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Post by Giggy of Telford on Aug 10, 2010 0:27:05 GMT
It's that time of year again, I'm taking the UKCAT again this Wednesday.  As I'm now about to start the final year of my Biochemistry course I can apply through UCAS to up to 4 different medical schools for 2011 entry. Having missed out at Leicester on the interview twice now I've decided to try elsewhere this year: Warwick, Keele, Nottingham and Sheffield are my most likely 4. I applied to Keele on my first attempt but didn't even get an interview, however I'm hoping my application is stronger this time around. Nottingham, Sheffield and Warwick are all new places for me. So...yeah... |
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Post by thevicar on Aug 10, 2010 9:45:56 GMT
Good luck!
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Post by ambersalamander on Aug 10, 2010 13:20:34 GMT
Wot he says - hope you make it this time!  |
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Aug 10, 2010 14:16:01 GMT
It doesn't seem to work when i wish you good luck so i wont this time. Hopefully this will ensure your success  |
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Post by robotsmfc on Aug 24, 2010 23:46:58 GMT
Best of luck, Giggy. You've applied for universities that I've only heard good things about too, so I hope it goes well for you and you finally get what you want. You deserve it after all these attempts!
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Post by bh on Aug 25, 2010 18:01:20 GMT
All the best Giggy!
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Jan 4, 2011 21:04:43 GMT
Very late update but the UKCAT seemed to go ok: Verbal - 650, Quantitative - 900, Abstract - 720, Decision - 790. On each test the lowest possible result is 300, highest is 900, normal range is 500-700 with 600 being about average.
Still not sure how I scored 900 in QR given at the end of A-level maths I declared maths as dead to me. QR has somehow gone up 4 years running. On the other hand VR has gone down 4 years running... so I'd better get in this year as next year I might not be able to read and write... which could make the application forms very difficult.
I have applied to Warwick, Keele, Nottingham and Sheffield. Not heard back from the first 3 yet but I have an interview at Sheffield on 25th January! ;D Invite letter was posted to my uni address but not until the Monday after I had come home for Christmas. Luckily I went in last week to pick some stuff up and saw it there. As the first two weeks of this year are exam weeks and as a final year student all my exams are in June I hadn't planned to go back until Sunday 23rd... that would have been a bit of a shock!
Ever the pessimist though my viewpoint quickly changed from "Yay, interview!!!" to "Wait, we've already learned I'm terrible at interviews, now what do I do?" Some people are just never pleased...
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Post by ambersalamander on Jan 5, 2011 12:39:22 GMT
Hooray, well done! that's excellent news. I bet you can get plenty of advice on interviews if you ask for it.
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Sept 12, 2011 14:18:10 GMT
Forgot I'd made this thread. If anyone is still reading though I started at Warwick Medical School last week.
Hence there not having been another UKCAT thread this year.
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Sept 12, 2011 16:39:33 GMT
Well done, Giggy. Guessed you'd made it from the title of the thread.
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Post by ambersalamander on Sept 12, 2011 22:34:09 GMT
Nice work, Giggles. Maybe now your series is over, I should start one on my repeated attempts to get onto the ludicrously oversubscribed Clinical Psychology Doctorate Course |
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Post by Meadow on Sept 14, 2011 19:33:28 GMT
Well done Giggy.
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Nov 22, 2011 21:53:08 GMT
Congrats Giggy.
Given the arse exploding cost that the 2012 intake will have to bear (my son, for example is looking at architecture at Lincoln - and a £55,000 bill for the first 3 years alone from 2012) you had to make the most and it looks like your application was a strong one throughout.
Don't suppose you get too much time to look in here what with the medical fraternity being so hell-bent on study and doing good ;-) but when you do - respect, mate. and work hard!
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