Pre-Application Medicine Applicants 2012 Profiles-Help

Thought it would be a good idea to create a thread where those of us who want to do medicine can discuss where we're up to and give each other suggestions of what to do and "compare notes" as such...
so here goes:

Year of Entry: 2012
GCSEs: 5A*'s 6A's 1 Distinction
AS Subjects: Chemistry Physics Biology Maths
AS Module Grades: Jan 11: C A A B
A2 Prediction/Results: A A A A
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 week in opthamology in February--planned 1 week in hospital in july and 1 week in gp and possibly EPQ based upon work experience over summer.
Extra Curricular:
Worked in a hospice for 3 hours every sunday since march.
(not much else i can think of off the top of my head for here....which is a problem)

basically, anyone got any suggestions what i need to/can do to make my profile a bit better.

Why thanks!
I do have a life....just not a very "hobby" kind of person, more of a reading, swimming, relaxing and going out with mates kind of person....
what about you?

seems way too early but why not ?

ear of Entry: 2012
GCSEs: 8.5 A* 5 A
AS Subjects: Chemistry Biology Maths History Welsh Bac
AS Module Grades: Jan 11: A A A (no history exam in jan)
A2 Prediction/Results: no idea waiting untill august results
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 week in GP -planned 1 week in hospital in August , ah not relevant but did 2 weeks at a court ages ago
Volunteering :
Pyramid project - after school club - since January
vitalise -1 week
help at a primary school once a week - since October
British red cross , event first aid , since January .
Extra curricular:
Photography OCN course
ART - (did gcse out of school)
rock climbing - now and then
ice skating - now and then - doing lessons in summer though
'university' module in ancient greek history (10 cets)
Poll clerk (just to earn money £££££)

..... o wait i am procrastinating from revising

You seem pretty prepared, any idea where you want to apply?
Whats the Pyramid Project?
and cool, i think i should do something a bit more random like helping out at a school, would make it stand out....well maybe not from yours...but still :')

Year of Entry
2012

GCSEs
8A* 1A 1B (English Language)

AS Subjects
Biology, Chemistry, German, Mathematics

AS Module Grades - January 2011
A A (German and Maths not done yet)

A2 Prediction/Results
Unavailable

Work Experience
2 weeks (July 2010) at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, shadowing anaesthetists, but also got to see several of the other departments, e.g. HDU, Surgery, Physiotherapy, Plaster theater.
1 week in Germany (June 2011) shadowing an ENT doctor.
2 weeks in India (August 2011) shadowing a Family doctor (GP).

Voluntary work
$1 \frac{1}{2}$ years (December 2009 - May 2011) at a charity shop (1 hr/week) sorting out donated goods, on the till, running errands (the normal stuff) etc.
2 weeks (and going on) Volunteering at a Care home for the elderly (Ronnie Biggs the Great Train Robbery - 1963 - guy is there apparently haven't seem him yet though ) - 3 hours / week

Extra Curricular
Prefect at School
Assistant coaching snooker at my old primary school - 2 hrs/week
Attended many lectures on academic stuff (way too generalised, I know )
Doing DoE Gold (although I'm not sure if it's even worth mentioning in my PS)

(That's all I can think of at the moment, will edit later if I remember something else)

Wow your work experience is good how did u organize your india one?

Year of Entry
2012

GCSEs
8A* 1A 1B (English Language)

AS Subjects
Biology, Chemistry, German, Mathematics

AS Module Grades - January 2011
A A (German and Maths not done yet)

A2 Prediction/Results
Unavailable

Work Experience
2 weeks (July 2010) at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, shadowing anaesthetists, but also got to see several of the other departments, e.g. HDU, Surgery, Physiotherapy, Plaster theater.
1 week in Germany (June 2011) shadowing an ENT doctor.
2 weeks in India (August 2011) shadowing a Family doctor (GP).

Voluntary work
$1 \frac{1}{2}$ years (December 2009 - May 2011) at a charity shop (1 hr/week) sorting out donated goods, on the till, running errands (the normal stuff) etc.
2 weeks (and going on) Volunteering at a Care home for the elderly (Ronnie Biggs the Great Train Robbery - 1963 - guy is there apparently haven't seem him yet though ) - 3 hours / week

Extra Curricular
Prefect at School
Assistant coaching snooker at my old primary school - 2 hrs/week
Attended many lectures on academic stuff (way too generalised, I know )
Doing DoE Gold (although I'm not sure if it's even worth mentioning in my PS)

(That's all I can think of at the moment, will edit later if I remember something else)

Wow you're definately really well prepared, yeah i found it hard to remember stuff when i made this thread even!

Pyramid project , is all over UK (hmm maybe just wales) its funded by the NHS (although nothing else to do with them really) . Its an after school club once a week in a primary school for one year group (between year 3 and year 7 usually). The whole class has a screening questionnaire on stuff like friendships , confidence and so on. Then they chose about 10 kids for the club who are maybe low self esteem, shy, or just moved school. Then we go and do an after school club with then - theres 4 'leaders' per after school club. And we basically run it, buy food and stuff decide what we do each week. They give a massive box of craft activities, and we do games and circle time. The after school club runs for 10 weeks by the end all the children are more confident and you have a big party. also one week there is a trip or a visit. again u have to organize that. Its great fun, and i think it shows really good team work, organization....... Also before u can do the club u have a weekend of training about 16 hours. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/864/page/48334
SORRY _ didnt mean to go on for so long

O i helped out a school really randomly , a friend was doing it and i decided to do it with her , really enjoyed it, she left but i decided to stay I help year 1 and its good fun , ha u have to be so patient when they cant do 7 + 1

No im so not prepared - dont have enough hobby - only serious one is photography and kind of art but that was last year. Im thinking of applying to : Imperial , St George , Bristol and not sure . Where are u thinking of applying ?
Have u booked your UKCAT?

But I don't do play any sport / musical instrument

hopefully my snooker thing will make me stand out though

Year of Entry: 2012


Standard Grades/Int 2's: 111112 AA (Maths, History, French, Administration, Music, English, Chemistry, Biology)

Highers: AAAAA (Maths, English, Chemistry, Human Biology and French)


Advanced Highers predictions: ABB (The A is for Int 2 Spanish, whilst the B's are for Advanced Higher Chemistry and Maths)


Work Experience: 1 week GP, 1 week in a primary school language unit helping and supporting children with support needs - Autism or speech and/or language impairments. Hoping to try and get more shadowing experience during my gap year.


Voluntary work: Elderly care home (Sept 2010 - present), NHS Medicine of the Elderly hospital ward (Nov 2010 - May 2011) and I'm due to start volunteering on a paediatric ward in an NHS hospital.


Extra Curricular:

Sixth year buddy to a first year pupil, I'm a paired reader helping younger pupils with reading difficulties and I also read and/or scribe for younger children who have reading/writing difficulties during class assessments.

Hoping to start being a voluntary sports coach soon, working with children with autism.

Oh wow , this is a great idea ,

Erm , not the best but here goes

Year of Entry: 2012

GCSEs: 2 A*'s , 2 A's , 3 B's , 1 C erm 2 distinction* if that even counts

AS Subjects: Biology,Chemistry, Maths and English literature

AS Module Grades: B,C,C for bio,chem and maths though resiting.

A2 Prediction/Results: No idea, got to wait for august.

Work Experience/Volunteering:

1 week at hospital. Like every day I was shadowing a different doctor on a different ward.

Once a week at a centre that supports adults with visual impairments and other disabilities together with their carers (I have done this for roughly 5 months and it is ongoing). I absolutely love volunteering there.

Once a week tutoring primary school age children at a centre ( 1 year and ongoing )

Erm I have organised so far though for after my exams , work at a charity shop , 1 week and three days shadowing doctors, err one day GP , had to beg for just that one day aha and oh once a week at a care home.

Extra Curricular:

Play quite alot of football , take part in charity football competition at college.
Play basketball aswell , erm go to the gym. I am hoping to start judo again though , used to do it last year. I love creative writing of any sort and attend a reading club aswell. Poetry slams are the one! Dancing is another thing I love. And I am involved in envision.

I'm going to be really critical because i want to help, hope thats okay? haha
GCSE's are good, but definately wouldnt say you should go for oxbridge etc, because i wouldnt think of it with even mine. You've got a decent amount of experience definately, and hobbies seem to stand out