Applicants 2010

[merriweather]

Alot of med school forums have this thread now and I didn't see one on the Nottingham forum. So who's applying to Notts ? My stats are in my signature for anyone who's interested and I sent off my UCAS today, waiting patiently now!
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[eli-hoping]

I am! for a second time. I don't fancy my chances though, i think Nottingham's going to be really popular this year, everyone I've spoken to are applying to Nottingham. Also didn't get any feedback from them last yr, so don't know if any of the improvements i've made are going to be relevant for there. I did love it at both open days though!

[merriweather]

I am! for a second time. I don't fancy my chances though, i think Nottingham's going to be really popular this year, everyone I've spoken to are applying to Nottingham. Also didn't get any feedback from them last yr, so don't know if any of the improvements i've made are going to be relevant for there. I did love it at both open days though!

Yea it seems really popular this year, we have pretty similar stats so Im not really feeling positive either! But I suppose it all depends on things like PS and general ucas good luck though! where are you from?

[eli-hoping]

yeh i'm guessing work experience let me down last year and a lower ukcat (605). I'm from northamptonshire. Good luck to you too. I'm sure if your ps is as good as your stats you stand a very good chance!

[kdichard]

Hi guys,
I'm applying too & though Nottingham isn't the place I've got my heart set on (my home town, Southampton, is), it looks absolutely amazing...

I'm applying with A2 (and an extra AS this year) predictions of: A*A*Aa
UKCAT average: 692.5
GCSEs: A*A*AAAAAABBB

Thing is, I've already got a set of A levels in arts-type subjects and was really unhappy, didn't do well, so decided to join a different college immediately after finishing at the first. I went back into science because it was my passion at school & I have no idea why I didn't just take it way back when!
So to sum things up, I'm a pretty unique candidate and that's pretty much been frowned upon by every uni I've emailed (except the four I'm applying to...)

My choices are:
Nottingham
Soton
BSMS
Peninsula

[fitmonkey]

Hey guys
Kinda new to this !
I'm a notts applicant too, and really quite nervous about my app- do any of you know how they analyse applications during the selection process? One of the reasons for choosing notts was because I've heard they put equal weighting on all parts of the application, which I thought might be to an advantage:

I got 7.5A*s at gcse, 4As at bio,chem,phys and geog at AS, predicted A*A*A ...but 635 in the ukcat =/

Pretty much everyone i've met applying for medicine has similar grades or excelled in some parts and achieved modestly on the rest. Weighing it up, it seems the only thing that's gonna allow any sort of differential between so many similar applicants is the reference, and to some extent the personal statement (although most people filter their statements through all of their school teachers and end up with something that sounds forced and not really personal).

Any ideas?

[HeartofGold]

UKCAT: 690

should be safe.?

[LauraS]

Im another nottingham applicant (stats in sig)
There are 3 other medics from my school applying to Nottingham for 2010, no idea why its so popular this year but like others have said it seems that almost everyone is applying... Which sucks because it makes it harder >:[
Anyway good luck to everyone, fingers crossed!!

[jenniferhelen92]

Notts applicant too

Does anyone know much about the questionnaire they send out??
xx

[Manana]

I've applied for graduate entry.

The questionnaire is sent out by e-mail -just asks for details on your work experience / shadowing / placements with contact details for verification. Should be straightforward.