Stow College - Access to Medical Studies 2012/2013

**bazmc** · 26-06-2012, 06:48 PM

congratz

**bazmc** · 26-06-2012, 06:51 PM

hi calum,

I have started practicing the UKCAT already, will do it on the 20th July. get it out the way before I go on holiday.

Can you send me the template,

cheers
barry

**FluffyTuty** · 26-06-2012, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by calum_c

I can imagine how you feel, after thinking you weren't getting a place. Not sure if Kenny said at your interview, but you should be thinking about your personal statement for your uni application through the summer and aim to have a good draft by the time the course starts. Also, UKCAT. I'm booking mine on Thursday (if RBS put my wages in my bank) and I think it's about a 6 week wait. Book it early to pay the smaller fee. If you need a hand with your personal statement give me a PM. I got a good template sent to me from a website called doceatdoc.com that I could forward to you. That applies to anyone here.

He didn't really say, just said I had 'big decisions' to make, which made me think he was saying no. Just on the UKCAT site now, deciding when to book and what not.

Ordered my copy of 600Q, some light reading

It will still be better than that 50 shades of Grey I wasted good brain power reading last week.

Does anyone have any idea of what days we will be in? I need to arrange childcare.

**nicolajane1978** · 26-06-2012, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by bazmc

hi calum,

I have started practicing the UKCAT already, will do it on the 20th July. get it out the way before I go on holiday.

Can you send me the template,

cheers
barry

I've got mine on the 24th, gonna start next week with the 600Q book and stuff from a website called Get into medicine, it has free practice questions and answers so its all good! Will post my result cos if its crap then have a long and hard decision to make.

See you all in August, UKCAT pending.

**bazmc** · 26-06-2012, 08:51 PM

i signed up for medify. Its £25, but it has 1700+ questions, in the style of the UKCAT, i.e. calculator on the page.

Im doing 80 a day.

**Hayley3011** · 02-07-2012, 07:01 PM

80 questions a day? That is commitment Barry, although I am just back from holiday and took some light reading with me (my ukcat book) haha. I am beyond excited. Medify? £25 sounds reasonable? Is that only for a month though? I also read that we do not need to stress too much about our ukcat scores as experience and grades will also account as a whole application, this puts my mind at ease slightly! Also I am sure we are only in mon/tue/wed for the course. Has anyone decided about their jobs yet? I am not sure leaving is the best option as funding from the college will not be a huge amount!

So much to think about.

Hayley

**bazmc** · 02-07-2012, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Hayley3011

80 questions a day? That is commitment Barry, although I am just back from holiday and took some light reading with me (my ukcat book) haha. I am beyond excited. Medify? £25 sounds reasonable? Is that only for a month though? I also read that we do not need to stress too much about our ukcat scores as experience and grades will also account as a whole application, this puts my mind at ease slightly! Also I am sure we are only in mon/tue/wed for the course. Has anyone decided about their jobs yet? I am not sure leaving is the best option as funding from the college will not be a huge amount!

So much to think about.

Hayley

Hi Hayley,

No thats for a years access (2012). Some unis use the ukcat that way but I heard that glasgow take the top 800 ukcat scorerers for interview. not sure if you have heard different?

barry

**Hayley3011** · 02-07-2012, 07:23 PM

Not sure. I think I will need to go in and a have a wee chat with admissions. Wouldn't do any harm. That is a great price for the year, do I just access the web site?

Hayley

**bazmc** · 03-07-2012, 01:47 PM

yeah hayley, you just sign up on the website

**rob2607** · 03-07-2012, 02:53 PM

I'm going to stay on at work, working 8 hours on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday...16 hours a week isn't too much, and if we're only in on Mon/Tue/Wed, there would be all day Thursday and Friday to study. If it does prove to be too much, you can always reduce your hours at work/quit...that's my plan anyway

I've signed up for that medify website Barry - it's really good. Thanks for the heads up about that one!

Has anyone received their bursary application form? I got an email from the college saying they were being sent out.

Rob