King's College London Medicine Applicants 2016 Entry

Good luck to both of you guys xD do you feel prepared? XD

Rejection from kings!!

for anyone worried my stats are 2:1 Physiology, AAA a level (no A* when I was at college), 2.5 years healthcare experience 675 UKCAT!

Good luck everyone I cant grumble as have 1 interview!

Hello!

Good luck with your interview! As we're sure you know, KCL Medicine interviews are in the MMI format.

In order to prepare for this style of interview, an important thing to start doing is to practice forming answers to mock questions under short time-frames. You may only have a minute before each MMI station to prepare your answers!

Different stations tend to focus on different aspects, so be sure to do a little research - perhaps Google search interview questions based around the following:

-You could be presented with a set of instructions that describe a situation involving an ethical scenario, which you will then be asked to discuss or try and solve.

-You could be given a scenario involving an actor - for example, you might have to break some bad news to them or gather specific information.

-You may be given a task involving teamwork with other applicants.

-There might be a station where you are asked a traditional interview question or given a reading comprehension exercise. So don't forget to practice the more traditional style questions like "biggest problems facing the NHS", "why you want to study Medicine" and "why you chose KCL" etc.

-You could be given a sheet of data and asked to provide analysis of it - so be sure to be up-to-date on your science/maths syllabuses, and do some practice data-interpretation of graphs! Perhaps ask your biology teachers for some mocks!

There could also be stations on other topics, so don't just focus on the topics listed above.

Remember to also stay up to date with the latest medical news. For instance, see the BBC news health section, NHS news articles and other general articles on the NHS (see this BBC search on NHS articles).

Also, Google search 'Richard Lehman's Weekly Review'. Dr Lehman is a retired GP who writes funny reviews of the latest and most interesting medical journals/papers (you can check them out here).

We've also got a free blog here covering some general top tips for MMI preparation!

Good luck, and feel free to ask us any questions,

The Medic Portal

Hey! Anyone got an interview on Monday at 3:15pm??? If you have ill see you there!!

does anyone know what sort of stations and questions to expect and how many there will be/how much time for each one?

I feel so underprepared!

Best of luck to everyone

Good luck! How have you been preparing?

honestly i havent done much which probably isnt great :/ but just generally reading the BBC news and keeping up with some current affairs and looking over sample practice questiuons which are just dotted around online

I think that's pretty sufficient for MMI Do you think they'd ask about extra-curricular?

is Kings traditional or PBL?

is Kings traditional or PBL?

It's an integrated course. TheMedicPortal provides a great summary of what this sort of course involves
https://www.themedicportal.com/application-guide/choosing-a-medical-school/integrated/

Thank you, that's been very helpful.
I have a question on potential data analysis questions we may be asked- will we be required to revise through any scientific knowledge or will all the information we need to answer the question be presented to us?

Thanks

Just had my interview- how did you guys find it?

a bit up and down tbh, why cant i send you pm's?

Haha, sorry my inbox is full. I'll clear some space up in 10. What time was your slot?