2011 Entry- Hopeful Medic Thread :)

Any experience is good experience so if you learn something relevant from St. John's Ambulance it'll only be positive to them, a lot of people volunteer with St. John's.

The most important thing I think a lot of applicants forget is it's not really what you do or the amount you do they're bothered about, but what you learnt from it that you think will be of importance to you at uni or to the career you wish to take. Get the work experience when you're 17 and then you'll be fine, you don't need loads of hospital work experience, in fact I'd argue that voluntary teaches you more, work experience is just important for you to see how it works in medical environments so you don't have a false view of it.

So true The St John's thing will also give me something to do over the summer, if it's helpful to me then its all the better!

I'd advise you record anything you learn there, and any situations you think have been character building. One of my questions at interview asked me of a specific scenario during my hospice work that taught me the importance of hospices so I told them one of my most memorable situations. A diary is ideal, especially seeing as your memory of this summer may be a bit rusty when you get to actually applying.

Anyone decided where they want to apply yet

I've been looking into places, mostly so I can compare requirements etc.
I quite like the sound of Keele, how many places can you apply to?

4 medicine choices and another for a different course.

I've been looking into places, mostly so I can compare requirements etc.
I quite like the sound of Keele, how many places can you apply to?

4 for medicine and 2 others

Depends on your local Trust tbh, they have differing policies. Mine was that nobody under 18 could volunteer, which was pretty **** for me

Completely off topic, but your profile says you go to a boys' school...

Ah, thanks for that. I expect mine to have the same restrictions, tbh

Haha, indeed I don't go yet, but for the first time this September they're letting girls in, because they've begun the IB (there's about 10 of us). Not entirely sure what to expect - I imagine for the majority of the time the younger ones will be like 'Are they foreign students?'!

Hey guys

Could do with some help/advice if anyone is willing

I am third year psychology student - one more year to go. I have decided that I would rather do med. I knew I had made a mistake with Psych from the very first day and even though I had the marks for medicine and it was as easy to drop out and start over I continued with it because I had wanted to do it for such a long time and I felt I needed to give it a chance. 3 years later I know it is not what I want to do with the rest of my life.
I need help with my options if anyone has the time, that would be great
I am an irish student - with my leaving cert results (your equivalent of A-levels) I have 590 (out of 600) - with my subjects - Biology A1, Economics, A1, Business, A1, English, A1, Irish A1, French A2, Maths B2.
With my degree it will be expected to graduate with a 1.1- my marks are First year -78%, second year, 75% and I spend this year in an Austrian University as i did an ERASMUS (based in psychophysiology) there I however do not know my marks for this yet.
I have Entrance scholarship, 2 university scholarships and I am spending my summer doing undergraduate neuroscience research in the royal college of surgeons in Ireland on Schizophrenia, which is based in a psychiatry dept...my supervisor is however is a psychiatrist and has offered to help me get experience. However, this is the height of my clinical experience, have a little voluntary work but, not a lot.

Guys, is my experience too little to realistically apply for 2010 entry?
Is my leaving cert and degree not scientific enough?
Should I apply for 4 year Graduate entry(although, i know I am restricted with Psych being my undergrad. But I am eligible for places like kings colleeg in London) or would I be better to apply for 5year??

Anyone got any ideas? Thanks so much for taking the time to read this

Should I apply for 4 year Graduate entry(although, i know I am restricted with Psych being my undergrad. But I am eligible for places like kings colleeg in London) or would I be better to apply for 5year??

i think vitalise is full for the moment