2012 applicants thread

have you done a degree already weezy?

What work experience have you done before sending the application off?

kings offer AAB???

just did my ukcat.

VR 550 FAIL (usually 600 in practice papers)
QR 700 WIN (usually 650 in practice papers)
AR 660 WIN (usually 600 in practice papers)
DA 630 FAIL (usually 700+ in practice papers)

GCSE: 4A*s (maths, physics, religious studies and panjabi), 5As (biology, chemistry, statistics, english language, history) , 2Bs (ICT, English literature) and a bloody C in french

predicted: AAA (Biology, Chemistry, Religious studies - philosophy and ethics)

I did Panjabi A level early and Got A*

volunteer work: WRVS charity shop and ward trolley service ( regulary at 2 different hospitals), currently training to become a first aider with st john ambulance

work experience: 2 weeks at pharmacy, 1 day a week over 4 weeks at hospital in india (A&E), 2 days a weeks over a period of 4 weeks at orthodontist in india, 1 day a week for 12 weeks at nhs dental practice

manual dexterity / hand eye coordination: i play the Harmonium, ( north indian/ panjabi drum) and made about 3 model cars

any ideas of what unis i should apply to ?

Think it's going to be low for any UKCAT university ...

You have excellent GCSEs, you should definitely apply to Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol (all of whom want high GCSE grades).

If you have good work experience and extra-curricular stuff, put in an application to Leeds.

i know its completely irrelevant to your question, but are you a girl or boy?

Hey guys,
I got a very embarrassing ukcat -583..so does this mean I should stay away from Kings even though I seriously wanna go there? they look at the application as a whole right?

I have amazing work experience and work in a caring profession etc sooo do you think I should give it a go, or just apply to non ukcat uni's, like my other 3?

ps: my AS grades were "unexpected" shall we say.. AACCD, but I am retaking and am expecting A*AA

thanks!!

yeahh, but they said you need a high UKCAT and really good personal statement for this, i e-mailed and called them and they said the same thing so i hope the addmissions tutor has the same outlook!

so i did my ukcat last week and basically the comp crashed with an error message and i lost 6 mins on vr...ended up with an average of 670..

pearson vue said i cant retake..but they are 'investigating''

reli frustrated..cos i cud have got 730-750 i reckon

ive got 3 a* 7 a`s 2 b`s at gcse-- (not amazing results I know but i did best in the school and i know kcl place emphasis on how you do according to ur peer group)

i have pretty decent work exp, volunteering etc

i also have a certficate in finance (equivalent to As which i did with my gcses) and i did the diploma last year got an a in that..

sheffield accpet these 2 qualifications as equivalent to a-levels whereas other unis dont..is that a good enuf factor to apply to sheffield considering i need 3 a`s at the end of it anyway

im also applying to kcl and queen maryy

last 2 choices are out of bristol, b.gham, manchester, cardiff ,newcastle, sheffield

where do u think i shud apply??

any advice is much appreciated

join the club dude, i lost 11 mins in VR and got an average of 617.5 in the end :/ but i think you will still beat the cut offs

Hey people,
just did my UKCAT and messed up big time (VR 500, QR 640, AR 580, DA 580). My AS are Biology A, Maths A, Further Maths A, Chemistry C, A2 predicted A* for maths and bio, A for chem. My GCSEs are 2 A* (additional science and maths), 5 A (core science, eng lang, eng lit, RE, Citizenship), 2 B (German and Business studies). I was wondering which unis, if any, I could realistically apply and interviews for with these stats.

really!!
shocking..i dont think they`re gna send a comment with my result and i wasnt allowed to take it again...frustrated reli it was the last thing i expected on the day!

Really, I can't believe that, an error message/computer crashing seem like genuine technical problems, did you call the test centre staff so that they could confirm the prob to PV? Perhaps you will get justice yet if they are still investigating..