually, I spent hours doing that every day for 6 weeks and it quickly got old.

Frankly, I'm mighty glad to be leaving the East End. I have no intention of stepping anywhere east of Aldgate if I can help it after I graduate.

Why do you say you can forget using a car? I've been living in east London for over 10 years and can't think of a single time where you can't use a car for commuting.

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digitalis

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Original post by Notsocleverstudent

Why do you say you can forget using a car? I've been living in east London for over 10 years and can't think of a single time where you can't use a car for commuting.

Let's see:

1.) Cost of running a car, on a student's budget = luxurious

2.) Congestion charge.

3.) The main one-lack of parking. There is none around Barts, none around Whitechapel, none on campus for accommodation, the majority of hospitals do not allow students to park on site.

Reply 4116

itsabreeze

Original post by digitalis

Let's see:

1.) Cost of running a car, on a student's budget = luxurious

2.) Congestion charge.

3.) The main one-lack of parking. There is none around Barts, none around Whitechapel, none on campus for accommodation, the majority of hospitals do not allow students to park on site.