Possibility of Pre-Med?

As an all 4 rejections medical hopeful - Im just wondering what the Pre-Med year is? Doing a course for a year (that if you excel allows a transfer to medicine) is alot more appealing than a year out or applying postgraduate. Is there any advice to give? Also which unis in the UK do the pre-med I can only find a few. Thanks
P.s if it makes a difference to success of application I was only eliminated on the final day so my application must have dodged the first hurdles.

Reply 1

digitalis

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Original post by That Bearded Man

Doing a course for a year (that if you excel allows a transfer to medicine) is alot more appealing than .

Appealing, yes. Realistic, no.

Reply 2

That Bearded Man

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Original post by digitalis

Appealing, yes. Realistic, no.

Ok - so what is this Pre-med then?

Reply 3

navarre

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It's basically for people who didn't do chemistry and sometimes biology at A level. It'll get you up to speed with the other applicants who have taken chemistry. Without chemistry, it's hard to get in, as a lot of medicine relies on a basic knowledge of chemical reactions.

It's VERY hard to get into- places are usually 20 (or less) for each university- and if you've taken bio and chem, what's the point?

Reply 4

digitalis

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Original post by That Bearded Man

Ok - so what is this Pre-med then?

Doesn't exist in the UK, I was merely referring to what you were talking about in your OP.

Reply 5

That Bearded Man

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Original post by navarre

It's basically for people who didn't do chemistry and sometimes biology at A level. It'll get you up to speed with the other applicants who have taken chemistry. Without chemistry, it's hard to get in, as a lot of medicine relies on a basic knowledge of chemical reactions.

It's VERY hard to get into- places are usually 20 (or less) for each university- and if you've taken bio and chem, what's the point?

Pre-Med then doesnt make your application more likely to succeed then?

Reply 6

alia

Original post by digitalis

Doesn't exist in the UK, I was merely referring to what you were talking about in your OP.

so pre-med isnt available at leicester?

Reply 7

digitalis

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Original post by alia

so pre-med isnt available at leicester?

" What about the Pre-Med programme from the University of Sussex? (A100)

A. We do not consider this or any other pre-med courses."

http://www.le.ac.uk/sm/le/faq/faq.htm#faq32

Reply 8

meemz

Whilst there is no 'pre-med' as such, there are some courses where you can transfer to medicine after the first year.
For example Clinical Sciences at Bradford is a 3 year course, however if you get above a certain mark at the end of the first year exam, you may transfer to Leeds Medical School to join there in the 2nd year. I applied for this as my fifth choice. It is quite competitive as you can imagine though, and if you don't get to transfer to the med course, you're left on a 3 year course that you might not have otherwise wanted to do.
hope this helps :smile:

Reply 9

navarre

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Original post by That Bearded Man

Pre-Med then doesnt make your application more likely to succeed then?

Not really.

My fifth option will be veterinary sciences- it's not likely to be any less competetive, but it's something I genuinely would be interested in.

Reply 10

No Future

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Some med schools have foundation courses for people who don't have the right A Levels or whose English isn't up to scratch

Reply 11

Beska

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How is studying another degree, wasting £3k (more likely £9k for you?) just to leave after a year with no qualification more appealing than taking out a no-strings-attached year-long holiday and then getting in to study medicine? :confused:

Am I missing something?

Reply 12

That Bearded Man

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Original post by Beska

How is studying another degree, wasting £3k (more likely £9k for you?) just to leave after a year with no qualification more appealing than taking out a no-strings-attached year-long holiday and then getting in to study medicine? :confused:

Am I missing something?

Year long holiday? what are you going to do all year?