Southampton BM6 2012

Hi ya,

I'am an A2 student and wants to go for medicine. But unfortunately my AS grades turned out as ABBC and the predicted grades for this year is ABB. I really want to do medicine, and i heard about this foundation course. So do have any suggestions.

Hey,
Well I found the AR the easiest when revising and the hardest when it came to the exam. The rest is ok, just keep practising thats the best thing to do in all areas because, i didnt do much for the last section as it looked fairly straight forward but in the exam the answers are really close together in meaning (the DA).
Good luck let me know how it goes.

What score did you end up getting? I've just done mine....... It was pretty bad, in particular AR!!!

Hey,
I got 550! i know i told you AR is hard! this year for some reason they have made it really hard! what did you get?

Yep, more competition than usual courses (looking at around 14 per place), but quite a lot of interviews

so doea that mean the offers vs interviews ratio is around 4-5 , because thats higher than most 5 year courses

Hey,
I never got the chance to reply to your other message (which i cant find now).I was paniking over the UKCAT.
Well I hope your UKCAT goes well next week because I remember you said you are going to do it next week. I found the AR section the hardest and it dragged my score down completely.
I am doing biology a2 this year and have: history,chemistry and maths (all b's).
Have you written your personal statement, how is that going?
Btw, how are you doing your a2 chemistry, through college or as a private candidate and how are you getting a predicted grade for it? I am doing biology as an external candidate with another place because my college is a sixth form and they dont allow pupils to stay on for third year so i dont know who will predict me a grade because the place i am doing biology with (i only go in for exams and practicals) they wont predict me a grade so my college has to predict me a grade but i wont be doing it in college so i think they will be effy about giving me a predicted grade. I already have a B in my AS but i don't know what theyre going to predict me or how its going to be done.

so doea that mean the offers vs interviews ratio is around 4-5 , because thats higher than most 5 year courses

There are 19 applicants per place on BM6, 14 per place on BM5. Sorry I didn't make that clear. There are 200 interviews, 45 offers and 30 places

though that still means the offer vs interview ratio is 4/5 : 1
but the interview:applicant ratio is 3:1

Yes, these are correct, but there is still a difference of 5 extra applicants per place in BM6 compared to BM5. Don't see where you're going with this... the odds are the odds, it's tough to get in no matter where you apply.... Don't forget BM6 interviews whereas BM5 doesn't, BM6 needs extra criteria, BM5 doesn't, Bm5 you need an outstanding personal statement, but BM6 you can get away with a less good PS and fall back on interview if you are the one in 3...

I think I deleted that post :L didn't want my grades posted to everyone

I hate the UKCAT, but thank you! I hope so too, although I've been so busy recovering/sleeping ect I need to crack on and do some revision.

Oh nice one! Well done on your grades! My college offered A2 Chemistry via Distant Learning £400!!! I pretty much get no support just had the practical sessions with them and sit the exam. Because I'm still technically a student, my tutor said he would write my statement/predicted grades for me (lucky for me).

If I were you, I would contact your college/referee and remind them that the referee needs to write in your predicted grades. I would then state that at AS level you received a B grade. Discuss your options with them, perhaps if you got a high B, they could predict you an A or if you would prefer, a B. It's really important you communicate with your referee about this.

Guys when adding your choice on ucas what do write for point of entry?
Do you leave it blank or put 0 beacuase it says if taking foundation year put 0

Not sure really

Isnt point of entry the year it will start? so october 2012?

hey,
Yeh once again sorry for not replying quicker:-(.
Yeh I am doing it through another college and because of the practicles each unit has i have to pay £335pounds for unit 4 ALONE!
edexcel biology is a nightmare! i had to call soo many places. Yeh i got a rele high b like 4ums marks away from an A but my college is soo frekking wierd i dont know how theyre going to predict me!
Luck is never on my side! I emailed my referee just waiting for her reply.
Have you done your personal statement? are a mature student or a gap year student like me?

Ok, now I'm getting frustrated.

All the stuff I want to include in my PS comes to 7096 characters, I've still gotta cut out 3096 characters.

Damn you UCAS!

I always found it quite a relaxing thing, selecting a line and pressing 'delete' :P

This year there was over 800 applicants, and 40 offers / 29 got in. It was roughly 23/24 to 1 place this year Hope that helps someone :P