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You go to WBGS? I used to go there, good luck dude. Say hello to Dunsby and call her 'BMAT lady' from this point onwards.

Reply 781

Vikaman

Palladium

Well if you didn't study at Cambridge, why are you replying to this? :s-smilie:

Because I know 7 people who do.
5 on Biotech.
1 on Law.
1 on Mathematics.

They all knew what to do. Simple really.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have even bothered.

Reply 782

It could be lupus

Do Chemistry, Biology and 2 other subjects(though all sciences is recommended for some colleges)
Get high UMS in your AS-levels in 4 subjects.
Do well in your BMAT exam.
Make sure you have relevant work experience.
Be knowledgeable in a broad range of science, past your syllabus and to a good depth.
Perform well at interview.
Also write a good PS relevant to medicine

Reply 783

Palladium

Vikaman

Because I know 7 people who do.
5 on Biotech.
1 on Law.
1 on Mathematics.

They all knew what to do. Simple really.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have even bothered.

0 in medicine then...

Reply 784

spacepirate-James

Diagnose your interviewer with some rare obscure disease, and then due to the Geller Effect save their life with or without dangerous heart surgery....

:biggrin:

Reply 785

emilY?

OP, almost all the info you could ever need at this stage is on the website,see:
http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/

Reply 786

Palladium

It could be lupus

Is it true about getting 275/300 UMS in your AS level results to get into Cantab?

Reply 787

Alex D

Stef49

Have you got plenty of A* Palladium ? OMG there are so many wannabe medics at my school and like 5 have lied saying they have got over 10 A* sickening! :O

They've lied on their UCAS forms? They've actually put they have 10A*'s when they haven't? They're ****** (and rightly so, that's absolutely disgusting) :toofunny:

Reply 788

Stef49

dw not on their ucas, but in general conversation they lie :/ this one girl who sucked up to all the teachers told us she had achieved 10 A* when in reality she got mostly As

Reply 789

It could be lupus

Palladium

Is it true about getting 275/300 UMS in your AS level results to get into Cantab?

That's what was recommended at a talk I went to, and that's for for all subjects at Cambridge. However I am sure if one of your AS levels were lower it wouldn't rule you out. Just make sure its not really low, and not chemistry

Reply 790

Alex D

spacepirate-James

Diagnose your interviewer with some rare obscure disease, and then due to the Geller Effect save their life with or without dangerous heart surgery....

:biggrin:

As much as you're joking, someone I know smacked his head on the door-frame on his way into the interview room (for medicine) :rofl:

The interviewers asked him how he'd assess and treat an injury like he'd just given himself, he answered correctly and got an offer :p:

Moral of the story - purposely hit your head on your way into the interview, then correctly describe the way to treat head injuries :yep:

Reply 791

EasyTiger

Surely (If) they get accepted, and the university asks for certificates. They may have a bit of a problem!

Especially at places like B'ham, where they have a set number of A*'s which they ask for..

Reply 792

spacepirate-James

Alex D

As much as you're joking, someone I know smacked his head on the door-frame on his way into the interview room (for medicine) :rofl:

The interviewers asked him how he'd assess and treat an injury like he'd just given himself, he answered correctly and got an offer :p:

Moral of the story - purposely hit your head on your way into the interview, then correctly describe the way to treat head injuries :yep:

essence of crushed deer bones :ninja:

NB: ice packs and reduce swelling and rest or something like that? check for concussion if it was a big bump? dizziness, pupil dilation? :ninja:

pulling out 5 series of House episodes from his mind :ninja:

Reply 793

Alex D

spacepirate-James

essence of crushed deer bones :ninja:

NB: ice packs and reduce swelling and rest or something like that? check for concussion if it was a big bump? dizziness, pupil dilation? :ninja:

pulling out 5 series of House episodes from his mind :ninja:

Watch for unconsciousness, lasting drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, painful headaches etc. CT scan, if anything's found e.g. a blood clot, get in the neurosurgeons :biggrin:

EDIT: I'm not actually a med student (6 days :party:

) so the above is tongue in cheek :p:

Never actually asked him what he said.

Reply 794

spacepirate-James

Alex D

Watch for unconsciousness, lasting drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, painful headaches etc. CT scan, if anything's found e.g. a blood clot, get in the neurosurgeons :biggrin:

seriously, just for a bang on the head?

i think i'll just try to get fat, have a heart attack and then talk about the causes of atherosclerosis... :ninja:

Reply 795

Kreuzuerk

Roughly:

7A*s, AAA (90%+), 22+BMAT, do well in the interview.

Reply 796

overclocked

Jonty99

I emailed them about this a while back, and they said they didn't reject applicants pre-interview on the basis of the BMAT scores. Were they incorrect in stating this? Cos I think you're right, I've heard people mention that before.

I'm not sure exactly it's just something I read around TSR.

Reply 797

Tempeststurm

Stef49

Bezzler unis don't just want grades, ever heard of supercurricular activities? Oxbridge love it

No, no, no, a thousand times no. For medicine, relevant work experience is good, but otherwise the emphasis is entirely on your grades, BMAT score and interview.

Reply 798

Alex D

spacepirate-James

seriously, just for a bang on the head?

i think i'll just try to get fat, have a heart attack and then talk about the causes of atherosclerosis... :ninja:

Like I said, it depends how bad it is :wink:

If someone has a bang on the head and loses consciousness they'd need the hospital. Then according to the doctor's decisions, they made need a scan to rule out blood clots.

Some people (especially old folk where the arteries are more 'worn') have the slightest bump on the head and get an epidural haematoma. Thick skulls like me (who decide to go and stop some trouble at the prom, runs and jumps down a banking and doesn't see the wire fence at the top, catches my foot and I fall 4 feet onto the side of my head :o:

) do stuff like I just mentioned and are fine :p:

Usually it's the side of the head in front of the ear where the bone is thinnest and veins and arteries are more easily torn :smile:

Reply 799

Alex D

Stef49

dw not on their ucas, but in general conversation they lie :/ this one girl who sucked up to all the teachers told us she had achieved 10 A* when in reality she got mostly As

Oh right

Shame really, it'd serve them right to get 4 rejections. I hate people who are so insecure about their (usually good) grades, so they lie and try to make everyone else feel worried about their application.