honest opinions: mbbs

i’m currently in year 11 interested in healthcare roles but also have an interest in medicine, what should I know?

Be specific in what healthcare roles you will need, I am in year 12 and I did not pay attention as to what I need to know
First step I would advice you to get good GCSE'S like 7+ most med schools consider GCSE which is quite stupid because I got a 5 in language and an 8 in literature
Second step : Study at least two sciences for your a levels third subject can be anything you can have fun with
Third step :Find programs online for med school like BSMS and more but take it one step at at time first focus on gcse's and get those good grades

i was originally interested in radiography and paramedic science. avoided medicine first off as i didn’t think it was my scene and did a lot of research and now i like the idea of a junior doctor, progressing to a speciality

i was originally interested in radiography and paramedic science. avoided medicine first off as i didn’t think it was my scene and did a lot of research and now i like the idea of a junior doctor, progressing to a speciality

Well the obvious advice would be to do good in your academics but another thing I would recommend is enrol in as many courses as possible linked to medicine and there a lot of schemes that you may be able to apply and (from what I have heard) there are some schemes which if you partake in you get a guaranteed interview. Unfortunately I can't tell you much about those schemes since I didn't do those myself but I did enrol in many courses and virtual work experiences. What I would really recommend is the Medic Mentors course and get involved in the community and volunteer. Another tip is to have strong extra-curriculars (for example sports or musical instruments) they really help your application aswell.
I am currently in Year 13 so I may not be the best person to advise but if it makes you feel better I have received 1 offer 1 interview and very positive about receiving another interview and I only did half the stuff I listed above.

so I am assuming you want to do medicine
Well I will advice step one to do very in gcse '

thank you so much for your reply! i think the extra curricular part is a big one, is there anything else apart from music do you know of? i’ve seen a lot of online work experience too, do you know if it’s possible to do any where you shadow a doctor for example