Applied for GEM? - Application Progress Thread

[hidemyemailplease]

im an international applicant from Uni California Los Angeles. Applying to Ox, Imperial, Kings, St. Mary's (delayed entry)

[McGiller]

im an international applicant from Uni California Los Angeles. Applying to Ox, Imperial, Kings, St. Mary's (delayed entry)

Welcome to the Oxford GEM forum...

Do you mind sharing your stats? (ie your degree background and whatever you are comfortable in sharing?)

[Charles Tan]

Hi everyone,

I am an international student. I was wondering how many places are available on the GEM for international students?

I made my application with these stats..
I am getting a 1st from Cambridge in Natural Sciences, topped my cohort in my first and second years, received quite a number of prizes and scholarships. Spent 2 summers on various research scholarships. UKCAT of 780, for the 3 referees they come from 2 world renowned medical professors and the last from the director of cancer research uk charity for my 1 and a half years of volunteering with them.

I know my application stands a very good chance but like always as an international student doubt my chances much.

[McGiller]

Hi everyone,

I am an international student. I was wondering how many places are available on the GEM for international students?

I made my application with these stats..
I am getting a 1st from Cambridge in Natural Sciences, topped my cohort in my first and second years, received quite a number of prizes and scholarships. Spent 2 summers on various research scholarships. UKCAT of 780, for the 3 referees they come from 2 world renowned medical professors and the last from the director of cancer research uk charity for my 1 and a half years of volunteering with them.

I know my application stands a very good chance but like always as an international student doubt my chances much.

2-3 places...

[hidemyemailplease]

-1 spot for Charles we have 1-2 for the rest of us lol.
I have BS MS in life sciences with roughly a 2:i. ~700 in ukcat

McGiller, im assuming you a fellow Canadian from McGill?

[McGiller]

-1 spot for Charles we have 1-2 for the rest of us lol.
I have BS MS in life sciences with roughly a 2:i. ~700 in ukcat

McGiller, im assuming you a fellow Canadian from McGill?

Yes, I am Canadian applicant attending McGill. Are you a Canadian doing a Masters at UCLA? That's super cool.

[McGiller]

-1 spot for Charles we have 1-2 for the rest of us lol.
I have BS MS in life sciences with roughly a 2:i. ~700 in ukcat

McGiller, im assuming you a fellow Canadian from McGill?

P.S. I feel more and more unlikely to get an interview or spot...

[ghettofabulous]

Hi everyone,
I am getting a 1st from Cambridge in Natural Sciences, topped my cohort in my first and second years, received quite a number of prizes and scholarships. Spent 2 summers on various research scholarships. UKCAT of 780, for the 3 referees they come from 2 world renowned medical professors and the last from the director of cancer research uk charity for my 1 and a half years of volunteering with them.

So...i totally wasted 1 applicaton spot on Oxford GEM...

[ghettofabulous]

Also, on a positive note for you internationals, at my Oxford GEM open day someone asked how many spots they have for international students and the man said "as many as we want". i know there's government set quotas on foreign medics but i don't think they do it in the way e.g. we have 2 international spots, who gets them.

[zhangyuzhi]

I didn't know that Oxford had a MB PhD program. How does it work and what do you know about it?

no they don't, neither do Cambridge for internationals (their MB PhD is for locals). It works by putting PhD and a medical degree together, justifying the reason why I want to do it this way. If they are happy they will say yes.

Coz I want to do my PhD somewhere else (probably in an institute) so I need the medical school to be positive about students leaving their studies for 3,4,5 years. There aren't a lot of them really.

I got a positive response from the GEP admission tutor, will confirm again if I receive an interview. Then I will get finger crossed to for things to work.