Sheffield Medicine Applicants 2016 Entry

Do you mind me asking what your UKCAT was?

Because those are good academics so maybe it was your UKCAT. I would ring them because they won't reply to emails for weeks and then it may be too late!


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My UKCAT was 2680 so shouldn't have been too low? 4a* 4a 3b at gcse? Really don't understand why they couldn't give me a real reason haha yeah I think I'll ring tomorrow (:

Do they still look at AS levels even if u have achieved grades? cuy they can reject people if they don't have ABBB or above at AS.

Do they still look at AS levels even if u have achieved grades? cuy they can reject people if they don't have ABBB or above at AS.

Hi - yes, it is integrated, but leans more in the direction of a traditional course. In your pre-clinical years, you'll have 20(ish) hours of lectures per week, with one or two half-day dissection sessions and one ILA (a small group tutorial where you prepare your own work in advance) every other week. You'll also have weekly sessions at a GP practice - can't remember if that starts in first or second year, since it's changed since I was in the pre-clinical stages, but I think it starts in first year. You'll also do dribs and drabs of small clinical attachments (a couple of weeks in a hospital, a small community attachment), a few practical skills sessions and some assignments (essays, presentations, posters). For a rough idea of what the weekly hours look like, expect to be timetabled for something or other from 9-5, Monday to Friday - sometimes a bit earlier, sometimes a bit later.

When you get to the clinical years (third year onwards), your whole time will be divided up into placements in different medical and surgical specialties, which last anywhere between 1 week and 6 weeks depending on the specialty, and your elective which is 7 weeks. There are also sporadic lecture weeks (I think we've maybe had two lecture weeks this year, but it might be three), plus more ILAs and essays/case reports (you get time off placement to attend ILAs, but not to do written work). Placements tend to run back-to-back, so holidays are small compared to those of other students (think 3 weeks in the summer, 2 weeks each at Christmas and Easter). You get about a week of study leave before every set of exams, though in fifth year you get a little bit longer because the Christmas holidays are right before the first set of exams.

Hope that helps!

My UKCAT was 2680 so shouldn't have been too low? 4a* 4a 3b at gcse? Really don't understand why they couldn't give me a real reason haha yeah I think I'll ring tomorrow (:

on the website it says
so i think it because you only have 4 instead of 6

Don't quote me on this but I'd imagine if you had AAA overall and a B at AS you'd be fine

Well I don't know why they would and I don't think I even included them on my application and got AABBC anyway?

I thought the same but that's the only possible reason for him being rejected due to academics :\

I know it's not important but I thought u had to put in all of ur public examination results :\ cuz they link it up with ur unique learner reference number. Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just as confused as you are.

I have A*AAB at A2 and an A in the dropped AS subject.

I have A*AAB at A2 and an A in the dropped AS subject.

You don't have AAA at A2 then?

maybe its because you haven't declared it cos their web says

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I have A*AAB which is more? If they ignore the B it's A*AA which is enough and all in subjects they require.

I misunderstood what you mean nevermind. You have Chemistry and another science in the A*AA? Neither the A* or the As were in General Studies, Critical thinking or Further maths were they? You took the ones you have A*AA in the space of two years as well?

Yep, they're in chemistry, biology and science in society (not mentioned to be excluded) and all done over 2 years.

I definitely think they made a mistake. Do call them tomorrow

Ahh yeah or they just didn't want to give me a proper reason haha