King's College London (GKT) Applicants 2013

I think I'm going to apply here because it seems like a safe choice. Maybe we should post our profiles. Here's mine:
GASEs 7A*s, 4As, 2Bs.
AS 4As
UKCAT 775
Work experience: a week in different departments of a teaching hospital trust.
A week in a rural GP surgery (more like a mini hospital)
A week in a city GP surgery
A year volunteering in MAU
A year volunteering at a hospice
Summer volunteering in A&E (not mentioned in PS)

I don't know that much about the application process for kings and would be grateful for any help.

Hey!

I applied and am holding an unconditional offer for this fall's entry so I can help a bit with application process.

The main thing about your PS is reflection about your work experience. What skills/info did you learn? A lot of my interview was focused on my WE.

From their website:

Scholastic activities (Very Desirable)
Any scholastic activity would be considered, eg general reading, debating, theological interests etc

Community activities (Very Desirable)
We look for applicants who have participated as fully as possible in school, college or community life, making the most of the opportunities available to them and also demonstrated some experience of society beyond their immediate environment. Your interests, achievements and contribution to your community are taken into account eg clubs, theatrical, religious etc.

General activities/interests (Very Desirable)
We look for applicants who not only have interests but may have also achieved in these areas eg music, sport, first aid, etc.

Work shadowing/observation (Very Desirable)
We would normally expect that applicants will have undertaken some voluntary work experience in a caring/health environment and/or observation in a medical clinical setting. It is important for applicants to have a realistic appreciation of what a career as a health professional involves.

Paid or voluntary work (Very Desirable)
Any voluntary contribution to your community is taken into account, eg volunteer in a care home. We look for evidence that you have worked in a setting where you can interact with the general public eg in a pharmacy, check-out or restaurant.

We look for applicants who not only have interests but may have also achieved in these areas eg music, sport, first aid, etc.

Also, in term of interviews, based on last year's admission cycle they first offered to those with high GCSEs and UKCAT so you should be an early interview assuming your PS is well-written and then they started using a sliding scale for the later interviews.

All the best and sorry for the essay.

edit: just curious, Why is the summer volunteering in A+E not mentioned in your PS?

There's already a thread http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2094919

Might as well stick with this one since there's more information on it and a poll.

Quoted for Attention

I'll change the link, but just this once. Dark and Twisty must agree as she did create the other thread first.

If you merge them will the poll still exist?

Should do You and Dark&Twisty work it out on who should be thread starter etc. As her thread only has one post in it (hers) then she can just post her links in this thread and stick to it (which is why I'm willing to make an exception and change the links on the Index), but she has to agree to that as she created that thread first. If she wants her thread merged with this one (or the other way around) then I'd report it to be merged by a mod.

hey guys i want everyones honest opinion. Im thinking of applying to kcl with ukcat:682 GCSE's: 13 A* and recent As level results were: 5 A's. I will also have all A* predictions for A2.
What do people think? Is this good enough for kings with a slightly lower ukcat score than most people who apply?

hey guys i want everyones honest opinion. Im thinking of applying to kcl with ukcat:682 GCSE's: 13 A* and recent As level results were: 5 A's. I will also have all A* predictions for A2.
What do people think? Is this good enough for kings with a slightly lower ukcat score than most people who apply?

Also, in term of interviews, based on last year's admission cycle they first offered to those with high GCSEs and UKCAT

What do KCL regard as "high GCSEs"?

I am an intl so have never done GCSEs but the majority(from my admission cycle) had 9 A*s or above. The first people were those with 10/11/12 A*s in early november and they worked their way down. 9 A*s around mid-nov and I think 7-8 in late nov and early december

I've got 9A*s - what sort of UKCAT score do you think I'd need to secure an interview?

Hmm, two applicants from last year had a score around 690. So, I would say around 690 based on last year stats. (when is your UKCAT?)

It's in 5 days

I'm not looking forward to it, put it that way. My mock performance has been dire.

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Are you a medical student at kings?