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Yeah, it says in all the letters that if you apply for student support, you won't have to pay the college fees ... but do we have to write that anywhere?
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zedliv
Am I correct in thinking that the college fees are covered by the maintenance part of your student loans? I got a form with my offer, but didn't really understand it :frown:
invisibleforest
Yeah, it says in all the letters that if you apply for student support, you won't have to pay the college fees ... but do we have to write that anywhere?


I'm afraid it's another 'don't know' lol :redface:

At a guess, I wouldn't have thought so...what would be the point in telling your LEA that some people have to pay another set of fees, but you don't because you're filling in the form? Surely the fact that you're filling in the form negates them anyway, so there's no need to concern your LEA with the matter? :confused:
zedliv
Am I correct in thinking that the college fees are covered by the maintenance part of your student loans? I got a form with my offer, but didn't really understand it :frown:


See the link I posted for Emma...it appears that if you're applying for support, you don't pay college fees :biggrin:
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zedliv
Thanks Danielle, it would seem that Emmanuel has a far better website than Trinity!
zedliv
Thanks Danielle, it would seem that Emmanuel has a far better website than Trinity!


Okey kokey :smile: It's very good actually, plus it has lots of pretty pictures! The ECSU website is good too, if any other Emma medics happen to see this post :biggrin:

EDIT: Thanks for the rep, I assume that was you, zedliv! Much appreciated :smile:
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Hardrada
invisibleforest
Finance forms!

... are we meant to write down the duration as the 6 year course or the 3 year preclinical?

&& what month does the last year of the course finish on/where can I find out? :smile:

<3


I seem to remember reading on one of my letters that we are advised to apply for 6 year funding from the start.
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Helenia
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Hardrada
I seem to remember reading on one of my letters that we are advised to apply for 6 year funding from the start.

Yes - and you will graduate in June of whatever year (2014?) is 6 years after you start.

Don't worry about the college fees thing - if you're a UK student you don't have to pay them. I can't remember exactly how it works, but the LEA magically works it out.
Hey,

Just wanted to ask those who study Medicine at Cambridge, the benefits of the course, and what's particularly interesting. I've still got quite a long time to go (GCSEs first haha), but I'm really determined to get into the Uni, and any tips etc would be well appreciated!

Thanks!! :biggrin:
There are quite a few Cambridge medics on here - I would ask in the Medicine sub-forum instead, though.

:smile:
Speedbird2008
There are quite a few Cambridge medics on here - I would ask in the Medicine sub-forum instead, though.

:smile:


Haha, thanks!:redface:
do as well as you can in your gcses, since for medicine especially, they really want at least 7 A*s ish (figure ive heard flying around) and also get some relevant work experience in a hospital/pharmacy/dentistry/anything medical
trance addict
do as well as you can in your gcses, since for medicine especially, they really want at least 7 A*s ish (figure ive heard flying around) and also get some relevant work experience in a hospital/pharmacy/dentistry/anything medical


Thanks :smile:, but that sounds really hard. Did you get into Cambridge or a similar university?
*Dreamer*
Thanks :smile:, but that sounds really hard. Did you get into Cambridge or a similar university?


hahaha i wish.. im doing gcses too.. just law, economics, medicine and engineering are by far their most competitive courses

and if you really want to be a medic, as long as your name ends up on the GMC, youll be ok since you can practice then :smile:
trance addict
hahaha i wish.. im doing gcses too.. just law, economics, medicine and engineering are by far their most competitive courses

and if you really want to be a medic, as long as your name ends up on the GMC, youll be ok since you can practice then :smile:


Oh, great - fat chance I've got then. I might sound really stupid, but whats GMC?
the gmc register is the list of all qualified medics (i think!), if your not on it, you cant practice. Same with the dental register and the RSPGB pharmacy register
Oh ok. Cool :smile:

But I really want to go into Cambridge or UCL, Imperial etc...Not a low budget one. It's early days I know, but still...

And what brings you into the University of Cambridge forum, since you're just doing gcses?

Yeah, I would rep you for being helpful :biggrin: , but unfortunately I can't because of my measly one gem, but i'll remember you :wink:
Saw it on the front page.. Id like to go to cambridge/imperial for computer science.. since theyre two of the best unis for it :smile:

Also it honestly doesn't matter, all standards are SET by the GMC.. so as long as your names on it, youll be able to practice (pretty sure) Also cambridges course doesnt feature as much patient contact as the other courses

as others have said, your better off going to the medic forum and make sure you have some experience of what the job is actually like. no point saying i want to be a medic and knowing nothing about the job :smile:!
trance addict
Saw it on the front page.. Id like to go to cambridge/imperial for computer science.. since theyre two of the best unis for it :smile:

Also it honestly doesn't matter, all standards are SET by the GMC.. so as long as your names on it, youll be able to practice (pretty sure) Also cambridges course doesnt feature as much patient contact as the other courses

as others have said, your better off going to the medic forum and make sure you have some experience of what the job is actually like. no point saying i want to be a medic and knowing nothing about the job :smile:!


Yeah that's true. Well I'm going to post this thread there, see what they say. Thanks! :biggrin:
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isi333
Hello :smile: First Post! I'm a very very long-time lurker in the Medicine forum but I'm posting now to ask questions about Cambridge medicine. (I've got an offer but can't decide whether it should be my firm or not)

1) Is there an elective period in clinical years?
2) How sciency is the course? A first-year medic at GKT said his course was mainly rote learning, with less thought required than at A-level. This really put me off. Does Cam put a greater emphasis on understanding the science? Basically, is the course more interesting? (This was why I applied in the first place-hope I was right:s-smilie: )
3) Deeply irritating question, I know, but would someone mind fleshing out a rough average week? How many essays + tutorials a week, and how long do the essays take to write? How hard is it to manage the vast amounts of work - do all students succeed in doing so? (Like everyone else, I'm worried about the workload)
4) Could you give any details about the course; things you didn't know before you arrived and so on? I've been to an open day and read the prospectus but all I seem to know is 'minimal patient contact, lecture based, tutorials, organised into traditional subject groups, lots of anatomy'. Somehow, I feel I know much more about the courses of other medical schools.
5) If you change med schools for clinical years, who awards your MBBS?
6) How long does it take to walk to the Downing site from Churchill? (Really should have tested it before I applied there:rolleyes: )
7) Are there any modules where you get to choose to study what interests you, apart from, obviously, year 3?
8) Are the year-in-MIT and PhD programmes exceedingly competitive? I like the sound of these, especially the PhD, because I'm quite interested in the idea of going into research (don't shoot me; I want to be a doctor as well:p: )
9) How strictly is the no-jobs rule enforced?
10) Most importantly of all, are you enjoying yourself?!

Sorry for the number of questions, I've been saving them up for a long time! Feel free to pick and choose those you can be bothered to answer.

Thank you in advance for replies.

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