Applying for both Medicine and Pharmacy (2011 entry) - personal statement?

Hi,

This year (i.e. for 2010 entry) I applied for medicine and was rejected from all of my choices. I also applied for biomedical sciences, but chose to reject the offer I received as I didn't want to study this course. For next year (i.e. 2011 entry), I wish to apply again for medicine, but I don't know what to choose as a reserve choice (as I'll most likely have to accept that if I don't get into a medical course this time round).

I am toying with the idea of applying for pharmacy as my reserve, as I am also interested in this area of healthcare. I was wondering how easy it would be to tailor a personal statement for both courses and whether pharmacy schools mind that much if medical applicants apply for an MPharm.

I am predicted AAA this summer in Chemistry, Biology and French and have been told by both my Biology and French teachers that it is possible for me to get an A* in both of these subjects.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

C-Dav

I personally had a completely medically orientated personal statement and got an interview and an offer from LSOP.

I wrote to them in an e-mail offering to write a personal statement just for pharmacy and they said okay so I sent them a full extra personal statement outlining my desire to become a pharmacist.

Write it for Medicine and just apply for Pharmacy. There's no need to mention any pharmacy related stuff in the PS for your back up, they will understand that you have put it as a reserve choice.
LSOP accept quite a lot of medicine and dental applicants, and are quite understanding at the interviews.