2012 Medicine Re-Applicants Mark I

The bf is away for a year to America (7 months to go!) for his bloody PhD in Nonsensology. He wants to be an academic which means he'll have a far more flexible timetable than I will... Can't wait for him to get back though, I will be all

I think I'd die without my boyfriend for that long, I'll spend 3-4 weeks at the most away from him and most of the time that's really hard. Especially the last few weeks when I really needed him :/

Orite everyone, how has everyone been? I took a few weeks break from this and the amount of innane chatter and self-absorbed posts I have to read through is sickening! (It's what us TSRers are best at!) I left at around page 19 and its on page 49! (20posts per page).

Has everyone sent away letters demanding feedback from interviews erc? I am currently doing that now! Urgh.

That's crazy.
What I don't understand is how people can get four offers and then reject the two they don't want in may when the uni has already given all it's rejections out?
Im just pleased my mums got past the stage of "but why do people who are doing 6 resits in summer get an offer and you don't?" and "so why does your best friend get two offers and you have none?" and she went through this phase of saying about how down and worried she was and how bad it all is, she jut generally used to make me upset all the time by pointing put how much I want do medicine and questioning how the medicine system is flawed because I'm "stuck with nothing".
Truly inspirationa that woman.

I am all about the studying right now... 28 days until my first exams! EEP!!!

The bf is away for a year to America (7 months to go!) for his bloody PhD in Nonsensology. He wants to be an academic which means he'll have a far more flexible timetable than I will... Can't wait for him to get back though, I will be all

Also, I think mums work harder. I've never made every hour in my day more useful in my entire life than I have done in the past 4 years. I sat my second year uni exams for Eng Lit when I was 8 months pregnant. My mum got a first class honours with 4 kids and had her fourth kid between 2nd and 3rd year.

Perhaps it's the family I have (women tend to be *ahem* very driven and intelligent) but I don't see why you can't have a family, study and work. It's not THAT difficult.

Though I have to say, it helps loads if you have a very supportive family and partner.

My mum's now past that stage but I think the rest of my family are now entering it, 'do you not at least have 1?!' or 'have you got anymore interviews' when I clearly have 4 rejections Ah the many joys of an asian family

Haha my family can't believe I got 4 rejections, and can't understand why I'm taking a gap year - and my family is as British as you can get!

Wow, you really are SUCH an inspiration

You best stick around on this thread - we need amazing people like you to keep us going



Haha my family can't believe I got 4 rejections, and can't understand why I'm taking a gap year - and my family is as British as you can get!

I guess its a unanimous response regardless of your ethnicity then!

My mum was all "are you sure there's no chance you'll get an offer this year?!!??!??" and then Tge rest of my family were "don't worry about it you'll get in next year"
My family are very British

Must be gutting having the whole of your family questioning you, my mums bad enough!
Its alright though cus they'll be saying how happy try are for us when we get out offers next year

From unis we actually wanna go to!!

Its alright though cus they'll be saying how happy try are for us when we get out offers next year

From unis we actually wanna go to!!

Yep, exactly!

We'll all get four offers and be able to brag about having a choice of universities :P

Mum's wanting me to bug the life out of Dundee until I get an interview since my feedback was actually pretty good... I don't think she quite understands the people I'm up against...

Mums. Ffffs.

That was meant to be "get a place" I definitely got an interview...

They're so sure they know, but they don't.

That's nothing compared to the shock of the college kids ... "But you're, like, really smart and you talk like a doctor... I don't understand. Want us to do them?"

real talk guys....how many graduates out there will be applying for the 5 year program? Im scared competition is gonna get a lot more fierce since tuition fees is going up. Also do u reckon that medschools will also bump up their academic requirements for the 4 year program? as in they will now only consider students with a 1st class if it comes down to it. No hope for me then

It has its difficulties, but it's not bad the way I see it is that he would never (dare) tell me to not do medicine, so I couldn't really turn around and moan at him about this. It is his choice, but it's necessary for his career. Plus, he's a moany bastard and I can't be arsed with him half the time.

Definitely missing though. May go mental without it. Thank god for exams to fill the void.