Cardiff Medical School Applicants 2016

would 25/27 be a good enough gcse score for Cardiff this year??

Finally please don't hesitate to ask me any questions about applying to medical school and about Cardiff.

I don't want to assume anything but it seems like one of those people who brag about their achievements by using the 'oh my god, I've only got 16 A*s at A Level, do you think I have a chance' format...

Sorry if that's not the case -- it just comes across like that, particularly given the anxiety about your 'bad' UKCAT average of 655.

I am very sorry to give you that impression... but I was very anxious and worried when I knew my UKCAT score and just hoped somebody will reassure me that it will be ok!

It will be okay.

(at least for Cardiff -- they don't much care about the UKCAT)

Hi all potential applicants I'm a 1st year medic here at Cardiff and I've been through the hell of applying to medical school twice. I thought I'd share with anyone who's considering Cardiff why I believe it's worth applying here.

1) Cardiff has great facilities. There is an incredible building here called the Cochrane building where you will spend most of your time at. It has a great library and is really upto date.

2) The self directed/clinical skills centre seems amazing. It's where you learn all your clinical skills and you can come practice to improve your confidence and hone in on your practical skills before trying out on real patients.
I mentioned this in my interview and I think they REALLY liked it.

3) We get to do disections from like 2nd week and apparently it's a privilege offered by very few medical schools now including Cardiff. Personally I think it's a great way to learn anatomy.

4) You get to go on placements around the whole of Wales. With Cardiff being the only undergrauate med school in Wales it means we get to do our placements around Wales in various hospitals and GP surgeries although I think for 1st year were only based in Newport/Bridgend and Cardiff.
So there is early patient interaction in the course aswell.

4) Cardiff has Case based learning. So unlike some traditional med schools who mainly use lectures Cardiff have a very integrated curriculum. Case based learning is similar to PBL but it's more facilitated and apparently studies show it's a great way to learn.

5) Cardiff is a nice city that is not to big nor too small and by no means is it overcrowded nor expensive.

6) Cardiff is a small and compact city and it's very student orientated. Both campuses are within reasonable walking distance and all the student facilities are near th city centre.

7) Lastly Cardiff Medical Admissions are the best !!!. Honestly I've met them on the open day, emailed them numerous times with trivial questions and called them more than any other applicant lol. They are very supportive and friendly and more importantly they consider your application as a whole and plus they send out these lovely update emails and wish us all Happy Christmas/Easter and they can really sympathise with the stress involved in applying to med school.


Finally please don't hesitate to ask me any questions about applying to medical school and about Cardiff.

Hi all potential applicants I'm a 1st year medic here at Cardiff and I've been through the hell of applying to medical school twice. I thought I'd share with anyone who's considering Cardiff why I believe it's worth applying here.

1) Cardiff has great facilities. There is an incredible building here called the Cochrane building where you will spend most of your time at. It has a great library and is really upto date.

2) The self directed/clinical skills centre seems amazing. It's where you learn all your clinical skills and you can come practice to improve your confidence and hone in on your practical skills before trying out on real patients.
I mentioned this in my interview and I think they REALLY liked it.

3) We get to do disections from like 2nd week and apparently it's a privilege offered by very few medical schools now including Cardiff. Personally I think it's a great way to learn anatomy.

4) You get to go on placements around the whole of Wales. With Cardiff being the only undergrauate med school in Wales it means we get to do our placements around Wales in various hospitals and GP surgeries although I think for 1st year were only based in Newport/Bridgend and Cardiff.
So there is early patient interaction in the course aswell.

4) Cardiff has Case based learning. So unlike some traditional med schools who mainly use lectures Cardiff have a very integrated curriculum. Case based learning is similar to PBL but it's more facilitated and apparently studies show it's a great way to learn.

5) Cardiff is a nice city that is not to big nor too small and by no means is it overcrowded nor expensive.

6) Cardiff is a small and compact city and it's very student orientated. Both campuses are within reasonable walking distance and all the student facilities are near th city centre.

7) Lastly Cardiff Medical Admissions are the best !!!. Honestly I've met them on the open day, emailed them numerous times with trivial questions and called them more than any other applicant lol. They are very supportive and friendly and more importantly they consider your application as a whole and plus they send out these lovely update emails and wish us all Happy Christmas/Easter and they can really sympathise with the stress involved in applying to med school.


Finally please don't hesitate to ask me any questions about applying to medical school and about Cardiff.

Hiya! So glad you're enjoying cardiff

I really want to apply but my GCSE score would only be 25/27 because I got As in bio and chem - would this score be too risky??
Do the sciences they look at have to be biology and chemistry or is it just the best 2 (i have an A* in physics??)

Thank you!

Literally taken the words out of my mouth!

How is cardiff fairing you so far! Ii absolutely love it already! - cannot wait to get started on anatomy on thursday!

Iive not seen you around yet !

Hiya! So glad you're enjoying cardiff

I really want to apply but my GCSE score would only be 25/27 because I got As in bio and chem - would this score be too risky??
Do the sciences they look at have to be biology and chemistry or is it just the best 2 (i have an A* in physics??)

Thank you!

Does anyone know if they use SJT when using the ukcat in tiebreaker scenarios? Because I got a band 1 and I don't want to waste it! Only one of the places I'm applying to acknowledge SJT

Hello everyone, I'm going to be a medical student here in September so if anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
I would definitely recommend applying to Cardiff. The medical admissions team are incredibly friendly and Cardiff itself is a lovely place to study.

Good luck everyone !!!

Could you please tell me how you got all those top grades so easily, as though A levels are like GCSEs?

It's not comparable with GCSEs, the work load is just enormously different! You need to make sure you understand all the concepts, and review them after school whenever lessons are finished. I made notecards and do questions every week, whenever I have time. Top grades doesn't come easy.. you have to work for it.

It's great but med school is different from your normal 6th form college in that everyone here is really clever and keen to learn and you sort of feel like a small fish in a big pond.

Given there are 310 people in our year it's hard to meet everyone but I'm sure we will bump into eachother soon.

Yeah the anatomy sounds cool. But my highlight so far has probably been when we got our stethoscopes and the CPR session we had today.

May I PM you later this evening? I have a lot of questions on how to improve which you might be able to help on. Thanks!

May I PM you later this evening? I have a lot of questions on how to improve which you might be able to help on. Thanks!

It's not comparable with GCSEs, the work load is just enormously different! You need to make sure you understand all the concepts, and review them after school whenever lessons are finished. I made notecards and do questions every week, whenever I have time. Top grades doesn't come easy.. you have to work for it.

Could you please tell me how you got all those top grades so easily, as though A levels are like GCSEs?

Hi,
I am thinking Of applying to cardiff and I got 24/27 so isit worth even applying For medicine?