Cambridge Medicine Students and Applicants

... only really look at the scores on the first 2 sections.

To be honest, I personally think that the BMAT is the load of garbage and will give no accurate prediction over how well you will perform both during the medical course or indeed as a practicing doctor...

Thanks for the information on books everyone; next set of questions now...

In the third year you can do anything from a wide range of triposes I am led to believe. Yet I have heard from people that although the medical department will allow you to study another tripos, it is almost impossible to let the other department allow you to do the course. Also, say you can do other courses, which part of the other course do you do? For example, part IA History, or part II etc? And what then, would your degree title be? Leading on from this; is it much harder to get accepted onto the Cambridge Clinical course having not done a science related third year? Will they look upon you less favourably? Also, say you did Law in your third year for example, would your degree be worthy of anything if you wanted to pursue a law related path, or is there just too little content? How hard is it to get accepted on another tripos, if at all?!

Thanks.

Isn't it supposed to be personal reasons why you chose it over another university?

I don't think there's anything wrong with a bit of brain-storming with other people.

I don't think there's anything wrong with a bit of brain-storming with other people.

Yes but i'm just wondering trying to find out more about the University so that I can form a personal reason.

Did you visit? Did you find something about the college you applied to appealing (i.e. history, architecture...), did you find something about the traditional course structure appealing, did you like the idea of the integrated year thing, did you find a lecture from someone there interesting?

Any of those I think would be valid reasons which I'd put. I'm no longer applying there but that's all I can really think of.