University applicants 2017 thread!

Can I join for postgraduate applications? *

Yaaaaaaaah!

Just out of interest to international applicants - why do you want to study in the UK?

I'm applying to Sheffield for postgrad-hopefully gonna do a PGCE.*



How did you apply for 6 courses? You can't apply for more than 5 through UCAS*

No I've not sent anything but hopefully it'll be gone by the beginning of next week. wby?

Just been offered my second place at the University of Sheffield for MRes Translational Oncology: Unconditional

Congratulations!
Translational Oncology sounds super interesting, but what is it? I think I have a basic idea of what it may be, but, I'm not completely certain

I'm hoping to send off my applications by the end of this week, but, I might delay it until next week, as I'm visiting QMUL, who I've put down as one of my choices, this weekend, so I would be able to change it if I didn't like it
Also, my head of sixth-form needs to give it the OK before I can send it off, and I have no confidence in that being done quickly, even though I am a medicine applicant...

Well its a masters by research (MRes) I've done my undergrad in biological sciences.

It's more to do with therapeutic development, diagnostics and prognostics of cancer research hence translational (translating research into a clinical setting) and oncology (cancer).

Good luck with your medical applications *

That makes so much sense now!
It sounds amazingly interesting,so I hope you really enjoy it

Thank you

Just out of interest to international applicants - why do you want to study in the UK?

Does anyone know if I need to put the secondary schools I previously attended on UCAS- even if I didn't get any qualifications?

Just been offered my second place at the University of Sheffield for MRes Translational Oncology: Unconditional

WELL DONE!!!! Congratulations!!! Aaaah you must be so excited!

Yes, you need to include all locations of secondary education you have attended, regardless of whether qualifications were awarded or not.

I liked the set up of the U.K. University system. In the states you have to take courses that don't even pertain to your course of study to meet a liberal arts requirement of your degree. Plus you are done in 3 years rather than 4.

Not all degrees are 3 years-many bachelors degrees are 4 years, including languages and some STEM courses (important years in industries and years abroad)