I'm a Computer Science PhD student possibly interested in GEM once I've finished my course.
I have all As in GCSE sciences, maths and English, AAC at A level (in chemistry, maths, and ICT).
I got a high first in my CS degree from a russell group uni (just over 80%), and am now on a PhD program at the same university.
My extra-curriculars are nonexistent, and I also have no work or volunteering experience within healthcare. My knowledge of biology is also pretty weak since I stopped studying it after GCSE level.
From looking at the GEM wiki page, it seems I may be eligible for some universities, as long as I spice up my work experience (and extra-curriclulars?), and also get a very good UKCAT score.
I would appreciate it if anyone here could give me any recommendations on how beef up my application?
Obviously carrying out some volunteering experience over the next few years would be beneficial, and practising for the UKCAT would help. I'm also considering doing a PhD project related to medicine/healthcare, which is very possible given the field I have chosen to specialise in.
Maybe reading through an A level biology textbook could be beneficial as well? (I may even consider undergoing the A level if possible, and I have enough time, as long as there is no practical element like there was with chemistry...).
Finally, I guess I'm going to have to come up with some very good reasons as to why I wish to switch to medicine all of a sudden, and didn't go for it straight out of sixth form (hopefully the honest answer of being young and clueless will suffice!).
Can anyone offer any more words of wisdom?