[lcsurfer]

(Original post by Doctor.)
To be honest, I think you'd best be just buying the textbooks needed to learn the Chemistry Alevel and if you really need get some tutor to help.

In chemistry (in my experience) is a carry on from GCSE...it's more intense but spending plenty of time getting to grips with it and you'll ace it. Don't get me wrong, it's HARD! But if you're willing to put in the countless hours, it's doable.

Spending money on a course is but of a waste! Tutors and several RECENT textbooks will do you wonders


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Yeah, I'm not going to do my a levels again, that ship has sailed..... and sank!
Its either grad entry or carry on with my job and career at the moment

[maherro]

Sooo finished in work there yesterday. 'Tis weird. I've no idea what to do with myself.

[adsyrah]

(Original post by maherro)
Sooo finished in work there yesterday. 'Tis weird. I've no idea what to do with myself.

Time to start that hobby you've always put off?

[lauratemps]

I have found that Hammersmith College has cheap options for both Chemistry and Biology A Levels...

[maherro]

(Original post by adsyrah)
Time to start that hobby you've always put off?

Thank god for the olympics is all I can say

[Ram_92]

Continuing on to second year of my biomed course this year and i am set on applying to postgraduate med i was thinking of applying for the full maintenance loan and saving it up since i live at home so i can afford the 3500 which has to be paid upfront in the first year of the accelerated course i was wondering if that will affect my eligibility for the tuition loan later on cause i have heard they consider past loans
ps so far i have only taken on tuition loan

[lcsurfer]

(Original post by Ram_92)
Continuing on to second year of my biomed course this year and i am set on applying to postgraduate med i was thinking of applying for the full maintenance loan and saving it up since i live at home so i can afford the 3500 which has to be paid upfront in the first year of the accelerated course i was wondering if that will affect my eligibility for the tuition loan later on cause i have heard they consider past loans
ps so far i have only taken on tuition loan

Getting miantanace doesnt matter on further student loans. I lived at home for 2 years and got it as its the cheapest loan I'm ever going to get... I went travelling/saved a fair amount of mine. Its worth it as you may get a bursary too!

[hsam]

Hi, im new to this and i suspect im posting on the wrond thread so if anyone could point me in the right direction itd be much appreciated. Im looking for medical students in St. Georges graduate medicine programme. Basically im doing graduate medicine in Ireland and our school curriculum and exams are based on St. Georges programme. now our medical school is relatively new and therefore we dont get any past exam papers to work from which is a major disadvantage and makes passing these exams all the more difficult. Im facing exams at the end of this month and was hoping i could find someone from St georges grad med programme who'd be willing to share 1st year past exam papers. itd be very much appreciated. thanks.

[adsyrah]

(Original post by Ram_92)
Continuing on to second year of my biomed course this year and i am set on applying to postgraduate med i was thinking of applying for the full maintenance loan and saving it up since i live at home so i can afford the 3500 which has to be paid upfront in the first year of the accelerated course i was wondering if that will affect my eligibility for the tuition loan later on cause i have heard they consider past loans
ps so far i have only taken on tuition loan

How old are you?

If you're under 25 and living with your parents you'll be classed as a dependent. That means it's possible you won't qualify for the full maintenance loan.

[HungryChicken92]

(Original post by adsyrah)
As for tips - get used to using the keyboard commands to go between questions, flag questions and bring up/use the calculator. That last one (using the numpad for the calculator) I found invaluable.

I was exactly the same, not sat my UKCAT yet but when doing the practice tests i found it to save me so much time, BUT I really hate that it doesnt have any BRACKETS for long calculations
Did anybody that has already sat the exam feel the same after the test?

[Ram_92]

(Original post by adsyrah)
How old are you?

If you're under 25 and living with your parents you'll be classed as a dependent. That means it's possible you won't qualify for the full maintenance loan.

i am 20 really ? i am gonna see how much i can get i just have to get a job at the weekends and start to save up then to make up for the rest

[Ram_92]

(Original post by lcsurfer)
Getting miantanace doesnt matter on further student loans. I lived at home for 2 years and got it as its the cheapest loan I'm ever going to get... I went travelling/saved a fair amount of mine. Its worth it as you may get a bursary too!

okay I will definitely try to apply for it whether I get it is a different question thank you

[419]

Hey guys,

I just want to know if anyone ever applied to UKCAT unis using the UKCATSEN and if they felt this affected their application.

[*...smiling away....*]

(Original post by HungryChicken92)
I was exactly the same, not sat my UKCAT yet but when doing the practice tests i found it to save me so much time, BUT I really hate that it doesnt have any BRACKETS for long calculations
Did anybody that has already sat the exam feel the same after the test?

Hey! I was really worried about this before the UKCAT as well but when I got to the exam I realised there was a keyboard and I could type out the brackets using that so I was super happy but then when it got to it the questions required such basic maths that I didn't use them even once.
Honestly, though time is still a bit of an issue the questions were not as wordy or challenging as the practice ones. You'll be fine

[byebyebadman]

Making a spreadsheet of my options for October.

I'm limited to London Universities. I'm a 2:1 Law Grad. AAB at A-Level in Politics, Sociology Economics before I went to Uni. Since graduating I self-taught Chem AS and A levels last year, and am quietly confident of getting an A next week. I'll be doing the same for Bio this year one I find a suitable centre to let me sit exams/practicals.

I've failed the GAMSAT twice in the last year. Despite averages of about 65, S3 scores of 46 and 49 let me down. And with the Kings the GEP being SO competitive I'm seriously considering applying for the standard courses. I know these are significantly more expensive, however I do have savings, a year to work and hence add to those savings. Also presumably a 5 year course will give me more scope to have a part-time job to contribute to living expenses.
(I may well still sit the GAMSAT and use one slot on SGUL, its just I've not kept up with revision since the March Gamsat (other than Chem A-Levels) so I fear it would be a waste of a choice and £200.)

However I was unaware that two of these, UCL and Imperial, use the BMAT. So my question is, how would I fare in this test which I know not much about? Apparently the Science sections are only GCSE standard, so with my Chemistry A-level knowledge and provisional Biology knowledge of the same standard should I stand a decent chance of getting a good enough mark?

(I am going to look at past BMAT papers soon. I'm just a little busy at the minute, so if you guys could give me a quick heads up on my chances it would be appreciated.)

[hsam]

(Original post by byebyebadman)
Making a spreadsheet of my options for October.

I'm limited to London Universities. I'm a 2:1 Law Grad. AAB at A-Level in Politics, Sociology Economics before I went to Uni. Since graduating I self-taught Chem AS and A levels last year, and am quietly confident of getting an A next week. I'll be doing the same for Bio this year one I find a suitable centre to let me sit exams/practicals.

I've failed the GAMSAT twice in the last year. Despite averages of about 65, S3 scores of 46 and 49 let me down. And with the Kings the GEP being SO competitive I'm seriously considering applying for the standard courses. I know these are significantly more expensive, however I do have savings, a year to work and hence add to those savings. Also presumably a 5 year course will give me more scope to have a part-time job to contribute to living expenses.
(I may well still sit the GAMSAT and use one slot on SGUL, its just I've not kept up with revision since the March Gamsat (other than Chem A-Levels) so I fear it would be a waste of a choice and £200.)

However I was unaware that two of these, UCL and Imperial, use the BMAT. So my question is, how would I fare in this test which I know not much about? Apparently the Science sections are only GCSE standard, so with my Chemistry A-level knowledge and provisional Biology knowledge of the same standard should I stand a decent chance of getting a good enough mark?

(I am going to look at past BMAT papers soon. I'm just a little busy at the minute, so if you guys could give me a quick heads up on my chances it would be appreciated.)

I know u said ur limited to London universities, but just thought its worth mentioning that u should consider uni's in Ireland. With an average of 65 in the GAMSAT u could get into any uni u want and it doesnt matter that u didnt pass the science section, Irish colleges only consider the overall mark. Im a law graduate too, currently studying medicine in ireland. As for fees, everybody here is in the same boat, the banks give out special loans to grad med students up to a max of 100k, so it includes ur tuition fees and living expenses, which u start to pay back when u start working.
Just thought its was worth mentioning if medicine is what u really want to do

[hsam]

oh and just forgot to mention, theres no interview process here, u literally just need ur 2.1 degree and GAMSAT score (currently over 57 would suffice for dublin universities) and send off ur application through the CAO ( for 2013 entry) and ur guranteed a spot.

[byebyebadman]

(Original post by hsam)
I know u said ur limited to London universities, but just thought its worth mentioning that u should consider uni's in Ireland. With an average of 65 in the GAMSAT u could get into any uni u want and it doesnt matter that u didnt pass the science section, Irish colleges only consider the overall mark. Im a law graduate too, currently studying medicine in ireland. As for fees, everybody here is in the same boat, the banks give out special loans to grad med students up to a max of 100k, so it includes ur tuition fees and living expenses, which u start to pay back when u start working.
Just thought its was worth mentioning if medicine is what u really want to do

I appreciate you're only trying to be helpful. But the fact that pretty much my first sentence said "limited to London", actually meant I'm "limited to London". Just moved into our first flat with my girlfriend (who has a long-term job here) and don't plan on commuting to Dublin every day for four years.

So again, back on topic with my original post........can anyone recommend which courses and which Uni's I'd stand the best chance at out of Kings (4 and 5), George's, UCL, Barts and Imperial?

Gracias

[hsam]

....was just giving u a realistic option for a law grad. good luck with london tho.

[Becca-Sarah]

Hey guys,

The medicine wiki's being updated for the new application cycle and we're adding a section on sitting the GAMSAT. Have any of you who've sat or prepared to sit the GAMSAT got any advice you'd want to pass on to future applicants? Any tips on revision? Great resources you'd recommend? Quote me with any responses, thanks