Cardiff Medicine Applicants 2012

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Reply 380

KR1993

Original post by dee1334

Got an offer in my email box today saying they've invited me for interview! Woohoo! :smile:

It's next friday morning (friday the 13th.........eeek!) so I'm feeling pretty excited! :smile:

congrats!

Reply 381

bubble23

Original post by Pop?

Yep me! Lets hope we hear soon... :wink:

& me....

Reply 382

Doctor-to-be

Original post by C-J-J

Got an invite to interview today for the 13th of Jan :smile:

Me too!!! See you there :biggrin:

Reply 383

nexl

Original post by Kidneyjean

Did you have 3 interviewers and did all of the interviewers have a copy of your personal statement?

Reply 384

Kidneyjean

Original post by nexl

Did you have 3 interviewers and did all of the interviewers have a copy of your personal statement?

Yep. But one of them was very focused on it, while the other two asked more "personality" questions.

Reply 385

A.Fitzgerald

Hi all, I have an interview on the 10th and very nervous. Do you have any tips you can give me for the interview? I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has already received an offer.

Thanks

Reply 386

LS1994

Original post by A.Fitzgerald

Just make sure you know your personal statement inside out and back to front. And don't panic if you think you mess up. I completely misunderstood the first question, answered it completely wrong and was convinced afterwards that I wouldn't get in. And then I got an offer :biggrin:

. It's easier said than done, but just try to stay calm. The interviewers were lovely and genuinely interested in what I had to say :smile:

. Good luck! :smile:

Reply 387

LS1994

Oh also, has anyone that's received an offer in December heard anything more yet? Like, the conditions of offer? :smile:

Reply 388

eliza

Original post by LS1994

Oh also, has anyone that's received an offer in December heard anything more yet? Like, the conditions of offer? :smile:

no i havent heard since the letter

Reply 389

Elwyn

Original post by LS1994

Oh also, has anyone that's received an offer in December heard anything more yet? Like, the conditions of offer? :smile:

Conditions will be AAA to include Biology and Chemistry.
Assuming you took those two, I haven't heard of anyone getting an offer without them.

Reply 390

KSev

hey guys (:
i'm an international student and anyone konws abt intl interviews?
and do they reject immediately if can't meet the stadard? or reject only around march?

thanks lots!!!! so nervous and eager now!!

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 391

nexl

Elwyn

Hi Elwyn, I have an interview next week and I was wondering if you could answer a few questions about Cardiff? :smile:

In systems based teaching, how long are the modules and do you learn about each system more than once during medical school?

How do exams work, do you have exams after every module, or at the end of the year?

How good is the area around the university, in terms of living costs and safety?

Thanks.

Reply 392

Elwyn

Original post by nexl

Hi Elwyn, I have an interview next week and I was wondering if you could answer a few questions about Cardiff? :smile:

I'm only in first year, but I'll answer as best I can.

In systems based teaching, how long are the modules and do you learn about each system more than once during medical school?
This is quite a difficult one to answer, in first year we have lectures on the system, sometimes one or two or up to four or five a week. Each will be a different aspect of each system, for example the CV module ranges from lectures on ECGs to Peripheral Vascular Beds.

How do exams work, do you have exams after every module, or at the end of the year?
As far as exams that count go, the Anatomy one is in March and the rest in June. Not too sure about other years but I know they've moved finals from year 5 to the end of year 4/beginning of year 5.

How good is the area around the university, in terms of living costs and safety?
I've lived no more than 30 minutes from Cardiff all my life, and anyone who knows the city will tell you it's one of the safest and cheapest cities in the UK. Plus there's plenty to do.

Feel free to PM me with any more questions or for interview help.

Reply 393

nexl

Original post by Elwyn

Thanks for your reply. I have a few more questions:

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About systems based teaching, when you finish one module, such as the CV, do you ever learn more about the same system again during the later years, or are you expected to just remember it?

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I saw from the website that there is a "problem centred approach", does this mean that there is PBL teaching?

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I noticed from one of your earlier posts that they would be interested in my reasons for liking the city. I've never been to Cardiff before, and my main reason for choosing this medical school was the dissection, so I was wondering if you could tell me some of the main benefits of living in Cardiff?

Thank you so much for your help! :smile:

Reply 394

Elwyn

Original post by nexl

Thanks for your reply. I have a few more questions:

[*]About systems based teaching, when you finish one module, such as the CV, do you ever learn more about the same system again during the later years, or are you expected to just remember it?
I assume you do more work on the modules in later years, obviously when you cover diseases of the system, such as an MI. However a lot of the knowledge will need to be remembered, this will be the same for all Medical Schools though.
[*]I saw from the website that there is a "problem centred approach", does this mean that there is PBL teaching?
The first few years contain very little PBL and you are very much spoon-fed, which makes the transition from school easier, however in later years there is more PBL type learning. Although having said that, the new Dean is making big changes, and from 2013 entry the course will change a lot, there may not even be dissection in it. To find out more look for the C21 project on the Cardiff website, there isn't much info about it at the moment but more will be made available soon.
[*]I noticed from one of your earlier posts that they would be interested in my reasons for liking the city. I've never been to Cardiff before, and my main reason for choosing this medical school was the dissection, so I was wondering if you could tell me some of the main benefits of living in Cardiff?
Aside from the safety which I've already covered.
If your into sport, there's the millenium stadium.
If your into entertainment, there's the millenium centre, motorpoint arena and several theatres.
There's many clubs ensuring a vibrant nightlife every night of the week.
Plenty of shops, including the new Saint Davids 2 shoppping centre.
I'm bound to have left something out but I assure you, you won't be dissapointed.

Reply 395

strawberrys

Just got an interview invite for next monday. Totally stressed out now, got uni exams, Alevel exams, and now an interivew to prep for. Arghhhhhh

Reply 396

dragonfly647

Original post by strawberrys

Just got an interview invite for next monday. Totally stressed out now, got uni exams, Alevel exams, and now an interivew to prep for. Arghhhhhh

You have an interview: yay!!!!!

Reply 397

strawberrys

Original post by dragonfly647

You have an interview: yay!!!!!

sorry my post sounded really negative. I am excited about it :smile:

just got quite a bit of work to do

Reply 398

Quackers93

Original post by strawberrys

Just got an interview invite for next monday. Totally stressed out now, got uni exams, Alevel exams, and now an interivew to prep for. Arghhhhhh

Did you get an email or were you phoned about one? I got a call today that asked if I could go for an interview, but I can't because of another interview, so they said that they'll just email me another date but I just wondered if you got the interview over the phone?

But yay interview! :biggrin:

Reply 399

strawberrys

Original post by Quackers93