King's College London Medicine Applicants 2012

once you get an interview, do they still look at academics, ukcat and ps when deciding to make you an offer as well as the interview or is the offer based on interview alone?

Reply 381

schooled

okay what if i got
say 650 for ukcat

and assume ive done all the work exp

hows my chances lookin now?

Reply 382

realm

Original post by brionyak

dang! should have done the same at least now i would have known if i go rejected or not

ah same, my ucas advisor told me not to bother putting it on as they wouldn't make any decision before they're officially received :/ + she wasn't even sure how to put it on...wish I hadn't listened to her! :|

Reply 383

as_94

Original post by realm

ah same, my ucas advisor told me not to bother putting it on as they wouldn't make any decision before they're officially received :/ + she wasn't even sure how to put it on...wish I hadn't listened to her! :|

You're not supposed to put your UKCAT score on your UCAS form...

Reply 384

instrumentalist

7

Original post by as_94

You're not supposed to put your UKCAT score on your UCAS form...

Why? I did and I got an interview ... :s

Reply 385

as_94

Original post by instrumentalist

Why? I did and I got an interview ... :s

So you think you got an interview because you put your UKCAT score down on your UCAS form?

It says everywhere that UKCAT sends your result direct to universities, so there's no need for you to put it down.

Reply 386

SaintSoldier

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Original post by whateverg

once you get an interview, do they still look at academics, ukcat and ps when deciding to make you an offer as well as the interview or is the offer based on interview alone?

Interview.

They can look at everything else if you are 'close' to other candidates, although surprisingly this isn't very common. Applicants tend to branch away quite sharply from each other in terms of their interview performance, so they basically just rate your interview and decide from there, because to get an interview in the first place they would've considered those other factors that you mentioned.

Hope this helps

Reply 387

SaintSoldier

10

Original post by instrumentalist

Why? I did and I got an interview ... :s

Original post by as_94

So you think you got an interview because you put your UKCAT score down on your UCAS form?

It says everywhere that UKCAT sends your result direct to universities, so there's no need for you to put it down.

There is another thread (can't remember which uni) where another person who put their UKCAT on their UCAS application has got an early interview.
(I seem to think it's Leeds, but not sure)

Just food for thought :smile:

Reply 388

as_94

Original post by SaintSoldier

There is another thread (can't remember which uni) where another person who put their UKCAT on their UCAS application has got an early interview.
(I seem to think it's Leeds, but not sure)

Just food for thought :smile:

Either way, your results get sent directly to the university, as there's nowhere to put them down on the UCAS form, and I doubt that they gave you an interview because you decided to put your scores down.

Reply 389

realm

Original post by as_94

Either way, your results get sent directly to the university, as there's nowhere to put them down on the UCAS form, and I doubt that they gave you an interview because you decided to put your scores down.

There is a section under education.
Funny how all those with interviews here have put down their UKCAT results...bit more of a coincidence, don't you think?

Reply 390

leilaokaii

Original post by as_94

Either way, your results get sent directly to the university, as there's nowhere to put them down on the UCAS form, and I doubt that they gave you an interview because you decided to put your scores down.

There is. Where you added qualifications to your Education section, you could have selected UKCAT and BMAT as qualifications, and then in a little box inserted your average.

But I agree, score or no score they get it sent to them so people who havent put it down arent necessarily disadvantaged.
:smile:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 391

as_94

Ah. Fair enough :smile:

However, you're right, it's not going to advantage someone really.

Still, I don't think they intended you to put scores down, after all you don't even sit the BMAT after the deadline!

Reply 392

leilaokaii

Original post by SaintSoldier

I love how pessimistic everyone is on TSR...

EDIT: In case there is any doubt here, YES, 9A*'s ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GET YOU INTO KING'S!! ****ing hell....
(didn't mean to offend, but you need to see your grades for what they are i.e. amazing)

haha, Im thick-skinned- so was not offended at all. I'm generally the greatest pessimist. So you speak some truth. :wink:

However, yeah my GCSEs are okay, but my worry really is my UKCAT- which honestly is NOT great.

tbh, medicine is damn competitive and even though my GCSEs are on the high end, theyll have hundreds of applicants with equally good GCSEs but greater UKCAT scores- hence my anxiety.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 393

leilaokaii

Original post by as_94

Ah. Fair enough :smile:

However, you're right, it's not going to advantage someone really.

Still, I don't think they intended you to put scores down, after all you don't even sit the BMAT after the deadline!

True. Some schools are pedantic and ask you to put them on- you don't sit your A2 exams until next year but you still enter them under pending to give an indication of what you intend to sit.

But again, not necessarily necessary. BMAT and UKCAT score are handed direct to unis. :smile:

Reply 394

TheChosenJuan

Original post by realm

There is a section under education.
Funny how all those with interviews here have put down their UKCAT results...bit more of a coincidence, don't you think?

It's true that all of those with interviews put down their UKCAT results, but equally, many of the others who put down their UKCAT scores are yet to hear from Kings, like in my school for example. :s-smilie:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 395

kingcoltzan

OP

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Guys, I don't see what the harm in putting down your UKCAT on UCAS is...it seems to have worked for the people who got interviews so far...Anyway it doesn''t matter now, it's all sent off.

My friend also has his interview day after BMAT and was contemplating asking to change it - but I don't think BMAT would be a valid excuse seing as your applying to KCL (unfortunately :frown:

). You could try another excuse....wedding funeral - or my personal favourite - the religious ceremony - but use at your own risk - If I was on the admissions board I would see it as slightly unkeen if you were to change your date, unless there was a serious serious reason :smile:

Just my 2 pence!

Reply 396

kim93

Original post by kingcoltzan

Mine originally said "you have been invited to interview" or something like that... then when I accept the interview it changes back to "being processed " :confused:

But the interview page is still there - so I assume it's just a bug

Should be fine. I remember it was the same for me last year.

Reply 397

realm

Original post by TheChosenJuan

It's true that all of those with interviews put down their UKCAT results, but equally, many of the others who put down their UKCAT scores are yet to hear from Kings, like in my school for example. :s-smilie:

Maybe either their academics or ukcat or PS/reference is lacking ?