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Reply 760
My friend gave me a book called "So tell me about a banana". It gives you lots of info about the interview process at Oxbridge, not specifically for medicine, but it does tell you a lot about what the tutors are looking for in general.
Good luck
Good luck
Reply 761
Work hard.
Or dream harder.
Or dream harder.
Reply 762
Vikaman
Work hard.
Or dream harder.
Or dream harder.
Not very helpful...
Reply 763
Bezzler
Apply. That's the normal way.
Spare us the sarcasm will you?
Reply 764
Have you got plenty of A* Palladium ? OMG there are so many wannabe medics at my school and like 5 have lied saying they have got over 10 A* sickening! :O
Reply 765
Lazuliblue
My friend gave me a book called "So tell me about a banana". It gives you lots of info about the interview process at Oxbridge, not specifically for medicine, but it does tell you a lot about what the tutors are looking for in general.
Good luck
Good luck
Thank you - very helpful!
Reply 766
Banana is such a silly name for a book :O but if it does the job, great!
Reply 767
Palladium
Not very helpful...
Well, I can't help in any other way than being obvious.
Work hard. Earn the grades. Look at their website. Ask teachers/counsellors.
You're applying to Cambridge, which is world renown for being extremely picky with applicants.
And tbh, if you are aiming at Cambridge, I'd expect a person to know what they need to do to get in.
Reply 768
Vikaman
Well, I can't help in any other way than being obvious.
Work hard. Earn the grades. Look at their website. Ask teachers/counsellors.
You're applying to Cambridge, which is world renown for being extremely picky with applicants.
And tbh, if you are aiming at Cambridge, I'd expect a person to know what they need to do to get in.
Work hard. Earn the grades. Look at their website. Ask teachers/counsellors.
You're applying to Cambridge, which is world renown for being extremely picky with applicants.
And tbh, if you are aiming at Cambridge, I'd expect a person to know what they need to do to get in.
Well if you didn't study at Cambridge, why are you replying to this?
Reply 769
what a cop out vikaman! you need to understand that the whole reason people go on here is to find answers, not just 'expect a person to know what they need to do to get in'
Reply 770
Palladium
Spare us the sarcasm will you?
Sorry, but I'm afraid there is no "way to get in". You have to be better than the competition. That means having really good grades, doing well in BMAT and impressing them in interview. There's no "trick", so any question like that is just going to provoke a sarcastic response.
Reply 771
I haven't personally read the "So tell me about a banana" book, but I would not recommend buying it. The type of organisation which produces it is lucrative and out to steal as much of your cash as possible, whilst giving you absolutely no advantage over other applicants. I've also heard its "advice" is outdated. You can find plenty of interview advice on the Cambridge uni website, or on the TSR wiki, for example.
The uni is actually quite open and transparent about the interview process, no need for some sort of "reveal-all" book.
The uni is actually quite open and transparent about the interview process, no need for some sort of "reveal-all" book.
Reply 772
Bezzler unis don't just want grades, ever heard of supercurricular activities? Oxbridge love it
Reply 773
Bezzler
Sorry, but I'm afraid there is no "way to get in". You have to be better than the competition. That means having really good grades, doing well in BMAT and impressing them in interview. There's no "trick", so any question like that is just going to provoke a sarcastic response.
There is a fragment in your answer which I was looking for so there shouldn't be any sarcasm!
Reply 774
strip tease the tutor and you're a winner.
Reply 775
you need qualifications in gcse, as and a level.
they must be of above-average standard.
you need work-experience.
you need a buffting personal statement.
and sorted.
x
they must be of above-average standard.
you need work-experience.
you need a buffting personal statement.
and sorted.
x
Reply 776
Be ******* clever that's how.
Reply 777
super_dry
strip tease the tutor and you're a winner.
Been there, done that. Didn't work
Spoiler
Reply 778
THIS THREAD SHOULD ONLY BE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EITHER LOOKING TO STUDY AT CAMBRIDGE, STUDYING AT CAMBRIDGE OR WENT TO CAMBRIDGE UNI thanks, makes it so muche easier to get good advice that way
Reply 779
13
Make sure you're capable of getting at least one A* at A2, or you wont meet any offer you get, and apparantly, they look for 275/300 in your AS.
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