Some helpful sites

[Makey]

I've been helping alot of students put together statements over the last year, as well as my own, and just thought I'd share some of the sites that I found helpful (mind you New Media medicine is prob the best I've come across).

http://www.studential.com/
http://www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk/ucas.htm
http://www.medfools.com/personal_statements.php
http://student.stcoll.ac.uk/links/fi...University.pdf
http://www.essayedge.com/medical/ess...i-bin/view.cgi
http://www.medlearn.org/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.wanttobeadoctor.co.uk/index.php?page=11

One of the best sites on writing a personal statement I've recently come across with advice on how to tackle the "Why medicine?", as well as your introductory paragraph.
http://www.studentdoctor.net/essays/lessionone.asp

Why Medicine?
http://www.essayedge.com/medical/ess...medicine.shtml

More helpful Phrases
http://www.medschoolguide.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=12043

Semi-free info
http://www.getintouni.com/Samples/

UCAS Screening Selection Form (HYMS)
http://www.hyms.ac.uk/about/document...s_appendix.pdf

General advice
http://www.accepted.com/medical/sampleessays.aspx
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/326/7386/429.pdf
http://education.guardian.co.uk/univ...223723,00.html
http://education.yahoo.com/college/e...aysecrets.html
http://heg.tonbridge-school.co.uk/subject/medicine.usml
http://learningat.ke7.org.uk/essenti...university.htm
http://legacy.uwcm.ac.uk/admissions/.../section_a.htm
http://library.island.edu.hk/careers...20the%20uk.doc
http://medicine.st-and.ac.uk/prospectus/8.php
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handou..._perstate.html
http://webcampus.med.drexel.edu/osa/...g/pssample.htm
http://webcampus.med.drexel.edu/Osa/...epersonal.html
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/medicine/prosp...ch_explain.hti
http://www.admissionsforum.co.uk/
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6700.html
http://www.artteaching.co.uk/HigherE...mentadvice.htm
http://www.asme.org.uk/compendium/stgeorges.doc
http://www.aston.ac.uk/lss/ugadmissions/personals.jsp
http://www.baoms.org.uk/msg/Medicine...d%20Degree.doc
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A717527
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/...cas_form.shtml
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/lin....02087.x/full/
[url]http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/ISGMS0405/$file/InsideGuideChap3.pdf[url]
http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/BecomingDoctor
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/sro/personalstatements/
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine/ad...se_Booklet.pdf
http://www.careerscope.info/features...er03/medic.pdf
http://www.careers-scotland.org.uk/c...EStatement.asp
http://www.coolarticle.com/Writing/W...t_Together.php
http://www.cumas.org/freshers/roughguide.doc
http://www.cumas.org/freshers/Selection.ppt
http://www.davidgame-group.com/medicine.htm
http://www.davidgame-group.com/Ucas.htm
http://www.denbighict.org.uk/rhylhig...l/sixthps.html
http://www.dur.ac.uk/phase1.medicine...experience.htm
http://education.yahoo.com/college/e...aysecrets.html
http://www.engineering.swan.ac.uk/ucas_form.htm
http://www.essayedge.com/medical/ess...essonone.shtml
http://www.essayedge.com/contentpart..._medical.shtml
http://www.glam.ac.uk/ucas/statement.php
http://www.im.org/AAIM/Meetings/Past...M/ameling6.pdf
http://www.inkiboo.com/fun/ucas/
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlet...tatement.shtml
http://www.interstudent.co.uk/channel_advice.php
http://www.interstudent.co.uk/displayarticle580.html
http://www.jevc.ac.uk/downloads/care...0statement.pdf
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ugp04/programme.php?getid=85
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/aa/unde...s/ucasform.pdf
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ms/unde...tudentinfo.htm
http://www.larkhall.s-lanark.sch.uk/.../ucas_ps.shtml
http://www.le.ac.uk/careers/personalstatement.html
http://www.le.ac.uk/sm/le/a100/a100_selection.htm
http://www.mds.qmw.ac.uk/applying/look.shtml
http://www.medicine.manchester.ac.uk...te/admissions/
http://www.medicine.manchester.ac.uk...e,14609,en.pdf
http://www.medsci.pomona.edu/documen...0Statement.doc
http://www.merlinhelpsstudents.com/s...lstatement.asp
http://www.med.uea.ac.uk/mbbs/mbbs_application.htm
http://www.med.unc.edu/wrkunits/1dea...rsonalstmt.htm
http://www.medschool.com/futuretense...tschooluk.html
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/heaware..._awareness.pdf
http://www.monklandsnextgen.com
http://www.monklandsnextgen.com/modu...artid=4&page=1
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/f...ucasmature.pdf
http://www.oldpremeds.org/diaries/je...es/000039.html
http://www.pearsonpublishing.co.uk/u...on10s0101.html
http://www.planitplus.net/useful/general/general/?id=57
http://plaza.ufl.edu/aycock/personal_statement.html
http://www.premedonline.com/Application/mypst1.html
http://server1.fandm.edu/departments...personal3.html
http://www.shef.ac.uk/medicine/prospective_ug/applying
http://www.smsu.edu/bms/programs/medPersState.html
http://www.soes.soton.ac.uk/admissio...ucas_form.html
http://www.solihull.ac.uk/frameset.h...applyinghe.htm
http://www.soton.ac.uk/Undergraduate...nces/Medicine/
http://www.studentmax.co.uk/student_..._statement.php
http://www.studyoverseas.com/tips/medicine.htm
http://www.studyukguide.com/wcontent...ce_centre/sop/
http://www.studyworldwide.net/studyabroad/ucas2002.php3
http://www.studyzones.com/images/stuff/uniguide.DOC
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/f17.html
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/t49132.html
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/t66957.html
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/t66847.html
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/t65323.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...406664,00.html
http://www.tolgirls-tcce.kingston.sc...statements.pdf
http://www.tolgirls-tcce.kingston.sc...0examples_.pdf
http://www.ttsonline.net/general/res...ooking_for.pdf
http://www.tutor2u.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10641
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/medicalschool/p...nts/selection/
http://www.uni4me.com/uni4me/casestudy/caseStudy_2.htm
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/cas/Pre-..._statement.pdf
http://www.utmem.edu/Medicine/Studen...nseling/PS.pdf
[url]http://users.ox.ac.uk/~pemb1501/WELCOME%20to%20ZED's%20website_files/information%20on%20applying%20to%20university.htm[url]
[url]http://www.ucas.com/getting/apply04/page3.html[url]
http://www.vnn.vn/chuyenmuc/studyabr...w_to_apply.htm
http://www.wanttobeadoctor.co.uk
http://www.xupremed.com/AppSeries/Ap...TwoEssays.html
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/me...s/admissionsc/

Pay per view
www.personalstatement.info

[Makey]

Added a few more pages, bear in mind some are a bit "americany" and may not conform with the UCAS structure, but they give good guidelines to certain subsection construction: academic background, work experience.....

[Makey]

added a few more

[hughes_cat]

hey du think u need to have work experience in healthcare if your already doing physiotherapy? in college i hav2 do 1000 hours clinical placement, so would that b ok? am worried that i dont hav enuf voluntary work etc....

[bigdaikon]

cheers for all the links! Precious!

[Nigiri]

Pretty amazing topic tbh. Much appreciated.

[Babli]

thx so much, needed those badly!

[jonathan]

makey, you are incredible.

[Rachael]

Thought I'd add this link: the BBC have just published this overview of NHS funding structures and figures, staffing levels, etc - all useful context.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h...l/nn1page1.stm

[Hoverfly]

What a list - im impressed - thanks