Does Duke of Edinburgh put applicants at a large advantage?

**kazaam** · 10-09-2009, 09:25 PM

How big an effect does having silver Duke of Edinburgh when applying to Uni for medicine have on the admissions tutors choice of applicants?

I know other things such as personal statement, academic grades, and interviews (if they interview) all can make a big difference.

**sjk** · 10-09-2009, 10:03 PM

I doubt a DofE award would put your application at an advantage in any way.

The skills that you have learnt on DofE that get portrayed in your personal statement would though.

**Bananagirl** · 11-09-2009, 01:02 AM

It would be great writing about the skills learnt from d of e, but don't be fooled that it can 'guarantee' you an interview/offer. And nowadays every other applicant (not just to medicine) does d of e, it's become quite common and I think its novelty of it is going to start to wear off within the next few years!
But hey ho that's just MY opinion, I haven't spoken to any admissions tutor regarding the d of e award or anything like that!