2014 Pharmacy applicants

Still havent got my last edit of the ps from my teacher's, stress level is so high! When is everyone sending there ucas?

I am in exactly the same situation. I have work experience arranged in a community pharmacy in half term, so I think I'm going to have to wait until then to send off my application. I think that work experience seems a bit more important than rushing to send it off, just because other people are sending theirs:/

How are your grades looking ?

Wow, well done! From what I know, Bath interviews are pretty informal and they ask typical questions like 'Why Pharmacy?', 'Why Bath?' and they'll probably ask you questions based on your personal statement. So know your personal statement inside out! But don't worry too much about it because (apparently) if you get an interview from Bath then you're literally guaranteed an offer (90% ish). Hope that helped Also, when did you send off your UCAS application? Because I sent mine off on Wednesday and I got an email today saying that they received my application and I'm slightly worried about whether I'll get an interview or not

Thanks for all this info I sent off my UCAS on 27th September. I got the email from Bath acknowledging my application on 3rd October, and the email with interview details on 16th October - so I'm sure your application is not too late for interview. One more question, do you think the interview is more likely to be 1:1 or a group interview ?

It's good that you sent your application off nice and early I'm pretty sure it's a one on one interview. Good luck with your interview!

Thanks good luck with all your applications - what other unis are you applying too?

Thanks for all this info I sent off my UCAS on 27th September. I got the email from Bath acknowledging my application on 3rd October, and the email with interview details on 16th October - so I'm sure your application is not too late for interview. One more question, do you think the interview is more likely to be 1:1 or a group interview ?

next week!

Hopefully by next week !!

The day starts at 10.15 with a presentation by the admissions tutor.
There is then a tour of campus with some current Pharmacy students who
also take the applicants to lunch. In the afternoon there is a
'Clinical Pharmacy' talk followed by an informal interview. The
interview should be no longer than 20 minutes; you may be asked about
your reasons for choosing pharmacy as a career, your work experience,
organic pharmaceutical chemistry and asked to complete simple
pharmaceutical calculations, you may also be asked about what you have
written on your personal statement.
Most A-level students are not required to answer questions on organic
chemistry or to make calculations, but if they are the questions are
relatively simple.

The focus of the interview is mostly upon what you have written in your
personal statement, you may be asked to relate and reflect upon how your
experiences can apply to Pharmacy - particularly if you have any
relevant work or volunteer experience.

Hope this helps

I've applied to Bath, Cardiff, UCL, Medway and Portsmouth. What about you?

Ah right, I hope im able to send it of next week, if my teachers dont get back to me ill have to go sixth form on monday and chase them aha, what unis you applying to?

Anyone know of any universities that have courses where you can transfer to their Pharmacy course if you do well in the first year ?

Pharmaceutical sciences at Bradford I believe and also Kingston, I don't know any others but I am sure there are others.
Why not do a foundation year if you can't get in?

My teachers are doing my head in! I just want it sent off. I was waiting on my references for 2 weeks and I finally get them all and my personal tutor won't do his bit until next week. I hate waiting haha

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That's the thing holding me back to, I have been ready for over a week and my teachers are taken ages to do the reference and I asked them 1-2 weeks in advanced :/