2010 entry

**hamzahdabest** · 07-03-2009, 12:14 AM

heyyy,

right.. im currently in my first year of college doing AS in biology, psychology, economics and law. I decided on doing medicine quite a bit after i started college (was too late to change my subjects this year). So what i want to do is, drop economics and law next year, then do AS and A2 chemistry next year. So i would have A2 chemistry, biology, and psychology. and also AS economics and law.

Say i get, AAB, with the B in biology or psychology.. and i get 2 B's for AS economics and law.. would i have a chance of getting in, even though i did AS & A2 chemistry in my final year. Im a bit worried that i wont have a AS chemistry result to put in my UCAS application. Im just wondering if this will make any difference.

Also please note, i'v booked a weeks work experience at a hospital for this summer, and i'v got an interview on 9th march (this monday) to do minimum 6 months voluntory work at bolton hospice, helping at the wards, so i will have good experience of patient contact from that. and even nurses and doctor contact i guess. i will probably do about 4 hours per week.

My GCSE results are:
Maths - B
Core & Additional science - A, A
Extra Biology - A
Extra Chemistry - A*
English language & literature - A (lang), B (lit)
Statistics - C
BTEC first diploma in Business - Distinction* (equivilant to 4a*s apprntly)
Geography - C
French - C

Taking all of this in to consideration, could you please tell me if i have a chance of getting in to this medical school.

Oneee more thinggg (im soryy lol).. if anyone wants to answer.. can you please tell me a little bit about the course, in terms of like patient contact and clinical work.. because i would prefer a course which has this from the start.. and also can you tell me if this course has any PBL, and how much, because id prefer little or no PBL to be honest. And just a little bout student life there (taking in to consideration i dont drink but im stil up fr a gud laugh! lol), and accommodation.

Thankk youuu so much if anyone answers lol.. i know its a lot to answerrr.. but i would reallyy appreciate it. i realy realy want to do medicine!

Nice one broooos!

Hamzah

**Muffin2** · 07-03-2009, 09:07 PM

Hi, regardless of what your circumstances are everone must offer chemistry. it doesn't matter how you do your chem A lvl as long as you do it and get at least a B. You might want to explain why you've done it either in your PS or in the reference.
As for the course there is no PBL (YAY !!!!) its a bloody awful way of teaching and leeds know it. patient contact starts in the second half of 2nd year, every friday morning. then from the jan of 3rd year until the end its pretty much full time in the hospitals.
Rather a lot of the med school socials revolve around alcohol, for example the yearly cocktail party, drink your socs dry and the ball. but this is common to all medsoc's in all med schools. at th end of the day, if you don't want to drink, don't. i'm not a big drinker myself and still go to the ball. (not the other ones though)

**hamzahdabest** · 08-03-2009, 12:23 AM

the no PBL factor is realy good.. but the patient contact startin a bit late is abit uno lol.. but still leeds medical school does seem really good.

what do you cover in the first year then?

**Gazz** · 08-03-2009, 08:10 PM

To be honest, im not too sure how the logistics of doing AS and A2 chemistry in one year would work out. Simply becuase you will be doing things in your A2 lessons which is an add on from the latter end of AS.
For example, some A2 courses start with some variety of comparatively complex organic mechanisms, which are introduced mid way through AS year. So you'll be looking at the complex stuff before the simple stuff, if you get me. Not to mention the sheer work-load involved. Talk to the staff and see what they say. Maybe starting 6th form again with chem would be the best bet... depends on your personal situation.

For not having an AS chemistry grade when you apply, there shouldnt be a problem as long as you ensure a teacher explains in your reference why it's not there.

Just a side note, im fairly sure that Leeds are introducing a new course for 2010 too. How different it will be to the current course, i don't know, but it has it's own little website thing (can be found through leeds website>medicine).

Have a look at this too... it's pretty interesting.
MBChB Timetable

Best of luck!

**hamzahdabest** · 08-03-2009, 11:32 PM

thanks pal

.. il check out the links.. and i know what you mean.. it would be really hard with the work load and everything, but i really want this so i would try my hardest.. if i don't succeed i can always stay an extra year in college.. a mate of mine is doing AS and A2 biology this year, so i think they should let me do the same with chemistry. I've got a appointment with connexions tommorw so ill see what they say.

Can i just ask what is PBL teaching like? because i cant really find much information about this.. i just want a view from a student who is actually learning from this way.

Thanks Again

**naomi :)** · 09-03-2009, 11:55 PM

you dont have to put your AS level results down at all when u apply through ucas if u dont want to.. i didnt.. i left them all pending and it was fine so i dont think ti should be a problem that u wont have any chem results till end of a2 year x