Ask me anything - 1st year Medicine! X

Hi everyone! I'm in my first term studying Medicine at Cambridge and I realised I haven't been on here in a while! I relied on TSR for advice so much during my application process so I thought it's time to give back!

Go ahead and ask me anything, and I'll answer to the best of my ability (and within the realms of my NDA post-interview ofc!). 🫶

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aditya nair12344

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by Chloe_8206

Hi everyone! I'm in my first term studying Medicine at Cambridge and I realised I haven't been on here in a while! I relied on TSR for advice so much during my application process so I thought it's time to give back!
Go ahead and ask me anything, and I'll answer to the best of my ability (and within the realms of my NDA post-interview ofc!). 🫶

i have got 2 interview offer so far, 1 form UEA and 1 form Sunderland what is the best way to prepare and what should i do, i am not a great speaker..

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Chloe_8206

Ok so I didn't interview in any of those unis but here are some things I found helpful. Make a list of your best extra curriculars and match them to the following skills: teaching, teamwork, empathy, communication, leadership and research, then do the same with some work experience examples. I found many questions ultimately linked back to these core skills. So for each question where it was relevant, state why the skill is important in medicine, an example where you saw this in your WEX, and how you have developed this skill in your extra curriculars. Also make sure you know the 6 core values of the NHS and some hot topics/biggest challenges with some management strategies (for me I learned T2 diabetes and ageing population in depth because I could link it to my work experience). For ethics questions, always approach the scenario from the patient's pov, remain unbiased and weigh up all sides of the argument. And it's useful to know some medical ethics: THE FOUR PILLARS are essential and should be linked to all ethical scenarios, also the 3Cs, types of consent (informed, voluntary) and stuff like Gillick competence/Fraser guidelines. In terms of talking, don't worry, I was a huge waffle to start but after a ton of PRACTICE (friends, teachers, myself) it got much better (but don't be too rehearsed. I would practice questioning myself in the mirror to help with eyesight contact, body language and getting comfortable with losing my train of thought. And the biggest piece of advice: be PASSIONATE! Universities aren't looking for robotic academic machines - they want real people who are compassionate and will be able to stick out a 6 year medical degree because of how much they love the subject! Make sure you smile (when appropriate obviously), introduce yourself at EVERY station and be yourself. There's probably more tips I could give but hopefully that's enough to get you started! X

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byealya

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by Chloe_8206

Hi everyone! I'm in my first term studying Medicine at Cambridge and I realised I haven't been on here in a while! I relied on TSR for advice so much during my application process so I thought it's time to give back!
Go ahead and ask me anything, and I'll answer to the best of my ability (and within the realms of my NDA post-interview ofc!). 🫶

Hi! Would you mind posting your stats, extra and super curriculars, and how you structured your personal statement? If you can remember (I know this would be a while ago), what did you end up discussing in your interview? My biggest challenge right now I'd say is looking at relevant supercurriculars. If I present a presentation based off of medical ethics / sleep / neuroscience, could it still link to medicine if it is morely neuropsychology? I'm worried if my supercurriculars overlap with over degrees rather than medicine. I'm also worried I won't be able to volunteer at a care home; I've tried three so far, and faced rejections. I also could only do 1 week worth of work experience at a hospital, and they won't allow more due to how many students ask. Could you please give some guidance on the boundaries between psychology and neuroscience / medicine? Thank you so much.

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