Barts & The London (QMUL) Medicine - ask a student

Hi again,

Just consulting other students in my year and they suggest 100 is a better guess for the number of graduates in our year. Turns out there are far more than I thought!

Barts love,
Will


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Hi! My name is Will and I am currently a second year undergraduate medical student at QMUL's medical school, Barts and The London.

This thread is your opportunity to ask a current Barts student (me) about either the undergraduate or postgraduate courses at QMUL. Feel free to ask me about any aspect of the Medicine course including the curriculum, teaching methods and locations, clinical teaching or extra-curricular activities like sports teams and academic societies. I can also give you the latest on either of our medical school campuses including accommodation and facilities.

Barts love,
Will

Thanks for that good to know. I am a grad entrant in September if it wasnt too obvious.

One other question - Do you know anyone doing the pre hospital care program and how are they finding it?

Cheers

do the grads and non grads socialise or do they tend to stay separate?

Hi Will, are medical students allow to play for the actual university sports teams or only the medic ones?

Hi! How high would a competitive applicant need to get on the UKCAT, ive been Looking at some questions and I literally can't do any of it (esp. In the ridiculous timing they allot)

Hi there, I totally feel your pain!

The UKCAT is, I agree, ridiculous! That said, it's ridiculous for everyone so don't get too disheartened. I don't think UKCAT is too important in the admissions for Barts - I got 650 which was only just above average for my admissions year. If you get a good set A Levels and your GCSEs are alright, an average UKCAT might be enough.

My advice would be to get your hands on a book with some practice questions and practice as much as possible. It never becomes easy but you start to get hunches about the right answers. Don't loose confidence, you'll be surprised by how quickly you improve.

Best of luck with the future.

Barts love,
Will


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Okay thank you yeah I thnk I've found a practice book which I'll start to look through! Also, what were your stats if you dont mind me asking?

Will I ever need to know my rubrospinal tract and the anatomy of the facial canal and petrous temporal bone?

Answer: I did on my neurology rotation, but I partially forgot and got wrecked by the consultant teaching me! (Beware of angry consultants come clinical years!)

Lord knows I haven't learnt the extra-pyramidal tracts!


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Hi, thanks for getting touch!

You can play for either the QMUL or the Barts teams, totally up to you! However, I have to say it would be unusual to be in a QMUL team if Barts compete in the same sport - it would be considered no less than treason! 😉

That said, QMUL do offer a much wider range of sports than Barts and these commonly attract Barts students. For example, I have a friend at Barts who competes for QMUL in some sort of fencing sport with wooden sticks (don't ask). There are also some QMBL sports where QMUL and Barts students train and compete together - swimming for example and also women's rugby.

I hope this answers your questions!

Barts love,
Will


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Was wondering what sort of prizes are available for medical students at Barts? (Such as best in year, best research project etc)

Hi there! It's great to have actual knowledge from a student! I wanted to ask what kind of SSCs are present at Barts and do the SSCs include languages?

Thank you!
Megatron94

Are there any scholarships/ Bursaries and how can one be eligible for them?
I am worried that London will be expensive to live in!
Also, do they place much emphasis/ prefer students who have more than 3 A levels?

Many thanks,

Alice

Hi Alice, thanks for the questions.

There are both bursaries and scholarships available at Barts. Bursaries are dependent on household income and therefore you will be automatically assessed for these via Student Finance. There are many scholarships awarded which may be assessed for automatically or you may have to apply for. You can find out more about these here:
http://www.smd.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/finance/bursaries/

I totally understand your concerns regarding the cost of living in London. That said, the amount of student finance awarded is normally increased to account for this. There are also lots of ways to be financially savvy in London - cycling instead of public transport, budget supermarkets and part time work to give a few examples.

I have a feeling that the admissions system at Barts gives an advantage to students with more than 3 A-levels. This may have been why I got in, as I did 5.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Barts love,
Will
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