Graduate Entry Medicine: 2016 Entry

I'm pretty sure Birmingham may accept some 2.1 degrees, so long as you compensate with higher A Levels (AAA seems fine). They stated this at the open day. They may require a chemistry A Level but not too sure.

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How's everyone getting on with personal statements and such? I'm finding it really hard to keep under the limit!

Hi! New to the thread, going into my third year of Biomedical Science at Southampton

I was wondering which GEM courses you think it would be best to apply to with a high UKCAT score but limited work experience? And also if non UKCAT unis (Birmingham, Bristol) would be a waste of an application in this case?

Thanks!!

I'm okay - I made a list in order of importance of all of my experiences and then wrote as much as I could off the list. Even managed to sneak my University Challenge stuff in at the end!


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Hi! New to the thread, going into my third year of Biomedical Science at Southampton

I was wondering which GEM courses you think it would be best to apply to with a high UKCAT score but limited work experience? And also if non UKCAT unis (Birmingham, Bristol) would be a waste of an application in this case?

Thanks!!

I like the idea of ranking in order of importance before writing, I'll have to try that! Where are you applying to?

I did well in my UKCAT (747.5 avg) so I'm going for Newcastle, Southampton, Kings and Barts
So in my PS, I wrote about caring for my friend with BPD and chronic fatigue, HIV clinic, trolley service on wards, little bit about my dissertation (phosphate levels causing diabetes patients to have a greater incidence of CV disease), society roles (chair of Labour soc, so a lot of talking to people), part time officer at my SU, and then proper extracurriculars like instruments, sports, uni challenge.


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Ah that's a great score! I'm incredibly keen on Newcastle, I scored an average of 737.5 so I'm crossing my fingers it'll make the cut-off level for there!

I got 732.5 and at the stage of brainstorming for my personal statement! I think Newcastle and King's don't even read the statement before interviews. I'm appyling the same places mentioned (Newcastle, Southampton, King's and QM). I think we should get the ineterviews right? I am really counting on that.

Just been told by my personal tutor that she's not allowed to provide a predicted degree class in references. This can't be right, can it?

Just been told by my personal tutor that she's not allowed to provide a predicted degree class in references. This can't be right, can it?

Oh wait, did you include some "to be completed" modules when you put your degree in on ucas?


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I haven't sent her the reference request yet so it's not to do with the UCAS form. She just said she can't give me a predicted class because it's not 'fixed', whatever that means...

For those going into their third year this September, when you filled in your education section under your degree did you input all the modules you have done to date? And if so, when asked about the result did you simply just type in the percentage?

Also, when is the latest we can send the reference request to our personal tutor/referee? Would it be before we send off our application next month?

Yes, I just put the percentages down, and included next (this?) years modules with "pending" as the grade. I would advise sending off your reference request asap, academics are generally really busy and it'll be a good hour or two of their time.


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