Cardiff University Medicine Applicants 2017

Had my interview about 2 weeks ago. I did find it difficult, and I'm not expecting an offer tbh. I think the questions were too open-ended which is not always a good thing. The questions were just awkward.

Think I'm from the very few people who didn't like this interview haha

You're not alone, I agree with you about the questions being awkward and open ended - I also had mine about 2 weeks ago too and I found it quite difficult but we'll just have to wait and see.

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Makes me feel slightly better knowing I'm not the only one, At my interview, the rest found the interviews quite good and were very positive post-interview (except me lol)

Its a shame really, cardiff was genuinely my first choice!

I'm sure you did better than you thought!

Really?! Everyone I talked to post interview said they found the questions really weird too and quite difficult. Huh. Maybe you just had an optimistic batch haha.

And thanks, same to you! I'm sure you'll be sitting on an offer in 3 weeks!! And my chem teacher said that the interview is meant to be hard and as long as you gave answers for all, you did fine.

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Yeah, they were all very positive about it.
I did struggle to answer at a few stations, but can only hope for the best now!

Thank you, I hope it works out well for you also.
This wait is killing me haha

Yeah, exactly! We tried our best at the time and we can't do anything else now.
Aww, I really hope it works out for you tho since it was your first choice (I preferred other places to Cardiff so if Cardiff wasn't my only offer I'd go elsewhere)
Hahah, it'll be so much worse when they start giving out offers and we haven't got one yet! (Believe me it's a killer then)

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Thanks- I do believe that people with multiple offers are likely to go elsewhere (as in your case)

Therefore, it would make more sense to give offers to candidates who perhaps didnt perform as well, as they are less likely to turn down offers hahaha

Yeah that's true, but when it gets nearer to the offer giving time, I may just disappear from this thread lol

Getting interviews is the most important thing. Last year my sister got 2 interviews - Cardiff and Leeds and then received post interview rejections from both. However on results day both of these phoned her and offered her a place. She chose Cardiff - and is loving it there!

That is a dream scenario and I'm glad it worked out for her

Yes it actually took the pressure off at exam time but when she got her grades she got a text from Cardiff before 8am offering her a place. Just hope I am so lucky!

Hopefully you'll receive an offer

Wow, should I receive such a text, I would 100% pass out!

Thanks- I do believe that people with multiple offers are likely to go elsewhere (as in your case)

Therefore, it would make more sense to give offers to candidates who perhaps didnt perform as well, as they are less likely to turn down offers hahaha

Yeah that's true, but when it gets nearer to the offer giving time, I may just disappear from this thread lol

Getting interviews is the most important thing. Last year my sister got 2 interviews - Cardiff and Leeds and then received post interview rejections from both. However on results day both of these phoned her and offered her a place. She chose Cardiff - and is loving it there!

Does anyone know when we can expect to hear about offers/rejections? The wait is killing me!!

mid feb onwards is what we were told.

How did your interview go?

Thanks.

And interview was iffy...at the time I thought it was fine, some stations well, others just okay, but the longer since my interview (which was early dec.), the more and more i begin to doubt myself!

How was yours?