Who’s applying for 2011?

[lexipower]

Nah that 580 isnt my score for this year. Gonna hopefully improve it this time. My date is for the end
of september. I tried applying for a couple of jobs in local hospitals but they would get back to me
saying they wanted someone more permenant.
im gonna try and get a bar job. The charity im working for is pretty good though.

yeah mines end of september too, 24th. really need to get practicing properly, im shiiiiite at abstract reasoning
ah, how permanant? cos im hoping to work for about 5/6 months...i hope they dont say that to me cos i dont really have a backup plan =/ i was convinced i wouldnt get my grades and so didnt really apply for healthcare jobs early enough. bit of a mistake lol. sounds good, which charity are you working for?

[Basinboy]

The charity is called the The Gate. Its a charity that tries to help people improve their talents in the arts
such as music, acting and dancing. Also do weddings as well.
The abstract reasoning stuff is pointless im my opinion. I know the 600 book tries to make out that its
usefull but its a load of rubbish.
When i applied for jobs in a hospital they were all permenant because they were the only ones there.
Pretty sure they didnt wanted someone who would be there for longer than just a year.
I was told my a med student before that unis dont mind what work you do, longs in your personal statement
you can say why it is usefull.
So whats your first choice for uni?

[lexipower]

The charity is called the The Gate. Its a charity that tries to help people improve their talents in the arts
such as music, acting and dancing. Also do weddings as well.
The abstract reasoning stuff is pointless im my opinion. I know the 600 book tries to make out that its
usefull but its a load of rubbish.
When i applied for jobs in a hospital they were all permenant because they were the only ones there.
Pretty sure they didnt wanted someone who would be there for longer than just a year.
I was told my a med student before that unis dont mind what work you do, longs in your personal statement
you can say why it is usefull.
So whats your first choice for uni?

ah that sounds fun, plus its not something everyones gonna do so youl stand out
and yeah i agree about AR...tbh the whole of the ukcat is a joke, how is it relevant to being a doctor?? and yeah i wont be able to talk about my job etc in my personal statement cos il probs only just hav got one when i send it off...hoepfully il get interviews and i can talk about it then!! i didnt even get any interviews last year, straight rejections...hope i get a couple this time
first choice..umm idk, i think probs UCL, but tbh id love to go any of my choices (theyre in my signature)
how about you?

[Basinboy]

Well I'd like to get into cardiff so I can stay in wales. But I'm not fussy, id go anywhere that would have me. Id get fussy if i get a few offers. But my choice in unis i because they are the ones i like.
That sucks about you not getting any interviews. But im more than sure you will get interviews at ur unis and get offers. Just got to keep urself busy and not go off track.

[jdlee93]

hey hows 700 for ukcat?? my lowest was 560 on verbal reasoning is that gonna drag me down??

[Basinboy]

700 is well above average. I dont know if a uni would get funny about a 560 all fairness on one part.
I dont think Cardiff are that big on the scores, they just want you to sit the exam. I hope i get 700.

[paranoid-android]

What exactly do Cardiff value? I'm in the same position of getting 4 rejections last year but got AAAa in A levels so im reapplying... last year I got 667 av in UKCAT with 600 as lowest..

[lexipower]

What exactly do Cardiff value? I'm in the same position of getting 4 rejections last year but got AAAa in A levels so im reapplying... last year I got 667 av in UKCAT with 600 as lowest..

they look at your ukcat but they dont care too much. they assess your best 9 GCSEs so its good to have good gcses. this is their selection criteria:

• Medical motivation and awareness of the career
• caring ethos and sense of social awareness
• sense of responsibility
• non academic interests and personal achievements
• study skills
• referee’s report

[fishling01]

I got 655 ish average in the UKCAT last year and my lowest was 530, I still got an offer (to start in 2011) so I don't think either of you guys need to worry about your UKCAT scores, as long as you've got all the other qualifications and experience needed and can say something to make yourself stand out in the interview.
I'm a graduate though, so maybe it was totally different for me, but I'm pretty sure as long as your UKCAT isn't stupidly low they wouldn't look at it very much.

[Civvy]

I'm applying, currently on A2M 8D