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My topic question for EPQ is 'when is the vegan diet considered the healthiest for an individual?'Is there any point in doing an EPQ if i want to apply for medicine.My question isn't related to medicine either so will it come across as if i'm uninterested in medicine??
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This topic would be great for a medicine degree. You can look into the side effects into not eating meat, what medical effects it has, and then ethical issues with meat eating (ethics always comes up in interviews). Not only this, but an EPQ shows extremely good skills, including essay writing and referencing, which is great all throughout university.
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This topic would be great for a medicine degree. You can look into the side effects into not eating meat, what medical effects it has, and then ethical issues with meat eating (ethics always comes up in interviews). Not only this, but an EPQ shows extremely good skills, including essay writing and referencing, which is great all throughout university.
- LAllen
This topic would be great for a medicine degree. You can look into the side effects into not eating meat, what medical effects it has, and then ethical issues with meat eating (ethics always comes up in interviews). Not only this, but an EPQ shows extremely good skills, including essay writing and referencing, which is great all throughout university.
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My topic question for EPQ is 'when is the vegan diet considered the healthiest for an individual?'Is there any point in doing an EPQ if i want to apply for medicine.My question isn't related to medicine either so will it come across as if i'm uninterested in medicine??
My topic question for EPQ is 'when is the vegan diet considered the healthiest for an individual?'Is there any point in doing an EPQ if i want to apply for medicine.My question isn't related to medicine either so will it come across as if i'm uninterested in medicine??
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It will help with a personal statement, and learning valuable skills. Assuming you’re doing this in year 12 (or equivalent), it really doesn’t take up much time of your week (about 2 hours/week) and then UCAT can be focussed on over the summer holidays, as well as A Levels.
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(Original post by helpme111)
My topic question for EPQ is 'when is the vegan diet considered the healthiest for an individual?'Is there any point in doing an EPQ if i want to apply for medicine.My question isn't related to medicine either so will it come across as if i'm uninterested in medicine??
My topic question for EPQ is 'when is the vegan diet considered the healthiest for an individual?'Is there any point in doing an EPQ if i want to apply for medicine.My question isn't related to medicine either so will it come across as if i'm uninterested in medicine??
However, do not do an EPQ if you are doing it merely as a tick-box exercise, or for extra application 'points'. Do it for the right reasons, and it's worth it - otherwise, don't waste your time and the time of your supervisor!
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I agree with reality - if you don’t want to do it for just your own independent studying pleasure don’t bother. There are enough balls you have to juggle to get in for medicine.
My son did his epq on the explanatory gap in the brain. Once he started he simply couldn’t stop. He actually wrote 44,000 words instead of the required 5,000. His obsession cost him with his schoolwork though, so find a balance.
He does however credit the epq for getting his place at Oxford ( along with St. John ambulance). He was actually asked about his epq during the interview and was able to go into quite a bit of technological detail which he wouldn’t have learned in school. This shows important commitment to a medical career- that you are prepared to spend some of your spare time to devote to it when you are busy doing other things.
But it’s not for everyone.
My son did his epq on the explanatory gap in the brain. Once he started he simply couldn’t stop. He actually wrote 44,000 words instead of the required 5,000. His obsession cost him with his schoolwork though, so find a balance.
He does however credit the epq for getting his place at Oxford ( along with St. John ambulance). He was actually asked about his epq during the interview and was able to go into quite a bit of technological detail which he wouldn’t have learned in school. This shows important commitment to a medical career- that you are prepared to spend some of your spare time to devote to it when you are busy doing other things.
But it’s not for everyone.
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