Medicine extracurricular activities

Original post by therajman

What are ideal extracurricular activities and how would universities know that you do them?

No hope here.

Reply 2

No Future

Original post by therajman

What are ideal extracurricular activities and how would universities know that you do them?

If you're good very at acting, there's no reason they would know.

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Reply 3

Ayshizzle

Original post by digitalis

No hope here.

OP do you do anything?

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Reply 4

Original post by therajman

what do you mean?

Nevermind.

Reply 5

Original post by therajman

yeah

i mean i do cricket and badminton and the odd football( but never watch it personally), but the thing is i only do them with all my mates. so thats more of a social thing. so im a bit confused on what they require. would it mean going to some clubs that do sports?

thanks.

Look, the fact you are asking means that you don't actually understand the point of having ECs and interests outside of academia and therefore why the medical schools want you to have them. You are just looking to tick boxes.

Reply 6

No Future

Original post by therajman

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you have to be Olympic gold standard, head boy, and Mr Universe to get into med school. Any fewer extra curriculars and they just won't accept you.

:frown:

I hear Oxford doesn't care about work experience though, so maybe there is hope yet?

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Reply 7

phill232

I play fiddle in a band and ran an art and crafts club and had my work in galleries, along with charity work. But I got 2 rejections because my extracurriculars wernt competitive. Seriously I hope you do a sport; big mistake I diddnt just lie. They said stuff like head boy and top in my exam board were too disproportionately academic.

Reply 8

Original post by therajman

no need to act like that. who are you to say i dont have any hope in getting into medicine. if you dont want to say anything helpful, dont answer questions on the thread. i didnt personally ask for your opinion on the issue.

**** off, I'll say what I want.

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we have enrichment in our scool once every 2 weeks which i found useful

im currently doing a sports leadership award, nearly finished it, need to do my final assessment which is to teach a group of small children basketball for 1 hour with an examiner watching me....

im doing st johns ambulance
im part of a youth group
im in the process of volunteering for a children hospice
im in the basketball team
i could go on really....

EDIT: and im deputy head boy- quite frankly, i havent done any proper **** atm and i was elected over 2 months ago

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Original post by The Polar Dude

Your avatar is mesmerising.

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Original post by The Polar Dude

Hey just wondering, what children's hospice is it? I also live in London, and there's only a few local children's hospices.

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Original post by phill232

Are you being serious? That is ridiculous.

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No Future

Original post by digitalis

Your avatar is mesmerising.

I didn't know animated chicks were your thing. Or maybe just digital...

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Reply 14

Original post by oHellno

Hey just wondering, what children's hospice is it? I also live in London, and there's only a few local children's hospices.

Its called Noah's Ark Childrens Hospice :smile:

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Original post by The Polar Dude

Its called Noah's Ark Childrens Hospice :smile:

Ah okay, I had a feeling it might be that. I'm looking into that one too :smile:

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Original post by digitalis

Your avatar is mesmerising.

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Original post by oHellno

Ah okay, I had a feeling it might be that. I'm looking into that one too :smile:

Cool! ive sent my application form at the end of march but i havent received no call/letter yet.

Reply 18

phill232

Original post by oHellno

Are you being serious? That is ridiculous.

Yeah, one of the replies implied that I was rejected before I even got my interview, it broke my heart as all my life ive never wanted to play much sport and was severly bullied because I was an arty bookworm. Now because of not wanting to do sport i potentially could have been denied my dream; thankfully QUB has my back :biggrin:

. I feel bad for others like me but who got more rejections possibly for the same reason.

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