Manchester Medicine Applicants 2012

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If you have a look at last year's stalker wiki, you'll find that nearly all of the applicants who made the UKCAT cut-off received interviews.

Well this is TSR :rolleyes:

I guess I'm just constantly thinking of any old reason that they'll reject me for, personal statement pretty much has to be it pre-interview. I'd love an interview here, the discussion bit and short interviews afterwards is right up my alley.

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Panda89

Original post by Normandy114

Well this is TSR :rolleyes:

Well, we've applied to 3 of the same med schools (didn't apply to Keele) and I haven't heard anything, either. I understand totally how you feel.

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Normandy114

Original post by Panda89

Well, we've applied to 3 of the same med schools (didn't apply to Keele) and I haven't heard anything, either. I understand totally how you feel.

Well Keele outright rejected a friend because of our school apparently, which leaves me less than hopeful about my chances there anyway. Now that all four choices have started interviewing I'm starting to get a bit nervous, but oh well.

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Panda89

Original post by Normandy114

It'll be worth it in the end, hopefully.

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Normandy114

Original post by Panda89

It'll be worth it in the end, hopefully.

I'll have to take your word for that :wink:

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Tinth

Original post by MyJunkIsYou

Can I check, the ucas application number they ask for at the top of the form, is that your personal ID, not the UID number given in the email?

Well that's what I put...

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RO'Gara

Original post by Normandy114

Well this is TSR :rolleyes:

Same! I know I have a higher UKCAT than some people who recieved interviews but I just can't bring myself to believe I'm getting an interview esp with that personal statement screen.

Reply 387

SpringNicht

Original post by Messi3

Okay thanks, I'm predicted the same, what are you predicted the A* in if you don't mind me asking. I think I went to a below average school as well, but don't think I'm from a poor area. What was your UKCAT, again if you don't mind me asking :P thanks (:
oh and your GCSE's :P

Maths, and I got 677.5 average (lowest being 660) plus 8A*, 3A and 1B at GCSE :smile:

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drdonut

Ive got an interview in January. My UKCAT was 670, I got 6A*s and 4As at GCSE and 3A*s for my A-levels. I went to a state school with a good GCSE record. If you haven't got an interview yet, don't worry. They'll get to you!

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rozca

Original post by drdonut

achieved A*A*A* or predicted? also congrats :smile:

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drdonut

achieved. Cheers dude! See you there hopefully :smile:

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Seb

Original post by drdonut

This gives me some more confidence! Did you mention in your PS that you are currently doing/have done long term volunteering (like weekly, for a long period of time)

p.s. Please quote me so I know that you have replied to me, thanks.

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drdonut

Original post by Seb

Yeah I did, I have done quite a lot of stuff. I'm a nursing assistant in a hospice, I volunteer on an orthopaedic trauma ward at a local hospital and I do some stuff with Age UK, the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance too. Hope that helps. Don't worry about it man, you'll get the email sooner or later.

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Seb

Original post by drdonut

HOLY****ING****! Erm, I mean, that's quite a lot of volunteering you've done there!

Like you I have 3 A*s achieved A level, and nearly as good GCSEs (5A*s, 4As... 5Bs), but it's my volunteering that gets me. I haven't done any volunteering earlier than about 5 months ago, and even since then it's been sparse.

Thanks though! :biggrin:

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Steerforth

I have an interview for Jan.

I am a re-applicant with a UKCAT of 700, GCSE's of A*A*A*AAAAABBB and acheived A levels of AAA in bio, chem and economics.

Currently working as an HCA at a GP surgery, with lots of other work experience and EC's behind me.

This is the first place I have heard from and I never recieved an acknowledegement form manchester.

Good luck everyone!

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rozca

Original post by drdonut

achieved. Cheers dude! See you there hopefully :smile:

awesome, im guessing you did chem/bio/maths? what you doing in your gap year to make time go faster? :L I'm also a gapper, A*AAAc achieved at alevel. Aah i want to hear from them! so jealous!! i had an interview there last year and screwed it up :/ was totally gutted then as it was the only interview id got :/

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drdonut

Original post by rozca

I did Maths/Chem/Physics then music and further maths at AS. I do a lot of working and volunteering and stuff. I'm saving up to go to Ghana in June on one of those gap yah projects which should be sweeeeeeeeeeeeet.

How about you? :smile:

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rozca

Original post by drdonut

...are you a male version of me?

I did maths/chem/phys too! and welsh bac - A at a2, and french - c at as. no biology - not even to As.

I do loads of volunteering too, slightly less now that im working full time as a HCA doing long hours on a crazy demanding ward!

Im going to Ghana too - but Mid may, for 2 months - with BUNAC, to volunteer and teach at an orphanage in Accra. Are you doing the same thing by any chance? hope you are! ha :-p