Southampton BM6 2013

Haha yeah they do ask that. People give the "lower grades" answer a lot which isn't great. It's a big interview question though (so don't give away too many answers haha )

Oops

It's all good. Anyone who trawls back this far in January has earned a few interview pointers :P

Good luck at Manchester. Is it straight medicine you're doing instead?

A2 biology is a must for this course now isn't?

Hi everyone

I will be starting the BM6 in a few weeks so if anyone has any questions regarding the interview, ukcat, my experiences with the process of applying for the bm6 etc then i'll try my best to answer
My GCSE profile was as follows 4A*'s 6A's 1B
A* in Bio, english lit, english lang, p.e
A's in Chem, product design, drama, I.T, R.S, Maths
B in Physics

Post 16 I chose to study the IB instead of A levels so at the time of applying I was predicted 36/45 I applied for both the BM5 and BM6 because I really liked Southampton. Eventually I was offered a place on the BM6 with my offer being 28 points. So if anyone is doing the IB that's what the typical offer would be (i'm assuming here)

But yh i've got a few more weeks till I start uni so i'm happy to answer any questions and also if anyone wants I could email them my personal statement just so you can have a rough idea as to the kind of things you should be including. This by all means doesn't mean that you should copy as a personal statement is something quite "personal" but get a general idea of how you should be approaching this. Also I def think that it doesn't matter how much work experience you've done because if you can be reflective about your experiences no matter how little you've done you can really make them seem like you've done a lot and def experiences away from "medicine" itself count for a lot! e.g a quick example I did drama at GCSE although you wouldn't think this has anything to do with being a doctor, it actually has a lot of relevance i.e teamwork, communication also it taught me how to build rapport with the audience which as a doctor is a skill i would def need to utilise with patients in order to gain their trust quickly particularly in situations where making a quick and decisive decision is necessary for implementing treatment to ensure the patients safety. I.e say a patient comes in with appendicitis (but you obv dont know this yet) so you have to gain their trust and make them feel safe so they can allow you to make the correct diagnosis in the quickest possible time...hope that wasn't too confusing and helped a little.

So yh fire away with all your questions folks

hi, thanks for the detailed message. is it possible if you can email me your personal statement, my email address is [email protected]

Thanks in advance!

heyy i need major advice.

right, i finished my A-Levels this year with grades BCC
i achieved those grades, by resitting some modules (during the 2 years); however i read somewhere that Southampton for the BM6 dont accept the resitting of modules and they need to be done in one sitting or that resit modules will be looked at as well. so i presume people who have resat modules during the 2 years will be at some sort of disadvantage?

anyway, my other dilemma is regards to the entry requirements. Theres a video of the open day for medicine for 2013, and it shows a presentation, where it states that the entry requirements for the BM6 course is BCC
however, when i checked the website, it said that it was BBC =(

and lets say that it was BBC. Im planning on resitting some modules again this jan, will they accept resit applicants for the BM6 course? or is that it, will i not be able to apply?

Also it still says BCC in some parts of the website =/

It's BBC for BM6 now. Don't worry about having resat modules during the 2 years however Southampton only accept 1 subject resit after the 2 years.

Ahh, so say they give me an offer of BBC, they would allow me to resit one of my C subjects this January. So my offer would be reliant on if i manage to change that one subject to a B grade
and therefore any other subject i decide to resit (during the 3rd year of A-level) will be ignored? or will i not be eligible due to the fact im resitting more that one subject.

My mum didnt go to uni and my dad did but he went when he was 24 and it was in another country. Does this mean i don't fit the criteria?

Do Southampton interview everyone for the BM6 programme?

Hi. I want to apply to the BM6 programme at soton with predicted grades ABB. I am worried my grades aren't good enough? Is it worth me applying this year?
Also, what scores are everyone for the BM6 getting in their ukcat? It says on the website that there isn't a cut off score but they do consider it alongside the application.