Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012The waiting, coupled with my A-Level workload has turned me into a serious pessimist(Original post by My-My-My)
Seriously?
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012Guys you need to stop freaking out cause you haven't heard yet. Medschools have a very large number of applicants, they can't process and interview them all in one month. If they could do that, they would be doing it after applicants had their A-level grades.
I didn't hear from Birmingham until february, had my interview mid-late february, and got an offer in march, as I recall. -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 20125 minutes well spent for me from clicking the link in your spoiler!(Original post by BeanofJelly)
Guys you need to stop freaking out cause you haven't heard yet. Medschools have a very large number of applicants, they can't process and interview them all in one month. If they could do that, they would be doing it after applicants had their A-level grades.
I didn't hear from Birmingham until february, had my interview mid-late february, and got an offer in march, as I recall. -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012Oh dear, doesn't bode well then for when you have the work load of a medical student...(Original post by confused dot com)
The waiting, coupled with my A-Level workload has turned me into a serious pessimist
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012But then again, I won't be waiting around to find out if I'm going to have to take a gap year either(Original post by My-My-My)
Oh dear, doesn't bode well then for when you have the work load of a medical student...
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012No, but you might be waiting to see if you have an offer to do an intercalated degree, or if you've got a job in your first choice foundation school...(Original post by confused dot com)
But then again, I won't be waiting around to find out if I'm going to have to take a gap year either -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012Being so judgemental when someone is just being honest about themselves doesn't 'bode well' for a doctor either(Original post by My-My-My)
Oh dear, doesn't bode well then for when you have the work load of a medical student...
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012I'm not being judgmental, they can be as pessimistic as they like. I'm just trying to prove the point that giving up so easily won't get you anywhere.(Original post by george424)
Being so judgemental when someone is just being honest about themselves doesn't 'bode well' for a doctor either
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012Maybe some encouragement would have been more fitting then?(Original post by My-My-My)
I'm not being judgmental, they can be as pessimistic as they like. I'm just trying to prove the point that giving up so easily won't get you anywhere.Last edited by george424; 14-11-2011 at 19:20. -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012Flick back a few pages in the thread and you'll see that I have been giving encouragement and so have many others but seeing as they don't seem to listen to us when we tell them "not to worry" and "it's only November, interviews last til March" I thought I might try a different tactic.(Original post by george424)
Maybe some encouragement would have been more fitting then? -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012(Original post by liviaaa)
According to the medicine stalking page, there has been the first decision post interview. :O
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012They have been rejected without interview due to the fact they do not meet the GCSE A* requirement.(Original post by liviaaa)
According to the medicine stalking page, there has been the first decision post interview. :O
No need to worry for those of you who a) have had an interview or b)have 8A*s! -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012Are you sure? It says that they had 4As at AS, 7 A* at GCSE (the minimum requirement) and that they had an interview on the same day I had mine.(Original post by My-My-My)
They have been rejected without interview due to the fact they do not meet the GCSE A* requirement.
No need to worry for those of you who a) have had an interview or b)have 8A*s!
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012Maybe I missed the interview thing, but I thought the requirement was 8A*s?? That's what we were told to tell people on the open day...(Original post by Escapade)
Are you sure? It says that they had 4As at AS, 7 A* at GCSE (the minimum requirement) and that they had an interview on the same day I had mine.
Either way it's a rejection - the way I'd be thinking now is "they've handed out the rejections and I don't have one, woop!"Last edited by My-My-My; 15-11-2011 at 17:21. -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012I have 7A*'s and I had an interview, not heard anything yet...(Original post by My-My-My)
Maybe I missed the interview thing, but I thought the requirement was 8A*s?? That's what we were told to tell people on the open day...
Either way it's a rejection - the way I'd be thinking now is "they've handed out the rejections and I don't have one, woop!" -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012They did have an interview? Also, a girl at my school also got an interview with 7A*s this year - I think they are also putting emphasis on AS grades too this year.(Original post by My-My-My)
They have been rejected without interview due to the fact they do not meet the GCSE A* requirement.
No need to worry for those of you who a) have had an interview or b)have 8A*s! -
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Re: Birmingham Medical School Applicants 2012A friend has received an interview but told that there would be a science based exercise. Some who have had their interviews had nothing else apart from the interview. Anybody else aware of this variation?(Original post by liviaaa)
They did have an interview? Also, a girl at my school also got an interview with 7A*s this year - I think they are also putting emphasis on AS grades too this year.
