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I am currently studying 4 A levels including Biology Chemistry Biology and Physics. I am also doing EPQ and volunteer work(only on Monday. I want to study medicine and so need work experience. How many hours per week would you recommend doing and what days?
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Work experience can be a one off thing u can do a couple of days and leave it at that if you reckon uve gotten a brief jist of what it’s like to be a doctor
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by Apple PurpleI am currently studying 4 A levels including Biology Chemistry Biology and Physics. I am also doing EPQ and volunteer work(only on Monday. I want to study medicine and so need work experience. How many hours per week would you recommend doing and what days?
you could even have a day of work experience and it would be enough, or you could have months of it but gain nothing from the experience. the important thing is how you reflect on the work experience and how you can use it in your personal statement and interviews. and of course, the primary purpose of the work experience is to see whether medicine is right for you, so the amount of work experience you need to make that decision is different for everyone.
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by Apple PurpleI am currently studying 4 A levels including Biology Chemistry Biology and Physics. I am also doing EPQ and volunteer work(only on Monday. I want to study medicine and so need work experience. How many hours per week would you recommend doing and what days?
Maths
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by Apple PurpleI am currently studying 4 A levels including Biology Chemistry Biology and Physics. I am also doing EPQ and volunteer work(only on Monday. I want to study medicine and so need work experience. How many hours per week would you recommend doing and what days?
Id recommend dropping a subject
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by klafowyou could even have a day of work experience and it would be enough, or you could have months of it but gain nothing from the experience. the important thing is how you reflect on the work experience and how you can use it in your personal statement and interviews. and of course, the primary purpose of the work experience is to see whether medicine is right for you, so the amount of work experience you need to make that decision is different for everyone.
For sure, it all depends on how you reflect on it, I applied to medicine very late and so I didn't actually have any experience in anything healthcare related but through reflecting on other experiences like jobs or books i read i managed to get offers. I did do some online courses/work experience though medicine related.
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by klafowyou could even have a day of work experience and it would be enough, or you could have months of it but gain nothing from the experience. the important thing is how you reflect on the work experience and how you can use it in your personal statement and interviews. and of course, the primary purpose of the work experience is to see whether medicine is right for you, so the amount of work experience you need to make that decision is different for everyone.
I guess so, I currently have 1 week of work experience in a medical related field
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Do online work experience courses. I think Brighton medical school offer these for free.
Most medical schools categorically do not require work experience because they know how hard it is to obtain.
Most medical schools categorically do not require work experience because they know how hard it is to obtain.
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by Apple PurpleI am currently studying 4 A levels including Biology Chemistry Biology and Physics. I am also doing EPQ and volunteer work(only on Monday. I want to study medicine and so need work experience. How many hours per week would you recommend doing and what days?
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by Apple PurpleI am currently studying 4 A levels including Biology Chemistry Biology and Physics. I am also doing EPQ and volunteer work(only on Monday. I want to study medicine and so need work experience. How many hours per week would you recommend doing and what days?
The most important thing is to make sure the work experience doesn't affect your studies.
Higher grades(A stars, A's) will be more appreciated than work experience in medicine.
If you can manage to get such grades, then you should definitely pursue work experience as you are doing so now, but there's no perfect formula as to what days or how many hours, that's totally up to you, how much are you comfortable doing in a week? Never force it, if you can't do it.
Once you've done some work experience, you've essentially checked a box, but the point is being able to effectively discuss your work experiences in your personal statement as @klafow, mentioned, and finding out whether this field is truly correct for you.
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This is what I thought of as well. I just finished my As levels this June. I still want to carry on my current 4 subjects at A level . Based on your experience, what will you suggest?
I stopped EPQ early. (Hoping for an alternative over the summer).
I stopped EPQ early. (Hoping for an alternative over the summer).
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by Apple PurpleThis is what I thought of as well. I just finished my As levels this June. I still want to carry on my current 4 subjects at A level . Based on your experience, what will you suggest?
I stopped EPQ early. (Hoping for an alternative over the summer).
I stopped EPQ early. (Hoping for an alternative over the summer).
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by ErasistratusVDo online work experience courses. I think Brighton medical school offer these for free.
Most medical schools categorically do not require work experience because they know how hard it is to obtain.
Most medical schools categorically do not require work experience because they know how hard it is to obtain.
That's a very valid option.
Furthermore, not many student's are currently aware of this either, so by doing this, you're saving time and effort whilst also maybe standing out from others @Apple Purple
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