Extra Curriculars for Medicine

Hi, I’m hoping to apply to UCL for medicine but I feel as though I lack extracurricular activities . I’ve been volunteering at a care Home for a year, done a week at the GP’s, a week at the paediatric, done an online course about genes, read some books around medicine. I’m also part of medicine club and debate club at school. It’s sounds like a lot but I play no sports ! I played piano till grade 2. What can I do? Any advice will relieve a lot of stress

You work experience and volunteering sound very good.

What do you do for fun?

I really enjoy singing and playing badminton . I also like baking but I don’t do anything to a competitive level

That's fine, write about those. They're not looking to recruit GBBO winners or international standard athletes.

As long as you're genuine and you can explain why you're interested in your hobbies and why you think it's important for doctors to have outside interests, you'll do fine. They don't actually care what you do or whether you have any achievements in it - they just want to see that you're a multi-dimensional person who's interested in things outside of revising for A levels.

You think that’ll be ok ?

I really enjoy singing and playing badminton . I also like baking but I don’t do anything to a competitive level

Definitely! I just got an offer for UCL medicine (Sep 2018 entry) and it sounds like you do more extra curriculars than I do! In my interview, I just mentioned I play in the orchestra and do meditation/yoga when I’m stressed and they seemed to like that, so I think definitely quality (how well you reflect) over quantity 🙂

That’s great!! Congrats do you mind sharing your stats like BMAT score Gcses etc

Thank you!
9A* and an A for GCSE, I got an A in Ad maths (the FSMQ) too. Predicted 3A*s in biology, chemistry and physics and A in AS maths 🙂
I’m really sorry but I don’t tell people what I got for BMAT, it wasn’t anything spectacular though - I think UCL is also very holistic so if you don’t do as well in one section you can make up for it in another. Best of luck!

Your stats are amazing and dw about sharing your BMAT I completely understand. My GCSEs aren’t the best ... only 2A* rest A. Do you think I should still apply?

Hi, I’m hoping to apply to UCL for medicine but I feel as though I lack extracurricular activities . I’ve been volunteering at a care Home for a year, done a week at the GP’s, a week at the paediatric, done an online course about genes, read some books around medicine. I’m also part of medicine club and debate club at school. It’s sounds like a lot but I play no sports ! I played piano till grade 2. What can I do? Any advice will relieve a lot of stress