Do I have enough extracurriculars and super curricular for medicine?

I’m a new S5 student studying higher biology, French, maths, English and chemistry.

I got all A in my Nat 5 which were chem, bio, maths, English, french, physics and modern studies.

For extraccutiuclars and super curricular i do…

- piano
- writer for my school newspaper society
- year 11 rep for medic mentor virtual medical society
- part of a medical blue print podcast
- baking, painting
- badminton, cycling
-running club
- medic mentor virtual work experience
- world health organisation MOOC
- Debates in school med society
- public speaking at mock court programme
- writing an article which will hope fully be published soon
- Volunteer as a ward helper in local hospital
- volunteered at library
- volunteered as a young leader at after school club
- British sign language level 1 intro course
- medical reading, (this is going to hurt and this other one I’m currently reading)
- GP work experience
- medical lectures
- medic insight day
- medical and dentistry conference

I’m not sure if they are enough as in quality wise however I’m open to any suggestions. I don’t play competetive sport at a high level so I’m not sure if this will disadvantage me.

Reply 1

Mate1

Original post by Melissa200

I’m a new S5 student studying higher biology, French, maths, English and chemistry.
I got all A in my Nat 5 which were chem, bio, maths, English, french, physics and modern studies.
For extraccutiuclars and super curricular i do…
- piano
- writer for my school newspaper society
- year 11 rep for medic mentor virtual medical society
- part of a medical blue print podcast
- baking, painting
- badminton, cycling
-running club
- medic mentor virtual work experience
- world health organisation MOOC
- Debates in school med society
- public speaking at mock court programme
- writing an article which will hope fully be published soon
- Volunteer as a ward helper in local hospital
- volunteered at library
- volunteered as a young leader at after school club
- British sign language level 1 intro course
- medical reading, (this is going to hurt and this other one I’m currently reading)
- GP work experience
- medical lectures
- medic insight day
- medical and dentistry conference
I’m not sure if they are enough as in quality wise however I’m open to any suggestions. I don’t play competetive sport at a high level so I’m not sure if this will disadvantage me.

These are really good but you can do different Olympiads eg biology, Chemistry
or you can shadow someone for like medicine you know because some unis require that you have shadowing experience(obviously it's a bit early but it's always useful)

They don't really care much about competitive sports I think it's more to do with medicine

I think you should condense it down to mainly medicine, extracurriculars are helpful but it's more to do with your personal statement

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Reply 2

Jonjon7

Original post by Melissa200

I’m a new S5 student studying higher biology, French, maths, English and chemistry.
I got all A in my Nat 5 which were chem, bio, maths, English, french, physics and modern studies.
For extraccutiuclars and super curricular i do…
- piano
- writer for my school newspaper society
- year 11 rep for medic mentor virtual medical society
- part of a medical blue print podcast
- baking, painting
- badminton, cycling
-running club
- medic mentor virtual work experience
- world health organisation MOOC
- Debates in school med society
- public speaking at mock court programme
- writing an article which will hope fully be published soon
- Volunteer as a ward helper in local hospital
- volunteered at library
- volunteered as a young leader at after school club
- British sign language level 1 intro course
- medical reading, (this is going to hurt and this other one I’m currently reading)
- GP work experience
- medical lectures
- medic insight day
- medical and dentistry conference
I’m not sure if they are enough as in quality wise however I’m open to any suggestions. I don’t play competetive sport at a high level so I’m not sure if this will disadvantage me.

Its best you separate your extra from your super curricular activities, with the latter of higher importance. Sorry to say, I don't think med admission tutor would particularly like to know how well I can bake.

Try to split super to ~80% with extra ~20% (or lower).

That's how I structured my ps.

Reply 3

bea_murray0

Original post by Melissa200

I’m a new S5 student studying higher biology, French, maths, English and chemistry.
I got all A in my Nat 5 which were chem, bio, maths, English, french, physics and modern studies.
For extraccutiuclars and super curricular i do…
- piano
- writer for my school newspaper society
- year 11 rep for medic mentor virtual medical society
- part of a medical blue print podcast
- baking, painting
- badminton, cycling
-running club
- medic mentor virtual work experience
- world health organisation MOOC
- Debates in school med society
- public speaking at mock court programme
- writing an article which will hope fully be published soon
- Volunteer as a ward helper in local hospital
- volunteered at library
- volunteered as a young leader at after school club
- British sign language level 1 intro course
- medical reading, (this is going to hurt and this other one I’m currently reading)
- GP work experience
- medical lectures
- medic insight day
- medical and dentistry conference
I’m not sure if they are enough as in quality wise however I’m open to any suggestions. I don’t play competetive sport at a high level so I’m not sure if this will disadvantage me.

Hey, that's an impressive list! However, bear in mind extra/supercurricular activities don't actually mean a whole lot for UK medical schools - whether or not you get in will mostly depend on you meeting their entry requirements, your UCAT score and performance at interview, so focus on these rather than trying to add more activities to your list. And no, not playing a sport won't be a disadvantage!

What is important is that for any extra/supercurricular activity you've done, you need to be able to link it to a particular skill you developed and talk about what you've learned. What I did for my PS and before my interviews was making a big list of the qualities/skills needed for medicine, and then came up with a solid example of an activity I've done to develop that specific skill, e.g. Teamwork - playing football. You'll probably find that there a a few activities that crop up more in this list than others (i.e. the ones that have helped you develop the widest range of skills), and these are the ones that are likely to be the most relevant and the one's you'll end up talking about. Hope this is helpful!