feel free to ask any questions you may have about the course, accommodation or just university in general, I'll try to answer them as best as I can! :smile:

Reply 3386

AJeeeee

Original post by emmaprsn

Hi guys! I'm a first year Pharmacy student at Durham Uni :smile:

feel free to ask any questions you may have about the course, accommodation or just university in general, I'll try to answer them as best as I can! :smile:

How is first year Pharmacy so far :smile:

Reply 3387

Nadin123k

Received all my offers!
Bath, Brighton, Portsmouth, Kingston and De montfort. Now it's decision time...

Reply 3388

AJeeeee

Original post by Nadin123k

Received all my offers!
Bath, Brighton, Portsmouth, Kingston and De montfort. Now it's decision time...

Lol you have until May. Give it a good think :smile:

Reply 3389

ankitaa123

Original post by Harr0007

Ive had offers from Bath , Aston ,Reading and Portsmouth ...... Bath , Aston and Reading were all great in their own way .... Bath sports complex and over all feel and the chance to spend you last year abroad would make it a great choice for anyone ....
Reading had a great feel , great facilities and also runs a summer business course so you wouldn't be totally green to the running of a Pharmacy .....
Aston was a state of the art complex , right in the middle of the city but once you entered it you could be anywhere ....
On my way to Portsmouth on the 11th to visit ..... then it's make your mind up time :confused:

could you tell me what Portsmouth is like when you go please, got an offer from them but cant seem to make my mind up :smile:

Reply 3390

Harr0007

Original post by ankitaa123

could you tell me what Portsmouth is like when you go please, got an offer from them but cant seem to make my mind up :smile:

No problem .... i really do think though that u'd be better paying them a visit rather than taking other people's opinion's about it ...
We all like different things ( thank god ) , and what might suit me , perhaps won't suit you .... as soon has i have been i'll mail you ... good luck with your decision :smile:

Reply 3391

ShaniquaBiggums

Original post by superhulk

International applicant here, doing IB, from Hong Kong :smile:

Got offers from KCL, Manchester, Reading, Birmingham and unconditional for Nottingham. Only had one interview (Nottingham). If anyone needs some advice, feel free to ask! ^^

Probably going to firm KCL and insurance Reading.

Hey I'm an International Student from HK doing IB as well :biggrin:

Got an email from Nottingham a few days ago that I'll have a Skype interview with them. Could you please tell me what sort of things they asked, and how could I prepare for it? Thanks!

Reply 3392

EviePharm

Has anyone who had a cardiff interview on the 18tg heard back yet? Cause they said it would be 14days

Reply 3393

superhulk

Original post by ShaniquaBiggums

Hey I'm an International Student from HK doing IB as well :biggrin:

Got an email from Nottingham a few days ago that I'll have a Skype interview with them. Could you please tell me what sort of things they asked, and how could I prepare for it? Thanks!

Hey!! Sure of course :smile:

A professor from the Malaysia campus came to interview me, so I'm not sure how it might differ with a Skype interview, buuut it should be quite similar.

So here's what happened for me. There's going to be 7 stations, each part will give you a couple minutes to read the questions and think before you answer:

1. About Yourself. Here, you're going to talk about yourself, your hobbies, interests, academics, why you want to study pharmacy, your strengths and weaknesses, etc.

2. Knowledge of pharmacy. Make sure you know what hospital pharmacists, local pharmacists and industrial pharmacists are. Think about what kind you want to explore after studying and why. Have a look at what pharmacy consists of.

3. Ethical dilemmas. Here, they're going to give you a scenario. You're going to have to consider the possible reasons behind the problem you see, what are the options in terms of actions you might take, and what you would actually do. Mention people that might be affected, and also think about the "ethically bad" options to show that you know those are possible too.

4. Professional values. They should have sent you a code of conduct in advance. Memorize the 7 points within the code of conduct. They will give you a couple scenarios, and you just have to link them with how they might relate to the code of conduct.

5. Science within pharmacy. For me, it was a written test. Not sure what it might be for a Skype interview, maybe asking you verbally? Brush up on acids and bases, and organic chemistry. You should be okay with Chemistry anyway since we're doing IB :P (bless you for doing IB as well btw)

6. Mathematics. Just a simple maths paper. I do standard level maths and I got full marks in this, you're fine. Again, not sure what it would be for Skype interview.

7. Science and clinical practice. They will give you a specific pharmacy product (I got antacid), and they will give you certain questions like chemical equations, mole calculations and a bunch of different things which you should be able to answer.

Overall, some pointers:
1. Take your couple of minutes to structure your answers.
2. Research on possible career paths after studying.
3. Know the special features of the pharmacy course in Nottingham.
4. Revise math and chemistry.
5. Relax, smile, and be yourself. You will do fine.

Good luck!! :biggrin:

Reply 3394

mush240

Original post by EviePharm

Has anyone who had a cardiff interview on the 18tg heard back yet? Cause they said it would be 14days

My interview was on the 4th and I only heard back on Tuesday

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Reply 3395

ankitaa123

Original post by Harr0007

I knoww, I went for the applicant day and i like it but dont like it if that makes sense, same goes for my other uni choice but obviously wont go on solely what other people say but it helps :smile:

Thank you so much though! :smile:

Reply 3396

pharmapplicant14

Did anyone have a Bath interview today?

Reply 3397

mush240

Guys do you think it's silly to firm UCL and make KCL my insurance even though they both want AAB? I've heard kcl are more lenient on results day but idk :frown:

helppppp!
Thanks in advance

Reply 3398

AnnSharon26

Original post by EviePharm

Has anyone who had a cardiff interview on the 18tg heard back yet? Cause they said it would be 14days

I had my interview on feb 18th and heard back from them 2 days ago, you should call them cause they said if you haven't heard from them in 2 weeks then you should call them

Reply 3399

superhulk

Original post by mush240

Guys do you think it's silly to firm UCL and make KCL my insurance even though they both want AAB? I've heard kcl are more lenient on results day but idk :frown:

helppppp!
Thanks in advance

what are your other offer conditions?