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UCL Medicine 2018 Entry

Ah! The much needed customary thread for those interested in pursuing Medicine at UCL! :colondollar:

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I'm applying ucl too!
Same here !
Awesome guys! Nice to meet you! If you all are interested in posting your stats, here is the template :smile:

Home/International:
Deferred?:
GCSEs:
A Level Prediction/Results:
Previous Degree (if applicable):
International Baccalaureate Grades (Achieved/Predicted) or Score:
BMAT (if applicable):
Work Experience/Volunteering:
Extra Curricular:

I wish all the best to everyone joining this thread! Hope we all can make it this year!
Yay finally a thread for this!

Home/International: Home
Deferred?: Nope
GCSEs: 9A*s 5As
A Level Prediction/Results: A*A*A*A*
BMAT (if applicable): not yet:s
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 week at GP practice
1 week in hospital
1 year voluntary work in a care home
various other voluntary work eg. maths tutoring, reading scheme with younger student
planned for oct half term: 3 days with a consultant cardiologist
Extra Curricular:
12 years of ballet
competitive gymnastics
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I need honest advice and I want someone to be totally brutal if I should apply to UCL

GCSEs: 1A* 3 As 4 Bs
Alevel predictions A*A*A
BMAT - not yet
Work expirence
- cardiothoracics -1 week
Shadowed a pharmacist
Shadowed a surgeon

St. George's summer school

Do I forget the dream of medicine !???
Original post by chris2791
I need honest advice and I want someone to be totally brutal if I should apply to UCL

GCSEs: 1A* 3 As 4 Bs
Alevel predictions A*A*A
BMAT - not yet
Work expirence
- cardiothoracics -1 week
Shadowed a pharmacist
Shadowed a surgeon

St. George's summer school

Do I forget the dream of medicine !???


Hey there! By the looks of your stats...awesome A level predictions you got there! But the GCSEs might be an hindrance because the level of competition at UCL is sky high. But if you do believe you can ace the BMAT, I'm sure UCL would be interested in interviewing you. And don't ever lose the dream for medicine! I'm sure you will make it somewhere! All the best!
Home/International: Home (EU)
Deferred?: Nope
GCSEs: 7A* 1A 2B
A Level Prediction/Results: N/A
Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
International Baccalaureate Grades (Achieved/Predicted) or Score: 44 (777HL)
BMAT (if applicable): 4.9 6.2 3A :yes:
Work Experience/Volunteering:
Quite a bit, roughly 5 months total w/ this year. Variety in terms of where I've done it, (from neurosurgery to work with disabled).
Extra Curricular:
Pre-med summer schools
Photography
Essay competition for medicine
languages - I speak 3 fluently and am working on my 4th one (they're a great way to break barriers between doctors and patients in my opinion)
An EPQ (sort of) on a method to decrease the cost of medication synthesis
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Home applicant for 2018 entry (currently on a gap year)
GCSEs: 10A*s and 1A
A Level Results: A*A*A*A
BMAT (if applicable):...
Work Experience/Volunteering:
1 week in hospital across paed's/palliative care/cardiology/neurosurgery
9 months volunteering with disabled adults
Wider reading etc
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Home/International: Home UK
Deferred?:No
GCSEs:11 A* 2A 1B
A Level Prediction/Results: A*A*A* with an A at AS Physics
Previous Degree (if applicable): /
International Baccalaureate Grades (Achieved/Predicted) or Score: /
BMAT (if applicable): /
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 year volunteering nursing home, 2 weeks at biomed labs, 2 weeks at various hospitals, 2 weeks at nursing centre
Extra Curricular: Taekwondo competitive, mentor gcse students, speak 3 languages (GCSEs done for them with 2 A*), have read a few books on med.
Home/International: Home
Deferred?: Nope
GCSEs: 8A*s 3As
A Level Prediction/Results: A*AA
Previous Degree (if applicable): Nope
International Baccalaureate Grades (Achieved/Predicted) or Score: Nope
BMAT (if applicable): Nope
Work Experience/Volunteering: Handling goods in a hospital e.g syringes and surgical equipment and shadowing junior doctors.
Extra Curricular:
NCS
Coaching
Rounders
Netball
Cello
Prefect
School council
Drama
etc.
What aspect of UCL attracted you the most? Let's have a discussion...
Original post by AspiringSword
What aspect of UCL attracted you the most? Let's have a discussion...


For me it must be the intercalated degree during 3rd year - I really want to do in-depth in a particular area which UCL would allow me to do. Imperial has their intercalated degree in the 4th year which isn't my cup of tea to be fair.

They have an amazing medical faculty and research centre, plus it's in London where I'd like to work later on. Part of me enjoys the rather large size of the med school, there's a sense of anonymity I miss at my school :P

... plus two of my friends are at UCL already and love most of it, apart from student welfare.
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Home/International: Home
Home Deferred?: Nope
GCSEs: 11 A*s 1 A (in English Language)
A Level Prediction/Results: A*A*A* (Bio/Chem/Maths) (predictions) and have an A in AS Geography
Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
International Baccalaureate Grades (Achieved/Predicted) or Score: N/A
BMAT (if applicable): 4.4, 4.9, 3.0A
Work Experience/Volunteering:
GP Practice (2 weeks)
Cardiology Department (4 days)
Private Hospital in South Asia (1 week)
Care Home (3 months)
Extra Curricular:
DofE Bronze (lol)
Badminton
Online Course on Futurelearn
Attended an 'insight day' at Oxford
Read 'Complications' and planning to read another before any interviews hopefully.
(edited 6 years ago)
Home/International: EU
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: N/A
A Level Prediction/Results: N/A
Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
International Baccalaureate Grades (Achieved/Predicted) or Score: since my school's policy does not allow teachers to tell the students their predicted grades, I am not sure about them, but they should be 40-42 (6 6/7 7 HL (English B, Biology, Chemistry))
BMAT (if applicable): N/A
Work Experience/Volunteering:
1 month at National Cancer Institute (included shadowing surgeons, oncologists and helping the nurses)
Volunteering at Red Cross Society, Save the Children, Food Bank etc.
Extra Curricular:
Tennis (6 years)
Ballroom dances (8 years)
Tutoring for math a group of children
Participating in Chemistry Olympiads
Read "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" and "When Breath Becomes Air"
Original post by dontplayyourself
Hi guys,

When I was applying last year, I found Oxford Medical Case Reports a good resource for short medical cases. Plus the interviewers liked the fact that I was aware of a few real life cases. I've attached the links to the facebook page below.

Hope it helps!

https://www.facebook.com/OxfordMedicalCaseReports/


Thank you soo very much!! Where are you doing Medicine now? :smile:
Anyone else had trouble making a password for the portal?
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Original post by chelseafc141
Anyone else had trouble making a password for the portal?


I think they send you one if i'm not mistaken?
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Original post by chelseafc141
Anyone else had trouble making a password for the portal?


I had trouble when making one. I resorted to using a huge mix of numbers, upper and lower case, and special characters (e.g. !). I believe it has to be exactly 8 characters long as well?
Hey guys!! Do you think I have a competitive chance as UCL?? ITS MY ABSOLUTE dream school I would love to go there :biggrin: What would I need on my BMAT?

Home/International: International
Deferred?: nope
IGCSEs: 9A*s and 2 As
International Baccalaureate Grades (Predicted) or Score: 45/45
BMAT (if applicable):...
Work Experience/Volunteering: shadowed both a public and private doctor and some volunteering experience at an elderly care home
Extra Curricular:
head girl, student council, sports teams, etc...

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