Helped i missed my grades - What now?

[Gizmo says -]

close but no cigar, macca.


to follow on from the last other post....which the ol med skools ave too, but not to the same degree, its simply not in their DNA need to be so.
their old engines work well enough, especially for their purposes, so they aren going to change them overnight.

[Katze]

Originally Posted by Rosebot

but resitters still have a good chance especially at some of the newer universities such a peninsula and UEA and keele? i think not sure about keele.
they think it shows perseverence and dedication
so you have a good chance
esp as then can see module marks this year and so can see you were one mark off an a to start with

I called the BSMS admissions and they told me that they actually prefer to see resit candidates as it shows tenacious character and keele do consider resitters as long as they achieved some min d 1st time :S

[mstudent]

ps. There are certain biomed courses that offer people the chance of transferring after year 1 into medicine - Newcastle is one of those. However, this is also ridiculously competitive, but if it was one of the universities you were considering either way, it could be worth considering as it does give you that one extra chance at medicine.[/quote]

hey could you please tell me how can i transfere to newcastle medicine as i am doing my first year biomed, do i have to apply through ucas if so then the deadline is gone. because i am sure i called newcastle and they said it is only for newcastle biomed students. and if any body knows any other university who accept first year transferes please let me know thanks.

[Katze]

apparently there was one person who transferred after the 1st year of a medical physiology course at leicester. Have to do really well in that year though and make it clear that you want to transfer from the start? :S cant remember who it is, might be on the leicester forum?

[elz]

u would have to be doing biomed at newcastle to transfer into medicine.
most places have stopped doing this transfer after one yr though, or if they do there are only a couple of spaces.

[lizardking125]

Ah well, things didn't go as planned and after a gap year + a change of heart I decided to study physiology w/pharmacology at Manchester Metropolitan. Since coming here though I've soon realised that I'm wasting my time doing something I'm not arsed about and can only think about studying medicine. My A-levels are crap because I wasn't arsed towards the end of year 13, I came out with ACD in sports, chemistry and biology. The only thing I have going for me is that I have lots of experience from working in a radiology department for over a year.

For someone in my position, what would be the best course of action? I don't really want to drop out of university but I'm sure I'll have to resit a few A-levels, right? If I finish the first year of this course and do exceptionally well, which I am capable of, will I stand a chance of applying elsewhere? Or is it an idea to just stick out the 3 years of this course and concentrate my studies as much on anatomy as possible before applying postgrad, which I know is just as competitive as undergrad?

Please help, I feel utterly confused.

[giella]

I would personally finish the degree. University experience itself is excellent preparation for medicine, whether you apply for GEP or standard undergraduate. You'll learn graduate skills, which will put you ahead of the school leavers if you apply to undergraduate courses. These skills include time management, communication skills etc etc. You'll be able to mature in your time there, as you cope with living on your own, handling the tougher workload and tougher assignments.
If you come out the other side with a good 2:1, you'll have gained far more than if you dropped out now and redid your A levels. You're doing a degree which is relevant, gaining experience and showing that you could potentially cope with the demands of a medical degree. I usually say there are only two directions in which you should move with your education: forwards and sideways. Your A levels are behind you now and you'd only be repeating yourself if you took them, you wouldn't be learning anything new.

[lizardking125]

Originally Posted by giella

I would personally finish the degree. University experience itself is excellent preparation for medicine, whether you apply for GEP or standard undergraduate. You'll learn graduate skills, which will put you ahead of the school leavers if you apply to undergraduate courses. These skills include time management, communication skills etc etc. You'll be able to mature in your time there, as you cope with living on your own, handling the tougher workload and tougher assignments.
If you come out the other side with a good 2:1, you'll have gained far more than if you dropped out now and redid your A levels. You're doing a degree which is relevant, gaining experience and showing that you could potentially cope with the demands of a medical degree. I usually say there are only two directions in which you should move with your education: forwards and sideways. Your A levels are behind you now and you'd only be repeating yourself if you took them, you wouldn't be learning anything new.

Thanks for your advice, I was a bit worried about spending all these years in university but you've actually made me realise that I will cope better after having the experience of finishing another degree first. And the degree I'm doing is relevant so I should have a bit of a headstart

[Gizmo says -]

'allo macca.

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now listen up there, me good chum. cos it seems to me that you are aving a rather tuff time at the mo. And well it might seem to you that you are faced wif a pretty substantial challenge, like perhaps being confronted by an army full of upset and cryin' kiddies or like losing your tuckbox in the middle of an ascent of 'Airy Tuft (in winter).


But fear not, cos you ave been through mush mush worse stressful situations in the past. Like, do you remember when you were a li'l babby sitting in a pushchair, being pushed around by invisible forces from behind at what seemed like four 'undred miles an 'our? flippin 'eck that must 'ave been scary, not knowing who was pushing you and where you were going, wif fings wizzing past at 'undreds of miles an 'our every second and some strange woman offerin you bottles of creamy warm white stuff for no real reason you could fathom? But... you coped wif it, macca.


well if you can get thru that then you can get into med skool. You are made of sterner stuff than you fink, you know. You are good enuff! So do not worri, cos in two years time you will be in med skool, jumpin up and doon at the bar, your troosers falling doon and 'aving a lorra fun
too!

So stick to the plan macca, and keep your eyes on the prizes, cos it wont be long.... i promise ye.