Keele Medicine Entry 2017

Guys do you know when they start handing out interviews?

Reply 82

eemooz

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Original post by Basdemraj

Guys do you know when they start handing out interviews?

from last years thread it seems to be late November :smile:

Reply 83

Mousiebrown

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Original post by BadLashes

Or the AAAa if achieved already

Hi has anyone got an interview for Keele yet? I'm not sure when they start sending them out. Thanks

Reply 84

Keele University

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Hi, there's lots of info for applicants on our 'Medicine Applicants' Area' here: http://www.keele.ac.uk/medicine/mbchb5years/applicantsarea/

I've spoken to the School of Medicine's admissions team this morning - the first interviews will be in late December, and will continue into January, February and March. The School will aim to send invitations to interview out at least 2 weeks before your interview date, so you may not hear until next year. The School have said that an early interview doesn't indicate a better application or that you are more likely to receive an offer, so don't worry if you haven't heard before the end of the year.

Hope that helps, and good luck with your application :smile:

Sam - Digital Team

Reply 85

Original post by Keele University

Hi, there's lots of info for applicants on our 'Medicine Applicants' Area' here: http://www.keele.ac.uk/medicine/mbchb5years/applicantsarea/

I've spoken to the School of Medicine's admissions team this morning - the first interviews will be in late December, and will continue into January, February and March. The School will aim to send invitations to interview out at least 2 weeks before your interview date, so you may not hear until next year. The School have said that an early interview doesn't indicate a better application or that you are more likely to receive an offer, so don't worry if you haven't heard before the end of the year.

Hope that helps, and good luck with your application :smile:

Sam - Digital Team

Hi Sam
Just read through medicine applicants pages - very helpful and transparent
answered all questions I was worrying over.

Thank you so much

Reply 86

neon_reaper

Well just to keep this thread alive, these are my stats:

GCSEs: 11A*s, 1 A (geography) 1 B (eng lang)
AS: AAAA
A2 predictions: A*A*A*A*a* (maths, chem, bio, general studies lol, epq)
UKCAT: 750

Voluntary: Bit over a year, one hour a week at care home, approx 60+ weeks at 2 hours a week oxfam volunteering, and chemistry mentoring/prefecting at school.

Obviously my academics are really good and much more suited to other uni's, especially because my voluntary is a bit lacklustre, but keele was my favourite so this was my risky choice. Last year there were about 2150 applicants for a100/a104 and this year there were only about 1300, so I think have a reasonable chance at getting an interview (hopefully lol)

Reply 87

Original post by neon_reaper

Well just to keep this thread alive, these are my stats:

GCSEs: 11A*s, 1 A (geography) 1 B (eng lang)
AS: AAAA
A2 predictions: A*A*A*A*a* (maths, chem, bio, general studies lol, epq)
UKCAT: 750

Voluntary: Bit over a year, one hour a week at care home, approx 60+ weeks at 2 hours a week oxfam volunteering, and chemistry mentoring/prefecting at school.

Obviously my academics are really good and much more suited to other uni's, especially because my voluntary is a bit lacklustre, but keele was my favourite so this was my risky choice. Last year there were about 2150 applicants for a100/a104 and this year there were only about 1300, so I think have a reasonable chance at getting an interview (hopefully lol)

Keele are very transparent in saying that they do not short list on academics and UKCAT
ie someone with full gcse and A level score plus maximum UKcat and another who only just meets minimum requirements will be considered equally from their R & R submission.

Reply 88

neon_reaper

Original post by SarahCroydon

Keele are very transparent in saying that they do not short list on academics and UKCAT
ie someone with full gcse and A level score plus maximum UKcat and another who only just meets minimum requirements will be considered equally from their R & R submission.

Yeah I'm aware but cheers :smile:

I considered the decision heavily because I really want to go to Keele but my chance of making it to interview was low (compared to others like birmingham), but assuming that it's about 2.2 applicants for every interview offer, it's a bit of relief compared to the 4:1 ratio last year.

Reply 89

Original post by neon_reaper

Yeah I'm aware but cheers :smile:

I considered the decision heavily because I really want to go to Keele but my chance of making it to interview was low (compared to others like birmingham), but assuming that it's about 2.2 applicants for every interview offer, it's a bit of relief compared to the 4:1 ratio last year.

I think the ratios are better as out of the 1300 around 160 applications are for the foundation year and another 150 are overseas so that's around 2:1 applicant to interview offer which makes it one of the best amongst medical schools for the chance of getting a interview

Reply 90

TweetyBird

Hiya, my stats are
GCSE's 7 A*s, 3 A's, 1 B.
A levels ABBb Bio, chem, physics, maths
Currently a nursing student at KCL with a predicted 1st
UKCAT 656 STJ 1- (only finished placement the last week on july, so had about 2 weeks to pactice, ooooops)

For my R+R form, ive got about 3000+ hours on there, I was originally a community care assistant, then a healthcare assistant on a trauma orthopedic ward, then became a bank nursing assistant for barts specialist oncology center and have been on various rotations as a student nurse, and have just finished my HDU sitting! (This is mainly were all my shadowing has come from)
My volunteering stuff I left to my personal statement as it wasn't too healthy related, volunteer on A+E for 4 months, I volunteer for the buddy scheme for 1st year students and am doing my training as a young leader for a local brownie unit.

I swear I keep checking my emails every 10 minutes though to see if i've heard back from them. I don't know about everyone else but i'm getting a bit OCD!
Plus I obviously keep stalking this thread to see if anyone's heard back yet :P .... I know they don't release until the end of November, i'm just not very patient haha

Reply 91

zee_s

Original post by Esther1986

I just logged on to deliver some good news for the Keele applicants 2017.
I attended the open day yesterday and the Director of Admissions said they only received 1200 applications by the deadline!! Down from 2400 2016 entry!!
They will be interviewing around 600 candidates. Well good chance of getting an interview, UKCAT lowest 1730. Very strict about the graduates GCSE, predicted grades do not matter as this A level is new.
On the data section of MMI, he said that questions will be simple dosage calculations, volume ,milligram kind of calculations
Do your R&R well using the guidelines given to bag an interview
Good luck,parent

is this for real?? It sounds crazy!

Reply 92

Original post by zee_s

is this for real?? It sounds crazy!

What's the crazy part?

Reply 93

neon_reaper

Original post by SarahCroydon

I think the ratios are better as out of the 1300 around 160 applications are for the foundation year and another 150 are overseas so that's around 2:1 applicant to interview offer which makes it one of the best amongst medical schools for the chance of getting a interview

Original post by SarahCroydon

What's the crazy part?

Oh right thanks! I completely forgot about international applicants. And I'm guessing the 1/2 number of applications from last year + about 50% of people getting an interview, because that's pretty unusual

Reply 94

zee_s

Original post by SarahCroydon

What's the crazy part?

Is that not so much less than normal??

Reply 95

tangled23

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Original post by Keele University

Hi, there's lots of info for applicants on our 'Medicine Applicants' Area' here: http://www.keele.ac.uk/medicine/mbchb5years/applicantsarea/

I've spoken to the School of Medicine's admissions team this morning - the first interviews will be in late December, and will continue into January, February and March. The School will aim to send invitations to interview out at least 2 weeks before your interview date, so you may not hear until next year. The School have said that an early interview doesn't indicate a better application or that you are more likely to receive an offer, so don't worry if you haven't heard before the end of the year.

Hope that helps, and good luck with your application :smile:

Sam - Digital Team

If we are doing an epq will our offer be lowered to AAAa

Reply 96

Keele University

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Original post by tangled23

If we are doing an epq will our offer be lowered to AAAa

Hi @tangled23

On our website you'll see that it says for applications to A100 "Applications for 2017 entry are accepted from students who have already achieved grades of AAAa from three A-levels (including chemistry or biology and a second science) plus a fourth AS-level or EPQ."

This is only for students who have already achieved their results.

If you are yet to take your exams and are still waiting for your results, the normal offer of A*AA will apply.

Hope this helps

Sam - Digital Team

Reply 97

BadLashes