Durham medical school applicants 2013

Original post by mcollin1

Anyone know whether its early/late/mid march we find out if we have offers?
Been waiting since early December!

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Last year it was somewhere around 4th of March. It would normally be early to mid March. I would perhaps phone the admission later next week.

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ChemClues

Original post by mcollin1

Anyone know whether its early/late/mid march we find out if we have offers?
Been waiting since early December!

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From last years thread offers seemed to trickle trough from early March to the end of March. I know that's not really to helpful to your question but it is from what i can tell the truth. :redface:

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bertie6

Original post by bertie6

Is anyone else UK not heard above the 695 cut off. I will try to ring Helen to see if they are still offering interviews now all my exams are finished. I was moved Newcastle to Durham. Is it just me.

Anyone above 695 not heard yet or been called for interview UK :confused:

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ChemClues

Original post by bertie6

Anyone above 695 not heard yet or been called for interview UK :confused:

Just give them a ring on Monday and ask. I believe someone else was in a similar position and when they rang they were told that their school had informed the university not to contact them during January because of exams. Don't worry though, if you scored above 695 and your academics are in order you should receive an interview :wink:

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At my interview I asked them specifically about the offers and the rest of the process, this is what I remember them saying: 'We are interviewing right up to the end of February to early March. We then spend most of March discussing the various candidates and will have the final list of students for 2013 by the end of March to early April...' For those still waiting, I called up Helen yesterday to check and she told me the cut-off hasn't changed, still at 695. They've been interviewing candidates every day, I'm sure you guys will hear from Durham soon though, she simply told me the process has slowed down largely due to the number of applicants moved from Newcastle to Durham this year from UCAS. Hope this answered some of your questions but don't be afraid to ring her up, it's your right to know what's going on. Anyways, best of luck to those waiting :redface:

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Original post by GemPedro

At my interview I asked them specifically about the offers and the rest of the process, this is what I remember them saying: 'We are interviewing right up to the end of February to early March. We then spend most of March discussing the various candidates and will have the final list of students for 2013 by the end of March to early April...' For those still waiting, I called up Helen yesterday to check and she told me the cut-off hasn't changed, still at 695. They've been interviewing candidates every day, I'm sure you guys will hear from Durham soon though, she simply told me the process has slowed down largely due to the number of applicants moved from Newcastle to Durham this year from UCAS. Hope this answered some of your questions but don't be afraid to ring her up, it's your right to know what's going on. Anyways, best of luck to those waiting :redface:

Does this mean that there's more people at Durham than last year? :frown:

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Original post by azyx1324

Does this mean that there's more people at Durham than last year? :frown:

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I honestly don't know, I did ask her that question but she didn't want to disclose any information (figure wise) until the end of the application cycle :confused:

Though hopefully they are similar to last year, just have to wait and see I suppose.

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Original post by GemPedro

I honestly don't know, I did ask her that question but she didn't want to disclose any information (figure wise) until the end of the application cycle :confused:

Though hopefully they are similar to last year, just have to wait and see I suppose.

I feel that the cut off isn't going to fall, I have phoned her several times during the application process and it has always been 695 and she was unable to comment on whether it was likely to fall or not, does anyone know if Newcastle and Durham have another meeting to assess the cut off again or is there only one meeting

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Original post by GemPedro

I honestly don't know, I did ask her that question but she didn't want to disclose any information (figure wise) until the end of the application cycle :confused:

Though hopefully they are similar to last year, just have to wait and see I suppose.

I sincerely hope that by 'Newcastle people' she's referring to the E codes. I searched Newcastle page and apparently no one has complained about being moved to Durham from Newcastle. According to records from previous years, people who interviewed at Durham seems to have a much better chance...

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Original post by azyx1324

I sincerely hope that by 'Newcastle people' she's referring to the E codes. I searched Newcastle page and apparently no one has complained about being moved to Durham from Newcastle. According to records from previous years, people who interviewed at Durham seems to have a much better chance...

Yeah that would make more sense because the main bulk of people I've spoke to on TSR and even on my interview day were 'E' candidates including myself. I'm sure they do, those quoted figures posted way back look rly encouraging. How did you find your interview btw? :tongue:

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Original post by GemPedro

Yeah that would make more sense because the main bulk of people I've spoke to on TSR and even on my interview day were 'E' candidates including myself. I'm sure they do, those quoted figures posted way back look rly encouraging. How did you find your interview btw? :tongue:

Personally I felt being much more confident then previous interviews I had, mainly because Durham was my fifth interview. And yes, previous statistics are very interesting, which makes me think whether if they've changed the distribution ratio of E applicants this year? Because last year offers were made as early as 4th of March, but according to what you have heard it seems that the whole process has been extended considerably (20 days at least) due to increased amount of interviews?

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