why do a lot of people get rejected from keele?

[misstwilight]

everyone i know has got rejected from keele. should i apply or not? what exactly are they looking for because the people that got rejected met their requirements so why were they rejected? Do keele prefer work exprience or high grades?

help appreciated =)

[zub2star]

I don't know about the figures in terms of success and rejections but in response to your question: Keele, like other universities, do put a heay emphasis on work experience/extra-curricular activities/volunteering etc. Whilst saying this it is also important to get the grades as it'll inevitably put you in a good stance at an academic level. So aim for both without comprimising another.

If you want to know about the exact numbers I'm sure if you emailed admissions they'd be more than happy to help you.

Good luck

[Gizmo says -]

its very important to put it across the way they would want it to sound in a PS too.
saying you've had five years of opportunity to look at the whole of ealthcare professions in complete depth may sound more than saying you learned to appreciate patient care and empathy in one week of watching a GP. But Keele would pick the latter becos it ticks their boxes, i've found.

[Tiny]

The reason why many candidates get rejected is because they think..."oooh, new uni...should be piss easy to get into"....and then are in for a nasty surprise when they get a rejection letter through the post because they were useless due to lack of preparation or overconfidence bordering on arrogance.

[misstwilight]

okayyy, but the people that applied did have the min. requirements??
does keele concentrate mostly on work experience or grades? because im not sure whether to apply to leicester or keele?

[crog80]

Apply to Leicester.

[libby1251]

I heard the GMC is leaning on medical schools to choose students not necessarily with THE top grades but with good grades and good social skills, so evidence of a lot of extracurricular and people-mixing type activites seems to be important in a personal statement, i got an offer and mine had quite a big chunk of that.
Also the requirements on the website are minimum, many students will exceed them so you really want to be trying to get minimum requirements and a lot more. Remember that a lot of people's personal statements will contain very similar things, it can be really hard to choose between candidates on personal statement. I think it's a bit of a lottery to be honest, people might disagree with me on that one though.

[Gizmo says -]

the newer schools like Keele, ave courses developed more towards creating a doctor, not a system of exams to be passed that dont necessarily relate to medicine.

therfore, Keele can afford to choose students based more on ability for the job, and not say picking a load of exam trained poshies just so the skool can make a profit.


a good example would be Nana, who is an excellent candidate for being a doctor (hes got a lot of the necessary skills already), but doesnt ave a track record for necessarily wasting enough time in libraries to get A grades all the time. this meks him an excellent candidate for Keele, but a poor candidate for a place like Oxfrog or NOttingham (two places stuck in the past like nobody business).
i would like to count meself in the same category!

[Preston 1990]

on the whole you shouldnt just stick to the minimum requirements, its all about competition and its prety fierce, as tiny says people assume that keele is gonna be easy but i can assure you, you do need quite a bit more than the min requirements. Also, while i'm here, lol, can anyone tell me really quickly if i should send off my keele occupational health questionaire if keele is my insurance???, cheers

[littleleo88]

can anyone tell me really quickly if i should send off my keele occupational health questionaire if keele is my insurance???, cheers

it'd probably be wise, so that everything is in order, should you require to use your insurance place.

also, in response to the initial question;
keele are looking for people that, although have grades to prove intellectual ability, also have the ability to show reasoning and have opinions regarding ethics and social factors that influence medicine. in theory this should lead to better doctors, as per GMCs "tomorros doctors" plan.

the new curriculum is very balanced in the way you learn, and rather than learning pure science in years 1-2, there is a large degree of psychology and sociology of medicine to make you understand the patients' point of view.

i think that they tend to look highly on work experience, because it means you've probably thought about what you saw during your time there, and are able to reflect on it at interview, as well as use it to your advantage in potential scenario questions they could pose to you.