Forum: PLAB Forum

I'm really sorry you guys. I hope you get your other choices. If I don't get in I'll keep my job and do another postgrad course for a year I think. Will you reapply?

I'll probably hear from Leicester this week and that my only hope now!! What about you?

Offer! Definitely firm choice.

Take the job, start at COWA this year, you'll have best of both worlds, lots of experience and start straight away, don't worry about leaving after 5 months, i was temping alll over the show for 2...

I know, I didn't think mine went too badly either, oh well! Have you heard from any of your other choices? Best of luck with them! :)

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