Alright so I'm not necessarily applying, but Edinburgh is a strong option. I know it's impossible for you to know who will get an offer but I'd really really really appreciate it if someone who knows a bit more about the scoring system would tell me what they think about my chances! I know Edinburgh is super competitive and I obviously don't want to waste an application
I got 753 and band 1 in the ukcat. I'm an EU applicant and am doing our national qualifications (I've completed them already actually); they ask for 66655 and I got 777776, and I'm hoping to throw another 7 in there when I'm taking maths in september (also retaking the 6 in biology but they probably won't care). I haven't been able to do any shadowing here in my home country but I've volunteered in a care home twice a month since february and in a hospital twice a week since may.
I don't have loads of extracurriculars. I've done some team sports in the past, and now I jog and recently ran a half marathon to support beating cancer. I've played the piano since I was 3 (solely for fun - never done an exam or performed), and I belonged to a journalistic youth group for a couple of years (too old now for them now
), and I now run a blog where I explain the mechanisms behind illnesses.
Tbh I think that my personal statement is pretty solid with regards to reflection, wider reading and writing style, but as mentioned, the things I've done aren't super impressive. I'm guessing that my reference will be positive but it's not going to blow their socks off as teachers don't really get to know their students here and no universities want references so writing one is going to be new to my referee.
What do you think - worth a shot or not?