All you good, good people - keep believing...!

[Gabby]

Hello again to all the lovely senior (!) citizens on this site - I have finally got a new keyboard courtesy of a dear friend, and can post replies....it's been driving me nuts!
Right - a little 'Gabby' (sometimes known as 'Gobby' on site - but there you go...they have zero imagination when it comes to nicknames lol) pep talk is in order, I think.
I have been looking through quite a few threads lately - particularly the ones pertaining to what a nightmare it was sitting the MSAT in the freezing cold Lawrence Hall back November. I wish I had realised at the time that some of you guys were there too - I felt like the oldest person on the planet at that exam - and thought that people were looking at me as if I must be there to accompany a child!! However - a few weeks before, I had sat the BMAT - and very nearly gave up my dreams of going to Med School there and then.

I was absolutely convinced that I had failed it completely - I spent the next few weeks fantasising about how I might have possibly, accidentally, by pure lottery-winner style chance have scraped the score of 19 required for UCL interview...but in my heart of hearts I was sure that I had blown it.
I therefore was already deeply discouraged by the time I sat MSAT - and, to be honest, I really only went ahead with it because I'd paid for it!! Plus I was due to go into hospital on the Thurs. of that week to give my daughter a kidney - and that helped to put it in perspective for me.

I honestly have no idea how well or badly I did.....nothing would surprise me, but to give you all some real hope - my BMAT results were waiting for me when I was discharged from hospital - and I was almost scared to open them....but I scored a total of 21.4.....and so I now have my guaranteed interview at UCL on Tuesday 31st Jan.

So - don't worry if you think you bombed MSAT - you may well surprise yourselves - and anyway - the one thing that would definitely mean you don't get in would be giving up trying....so keep going. I think I am the oldest person currently on this forum (46, nearly 47....where did those years go?) so those of you who are in your thirties or early forties still have plenty of time to fulfil your dream. And those of you in your twenties......well - I have children older than you guys for crying out loud!!

Keep going, keep your eye focussed on your goal and trust, trust, trust.

love Gabby xxx

[Madimi]

Gabby, it's lovely to have you back! I for one have missed your posts lately. I am so chuffed you have a guaranteed interview! WELL DONE YOU!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not yet part of this mad merry go round. I'll be applying in October for 2007 and I know these months will fly over. I'm not sure where I'm applying to yet (but Manchester and HYMS will be two of them). I'm considering going to the conference thing in February (Improve your chances of becoming a doctor) as I reckon I need all the help I can get. But then again it's so expensive (particularly when I have to travel down to London, find somewhere to stay etc) and I can't help but wonder if it's a money making scam.... Did anyone on here go to the one last year?

Anyway, Well done again Gabby! If anyone deserves a place it's you.

Mandyxxx

[anji]

Gabby you're an inspiration! I do hope your interview is successful. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I'm one of the people who's sure I've bombed the MSAT, but you've made me feel better, thank you!
Take care,
Anji

[Little White Dragon]

Fabulous Gabby, you've made my day!

Hope that the interviews go really well for you....

LWD.

[rachelm]

Gabby, in your sig it says :

Barts/QMUL - 4yr - interview 30/01/2006

is this with MSAT result or did you pop it in the wrong place?

[Gabby]

Hi Rachel - I didn't know which to put the interview against, as they haven't said in the letter whether I am being interviewed for the GEP or the 5 year - I applied to both at Barts. So it may or may not have been to do with my MSAT result - depends whether the Med Schools have received them yet, I suppose??
I wish we had some idea when we were getting them. I don't fancy the idea of being interviewed without knowing how I did - especially if they know!!

Take care, G xxx

[sangita]

Hi gabby Im an old lady too thinking of applying as Gep at birmingham med school any tip or advice would be welcome

[Clarkey]

It may be best if you contact Gabby via PM or email as this thread is over 2 years old!