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King's College London GEM (A102) Applicants 2015

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Rejected with 780!? Feck that!

UKCAT only gets your foot through the door in the sense that your wider application is only considered if you meet the cutoff, getting an interview also hinges on having a suitable PS and probably reference/academic record too.

King's are really taking their sweet time this year.

Reply 81

yurilein93

Original post by santi_92

It seems King's are reviewing applications for grad entry. I spoke to a friend of mine yesterday and she told me she was unsuccessful. I guess they do look at your personal statement as she got a UKCAT of 780...
So perhaps we can expect to hear any day now

Would you mind sharing her stats or other factors that may have influenced it - eg not so high grades or little work exp ...? If you know them.
Yeah, sounds defo scary.

Reply 82

santi_92

Original post by yurilein93

Would you mind sharing her stats or other factors that may have influenced it - eg not so high grades or little work exp ...? If you know them.
Yeah, sounds defo scary.

In general she seems like a solid applicant. She has the required alevels, 2:1 or 1st (I can't remember) in undergraduate degree (biomedical science) and currently doing an MSc. Has a wealth of experience; shadowing and HCA work.
I don't know what went wrong to be honest, I'm honestly baffled.

Reply 83

skyhook

Original post by santi_92

Sounds suspicious to me.

Reply 84

Don'tMessThisUp

You never know though. It can be things like, she's not written anything in her application that shows reflection of why she wants to be a doctor, etc. They pick out strange things.

Reply 85

Dmshan

admissions asked for a copy of my undergrad transcript. is this a good sign...?

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Reply 86

JNHE

Original post by Dmshan

admissions asked for a copy of my undergrad transcript. is this a good sign...?

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Sounds pretty promising to me! What's your ukcat score?

Reply 87

Dmshan

Original post by JNHE

Sounds pretty promising to me! What's your ukcat score?

730! or a total of 2920. I was afraid it'd be too low

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Reply 88

JNHE

Original post by Dmshan

730! or a total of 2920. I was afraid it'd be too low

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Going by other unis' cut-offs, I reckon that'll be more than enough.

Reply 89

nug

So invites for the undergrads seem to have started to be handed out. Fingers crossed that we will hear soon

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Reply 90

Dmshan

Original post by nug

So invites for the undergrads seem to have started to be handed out. Fingers crossed that we will hear soon

yeah indeed! they asked for my UG transcripts yesterday, fingers crossed :colondollar:

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Reply 91

yurilein93

Original post by Dmshan

admissions asked for a copy of my undergrad transcript. is this a good sign...?

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Original post by nug

So invites for the undergrads seem to have started to be handed out. Fingers crossed that we will hear soon

yeah indeed! they asked for my UG transcripts yesterday, fingers crossed :colondollar:

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May I ask what degrees at what unis you are doing? :smile:

Reply 92

Dmshan

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Original post by Dmshan

May I ask what degrees at what unis you are doing? :smile:

Sure. I did my undergrad in the US, majoring in chemistry and minoring in biology & political science. Graduated in 2012. Hbu?

Reply 93

Dmshan

I should be doing my work in the cubicle, but instead I find myself checking the KCL portal page 5123 times a minute... send me an interview invitation already

Reply 94

nug

c'mom Kings, the wait is driving me insane! What is taking so long?! :angry:

Reply 95

cenna

did anybody else get an email from king's saying there was a new message/decision regarding their application, only to log on to the portal and find nothing new?? :confused:

Reply 96

Dmshan

Original post by cenna

did anybody else get an email from king's saying there was a new message/decision regarding their application, only to log on to the portal and find nothing new?? :confused:

Me too! So much for almost having a heart attack.

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Still nothing here.

Original post by cenna

did anybody else get an email from king's saying there was a new message/decision regarding their application, only to log on to the portal and find nothing new?? :confused:

Nothing for me! What was your UKCAT if you don't mind me asking?

Reply 99

aGEMapplicant

Original post by cenna

did anybody else get an email from king's saying there was a new message/decision regarding their application, only to log on to the portal and find nothing new?? :confused:

Same here.