Southampton BM6 2013
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Southampton BM6 2013Hey!
I saw that there was a thread for applicants that were applying for 2012 entry and decided to start one for those of us hoping to get in for 2013.
So if anyone has and experience or tips for the application process I guess this would be a good place to post
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Not applying to this course, but I'm impressed by the keenness aha.
I guess my advice on applying to SOTON (BM5 applicant this time around with an offer) is spend the time to hammer out a great PS. Mention what you learnt from your experiences and don't just list out the various stuff you did.
Hopefully this time next year I'd be of more assistance :-) -
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Hi , I'm hoping to apply in 2013 and I'm the only one in my college that I know of that's applying, do you mind me asking What your offering them?(Original post by Shauny4667)
Hey!
I saw that there was a thread for applicants that were applying for 2012 entry and decided to start one for those of us hoping to get in for 2013.
So if anyone has and experience or tips for the application process I guess this would be a good place to post
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Thanks!(Original post by Glia)
Not applying to this course, but I'm impressed by the keenness aha.
I guess my advice on applying to SOTON (BM5 applicant this time around with an offer) is spend the time to hammer out a great PS. Mention what you learnt from your experiences and don't just list out the various stuff you did.
Hopefully this time next year I'd be of more assistance :-) I heard that SOTON really more on PS than most over universities. Congrats on the offer!! Good luck for your summer exams!!
Hay, I'm the same, not many people in my college are really looking into medicine, yet alone doing a BM6.(Original post by Einir)
Hi , I'm hoping to apply in 2013 and I'm the only one in my college that I know of that's applying, do you mind me asking What your offering them?
In which sense? Academic or work experience or...?
If you mean those then I'm predicted AAB in Biology Psychology and Chemistry AS and should be the same next year for A2, I'm not doing a fourth AS due to circumstances at the beginning of the year. I have a very varied work experience but the relevant ones are that I have been living with and caring for my elderly grandfather since I was 5, my cousin is severely autistic and deaf as we are the same age I've grown up being very close with her and since early teens becoming one of her primary carers. I've worked all of my school holidays with my mum at her work which is a charity that cares for mentally and physically disabled adults. I also volunteer on Sundays at the local hospice (Just like reading books to people, listening to stories and stuff) and I've applied for and waiting for the dates of a weeks shadowing of a surgeon at the local hospital. To be honest I'm not even sure how much of that is relevant or not, but hopefully i'll get a few more things under my belt before application times…
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013I'm also doing Biology , Chemistry and Psychology at the moment along with the welsh baccalaureate(compulsory unfortunately), I'm predicted AAA .
I dont have any work experience yet , I have 2 days confirmed work experience in the Microbiology labs this summer , but apparently the local hospital wont give "medical" work experience placements to people without 5 A*GCSE's so that counts me out.
I am hoping to become a ward volunteer there helping the nurses this summer.
I am currently a Stroke association volunteer as a communication support volunteer, but that's limited to non term time .
I currently work in a cafe to help my family financialy and lack any connections with the proffesion , so I'm finding it difficult to fit work experience and extra curricular activities ( other than learning french and bass) but hopefully I will be able to do more over the summer
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Oh really? That's great! I wanted to go into microbiology if I don't get in to medicine. Ahh that's a shame, I guess it's different for each place (I only got 2 As 7 Bs and a C).
Good luck with the volunteering, and wow; you seem so much more prepared for this than me :/
I do odd jobs here and there too. I'm trying to learn French too (but it's just something i'm doing by myself) and I've started learning guitar recently too
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Nice!
Im teaching myself both at the moment , I'm just waiting for a bass guitar as im using a normal accoustic at the moment.
Do you know of any other courses similar to this available?I think there is one in east anglia ...
Anyway, I need to disscuss this with my college tutor, I will update A.S.A.P , good luck with everything
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013I just realized I posted the wrong link - here's the right one.
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Those are good grades(Original post by Shauny4667)
I got 1 A* 2 As, 8 Bs, 1 C and a distinction :/ how about you? I got 8As and 4Bs. I don't think my AS grades are going to be any better 
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Hi I just thought I would let you know I'm not planning on doing medicine anymore , I would like a more scientific career so I'm doing biochemistry instead(Original post by Shauny4667)
I just realized I posted the wrong link - here's the right one.
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki...icine_Programs
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Here you go mate(Original post by LRC4321)
Does anyone know what they mean by "means tested benefits"? Does this include working Tax credit and income support?
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/assets/...-about-bm6-352[1].pdf
Fml, looks like this PDF won't open! Copy and paste the URL into google and click on the first link.Last edited by India27; 21-05-2012 at 21:40. -
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013Hey! I am an ex-BM6 (2010/11) nwo BM5 and am more than happy to help out.
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/medicin...hool_2012.page
I spotted this the other day - it's a free BM6 taster summer school. Might be worth looking into.
But yeah, any questions I am more than happy to help! <3 Good luck! -
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Re: Southampton BM6 2013We had 33 in the class. 31 passed and went through, 2 failed. One of those switched to BioMed and the other has just resat the exams and will be joining BM5 next Oct. So 32/33 made it.(Original post by LRC4321)
Hi,
I have a few questions. One being how many people from your BM6 went on to do BM5. Second being how beneficial did you find the BM6 program?
I loved BM6. You make friends, get to know the uni and how to write essays/take exams etc. You get to know lecturers and you get a head start as you cover units from the BM5 course so you're ahead of the game come BM5. There are loads of benefits to BM6 and I think most of the class would say that they found it very worthwhile.
