Advice for applying to medicine

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But the transfer pathway is incredibly competitive and you need to have very good first year grades to even stand a chance.

Original post by BeccaHeritage

yes but if you don't get the grades at A Level it is worth knowing that you have another option earlier than graduate entry as obviously that is so competitive as well.

Successful transfer here. I think I nearly died from stress during my first year :oops:

. I think in competitiveness, its Transfer>GEM>Undergrad with transfer being the most competitive, at least in my uni. Plus you only have one chance rather than four possible chances.

(edited 6 years ago)

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ax12

Original post by Danielaprice123

You have 4 medicine choices and 1 back up course. You can do all 5 medicine but that’s risky.

No, you can only apply for 4 medical options

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Danielaprice123

Original post by ax12

No, you can only apply for 4 medical options

I know a few people that put all 5 medicine

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ax12

Original post by Danielaprice123

I know a few people that put all 5 medicine

No you don't, because they can't. Either you misunderstood what they told you or they are lying.

http://www.medschoolsonline.co.uk/ucas-form/

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Blazingphoenix

Original post by Danielaprice123

I know a few people that put all 5 medicine

No.

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Danielaprice123

Original post by ax12

No you don't, because they can't. Either you misunderstood what they told you or they are lying.

http://www.medschoolsonline.co.uk/ucas-form/

Oh maybe it’s changed, because someone I know definitely did that 2-3 years back. Thanks for clarifying for the OP.

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ax12

Original post by Danielaprice123

Oh maybe it’s changed, because someone I know definitely did that 2-3 years back. Thanks for clarifying for the OP.

Nope, it's always been the case. I applied 5 years ago and it was exactly the same then.

Reply 47

Blazingphoenix

Original post by Danielaprice123

Oh maybe it’s changed, because someone I know definitely did that 2-3 years back. Thanks for clarifying for the OP.

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So I first applied 2-3 years ago and I can still say this was definitely not the case.

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Danielaprice123

Original post by Blazingphoenix

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So I first applied 2-3 years ago and I can still say this was definitely not the case.

Okay maybe I misunderstood oops. Sorry guys

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ax12

Original post by Danielaprice123

Okay maybe I misunderstood oops. Sorry guys

No problem, there's a lot of misinformation that goes around about medicine applications.

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Blazingphoenix

Original post by Danielaprice123

Okay maybe I misunderstood oops. Sorry guys

Original post by ax12

No problem, there's a lot of misinformation that goes around about medicine applications.

Yeah, sorry if I came across rude. Just didn't want potential applicants to be misinformed.

Reply 51

Wandering_Panda

Original post by Danielaprice123

Yeah definitely, that’s really good stuff you have there. Just make sure you remember the times where you showed the skills and what you did and when you had stressful situations and how you dealt with it. Have a note down so you don’t forget. They tend to ask in interviews these type of questions and it’s good to have solid examples.

Ok, so I have less to sort out than I thought. Little interview tips like that are very useful as we are yet to cover them at school. I went to the pharmacy today and they said I have to apply through the school