2014 Medicine Re-Applicants

Not sure. I'm going to wait for the other 3(Barts, Cardiff and Manchester) replies first before firming. I will say Barts is the only one out of the 3 I would firm before Leicester if I'm lucky enough to have multiple offers

But I will mostly likely firm Leicester because my interview at Barts didn't go so well in my opinion.

Congrats on King's again Are you going to firm King's?

Sounds like a good plan to me! I'm sure Bart's didn't go as badly as you think it did. I thought my King's interview had gone terribly, so I really wasn't expecting the offer at all! Still can't believe it! Yeah I think I'll definitely be firming Best of luck with Bart's! Although you're in a nice position, waiting on Bart's with an amazing offer at Leicester I really wanted to apply but the MMI interview scared me away haha

LOL! I think I may crumble though, I have just spend over £60 on 3 plastic boxes... it's taking all my strength not to go to Habitat!

Hi guys. How much can one expect to earn during their gap year

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I'm on £1370 a month (plus 50% off my car insurance) at direct line. It just depends what kind of job you get and how much time you want to spend working


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I'm a bank porter at a hospital, so technically anywhere between £0.00-£1100 per month depending on the amount of work available, however I get quite few shifts, so that figure is somewhere around £500-£600. Wage is £7.31 per hour, goes up to £10.95 ("time and a half") after 8pm and on Sundays.
The clinical experience/observation available in this job and jobs like HCA/CSW are also worth a ridiculous amount when it comes to interview by the way.

hi, are these sums after tax or before tax

After tax, you probably won't get taxed much (if at all) on bank depending on what you actually earn.

thanks, so am i right in thinking that i will have savings around 4000

Possibly yes, but it depends when you actually begin working, and how many bank shifts are available. Also, remember that things like online shopping exist, and you may happen to get very very tempted when you have money in the bank.

ha, probably

Guy who posted above me lies. I hit £1300 each month as a nursing assistant, although that is full time... Mind you I don't know what I would do with myself if I wasn't full time.


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so how long do you work and where do you work

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I started on the NVQ which is going to apparently be compulsory for HCAs and that had a maths/english thing. You really don't need to worry -- assuming it's similar (if not the same) it will likely test basic level numeracy ie multiplication, fractions etc.. In the one I did the final hardest question involved Pythagoras theorem.

the literacy thing involved reading for meaning and checking spelling and punctuation. Again not really challenging if you've had a background of doing GCSEs and A-levels.

Best of luck for your interview!!

Right! Thanks a lot so basically would you say I don't need to prepare for the test thingy?
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If you're feeling a bit nervous and doing some prep makes you feel better than go for it something like BBC bitesize would probs be around the right level. But otherwise just relax I'm sure you'll do great

Hey guys!

Got my first ever HCA interview at my local hospital tomorrow eeeeek! I have to do a numeracy and literacy test beforehand (anyone know anything about this :/) and then if I'm successful I get an interview slot - SO ANY TIPS?!?

Lol


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