St. Andrews Medicine Applicants 2011 :D

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Reply 820

nam2590

Original post by filea

Hehe it's always good to be curious I believe! :biggrin:

Ooooh really??? :smile:

What did you do your research project on? :smile:

No actually I'm still at school, I'm in my last year of what we call "gymnasium" here in Sweden, which is senior high-ish :P Complicated system xD

Haha, so do I!
Its no where near as hard as yours, I did mine on multiple sclerosis; the science behind it and cures etc and also how it affects sufferers within society.

Oh cool, well clearly your educational system seems better than ours. Ive never known any people from sweden to apply to england, what made you decide to?

Reply 821

areyousure?

Original post by lola1993

I'm not!! Heard UCL interviews are quite friendly and mine was horrible! Let's hope this one goes better :biggrin:

when is your interview?

Reply 822

filea

Original post by ryan118244

Ahh interesting! :biggrin:

Well about the Swedish education system, I must say it is nothing in comparison to the UK. It's complicated, debatably unfair and it has a lot of flaws in it. It has some things that I believe is better than the UK system of course, but the cons overweigh the pros big-time... That's one of the many reasons why I want to study in the UK! xD

An example of the Swedish system:
In my UCAS application, I have 32 subjects. Also, the Swedish system only has three grades which are equivalent to Pass, "Good" pass, "Excellent" pass. etc etc etc...

Otherwise, I've gone to English schools my whole life, so I pretty much will have a hard time relearning everything in Swedish and I think that's completely unnecessary when there are waaay better schools in the UK, in the language I know the best! I also believe that I want to start a new life in the UK as a doctor :smile:

Moving out and experiencing new places can only be a pro in my self-development! xD

Sorry about the ranting. xD

Reply 823

nam2590

Original post by filea

Ahh interesting! :biggrin:

Moving out and experiencing new places can only be a pro in my self-development! xD

Sorry about the ranting. xD

Well they are some pretty good points then. Well looks like your going to be a doctor in england!!

Reply 824

lola1993

when is your interview?

9th of March :biggrin:

Already started preparing for it, so hopefully it'll go well!!
Do you have an interview?

Reply 825

filea

Original post by ryan118244

Well they are some pretty good points then. Well looks like your going to be a doctor in england!!

Haha, it's either England or Scotland for me! If I come in to St. Andrews or Aberdeen, at least I escape the tuition fees :O

Is St. Andrews your first choice?

Reply 826

areyousure?

Original post by lola1993

9th of March :biggrin:

Already started preparing for it, so hopefully it'll go well!!
Do you have an interview?

9th March too ! I didn't start preparing yet though. hopefully this weeked.

Reply 827

nam2590

Original post by filea

Haha, it's either England or Scotland for me! If I come in to St. Andrews or Aberdeen, at least I escape the tuition fees :O

Is St. Andrews your first choice?

Lucky you!!!!!
Yea it is, so i hope i get in there!!

Reply 828

filea

Original post by ryan118244

Lucky you!!!!!
Yea it is, so i hope i get in there!!

I think it is mine too so I wish us both the best of luck, and if we both get offers, then I guess I'll be seeing you in September xD

Reply 829

nam2590

Original post by filea

I think it is mine too so I wish us both the best of luck, and if we both get offers, then I guess I'll be seeing you in September xD

Wooo, we both have good taste!

Thanks, I really do hope both of us get in!

I will look out for your accent then in september :tongue:

Reply 830

filea

Original post by ryan118244

Wooo, we both have good taste!

Thanks, I really do hope both of us get in!

I will look out for your accent then in september :tongue:

Haha I agree I agree, and as much as a I tried to conceal my accent here in TSR I guess everyone will find out sooner or later. xD It's so funny how people in the UK react to it hahahaha... As much as I want a British accent, I sadly have a very noticable American accent. xD

Yes good luck once again! :smile:

Reply 831

nam2590

Original post by filea

Haha, i know a couple of people who went to international schools in geneva and have really american accents! I always found it bizzare.
Well maybe you can work on it, though our accents are usually no where near as posh as what british films seem to make out haha

Reply 832

filea

Original post by ryan118244

Haha, we'll see what I can do until September! xD

Reply 833

baztech

Wait people are already preparing now, I have Aberdeen on 22nd, so 2 weeks toward that and then 2 weeks towards S.Andrews...

Reply 834

nam2590

Original post by baztech

Wait people are already preparing now, I have Aberdeen on 22nd, so 2 weeks toward that and then 2 weeks towards S.Andrews...

In general for my interviews I prepared for about a month and then on top of that I've been preparing for about 3 weeks for St Andrews.
I think it will always be different for everyone, I'm a huge over preparer ... always HHS been :/

Reply 835

spacepirate-James

I prepared 2 weeks. Though I'm not much of a 'preparer' person. Anything more seems a bit excessive, in my opinion.

EDIT: Some American accents can be sexy. :perv:

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 836

areyousure?

Original post by filea

Me too! I learned English in Spain and I don't have a Spanish accent, more like an American one (probably thanks to House and Friends) and I really want a British one.

Reply 837

filea

Original post by areyousure?

Me too! I learned English in Spain and I don't have a Spanish accent, more like an American one (probably thanks to House and Friends) and I really want a British one.

Hahahah exactly!!! I learnt English from the tv (excessive amount of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon as a child...) and even though I have a load of British teachers, I guess I listened more to the tv English than theirs xD too bad for me :/ When I was in Sheffield for my first interview, my interviewer even asked me where I'm from since he said he was intrigued with my accent xD He said that he thought I was from West America hahahaha xD

but are you applying with Spanish grades or British grades?

Reply 838

filea

Original post by baztech

Wait people are already preparing now, I have Aberdeen on 22nd, so 2 weeks toward that and then 2 weeks towards S.Andrews...

Tbh, I'm not much of a preparer either, since well I believe that the interviewer will see right through you whether you fit as a doctor and a student at their school. I believe that you can't do anything to alter that. Sure you could find the best answers to the most usual questions, but those answers would be no good if you can't communicate them properly... They assess how you are as a person and whether you know why you're choosing this path. Something you should be and know ages ago...

This is just my opinion though! O.O Some things one can prepare for though is course structure etc., that I prepared for myself!

EDIT: Also, one could read up on recent medical news, but I haven't been asked that on my past interviews... :/