Medicine 2015 Entry Thread!

Is anyone here looking to do IB in September?

I am doing A levels

Is anyone here looking to do IB in September?

Did you know you wanted to do it without consideration of any other options?

whats IB?

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International Bacc - you choose 6 subjects and sit exams at the end of 2 years. It's notably harder than A-levels because it also involves a lot of compulsory extracurriculars.

I'm doing A-levels, now going into 2nd and final year in September

is that just for international students? and kwl what subjects did you pick, im just going to start my Alevels in september

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Not necessarily, but it does benefit you if you want to study at a University abroad I have quite a few friends who had done IB and still headed off to a British Uni, however they didn't enjoy IB that much.

I'm doing A2 Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths, Polish and Physics

What subjects have you picked up?

Is anyone here looking to do IB in September?

ohh ok iv never heard of it before dont think my sixth form offers it
Iv picked biology chemistry sociology and psychology and wow u did 6As'?!! you must be super smart how did you do that?!

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Hehe, I just have a general interest in the subjects, and I wasn't happy about having to choose only 3-4. I self taught myself 2 subjects
How did you find your GCSE exams? Best of luck with your results!
Also just a friendly tip - DO NOT be disheartened if you don't get many A*s/all A*s and A. B's and a couple of C's in less relevant subjects are great too. What counts is your passion for medicine and perseverance to achieve your best

DO NOT be disheartened if you don't get many A*s/all A*s and A. B's and a couple of C's in less relevant subjects are great too. What counts is your passion for medicine and perseverance to achieve your best

How did you find the UKCAT? I've did a few practice tests and I just can't get my head around it. I prefer the BMAT but I don't want to go to most of the universities which do them. Also, do you think maths will aid your application?

Also - I obviously haven't applied yet, but, I'm here if anyone has any questions about the UKCAT (which I took earlier this month), about A levels and subjects (I do biology chemistry maths and Latin if anyone has questions about those subjects,), about personal statement or anything else!

Hi, I'm thinking of applying to medical school for 2015 entry an was wondering of you could recommend any good UKCAT books to me? Thanks a million!



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Not necessarily, but it does benefit you if you want to study at a University abroad I have quite a few friends who had done IB and still headed off to a British Uni, however they didn't enjoy IB that much.

I'm doing A2 Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths, Polish and Physics

What subjects have you picked up?

I am

How did you decide whether to do it over a levels? Or has it always been your main choice?

Hiya, the only UKCAT book I used was the 600Q book - which was a lot more difficult than the test itself. I then used the official practice tests. I couldn't afford to subscribe to any Internet websites for revision but in my opinion this isn't necessary haha!

Don't worry about the UKCAT for this year, I revised for 3 weeks before my test. This is what the majority of people do. Sooooome choose to revise for 6 months or even longer and this is absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary haha. Everyone who I've spoken to whose revised for an insane amount of time has got a lower score than me and others who revised for 3/4 weeks. Revising for that long a time just absolutely stresssssses you out!