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CURRENT YEAR 12s - Hopeful Medics

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Reply 60

oli_G

Original post by halii_94

hello everyone :biggrin:

anyone starting any work exp
do any extra curricular that may look good on your CVs? :smile:

Hey,

hopefully going to start volunteering at local hospital over the summer. not much else. you?

I do a few ECs though for fun - they don't make a big difference on your application tbh

Reply 61

choccandy21

Original post by oli_G

Hey,

hopefully going to start volunteering at local hospital over the summer. not much else. you?

I do a few ECs though for fun - they don't make a big difference on your application tbh

ooh im doing a care home which im gonna do for the whole two years hopefully and work in a charity shop for a few months this summer :smile:

wanted to do the hospital but they're not recruiting atm so that may be next year :frown:

ahh really? i need to start doing some lol..will start in college

Reply 62

oli_G

Original post by halii_94

ooh im doing a care home which im gonna do for the whole two years hopefully and work in a charity shop for a few months this summer :smile:

wanted to do the hospital but they're not recruiting atm so that may be next year :frown:

ahh really? i need to start doing some lol..will start in college

Nice, my plan for volunteering is to do the hospital stuff long term, and apparently I can shadow consultants and do a bit of work experience there.

In a levels I might start in a hospice (which is literally a five second walk from me) and an old people's home. Also, I'll try and get some at the GPs. :biggrin:

Reply 63

username605217

What's everyones plans for summer?? anything medicine related??

Reply 64

choccandy21

Original post by oli_G

sounds like a plan! :smile:

Reply 65

jess_m94

Original post by oli_G

Well don't worry you're not. My school forced me to do AS level ICT early instead of an extra GCSE so I'm only going to have 11 - and one of them was taken outside school. If you ace the ones you do you're at no disadvantage having not done like 14 XD

Phew! haha
and i would rather do an as level than stupid btec! haha :P bleh my school's just obsessed with moving up on the league table, we're like, 2nd to last :|
probably shouldn't be shouting that out but oh well :tongue:

haha
Thankyou! yeah, i should probably be revising for my last two exams, not going on tsr all day!! :P

Reply 66

danb_nhkn

Original post by scratcher

What's everyones plans for summer?? anything medicine related??

Working in A&E for a week at the CRU hopefully :biggrin:

just need to finalise it

Reply 67

Sir Lagsalot

i don't think im going to get 5 A*s lol and if CiDA+ doesn't count, there's med belly up ;'(

Reply 68

nicolaangel

Heyyyy

Got a long term volunteering placement at a palliative care hospice and at the hospital. My GP said to book an appointment with him to discuss medicine too :smile:

Reply 69

choccandy21

got an interview at the BHF soon
wish me luck :biggrin:

Reply 70

anonnymous

Original post by fletchdd02

I'm just hoping for 5 A*s because that is generally the minimum amount over the board, obviously not including Bristol, Kings and Birmingham :smile:

let me correct you there

kings do not have a minimum, birmingham do though

kings take your whole application in context, and the ukcat is importiant

Reply 71

Obtas

Wooo! This thread had to be made! Amazing! Finally found some people in the same pond.

Reply 72

anonnymous

Original post by AishaTara

Kings and Bham are the main two I want to go too :'(
5 I'd like as a minimum yes.

b'ham are gcse nazi's

but KINGS is not a nazi, kings looks at your entire application.

Reply 73

AishaTara

Original post by anonnymous

b'ham are gcse nazi's

but KINGS is not a nazi, kings looks at your entire application.

thank the lord for that. I'm hoping Birmingham that I either get the grades ( possible chance) or they lower their requirements, as they predict less people will be applying for uni ( or for med as its a 5 year degree) due to tution fees- the likliness of that happening is low. It'll probs increase to 9A* soon or something.

Reply 74

anonnymous

Original post by AishaTara

any medical school is good :smile:

personally, any uni that has the oddasity to have such a ridiculous cut off, without considering any other part is just stupid

even oxford use %A* and allow you to re-deem yourself via the BMAT.

not applying to either, as i want a course and uni i like :smile:

don't get me wrong, all of them are superb

Reply 75

AishaTara

Original post by anonnymous

any medical school is good :smile:

don't get me wrong, all of them are superb

aha yeah I agree I'd go to any as long as I get in somewhere, but I'd like the London ones, edinburgh or Bham.
Ikr, GCSES dont test your ability, just the fact you've revised super hard and can memorise info. UKCAT/BMAT test true ability tbh