Cardiff Medicine Applicants 2012

Got a waiting list letter today. I have 2 other offers but Cardiff was my favourite, it's pretty ridiculous that I would have to reject my other offers to be put on the waiting list here but still it does make me think. Does anyone know if it would be possible to find out chances of clearing the list?

Got a waiting list letter today. I have 2 other offers but Cardiff was my favourite, it's pretty ridiculous that I would have to reject my other offers to be put on the waiting list here but still it does make me think. Does anyone know if it would be possible to find out chances of clearing the list?

It is at the bottom of league tables due to 'student satisfaction', which has mainly been criticized by Glamorgan students who come to join the course in the second year. They don't feel they have enough support because they have come from a course where the number of students was around 30 or less, to a course where the student numbers are nearer 300. As you can see, this is quite a difference, and they aren't going to be getting as much attention as they are used to.
Another factor you have to consider is that much of the league tables are constructed from surveys taken out years ago, on students who have probably qualified by now. They complained about the lack of support they had as well as the lack of feedback. I can tell you that I hear the word feedback literally every day and they are now officially obsessed with feedback, so that isn't an issue any more.
They do try their best to improve from year to year, and changes are made to the course yearly based on previous years' feedback. Cardiff's had such 'bad press' over the whole bottom of the league tables thing that they are working hard to try and turn it around.
The same as Elwyn, there's no reason I can think of that Cardiff is at the bottom of the league tables, I can tell you it isn't justified at all

Have any of you guys worked out what grade you need in these summer exams to get an A overall in your subjects???

Cardiff Uni as a whole does poorly in student satisfaction surveys (not just the med school). They are trying to deal with late feedback and poor student support but have been slower than other places to address this. A lot of lecturers see their research as much more important than the students. I read somewhere that Cardiff Med School has the highest failure rates in the country at the end of year one which suggests there's a problem.

Hiya,
I had the same letter, I have one offer as well, but I did really want to go to cardiff, so it's a bit confusing. So you'd defo have to decline the other offers and then put the waiting list option as your first choice?
Bit ridiculous isn't it.... :O

Got a waiting list letter today. I have 2 other offers but Cardiff was my favourite, it's pretty ridiculous that I would have to reject my other offers to be put on the waiting list here but still it does make me think. Does anyone know if it would be possible to find out chances of clearing the list?

Offer came through on track...conditional offer but I have my grades already. I've been told to send off copies of my certificates, does anyone know whether I can just e-mail to them or do I have to copy them and send them through the post? Thanks.

I'm in the same position as you. I think you can post if you like, however if you've received your student number and password then you can sign in and upload your documents. This is what i did last night to avoid relying on the post and to save time

I just received the e-mail this morning but not much info was given beforehand with regards to sending the documents but yeah I think that's the official way of doing it, does it include ALL the qualifications I've got? (including GCSE's)

Hi im wondering if someone can help me,
Im currently on a gap year ,already have my A-levels results, i was interviewed by cardiff but was rejected. Yesterday however i was sent a letter asking if i would like to be placed on a waiting list. Im just wondering how the waiting list works? Who contacts who on results day? If i was lucky enough to recieve an offer what time does it usually happen? I know im asking a lot of questions but this is my last hope so i would be so grateful if anyone could give me some info. thanks

i got my offer in december and have heard nothing about this post offer open day. anyone know anything about it????

It's in the e-mail they sent offer people (or did you get an offer in December?). It's May 1-4th, 8-11th, with an AM and PM session on each day (you only need to go to one) apart from 3rd which has no PM session.

This day will comprise of a talk about Admissions, a talk about the new curriculum, a tour of the Cochrane Building our £18million state-of-the-art teaching centre, as well as Clinical Skills demonstrations. The day will finish with a nonstop bus tour into the City Centre, and Tal Y Bont Residences. The bus will then return you to Heath Park Campus.

In order to book a place at these events you must respond to this email ([email protected]) confirming that you would like to attend. Your name will then be added to our register. Please also confirm whether you intend to bring 1 guest.

We will do our best to accommodate your request if you would like to attend on a specific date. However, due to a limited number of visitors allowed on each date, bookings will be on a first come first served basis. The date you have been allocated will be confirmed via email at the beginning of April 2012.

If you are unable to or if you simply do not wish to attend the above events this will not affect your offer or your place in any way.

Candidates accepting an offer from this university, whose correspondence address is different from their home address, should inform UCAS and ourselves as soon as a change of address takes place. Any further communication will be sent to the correspondence address held on the relevant systems.

An official confirmation letter and offer pack with further information will be sent out to you in the next few days.

basically you are ranked on a list, and if people with offers miss their grades, youre offered a place. they will contact you after the results.. it could be as early as a few days after.. could be as late as a few days before term starts! i don't know how many people are on the list, but there is an intake of around 40ish each year so there's actually quite a good chance of getting in. good luck