Lancaster Medicine A100 Applicants (2014 Entry)

im a resitter too! i had an offer last year from lancaster but ended up getting AAB. Im applying to liverpool and exeter too (maybe brighton). But im already at a disadvantage since i dont have extenuating circumstances, so theyre gonna dock me points from my PS score

Also applying here

NB: IF ANY REAPPLICANTS ARE REAPPLYING HERE YOU NEED TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE YOUR ORIGINAL STATEMENT IN ORDER TO AVOID BEEN ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM (EVEN IF IT IS PLAGIARISM FROM YOURSELF).

Initially I thought you were able to use as much of your old statement as you wanted but I contacted admissions and said it had to be change significantly. Just wanted to let people know and good luck!!

According to ucas you can't plagiarise your own ps


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that's exactly what I thought.

but then I sent the following:

I was reading the admissions policy regarding plagiarism. It states:

"Lancaster Medical School is notified by UCAS if they find evidence of plagiarism in
the personalstatement of any of the applicants to our medical degree programme. This might occur
if an applicant copies sections of another’s personal statement or if they re-apply without
significantly revising their own personal statement. Lancaster Medical School reserves the right to
automatically reject such applications."

Does this mean that all reapplicants must submit brand new statements. Consequently, if they were reapplying and managed to obtain an interview invite the first time they could not use the same statement/a statement with only minor alterations and so would have to significantly change their original statement it in order to avoid plagiarism?

Thank you.


I've copied her response below:

Hello,

You would need to significantly revise your personal statement in order to avoid plagiarism. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Given what you've just said though it's all a bit confusing.

hi, im feeling concerned now!.

Im not worrried about lancaster, its my first time applying. im applying to liverpool aslo but i havent seen them state anything the same, Tbh my ps is alot different to before. i recieved pre interview rejections so i had to change my ps alot. Its just alittle concerning

hi, im feeling concerned now!.

Im not worrried about lancaster, its my first time applying. im applying to liverpool aslo but i havent seen them state anything the same, Tbh my ps is alot different to before. i recieved pre interview rejections so i had to change my ps alot. Its just alittle concerning

I'm so confused. Does this mean only people who have previously applied to Lancaster must change their personal statement or does this apply to anyone who is resitting the year??

GCSE: 5A 6B
A-Level: ABBc (Biology, Geography, Technology, Psychology)
Resitting one module of technology during my gap year
Sitting A-Level Chemistry for the first time during my gap year ie: not a resit

Predicted A in Technology and Chemistry so that's AAABc predicted

Working full time as a domiciliary care assistant among a reasonably average personal statement.

I shouldn't be expecting an interview, should I? lol

What system to Lancaster use to select applicants? What do they weight heavily?

Thanks

Hey-fellow Lancaster Uni medicine applicant here

My stats are:

GCSE: 10 A*s 1A
A Levels: A*A*A*b (Chem, Bio Maths German)

I absolutely loved Lancaster on the open day! It's such a nice campus and I really like the fact that its a small medical school and the one-to-one tuition you get. To me I preferred it to a lot of the UKCAT unis that my cough *parents* cough were trying to get me to apply to.

I'm also applying to Cambridge, UCL and Newcastle.

Hope we all get in guys!

GCSE: 5A 6B

Hi There! I believe after you meet the GCSE criteria they assess your Personal Statement and then interview based on your GCSEs and Personal Statement.

But looking at the GCSE results you've mentioned. I'm afraid to say you don't meet their GCSE requirement I believe. I have quoted what their guidelines say below.

"In nine subjects attained by the end of year 11
you must score at least a score of 15 points from the nine
A* or A = 2 points; B = 1 point"

as you have 5 A's, that's 10 points and so 4 points for the remaining 4 B's which gives you 14. so you just miss the minimum of 15.

Actually, mastermcourt said he has 6Bs not 4Bs. So yes, he does meet the GCSE requirements, as his grades add up to a total of 16 points.