Who's got an interview for 09 course???

[zidza]

Originally Posted by misstwilight

oh dear, ive only done 1 week hospital, 1 weeks GP and 2 weeks nursing home. ( i only wrote about these in my ps) but this year ill be doing voluntary work at a disable school, nursing home and hospital for one year (until sept/oct 09) but they dont know this because i havent written about it in my ps. i wont be rejected based on that?

its not really about how much different work experiences you have under your belt, its just about what u have learnerd or think you have loearned form each experience or what u have gained from it personally.

[Gazz]

Originally Posted by ash786

I know some people have got letters from manchester...but i have only receieved a letter from liverpool saying they have received my application..and i sent my ucas off before the deadline :S no interviews yet...worried :S

Manchester sent me an email about 2 days after i sent my ucas off.

Don't worry about not getting interviews yet, last year i only got one, and that was late jan.. didn;t hear about it until mid/late december, so chillax.
This year seems to be different, I've got keele next week

[nasira]

Originally Posted by Ernie-The_Doc

I know some people who have already got an interview through MAP (for medicine). But I don't think we'll hear from Manchester for some time -they're only interviewing half the applicants to what they usually do this year.

Yup, they prioritise their MAP people. A few I know got interviews within days of sending their UCAS forms off. So looks like abit of a long wait for the rest of us...

I did get my confirmation email soon after sending my UCAS though, only just noticed the email yesterday so up until then I thought I hadn't heard anything from Manchester.

[faith09]

whats MAP?
reapplicants at manchester???

[ash786]

Originally Posted by Gazz

Manchester sent me an email about 2 days after i sent my ucas off.

Don't worry about not getting interviews yet, last year i only got one, and that was late jan.. didn;t hear about it until mid/late december, so chillax.
This year seems to be different, I've got keele next week

thanx for that... hope ur interviews go well ... i jus really want to get these out of the way now! lol iv bin preparin for soooo long... but i hear theres a change to manch interview...sme group session and they panel interview at manch? anyway all the best

[ash786]

Originally Posted by faith09

whats MAP?
reapplicants at manchester???

its the Manchester Access Programme... for some selected people i thnk...applying to manchester universsity.... you need to fit some criteria's to be part of the programme and its benefitial in the aspect that the applicants get to see if they will get an interview for the course they are applying for like medicine before sending off their ucas

[Beri]

MAP is a programme for ppl who live in manchester and have parents who have not been to university and are in receipt of EMA. You need to complete an assignment and pass it. if you have the required grades at gcse and the right predictions for A2 you are pretty much guaranteed an interview for medicine or dentistry. if u pass the interview you get an offer of lower grades for that course. e.g. for medicine the standard offer would be BBB instead of AAB.

[faith09]

OH MY GOD thats is so NOT FAIR

[faith09]

especially that you have to live in manchester :O

[nasira]

Originally Posted by ash786

thanx for that... hope ur interviews go well ... i jus really want to get these out of the way now! lol iv bin preparin for soooo long... but i hear theres a change to manch interview...sme group session and they panel interview at manch? anyway all the best

Yup. Groups of 8 where you're given a topic to discuss, something like "Should obese people be given knee replacements?" Well I think that's the one we were given as an example when we were told about it. Then its individual interviews with a panel of 3. Looking forward to it already, thats if I get an interview...

Originally Posted by Beri

MAP is a programme for ppl who live in manchester and have parents who have not been to university and are in receipt of EMA. You need to complete an assignment and pass it. if you have the required grades at gcse and the right predictions for A2 you are pretty much guaranteed an interview for medicine or dentistry. if u pass the interview you get an offer of lower grades for that course. e.g. for medicine the standard offer would be BBB instead of AAB.

There are certain criteria you have to meet but I living in Manchester isn't one. Maybe living in the North West/Greater Manchester, but definitely not in Manchester itself. I didn't qualify to go on it, but I don't think I would've wanted to because there is alot they make you do throughout the summer aswell and I wouldn't be able to handle it along with college in general plus work. Guess its worth it though in the long run but oh well...