Interviews for GEP entry - 2010

[GazT]

who is on 18th am slot

It would be good to meet other new media medicine candidates

Hey Madduck,

I'm on the 18th am. I've sent a PM to you.

Cheers

G

[madduck99]

Anyone with interviews on the 16th or 17th, if you can let us know how your interviews went and any help, it would be greatly appreciated.
How many people in a session? is it 25 per session with 8 sessions to give 200 people interviewed?

[Philippa*]

Anyone else on 17th morning slot?

Me!!

[valueofaflower]

I'm on the 17th AM too.
Going through a dip in motivation after a post-interview rejection from St Georges - not looking forward to next week at all.

but:
does anyone know anything beyond what it says in the letter (group exercise - questionnaire - written task)? will there be a real interview at some point? do we even know how many places to interviewees are there?

[elise_h]

I'm on the 17th AM too.
will there be a real interview at some point? do we even know how many places to interviewees are there?

Looking at forum posts from previous years, it looks like we get a one-to-one interview after viewing the Doctor-Patient consultation. I read somewhere (on Barts admission website I think) that they usually interview about 200 or so, and give around 100 offers.

[Brettk1986]

Mine's on the 17th Feb at 08.15am in the morning... i think that's in the running for the earliest start of an interview ever!

I'm already getting nervous... this is my one and only interview... so better not mess it up....

Good luck everyone!

Ps

I heard about 200 interviews and about 70 offers made...so not too bad a ratio of interviews to places

I'll try share number of people etc but not much other details as i don't want to worsen my already slim chances of getting a place...

Also last year they had to wait until mid April for offers...with similar interview dates (I know as my friend got a place). I think that wait is going to be a killer....

[elise_h]

Also last year they had to wait until mid April for offers..

Yes, I think they have to wait until the Warwick selection centres have finished, as some people attending the Warwick ones are being considered for Barts too. We'll have to keep eachother company whilst we're all waiting...

[highlnddncr]

Valueofaflower I know what you are going through. Gutted about the St George's rejection last week too.

As for those going on the 18th. Not to be rude but I will not be sharing what the interview is like with you. Will let you have the same knowledge as everyone else going into it. Give myself a fair chance compared to you.

Oh and there is a one on one interview after the other assessment stuff. Expect typical medicine interview questions is what I have heard.

Now to find the motivation for prep work...

[GenericName]

As far as I've been told Barts is around 50%, Warwick is higher at something like 70%. I guess the people going are all really top quality though, so it's gonna be more difficult than perhaps an undergrad interview may be? *shrug* Although apparently the chance of getting an undergrad place as a grad is worse than some of the less competitive GEP places...we'll see!

[Philippa*]

So the morning slot is 8.15 - what time is the afternoon slot? Just trying to work out what time we'll be finished!!