Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012

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  1. cococreme's Avatar
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    (Original post by Caminacambob)
    Any other undergraduates here waiting for interviews still?

    Got an unsuccessful from Edinburgh a couple of days ago but have heard nothing else from anywhere! Nervous that time is running out for me

    Hope i'm not the only one here in this position!

    I'm still waiting as well... It's really stressing and I'm loosing the hope to get an interview...
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    HI.... i just joined the room
  3. TooSexyForMyStethoscope's Avatar
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    (Original post by cococreme)
    I'm still waiting as well... It's really stressing and I'm loosing the hope to get an interview...
    Try not to let stress get the better of you. As I have mentioned on this thread before, lots of people received invitations to interview in late February/March.
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    Any good but cheap places to stay close to the railway station or close to a bus route so I can take the bus in the morning?
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
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    Any good but cheap places to stay close to the railway station or close to a bus route so I can take the bus in the morning?
    There's a Travelodge on the corner of Union Street and Bridge Street, and the Number 3 bus runs direct to the hospital from Bridge Street. The railway station is at the bottom end of that road as well.
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    I replied to accept my interview last week, does anyone know if I should receive a confirmation email. I'm worried they haven't got my email
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
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    I replied to accept my interview last week, does anyone know if I should receive a confirmation email. I'm worried they haven't got my email
    Hi you should just receive a short e mail as I did, if you have not then just give them a call
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    (Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope)
    Try not to let stress get the better of you. As I have mentioned on this thread before, lots of people received invitations to interview in late February/March.
    Thanks, it really helps a bit... Anyway, at least I already have some offers Does anyone know whether EU students get invitations before UK students, or it is rather random?
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    When you think about it, you guys submitted your applications about 4 months ago now. At tops you have 5 weeks to wait. You've done the hard part
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    Do you need to take proper ID with you to the interview? I know in the email it says that you should bring either 'a passport sized colour photograph of yourself OR
    other photographic proof such as a passport or a driving licence that we can copy'. It's just every other interview asks you to bring a passport and I appear to have lost mine...
    Last edited by Braddd; 09-02-2012 at 23:23.
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    Do you need to take proper ID with you to the interview? I know in the email it says that you should bring either 'a passport sized colour photograph of yourself OR
    other photographic proof such as a passport or a driving licence that we can copy'. It's just every other interview asks you to bring a passport and I appear to have lost mine...
    just a photo's fine.
    i brought a passport and had a spare picture with me and was about to take out my passport to give them and the person said to just give the photo to save them photocopying it
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    (Original post by atomos)
    just a photo's fine.
    i brought a passport and had a spare picture with me and was about to take out my passport to give them and the person said to just give the photo to save them photocopying it
    Thanks, this is great news. I was really panicking when I realised my passport was missing. I thought I wasn't gonna be able to do the interview. I've got spare photos from my Glasgow interview so I'll just use one of them. I should probably get a provisional and stop taking my passport out for ID...
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
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    I'm still waiting as well, I haven't heard a thing apart from the acknowledgement letter months ago.
    me too. dont worry guys, we're in the same boat!
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    Where is the best place to find out about the Aberdeen curriculum (teaching methods etc.)?
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
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    Where is the best place to find out about the Aberdeen curriculum (teaching methods etc.)?
    http://www.abdn.ac.uk/medicine/prospective/aberdeen/
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    (Original post by Justine_de_Sade)
    Hi you should just receive a short e mail as I did, if you have not then just give them a call
    I called. they did receive my e-mail. so relived, thanks
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    (Original post by CalumBlack)
    Where is the best place to find out about the Aberdeen curriculum (teaching methods etc.)?
    Wouldn't that have been of more use before your interview?
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    Good luck to the candidates being interviewed on the 14th, 15th and 16th.
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    Re: Aberdeen Medical School Applicants 2012
    (Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope)
    Wouldn't that have been of more use before your interview?
    He's got a week or so before his interview .
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