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amy2705598 · 05-08-2006, 10:16 PM

Thought I'd let you know a bit more bout me.

I'm 21 (well, 22 in a couple of weeks), and have moved back in with my parents in mid-wales after finishing my degree. Well, I say finishing, but there is still the little matter of my final exams, which are not going away no matter how hard I try to ignore them. Mum's a midwife, Dad's a learning disability nurse / team leader; got two younger brother's - one doing plumbing, one's a support worker as well and has got a 8 month old baby girl.

I really want to get a good grade, I know how impossible these graduate entry courses seem to be to get on, and it would really help if I got a first. Wishful thinking I know, but I've still got three weeks to make it happen

I don't know how exactly you're supposed to go about choosing which course to apply to. They all seem to be pretty excellent. Tried narrowing it down by looking at pbl, but as I've no experience of pbl I don't know whether or not it would suit me. Other reasons for choosing the course (e.g. distance from home, the type of entry test they use) seem really shallow and weak. However, I need to narrow it down somehow. Tried looking at the Times / Independent university rating tables; however, the university's are ranked completely differently in both tables, but are all generally pretty good.

14 universities offering GEM:

Possibles
Cambridge (in my dreams)
King's College
Queen Mary / Barts
Bristol
Birmingham (dependent on getting a first)
Liverpool
Newcastle
Warwick (strange selection centre thing going on)
Southampton

Definate No's
Oxford (very strict admissions, only seem to admit oxbridge / postgrad's)
St. George's (really don't want to study for the GAMSAT)
Nottingham (gamsat again)
Swansea (gamsat)
Leicester (health studies graduates only)

I want to balance my application by applying for one top class uni (Cambridge), two 'standard' uni's, and one 'easy' uni. However, they all seem to be impossible to get into. Maybe Warwick is a good bet as they have so many places up for grabs. Selection centre seems to be a bit dodgy though, but maybe that's just because I haven't experienced one before.

Much to ponder!

05-08-2006, 10:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
amy2705598 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 143	Thought I'd let you know a bit more bout me. I'm 21 (well, 22 in a couple of weeks), and have moved back in with my parents in mid-wales after finishing my degree. Well, I say finishing, but there is still the little matter of my final exams, which are not going away no matter how hard I try to ignore them. Mum's a midwife, Dad's a learning disability nurse / team leader; got two younger brother's - one doing plumbing, one's a support worker as well and has got a 8 month old baby girl. I really want to get a good grade, I know how impossible these graduate entry courses seem to be to get on, and it would really help if I got a first. Wishful thinking I know, but I've still got three weeks to make it happen I don't know how exactly you're supposed to go about choosing which course to apply to. They all seem to be pretty excellent. Tried narrowing it down by looking at pbl, but as I've no experience of pbl I don't know whether or not it would suit me. Other reasons for choosing the course (e.g. distance from home, the type of entry test they use) seem really shallow and weak. However, I need to narrow it down somehow. Tried looking at the Times / Independent university rating tables; however, the university's are ranked completely differently in both tables, but are all generally pretty good. 14 universities offering GEM: Possibles Cambridge (in my dreams) King's College Queen Mary / Barts Bristol Birmingham (dependent on getting a first) Liverpool Newcastle Warwick (strange selection centre thing going on) Southampton Definate No's Oxford (very strict admissions, only seem to admit oxbridge / postgrad's) St. George's (really don't want to study for the GAMSAT) Nottingham (gamsat again) Swansea (gamsat) Leicester (health studies graduates only) I want to balance my application by applying for one top class uni (Cambridge), two 'standard' uni's, and one 'easy' uni. However, they all seem to be impossible to get into. Maybe Warwick is a good bet as they have so many places up for grabs. Selection centre seems to be a bit dodgy though, but maybe that's just because I haven't experienced one before. Much to ponder!