Medicine 2012...(hopeful entrants) !!

Got a conditional offer from kings for biomed today of AAB quite surprised due to me having a med ps though I did have pathology wrk experience, just hoping I get some interviews for medicine know.

Admissions tutors for courses like biomedical sciences are very used to seeing medicine personal statements, so a lot of the time they'll still give an offer purely based on how good your qualifications are. I managed to get one for biochemistry which I was surprised about, but it worked

I get what you mean, but I saw how QMUL had record high apps today (scary as I applied there) and thought other uni's would do as well so didn't really think I'd stand a chance.

Just got a Biomedical Science Application Acknowledgement.

Actually, over all universities and courses, applications have fallen by 9%. I've applied there too, but not that worried, I was expecting it tbh.

Good luck, where from?




Oooh, but that was expected kind off expected due to people being put off mickey mouse degrees with the fee rise, however I did expect less people (even for medicine) to apply for the london unis due to the extra london debt so I was kind off upset about that ,
do you know if any other uni's have had a rise/fall in med apps

No idea, we only know Barts and the London had a rise because Democracy spotted it on Queen Mary's Facebook feed.

Good luck, where from?

counting down the days till ukcat results are sent!

counting down the days till ukcat results are sent!

Next week's gonna be a painful week for some, because rejections are gonna start coming in. Nervouss !!!

Would you think that this would only be at places where they use a flat UKCAT cut off, eg Newcastle?

I've applied to Sheffield, but they decide their cut off later, as in after they've organised applications on the strength of their UCAS, then they attach UKCAT scores and set it at a level where a certain number (eg 600) can be interviewed.

Pretty much, so places like Newcastle and a few others like Kings



HYMS does a similar thing, who knows they might have started looking at applications already, so a few could get interviews/rejections next week

Ahh right, fair enough. Leicester probably will dish out rejections soon too, they give your GCSEs a score out of 30, and your UKCAT a score out of 30, then set an overall cut off...

Would you think that this would only be at places where they use a flat UKCAT cut off, eg Newcastle?

I've applied to Sheffield, but they decide their cut off later, as in after they've organised applications on the strength of their UCAS, then they attach UKCAT scores and set it at a level where a certain number (eg 600) can be interviewed.

Newcastle don't send out rejections until February.If you look at new info on Sheffield site it doesn't mention the use of a cutoff apart from anyone over average score will be considered.

I was merely making a point that ukcat unis could start giving out interviews and rejections if they wanted to, not that they would.

I agree scary stuff good luck