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Reply 20

stump-y

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Applying for Neuroscience at Cambridge, UCL, King's, St Andrews and Edinburgh

AAAAC - AS Grades :smile:

Reply 21

sophmlg

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I'm a third year at Glasgow studying neuroscience if anyone has any questions!

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Reply 22

vildeung

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How is it? Has it met your expectations? How specialized is it compared to a biology/biochem/biomed degree, would you say? What is the most interesting aspect of studying neuroscience? What are your career prospect?

Reply 23

coolgamer

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I'm applying for neuroscience I retook my as year and got abb
I'm applying to Leicester queenmary Bristol kings Southampton
My predicted grades Aab
Is it ok ?

Reply 24

coolgamer

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Original post by stump-y

Applying for Neuroscience at Cambridge, UCL, King's, St Andrews and Edinburgh

AAAAC - AS Grades :smile:

What subjects and what exam board ?

Reply 25

Paisley99

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Me! I'm thinking of applying for neuroscience or computational neuroscience. I'm going into year 12 though.

Reply 26

stump-y

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Original post by coolgamer

What subjects and what exam board ?

AQA Chemistry - A
OCR Biology - A
Edexcel Maths - A
AQA English Literature - A
AQA French C

Reply 27

coolgamer

11

Original post by stump-y

AQA Chemistry - A
OCR Biology - A
Edexcel Maths - A
AQA English Literature - A
AQA French C

Great

Reply 28

sophmlg

1

Original post by vildeung

How is it? Has it met your expectations? How specialized is it compared to a biology/biochem/biomed degree, would you say? What is the most interesting aspect of studying neuroscience? What are your career prospect?

I'd imagine it's a lot more specialised than a biology degree, but there's still a broad amount of content on my course. It's a completely different degree than biochemistry, neuroscience is in a human biology group while biochemistry isn't necessarily. My university doesn't do biomed but I imagine biomed is a lot more clinical while neuroscience is more academic.

Parts I find most interesting are neurodegenerative diseases - Alzheimer's is something I'd love to research in my dissertation. Along with that neuropharmacology is something I'm excited to do more of next year. Career prospects can be anything from research (which you tend to need to do postgrad study for), working in labs in the NHS, other health related training, etc. My plan at the minute is something clinical rather than research.

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Reply 29

Lularose83

OP

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I'm applying to medicine next year with achieved a2 grades and a better UKCAT score, but I'd like to gain experience of the whole ucas application process- would it be ok if I apply for all neuroscience degrees this year (deferred entry) despite the intention to study medicine next year if all goes well?

Reply 30

smozsolution

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Original post by Lularose83

I'm applying to medicine next year with achieved a2 grades and a better UKCAT score, but I'd like to gain experience of the whole ucas application process- would it be ok if I apply for all neuroscience degrees this year (deferred entry) despite the intention to study medicine next year if all goes well?

What would be the point if you're not intending on starting the neuroscience course? The UCAS application process isn't that difficult to get your head around so you wouldn't need to get a feel for it. Plenty of people apply first time and have no problems.

You'd also be taking the place of someone who would really want to study neuroscience, which doesn't particularly strike me as fair if you don't intend on studying neuroscience.

Just stick with your original plan and apply for medicine after A2. There's nothing wrong with that if you meet the required criteria for medical schools.

Ikr!

This is my back up too incase I dont make it to biomedical sciences, the requirements are so high though :ashamed2:

Reply 33

Malz

Also can someone check out my post?! Im in need of some advice

Reply 34

Lularose83

OP

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Original post by smozsolution

What would be the point if you're not intending on starting the neuroscience course? The UCAS application process isn't that difficult to get your head around so you wouldn't need to get a feel for it. Plenty of people apply first time and have no problems.

You'd also be taking the place of someone who would really want to study neuroscience, which doesn't particularly strike me as fair if you don't intend on studying neuroscience.

Just stick with your original plan and apply for medicine after A2. There's nothing wrong with that if you meet the required criteria for medical schools.

Thanks for saying this :smile:

I haven't ruled out doing neuroscience instead of medicine, as it is something I find so interesting. It was a stupid idea, sorry!

Reply 35

sophmlg

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Original post by Lularose83

I'm applying to medicine next year with achieved a2 grades and a better UKCAT score, but I'd like to gain experience of the whole ucas application process- would it be ok if I apply for all neuroscience degrees this year (deferred entry) despite the intention to study medicine next year if all goes well?

I saw you already have an answer and I agree but I would point out you might just end up spending more money as you have to pay for UCAS (and it really isn't complicated, albeit tedious) and you're as well putting neuroscience down as a fifth option when you get round to applying for medicine next year. I suppose one benefit is going to an interview if needs be and practising that but I had an interview for neuroscience and it was completely different to what I imagine one for medicine would be, so just put your feet up this year :smile:

Reply 36

stephannalee

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Im a 3rd year at Nottingham if anyone has any questions (got in as a 5th when applying to medicine)

Reply 37

TheThiefOfBagdad

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Original post by stephannalee

Im a 3rd year at Nottingham if anyone has any questions (got in as a 5th when applying to medicine)

Do you regret not getting into medicine?
What is your favourite aspect of neuroscience?
What job do you hope to get or are you going to study further?
Is neuroscience or biomedical science more well respected?
Have you learned anything during the course of your degree that has made you change any of your habits in order to protect your brain, or give advice to others in order to protect their own?
Marvel or DC?

Reply 38

stephannalee

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Original post by TheThiefOfBagdad

Do you regret not getting into medicine?
What is your favourite aspect of neuroscience?
What job do you hope to get or are you going to study further?
Is neuroscience or biomedical science more well respected?
Have you learned anything during the course of your degree that has made you change any of your habits in order to protect your brain, or give advice to others in order to protect their own?
Marvel or DC?

Dont in the slightest regret not getting into medicine as I have absolutely loved my time in Nottingham, made so many friends, really enjoyed the course and feel as though Ive grown as a person. However I am now planning on reapplying for medical school as I'd still really like to become a doctor (to be honest I thought I might change my mind but I haven't) and the stuff Ive learnt doing neuroscience has only made me want to do medicine more (have done a lot of physiology (core) and some immunology and parasitic disease (optional) on the course. I personally really enjoy developmental neurobiology, but also a big fan of the autonomic nervous system as it ties in more with physiology of other parts of the body and we've done quite a bit the pharmacology of the ANS too. From what Ive gathered from talking to people neuroscience seems to be more respected by the general public as it sounds cleverer, I may be a bit bias but Id also always choose neuroscience over biomed, though at the end of the day you should do what you think you're going to find most interesting. Personally don't think I've learnt anything that has changed my habits at all from a neuroscience prospective. Hope that helps

Reply 39

TheThiefOfBagdad

13

Very insightful. Thank you! :smile:

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