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Old 10-10-2008, 12:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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My application isnt sent yet- help me!

Opinions anyone!

1.) Should i name the hospitals i did my different work experiences at?
2.) How much did everyone say on their hobbies and interests?
3.) Is naming specific procedures/cases you observed a good idea or just a good way to talk up a lot of lines of your statement?

ARGH, is all i have to say!!!

Any advice appreciated!
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Old 10-10-2008, 04:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Yo

First of all, I haven't sent my application away either yet so chillax

Okay you can name the hospitals if you like but if you have experience at more than one you could be eating into your already limited number of characters. Think, is the name of the hospital essential? If not then you can get away with not putting it in.

Hobbies and interests isn't that big on my statement. I said all the necessary things..... hobbies are blah blah, was head boy, student rep at uni and vice president of a student society. Of course I put it better than that lol!

And finally you can put individual cases down if you wish but only if you can explain why you think its important and most importantly what you learnt from it. That is the key to the statement; write what you got from it. Someone could write down an impressive list of cases they saw however, if they dont say what they learnt then it's worthless basically.

Good luck with your application and I hope this helps you.

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Old 10-10-2008, 07:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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thank you! i had a cup of tea and watched greys anatomy and felt much calmer after posting this thread- finished the statement now (finaaaallly)! x
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2 interviews but still *failed*

The (new and approved-ish) 09 applicant
A-Levels: Psychology, Philosophy & Ethics, Biology and Chemistry AABB
UKCAT= av.670

Peninsula
BSMS
Keele
East Anglia
Interview 11th Feb!

Currently...working as a radiography assistant and wondering whether i will even get an interview this year!
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