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Physiotherapy: 2012 entry

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Reply 40

MissLightyear

Wow, sounds amazing with al that experience! With all that im sure your application will stand out.

Reply 41

pashoxphysio

yeah thats what im hoping for anyways :biggrin:

Reply 42

xChrista

Work experience hunting is getting on my tits! No one will have me. There's this other one like 3 hours away and it's a 5 day thing and you learn different of health and stuff.... but they won't accept my area- they only like people from around there :/

AND i've had to pick up AS Maths so i have the 3.5 a levels they require (they changed from 2011 and i didn't know until 3 days ago!). But i guess that gives me a break a bit since i'll have to get BBBd or higher, not ABB/AAB.

(I've used too many "and"s but i'm too knackered to care!)
A levels will be the death of me...

How're you lot all doing?

Reply 43

emilym94

Work experience is going badly for me too!! I've only had one so far, which was two days with a private physio. She was lovely and very happy for me to observe, but I didn't take away a lot and really want to go to a hospital. :frown:

I've looked at three different hospitals already and nothing. Argh. The only thing i've found is in late December in a hospital for 4 days, but i'm worried i'd be cutting it too fine in terms of completing my PS and application for UCAS. Any thoughts? :erm:

Reply 44

xChrista

My teacher said that you can put something like "i have more WE planned later on blah blah" or something like that because they'll understand that you can't just get it easily nowadays. And, if you get an interview after your WE in January, they'll just ask you about it.

Reply 45

MissLightyear

Iim the same with work experience, im writing in my ps that I am on a waiting list (because i have no idea when theyll let me actually do the shadowing - they said within 6 months!)

Im worried about a2 bio too, im used to having lively, jokey teachers for the last 3 years and now I have the most static teacher ever, she seems like a good teacher but it will take some getting used to!

Reply 46

xChrista

Biology's worrying me too, we haven't even got our A2 books yet! -.-'
I think i've have 4 mini breakdowns withing the last 2-ish weeks... and about to have another as i have to catch up on 2 weeks worth of Maths...

Reply 47

MissLightyear

Dropping maths was the best decision I ever made! Im sure we'll all be fine, but its so stressful!

Reply 48

xChrista

Oh, that's encouraging! xD I HAVE to pick up an AS otherwise Coventry won't even look at me ¬_¬ I've chosen Maths because I seem to like my breakdowns.
Hopefully we will, we're all capable of it

Reply 49

xChrista

I could've picked Drama... but that wouldn't help with Physio

Reply 50

MissLightyear

Did you not do 4 AS last year? Me and maths just didnt get on, i ended up with an E so i picked up extended project to hopefully balance it out!

Reply 51

xChrista

Nope. When i checked on UCAS before, i only needed 3 A2s and no ASs. But then i checked a few days ago and i now need BBBd so i had to pick up one. I'm making my friends help me with it though :P

Reply 52

MissLightyear

Ah right, makes sense! Good luck with it :smile:

Reply 53

mayonaiise

Hello, I am alice and applying too!

I got AABC in Psychology, PE, Biology and Chemistry respectivley and dropping chemistry! I do one afternoons work experiance at a private clinic once a month and have also done a full day on the NHS at the hospital working in all different departments which was awesome!!

I am doing AQA Bacc and Extended Project but my EPQ title is 'How safe is eventing?' which is my sport (horses :P) and it's a sunject pretty close to my heart but within it I am going to look at how horses recover from injuries :smile:

I am applying to Cardiff, UWE, Oxford Brookes and probably Bournemouth and possibly Birmingham although I need an A in Biology but predicted a B so not sure what to do.

Where is everyone's insurance choices? I need ideas :P

Alice xxx

Reply 54

MissLightyear

Hi Alice

Sounds like youve got a strong application too!

I like the idea of your EPQ, Ive heard of animal physiotherapist and always wondered how youd go about that, maybe a top up course or something, Id prefer humans but it sounds like something to have a go at in the future!

My insurance is Salford as it asks for 3 Bs (one science) :smile:

Reply 55

Ironmike

Original post by xChrista

I could've picked Drama... but that wouldn't help with Physio

Don't be so sure of that. I got asked if I would bring in my guitar and do an hour or so's 'entertainment' for the elderly residents on my last placement. Paediatrics placement is largely about trying to entertain the kids and in doing so getting them to do what you want in the process. You can spin pretty much anything to be of relevance to physio with a bit of imagination in an interview, but actually with drama, it would be pretty relevant anyway!