2014 Medicine Re-Applicants

Original post by minhle20

Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only one! But we'll get into the routine again :smile:

I am the same my handwriting has gone a bit mad aswell it used to be so neat :frown:

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Kekio_

Original post by PG593

No it's not just you, I feel so dumb compared to back in 6th form. If you asked me to do integration by parts now honestly if my life depended on it, I'd struggle :biggrin:

Nevertheless...anything lost can be found again :smile:

I am the exact same! I keep comparing how I was in sixth form to now and it's terrifying especially when we will be starting the course with sixth formers and more terrifying..science graduates :'( but we wouldn't of got an offer if they didn't think we could handle it, we got this! :biggrin:

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manupalace

Original post by Kekio_

I am the exact same! I keep comparing how I was in sixth form to now and it's terrifying especially when we will be starting the course with sixth formers and more terrifying..science graduates :'( but we wouldn't of got an offer if they didn't think we could handle it, we got this!:D

This is true. Try not to worry. They start you off quite slowly from what I've seen and you'll soon get back into the swing of things. Just enjoy the last few months before you start. Don't stress over doing prep work. Its not worth it.

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just like you can withdraw your offer from your 5th choice on results day, you can apply for accomodation but it will get cancelled right?

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Original post by blissfully

just like you can withdraw your offer from your 5th choice on results day, you can apply for accomodation but it will get cancelled right?

I think you would have to make the uni aware though and you might loose your deposit? But im sure its really easy :smile:

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Original post by hl7495

I think you would have to make the uni aware though and you might loose your deposit? But im sure its really easy :smile:

yeah i know you should call up on results day saying to the university that you've had a change of heart or for whatever reason but I was just wondering if it's the same with accommodation and student finance.

I didn't actually know there was a deposit to be payed for accommodation, oops!

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06dwilliams

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Most unis don't make you pay the deposit until after results as you (I assume) have conditional offer. But from experience it is so easy to withdraw from your 5th choice and student finance 😊.

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Original post by 06dwilliams

Most unis don't make you pay the deposit until after results as you (I assume) have conditional offer. But from experience it is so easy to withdraw from your 5th choice and student finance ��.

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thanks awesome, easy to withdraw from 5th choice = easy to withdraw from accommodation i assume

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Original post by blissfully

yeah i know you should call up on results day saying to the university that you've had a change of heart or for whatever reason but I was just wondering if it's the same with accommodation and student finance.

I didn't actually know there was a deposit to be payed for accommodation, oops!

It depends there might not be for you i know there isnt for mine because you only get allocated when you have your results its just something to check :tongue:

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SusieShire

I had a crazy morning at work today, the surgeon, the scrub nurse, the coordinator and the receptionist were all asking me to do things at the same time and I was the only one circulating as the patient was going on the table, I was running around like a headless chicken! I had to plug the patient into all the different machines and sort out all the paperwork all the while running back and forwards to the constantly ringing phone to make and take calls to just about every department in the hospital. Felt like it was a little taste of what it would be like to be a junior doctor. This job has been the best possible experience before med school! If any of you in this thread are just about to begin a gap year you must jump on theatre jobs if you see any advertised! Only 3 more shifts left now until I leave and jet off to spend my summer in America! Exciting times :biggrin:

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Original post by SusieShire

I had a crazy morning at work today, the surgeon, the scrub nurse, the coordinator and the receptionist were all asking me to do things at the same time and I was the only one circulating as the patient was going on the table, I was running around like a headless chicken! I had to plug the patient into all the different machines and sort out all the paperwork all the while running back and forwards to the constantly ringing phone to make and take calls to just about every department in the hospital. Felt like it was a little taste of what it would be like to be a junior doctor. This job has been the best possible experience before med school! If any of you in this thread are just about to begin a gap year you must jump on theatre jobs if you see any advertised! Only 3 more shifts left now until I leave and jet off to spend my summer in America! Exciting times :biggrin:

awesome! could you be more specific on theatre job, or is that the actual job title? and how long did you do it for?

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SusieShire

Original post by blissfully

awesome! could you be more specific on theatre job, or is that the actual job title? and how long did you do it for?

My job title is Theatre Support Worker but some trusts call it slightly different names. I work in orthopaedics and recovery, also been in general surgery a couple of times. I've worked for 6 months. :smile:

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jollygood

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Do medicine re applicants have to fully change their personal statement or do they just have to edit it a bit to add the gap year part?

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callummj6747

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Original post by jollygood

Do medicine re applicants have to fully change their personal statement or do they just have to edit it a bit to add the gap year part?

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Well if you didn't get any interviews then I'd change your whole statement...because something was obviously a miss.

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Neostigmine

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Original post by jollygood

Do medicine re applicants have to fully change their personal statement or do they just have to edit it a bit to add the gap year part?

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If your PS played a roll in you not getting interviews, then you might want to change it. If it was something else then you can edit it to be more up to date.

Original post by callummj6747

Well if you didn't get any interviews then I'd change your whole statement...because something was obviously a miss.

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It might not have been PS related. Depends where they applied and what those universities look at primarily.

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