Medicine 2012...(hopeful entrants) !!

Do different Cambridge colleges have different types of interviews or are they all the same? And do some prefer the BMAT score more than others? Haven't been able to find this out

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GH, do you happen to know whether Wolfson, Hughes Hall and Lucy Cav all require A2 Chem and two further maths/science AS levels? There was some suggestion that BMAT could be offered instead for graduate entrants but I really have no idea anymore since I can't find anything suggesting as much now.

Sorry, I am not affiliated with any of the Cambridge Graduate colleges.
My suggestion is that you email the DOS/admission tutor and get a response in writing before you apply.

Yeah it's more appropriate here

Right so the reason I was rejected without interview for Sheffield was not because of my UKCAT score - I was over the cutoff however they didn't like my PS (and in retrospect nor do I ) so they rejected me

I'll try and find my feedback letter if you want

Different colleges can theoretically have totally different interviews.

I had 2 scientific interviews, when some other people had 1 science, and 1 general interview.

Whatever the DOS wants, he gets. Which means that each college has their own weighting on entrance requirements.

I can't comment on specific weightings with respect to colleges, but I can say that the BMAT is taken very seriously by all (Some on par with the interview).

What is the UKCAT cutoff score? Is it different for different unis?

Oh right I see, might I ask which college you went for?

And what is the DOS? And is it at all possible to find each college's entrance requirements or is it all kept secret?

BMAT is taken seriously by all? You know this for a fact? And thanks for the advice

DOS = Director of studies, he will decide whether to accept you or reject you.

Some college entrance requriement are available, but the weightings for each DOS may change with each year, and are kept very secret (after all the colleges themselves are in competition to get the highest candiates to perform well in Tripos exams).

BMAT is taken very seriously, more so than GCSEs and in some colleges than AS level results.

I know everything I say for a fact because I am a supervisor for a couple of different colleges in Cambridge, this allows me access to DOSs who discuss applicants suitbaility with me (since I will be supervising them in the future).

My aim it clean up some pre-conceptions and wrong information that have entered into TSR being passed from 1 applicant to another.

My aim it clean up some pre-conceptions and wrong information that have entered into TSR being passed from 1 applicant to another.

My teachers have advised me to research scientific articles as universities like to see that you are exploring your subject outside the classroom, but i'm a bit puzzled on how to integrate it into my personal statement...should i just write a paragraph on stuff i have researched? What is the best way to mention it?

DOS = Director of studies, he will decide whether to accept you or reject you.

Some college entrance requriement are available, but the weightings for each DOS may change with each year, and are kept very secret (after all the colleges themselves are in competition to get the highest candiates to perform well in Tripos exams).

BMAT is taken very seriously, more so than GCSEs and in some colleges than AS level results.

I know everything I say for a fact because I am a supervisor for a couple of different colleges in Cambridge, this allows me access to DOSs who discuss applicants suitbaility with me (since I will be supervising them in the future).

My aim it clean up some pre-conceptions and wrong information that have entered into TSR being passed from 1 applicant to another.

Any ideas where to find them? And that's fair enough, and by weightings you mean which factors are the most important?

And fair enough, and by AS level results you mean the UMS marks? And any ideas what kind of UMS is advised? Is there a certain average mark out of all the AS subjects which is a certain cut-off or is advised?

I see, so you know what certain DOSs look for in a candidate? And thanks a lot for that, I am sure many people, including myself, appreciate your work

Yes. that's correct. Some DOS will use a formulae and list canditates into a massive table to rank them with the different weightings (BMAT, GCSE, UMS, interviews etc).

There is no way a DOS will tell an applicant their formulae (and the formuale may change every year to take into account how the previous cohorts performed).

The only person that knows the weightings are the DOSs and the people he decides to discuss this with. It would be unprofessional for me to tell you the exact weightings. I will only generalise, as to not compromise certain college's secret recipe.

Again that is college dependant.
Needless to say some high As would not go amiss.
We use this to mainly see whether your predicted marks are lies or about right.
I care more about BMAT results.

Yes, that is the case.
Since I will be teaching the new medics, it is only fair that I have a slight input on who I want to teach, and this has worked very well in the past.

Trying to avoid a very cliched introduction to the PS is very difficult Got the rest more or less finished but just can't get happy with the intro

Remember to use the PS helpers when you're done