Med Parents Community

@MedMama
@Medpapa
@mumstheword10
@TLC

Here are the ones I know off the top of my head.

Reply 3

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Original post by TSR Hippocrates

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Hi
There is a gap year thread that I was trying to find earlier (unsuccessfully). Is it possible to add this to your list?
Thank you

Reply 4

GANFYD

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Original post by the mumivator

Hi
There is a gap year thread that I was trying to find earlier (unsuccessfully). Is it possible to add this to your list?
Thank you

You need to tag @_Rusty_ or @04MR17 (or possible @KA_P) and ask them to add it, as Hippocrates is a bot :smile:

I assume you mean this one?
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7209108

Reply 5

KA_P

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Original post by GANFYD

You need to tag @_Rusty_ or @04MR17 (or possible @KA_P) and ask them to add it, as Hippocrates is a bot :smile:

I assume you mean this one?
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7209108

@the mumivator Could you please confirm it's the thread quoted above?

Reply 6

Original post by GANFYD

You need to tag @_Rusty_ or @04MR17 (or possible @KA_P) and ask them to add it, as Hippocrates is a bot :smile:

I assume you mean this one?
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7209108

Thank you! :lol:

Reply 7

Original post by KA_P

@the mumivator Could you please confirm it's the thread quoted above?

Yes - that is absolutely the one.
Thank you

Reply 8

Jaykk

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Do parents loiter? I did. My offspring was successful for 2021 entry and can't understand why I still read these pages. It is quite the experience for the hopeful applicant and often the parents are forgotten about but we are on the that particular journey too. As a parent, your heart (well mine anyway) also goes out to the unsuccessful ones, and I have been keeping my eyes on other hopefuls that they make it.

Reply 9

Pramela

Original post by Jaykk

Do parents loiter? I did. My offspring was successful for 2021 entry and can't understand why I still read these pages. It is quite the experience for the hopeful applicant and often the parents are forgotten about but we are on the that particular journey too. As a parent, your heart (well mine anyway) also goes out to the unsuccessful ones, and I have been keeping my eyes on other hopefuls that they make it.

also a parent of a successful 2022 student. I also read student room comments more often than not,

Reply 10

I am not really sure why I hung around. Probs to offer advice where I can and also learn some stuff too.
I find the threads really useful and great idea to have a parents one as we can share our thoughts, ideas and concerns that I am sure we all have.

Reply 11

Twinmum04

Can I join the group please!!
Mum of twins going to uni this year, one non med, one med. I'm also NHS as some of the other parents here too are.
Currently with 2 med offers (Southampton and Lancaster) and 2 waitlists (Brighton (which is their favourite) and Cardiff). He is just counting down the last couple of weeks in the vain hope he gets an offer for BSMS from the waitlist otherwise he will firm Southampton. He's applied for accommodation there.
I've been reading on the forums here for months and then pinging him all the excellent advise I've read here!

Reply 12

mumstheword10

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Hi all, i have been a silent reader for a while then becoming a bit more active in the last year. Son took 2 gap years before getting an offer for med, so just starting the medicine journey September 23. Looking forward to getting to know you all 😊

Reply 13

Original post by mumstheword10

Hi all, i have been a silent reader for a while then becoming a bit more active in the last year. Son took 2 gap years before getting an offer for med, so just starting the medicine journey September 23. Looking forward to getting to know you all 😊

I bet he can't wait!!

Reply 14

mumstheword10

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Original post by the mumivator

I bet he can't wait!!

He is buzzing! Still on a high from his offer

Newcastle 😊

Original post by mumstheword10

Newcastle 😊

Congratulations well done. The application process is hard and many end up taking more than one gap year.

Reply 17

Twinmum04

Morning all,
How did your offspring decide which uni to apply for? In our case, my son wanted definitely a PBL course as traditional was not for him. We avoided the Scottish unis as his college suggested these were more likely to take Scottish applicants and then toured round looking at the different places. Now my house is awash with flashcards as we approach the dreaded exam days ahead!

Reply 18

Original post by Twinmum04

Morning all,
How did your offspring decide which uni to apply for? In our case, my son wanted definitely a PBL course as traditional was not for him. We avoided the Scottish unis as his college suggested these were more likely to take Scottish applicants and then toured round looking at the different places. Now my house is awash with flashcards as we approach the dreaded exam days ahead!

My daughter had a real desire to go to Newcastle - she loved the city and just had a good feeling about the place. After UCAT, Newcastle was out the window. Her preference was for a city/busier uni so we went through all the stats etc for various places and drew up a spread sheet of her best options (we had not discovered TSR until after applying).
Her choices were purely based on where she'd be likely to get an interviews with a sprinkle of preference in there. She had 3 interviews and 2 offers and ended up at Leicester.
Applied Southampton, Liverpool, B'ham, Leicester.
Interviews for all other than S'ton.
Offers from B'ham and Leicester.
Southampton UCAT shot up last year so that was a disappointment not to get an interview there. Liverpool interview plenty but with a very low interview : offer ratio so, with hind sight, that may have been a mistake but she really liked the city. She knew that her interview did not go well.

Reply 19

Twinmum04