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or if it wants biology :ninja:
Reply 2
sidewalkwhenshewalks
or if it wants biology :ninja:


GCE A-levels: Chemistry + one from Biology/Human Biology, Maths or Physics (Note: only one mathematics subject will be counted and General Studies is not accepted).

GCE AS-level: If not offered at A-level, at least a grade B in AS Biology/Human Biology is required.
gah!
oh well
:frown:
Reply 4
Put it like this, there is only one university in Northern Ireland that does medicine. So you have the vast majority of Northern Irish Medicine candidates applying with the required grades. It's stiff competition.

I know a guy who had 4 A's at A2 and got rejected cause of his UKCAT score. He is now repeating A levels cause he is determined to go to Queens.
Any medical candidates in my school have been told medical work experiance is pretty much essential and you probably won't gte an offer without it.

Having said that some of this could just be speculation and hear say. Take from it what you will, and gooooood luck!
Reply 5
Cate15
Put it like this, there is only one university in Northern Ireland that does medicine. So you have the vast majority of Northern Irish Medicine candidates applying with the required grades. It's stiff competition.

I know a guy who had 4 A's at A2 and got rejected cause of his UKCAT score. He is now repeating A levels cause he is determined to go to Queens.
Any medical candidates in my school have been told medical work experiance is pretty much essential and you probably won't gte an offer without it.

Having said that some of this could just be speculation and hear say. Take from it what you will, and gooooood luck!

Well if medical work experience is essential, I guess that's me out! Thanks :smile:

sidewalkwhenshewalks
gah!
oh well
:frown:

Sorry to hear that! Plenty of other places though. :smile:
Reply 6
Calumcalum
Well if medical work experience is essential, I guess that's me out! Thanks :smile:


You already sent your app?
Is there no time to get some?
Reply 7
Cate15
You already sent your app?
Is there no time to get some?


Not enough time to do some before I apply... and organising some for later might seem a bit of a copout considering I haven't got any up til now, I focussed on child work experience for my PS, ready for perhaps paediatrics. :smile:
Reply 8
Calumcalum
Not enough time to do some before I apply... and organising some for later might seem a bit of a copout considering I haven't got any up til now, I focussed on child work experience for my PS, ready for perhaps paediatrics. :smile:



even just mention that you've got some lined up.
i know it's differnt but alot of the law ones in my school are doign that.
Reply 9
i learned a lot at queens open day.
they dont care much about extracurriculars.
they devote points to GCSEs+UKCAT:
4 per A* 3 per A, best 9 GCSEs
and you get one additional point for each UKCAT section over 600, minus one for each section below 600.
30 was the threshold for an offer for 2008, their selection is almost completely academic, i do suspect it might be higher this year, each of my friends that got 30 points got an offer last year, and they do not interview.
its essentially a given you get aaaa at AS.
Reply 10
Oh... so do you need medical work experience do you know? I wish universities just put all this stuff on prospectus or internet :frown:
Reply 11
dont mean to be a penis about this, but without work exp, every university might bin your application immediately
get a few days sorted, provide insight on it on your ps, and you are laughing :biggrin:
Queens is very simple in its selection procedures.

This is based on a letter they send round every year to school's post-applications. This is the info from my year...

They have a points system for GCSEs, based on your best 9. This is the cut-off point for offers. In my year it was 5 A*s. So every with 5 A*s + got an offer.

Those with 4 A*s had their PS scrutinised and some received offers based on their PS.

Everyone (or so they said) else got rejected.
On the bright side, no interviews(in most cases). I don't think anyone's mentioned that. :smile:
does anyone on here know of any non-Northern Irish Uk students (english, scots, etc) applyin to queens belfast for medicine? if anyones already there or knows someone who is would i be in the vast minority as an english medical student in belfast?

anything people cud tell me wud help

cheers
bensilber2000
does anyone on here know of any non-Northern Irish Uk students (english, scots, etc) applyin to queens belfast for medicine? if anyones already there or knows someone who is would i be in the vast minority as an english medical student in belfast?

anything people cud tell me wud help

cheers


Yes, you would.

There will be a large majority of Northern Irish people, with a few English/Scottish/Welsh people and a few internationals too. Ultimately, I don't think that's really important because the vast majority of people at my med school are from England and I fit in fine.
Reply 16
It's extremely competitive. They don't do PBL really, it's mostly lecture based.
I've applied there and still haven't heard back, so I'm thinking it's not good news. I know a few people who have been rejected, one of which is my school's Head Boy, 10A*s 1A, 4 As at AS Level, has work experience etc.

It's generally quite hard to get into but good GCSEs and UKCAT are a must. They give you a score for your GCSEs(They only include your top nine GCSEs), A* = 4 points, A = 3 points. They then mark you as below average/average/above average for each section in the UKCAT, giving one point for above average, zero for average, and minus one for below average. (Possible range of scores from minus four to plus four). They then add the UKCAT scores to the GCSE scores and usually give offers on the basis of having 32 or 31 points.
Reply 17
Its a very black and white admission process just have relevant GCSE grades /ukcat and your in. Although a possible advantage/disadvantage is the apparent lack of interview giving a kind of stereotype of the interview shy/subordinate student. Although from talking to a lot of students there it generally isn't eh case.

Although they've revised the course to a more integrated one which looks fantastic in my humble opinion :smile:.

The First Semester, Second Semester and Second Year

Potential Queen's Students,
The First Semester, Second Semester and Second Year has began a new course structure from October 2008, so here are a few details about it....only the first semester tho...if you have any questions i will try to get back.

Modules:
Genes, Molecules and Processes
Systems, People and Populations
Cells, Tissues and Organs
Core Generic Skills

The GMP module is involves a lot of biology like proteins, structures, and many cell pathways. There are around 34 lectures in total, and a few tutorials.

The SPP module involves anatomy, physiology, social stuff, and the awful statistics. There are around 34 lectures in total, with a variety of lecturers, some for stats, one for physiology, and one person for anatomy (around 4-5 lectures). The "people" element is a bit of social stuff, like behaviours towards illness, ethics etc. There are also a few tutorials.

The CTO module involves microscopial anatomy, embryology and pathology. You go through around 34 lectures (5 embryology and around 7-8 pathology i think). There is one main lecturer, who is very good, and one for embrology, and one for pathology (also very good).
There are also 13 practical sessions for CTO, where you are taught some of the microanatomy from lectures from pictures on screen. Embryology specimens are also seen to aid learning.

The CGS module is not examined, though there are registers for each tutorial, and if too less people go to lectures. These sessions involve introducing you to queens, the library, plagarism etc. There are a series of lectures that teach you how things are carried out in research.
Anatomy Sessions are held, where they try and aid your learning to systems from the SPP module using specimens.
Clinical Relevance sessions are held, where specialists will introduce you to what they do.
The Family Attachment scheme introduces you to a family where a person has a chronic illness. You complete a portfolio about these at the end of the year.
Some Clinical Sessions are held in the CSEC, and a formative OSCE is held in December to show you how they are done so that you don't panic to death in the real ones.

More information can be found in the school website, QUB Schools | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dentistry students are taught alongside medical students for most of the first two years.


Although its a pretty hectic 9-5 week, take a look on New Media medicine QUB forum for some enlightenment, although it is regrettably inactive.
Isiti
Although they've revised the course to a more integrated one which looks fantastic in my humble opinion :smile:.


Doesn't look any more integrated than it did when I applied.
Reply 19
Screenname
It's extremely competitive. They don't do PBL really, it's mostly lecture based.
I've applied there and still haven't heard back, so I'm thinking it's not good news. I know a few people who have been rejected, one of which is my school's Head Boy, 10A*s 1A, 4 As at AS Level, has work experience etc.


Do you know how his UKCAT was?