Southampton BM6 2013

Original post by Shauny4667

Hey!

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?

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Original post by Glia

Thanks!

I heard that SOTON really more on PS than most over universities. Congrats on the offer!! Good luck for your summer exams!!

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?

Hay, I'm the same, not many people in my college are really looking into medicine, yet alone doing a BM6.
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…
How about you?

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I'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 :smile:

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Oh 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 :smile:

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Nice!

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 :biggrin:

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I just realized I posted the wrong link - here's the right one.
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_Foundation_and_Widening_Access_to_Medicine_Programs

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PrincessMedic

I only just found out about this now :O Wow, I think I'll be applying through this route then :biggrin:

How were all of your GCSE's? :smile:

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I only just found out about this now :O Wow, I think I'll be applying through this route then How were all of your GCSE's?

I got 1 A* 2 As, 8 Bs, 1 C and a distinction :/ how about you?

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PrincessMedic

Original post by Shauny4667

I got 1 A* 2 As, 8 Bs, 1 C and a distinction :/ how about you?

Those are good grades :smile:

I got 8As and 4Bs. I don't think my AS grades are going to be any better :frown:

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Hi
I am too looking at applying . Well I have in total 2 months lab work in a huge pharma company, 2 weeks at a hospice and a few days shadowing consultants, plus a trip to Africa to build a school :smile:

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Original post by Shauny4667

I just realized I posted the wrong link - here's the right one.
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_Foundation_and_Widening_Access_to_Medicine_Programs

Hi 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 :smile:

Reply 13

Does anyone know what they mean by "means tested benefits"? Does this include working Tax credit and income support?

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India27

Original post by LRC4321

Does anyone know what they mean by "means tested benefits"? Does this include working Tax credit and income support?

Here you go mate :smile:

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/peripheral-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/8CE52FDFA3BE413E82823F379BA8B76B/faq-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.

(edited 11 years ago)

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Ok thanks. I guess to are going for the course as well? :smile:

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Neostigmine

Hey! I am an ex-BM6 (2010/11) nwo BM5 and am more than happy to help out.

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/medicine/news/seminars/2012/07/bm6_widening_access_to_medicine_summer_school_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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