Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?A lot in fact I would bet the vast majority do. If you think you can cope with it and have a subject in mind for it then I say go for it. If not don't. There is no point doing it for the sake of it you will find it difficult motivating yourself.
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?It's entirely optional, whenever I mentioned it at interview none of them even knew what it was, but they did seem quite interested in it. I'd definitely recommend doing it if you think you can manage it.
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?http://www.aqa.org.uk/qualifications...roject-epq.php(Original post by Chwirkytheappleboy)
Well, I'm a medical student and I ask this with genuine sincerity: what is the EPQ? -
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?I had no idea what the EPQ was until I clicked on this thread. And I got into medical school. If you want to do it though, go for it, but you definitely don't have to get in!
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?My advice would be: don't do it - focus on your A2 grades.(Original post by Sophie1716)
I was wondering if I should do the EPQ, or if it may be too much work.
I haven't found a medical school that gives any credit for an EPQ (I didn't consider them all, of course), but my impression is that it will not help you get in, and the time you spend on it could detract from other studies. If you were borderline, I guess it might help, but if you think you might be borderline, all the more reason to focus on A2 grades.
There is an argument that it may help you develop self-learning skills which will be useful once you're in Uni. If you think it would be useful in that regard, go for it. Remember that you can always drop it if it starts to get in the way.Last edited by Pastaferian; 01-08-2012 at 11:48. -
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?They are both pretty far off the mark.(Original post by tpxvs)
I've got in without even knowing what this is? My first guess would be something like a NVQ? Second guess would be, a pointless a level like general studies/critical thinking? Hmm... -
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?It would show independent learning and also give you something to talk about in interviews not to mention it is very very interesting.(Original post by Richyp22)
95% do without. It wont help you in anyway of your application, dont do it.
Just because 95% do without doesn't mean that OP shouldn't do it. -
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?Im sure it would be very relevant if he was doing biomedical sciences, Theres more important things to have on a personal statement.(Original post by . . .)
It would show independent learning and also give you something to talk about in interviews not to mention it is very very interesting.
Just because 95% do without doesn't mean that OP shouldn't do it. -
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?You seem to think everything a medical applicant does should help them in their medicine application in some way or another which is not the case.(Original post by Richyp22)
Im sure it would be very relevant if he was doing biomedical sciences, Theres more important things to have on a personal statement. -
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Re: Have many medical students got into medicine without doing the EPQ?Everything a medical applicant does should help them if its going on their Personal statement?Fact.(Original post by . . .)
You seem to think everything a medical applicant does should help them in their medicine application in some way or another which is not the case.
If its not going on Ps then oviously it doesnt need to help them.
