Have been thinking a lot about the London uni's this week.
Seeing that I'm going to be taking the MSAT for Warwick, I figured I might as well apply to either Barts or Kings as well. But is that putting all my eggs in one basket? What if I do badly in the MSAT, then I have wasted two choices. Arghhhhh. Wish we could take the test first, then chose which uni's to apply to.
I was really attracted to Kings College as it is attached to Guy's Hospital, and is really prestigious. However, they only interview the top 93 percentile. I think I would do well in the test, I like IQ tests and things, but to stake your hopes on being in the top percentile is such a risk.
Same applies to Barts really, but I think their cut off point for interviews is slightly lower, giving people more of a chance.
It is so, so unfair that grads on the five year course have to pay tuition fees up front. I do not have £12 000, and I cannot face the prospect of such a huge bank and student loan combined. The four year course will be bad enough. I know the finances should be irrelevent, as we will hopefully be earning bucket loads the other side, but it is just so much money.
I feel I would be much better off if I hadn't gone to uni at all and had just worked as a health care assistant / nursing auxillary for the past four years. I wasn't ready to apply to medicine when I was 18, I wasn't mature enough or have any relevent life experiences to be able to emphasize with patients. It is all so unfair!
I can't decide whether to apply for 4 graduate courses, or 3 graduates and 1 standard. Help help help
