2012 Medicine Re-Applicants Mark I

It's hard to say in that you could have the best work experience ever, but if you don't know how to use that to show what you've learned etc then it's useless.

If you can get a job as a HCA or similar then great! It's not exactly going to hurt your application
But at the same time if you don't then it doesn't mean an instant fail

I would recommend more work experience and voluntary work

But worth finding out if anything else let your application down too..

Oh and as for a job in general.. trust me when I say a year is a very long time to spend at home, so I would say getting a job would help with your sanity.. literally

Im applying to dentistry so I dont think there are any HCA type assistant jobs in dental practices. Might just have to look for any old retail job. thanks

also, most of the work experience i will do is AFTER the ucas deadline, so do i jus say in my PS that i hope to learn xyz from my work experiencece at xyz ?
:s

hey,
i need some info..im also gonna be a reapplicant, but i wanted to know, what should i do IF i dont get AAA at a level? :s shall i resit in january? but then are there any unis that will accept them?

also a general question for nyone else doing a levels, what will ur backup plan be? grad entry?

just need to kno what other options there are

also, most of the work experience i will do is AFTER the ucas deadline, so do i jus say in my PS that i hope to learn xyz from my work experiencece at xyz ?
:s

Oh nice, i applied to over 40jobs at least and worked as door to door salesman for 2days but it was too dishonest plus a rip off. Ha nice, carer jobs are nice if you want loads of hours. It's not very glamorous but once you make it past first few weeks it only gets easier

also, most of the work experience i will do is AFTER the ucas deadline, so do i jus say in my PS that i hope to learn xyz from my work experiencece at xyz ?
:s

hey,
i need some info..im also gonna be a reapplicant, but i wanted to know, what should i do IF i dont get AAA at a level? :s shall i resit in january? but then are there any unis that will accept them?

also a general question for nyone else doing a levels, what will ur backup plan be? grad entry?

just need to kno what other options there are

also, most of the work experience i will do is AFTER the ucas deadline, so do i jus say in my PS that i hope to learn xyz from my work experiencece at xyz ?
:s

But yayy, I've been shortlisted from some literacy and numeracy test for a bank position. Buttt, what do I wear? I know its a typical girl thing to say, but it isn't an interview, so I don't know whether it would be right to wear a suit? It doesn't say anything about preparation for this thing, so I'm hoping its just a test to see if I'm literate and can count to ten haha.

Congratz on being shortlisted!
You've pretty much got the job now cos the test is easy and i doubt there's many people to compete with you at this stage

I had this exact dilemma lol. I would wear smart black trousers/skirt and a nice blouse/shirt. In this weather, it might be a bit OTT to wear a suit, but i think you can't go wrong with looking professional whether it be in the test/interview/induction/whatever

Is this in a hospital/care home?

Good luck!

Yayy Yeahh, I would have thought I'm pretty much guaranteed the interview at least I was hoping someone would say that :P

Yeah, okay, I reckon I'll just go for the smart trousers and cardigan thing - pretty much like work experience

Its a bank position in the hospital, so would be absolutely perfect if I got it.

where abouts do you live?

Yayy Yeahh, I would have thought I'm pretty much guaranteed the interview at least I was hoping someone would say that :P

Yeah, okay, I reckon I'll just go for the smart trousers and cardigan thing - pretty much like work experience

Its a bank position in the hospital, so would be absolutely perfect if I got it.

Perfect

Just did my induction for my sales assistant job and was going through the hours
I'm concerned it may clash with my HCA one (in which case i'd just reduce/drop the sales assistant one)..

But I have no way of knowing because the lady didn't get back to me after she offered me the job on the phone.
She said something about HR approving it plus requesting references but its been almost two weeks now and i don't really know where i stand
Do you know if its meant to take this long..? Don't wanna ring in and ask because i'm not sure how to word it without sounding like "Hurry the f*** up wtf's taking so long"..

hello,
I dropped biology after AS but some universities want it up to A-level. I am planning to take a gap year- if i do biology so that I bring it up to a-level-is that considered retake because i want variation so i dropped biology and kept chemistry maths and history.
i want to apply for medicine-would the biology be considered a retake even though i havnt done the A2 part and want to pick it up( and not do the AS part)

hello,
I dropped biology after AS but some universities want it up to A-level. I am planning to take a gap year- if i do biology so that I bring it up to a-level-is that considered retake because i want variation so i dropped biology and kept chemistry maths and history.
i want to apply for medicine-would the biology be considered a retake even though i havnt done the A2 part and want to pick it up( and not do the AS part)

I'd say probably email the universities and ask them - but if not all universities ask for it up to A level, why don't you just apply to those ones?