International Students applying for medicine 2018 entry

Can a university reject you even before they receive you UKCAT and BMAT, even if you meet the other entry requirements?

Reply 181

Mo_elheramy

Original post by Milky_Way

So will our fees change from the year that this takes place? Nottingham said that it wouldn't (at least for medicine) but what about other schools?

No it won't, those who start with certain fees will continue with the same fees (plus slight increase due to inflation)

Reply 182

Mo_elheramy

Original post by helloitsmeq23

Can a university reject you even before they receive you UKCAT and BMAT, even if you meet the other entry requirements?

Original post by helloitsmeq23

When do the universities start emailing you about rejections or interviews ?

no, and it depends when people get rejected, some unis reject people early on, others wait till march to reject you, likewise you can get an interview invite as late as march. You just have to be patient.

Reply 183

penne pasta

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Original post by Mo_elheramy

no, and it depends when people get rejected, some unis reject people early on, others wait till march to reject you, likewise you can get an interview invite as late as march. You just have to be patient.

Even for international students? I read somewhere which said the unis usually sent out interview offers to internationals earlier but I don’t know if it’s true

Reply 184

Mo_elheramy

Original post by penne pasta

Even for international students? I read somewhere which said the unis usually sent out interview offers to internationals earlier but I don’t know if it’s true

It does tend to be true but king's for example last year (I'm a gap year student) gave me an interview mid February for 28 March, and many internationals don't get rejected till march

Reply 185

penne pasta

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Original post by Mo_elheramy

It does tend to be true but king's for example last year (I'm a gap year student) gave me an interview mid February for 28 March, and many internationals don't get rejected till march

Ugh I guess it’s gonna be a really long wait then :/

Reply 186

Original post by mkshyderabad

Has anyone applied to Aston? Have not received an acknowledgment from them.

My other 3 choices have confirmed receipt of my application.

Are you going to call Aston to ask them if they have received your application?

Reply 187

mkshyderabad

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Original post by helloitsmeq23

Are you going to call Aston to ask them if they have received your application?

Nah, early days yet, got to give them some more time. Hopefully they are not busy with a tsunami of applications😱, making it very competitive for us.

Think there is an Aston forum somewhere & a representative from the Uni is quite active.... will look for it and post a query there

Any other Aston Applicants out there???

Reply 188

Original post by mkshyderabad

Nah, early days yet, got to give them some more time. Hopefully they are not busy with a tsunami of applications😱, making it very competitive for us.

Think there is an Aston forum somewhere & a representative from the Uni is quite active.... will look for it and post a query there

Any other Aston Applicants out there???

Just made an Aston Medicine 2018 thread :smile:

Reply 189

Jasir Alam

OP

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Hey guys! I'm the guy who started this thread lol. So my final university choices were:

UCAS:

1. Birmingham
2. St. Georges
3. Nottingham
4. Manchester
5. Oxford (Biochem)

Direct applications to Medicine through my agency:

1. Brighton and Sussex
2. Sheffield
3. UCLan
4. Southampton

Reply 190

mkshyderabad

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Original post by Jasir Alam

Hey guys! I'm the guy who started this thread lol. So my final university choices were:

UCAS:

1. Birmingham
2. St. Georges
3. Nottingham
4. Manchester
5. Oxford (Biochem)

Direct applications to Medicine through my agency:

1. Brighton and Sussex
2. Sheffield
3. UCLan
4. Southampton

so... does the direct applications include the personal statement and the same entry requirements?

or you can get some preference??

Reply 191

Jasir Alam

OP

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Original post by mkshyderabad

so... does the direct applications include the personal statement and the same entry requirements?

or you can get some preference??

Yes the entry requirements are all same. I don't think there are any preferences. It's just a normal application among other applications but its sent directly and not through UCAS. I honestly am not 100% sure, I might be preferred haha but I think it's highly unlikely as it's more likely to be a fairer decision.

Reply 192

Original post by Jasir Alam

Hey guys! I'm the guy who started this thread lol. So my final university choices were:

UCAS:

1. Birmingham
2. St. Georges
3. Nottingham
4. Manchester
5. Oxford (Biochem)

Direct applications to Medicine through my agency:

1. Brighton and Sussex
2. Sheffield
3. UCLan
4. Southampton

How did you apply to 8 Medical schools??

Reply 193

AspiringSword

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Original post by Jasir Alam

Hey guys! I'm the guy who started this thread lol. So my final university choices were:

UCAS:

1. Birmingham
2. St. Georges
3. Nottingham
4. Manchester
5. Oxford (Biochem)

Direct applications to Medicine through my agency:

1. Brighton and Sussex
2. Sheffield
3. UCLan
4. Southampton

WAIT WHATT!?!?!?!?! U can apply to 8 Unis? Which agency is that?

Reply 194

mkshyderabad

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Original post by AspiringSword

WAIT WHATT!?!?!?!?! U can apply to 8 Unis? Which agency is that?

uclan is a direct application... bcos they are not HECFE funded

and

maybe its some agreement btwn the unis and the representatives.... could be that the uni gets international students for the less popular courses and their clients can get an application through for Medicine??? Or some other reason I can't imagine

hopefully the entry and selection criteria are not reduced 😡 (similar to what Malaysian n Singaporean nationals have with a university... i don't know if it was SGUL OR BARTS)

Reply 195

shalukat

Let's update our application status as we move along. Any international student who has received an interview call? I applied to Bristol and Belfast (UKCAT) and UCL and Leeds (BMAT).
I have recived a condional offer from Kings (5th choice - Biomedical Science) 4 days after I submitted my UCAS application.

Reply 196

penne pasta

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Original post by shalukat

Let's update our application status as we move along. Any international student who has received an interview call? I applied to Bristol and Belfast (UKCAT) and UCL and Leeds (BMAT).
I have recived a condional offer from Kings (5th choice - Biomedical Science) 4 days after I submitted my UCAS application.

Didn’t the universities just receive our UKCAT scores today??? I don’t think interview invites will be sent out so quickly unless they’re really efficient hahah

Reply 197

Original post by shalukat

Let's update our application status as we move along. Any international student who has received an interview call? I applied to Bristol and Belfast (UKCAT) and UCL and Leeds (BMAT).
I have recived a condional offer from Kings (5th choice - Biomedical Science) 4 days after I submitted my UCAS application.

Hey what were your scores ?

Reply 198

shalukat

Original post by helloitsmeq23

Hey what were your scores ?

IGCSE's - 4 A* and 5A's
IB Predicted - 39/42 (HL: Bio -7/Chem-7 and Eng Lit - 6)
UKCAT: 2300 Band 2 HORRIBLE :-(
BMAT - 51, 5.6 & 3A
Sufficient work experience - 1 week dermatologist/2 weeks in a hospital across diff areas and 1 year in a NGO - once a week

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 199