Anyone Applying For BM6 For 2009 Entry!?!?!

**tuhinb** · 25-10-2008, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by sd91

if we tell you all of that then it takes out the fun of researching it for yourself.

Well your a great help..
I've researched the academic requirements etc but I don't know what the compeitition is like and what the admissions department look for etc, which is why im tryin to research it via this forum..

**tuhinb** · 25-10-2008, 10:53 PM

also, does anyone know when interviews usually take place?

**Saq2k7** · 25-10-2008, 10:58 PM

God!! Its A Warzone:P thx for the comment gm88

i personally believe that addmisions should be like UEA A104 accept people ranging from ABB to BCC i believe it more fair and also UEA dont accept people who can get into there A100 course as they wont benifit from the extra year-

i can totally understand where gm88 is coming from i mean if somone predicted AAA got in over me i would be pissed because that applicant could get into any normal medical course - but again
if the AAA person had the potiential to be a good doc and not the CCC person then the AAA person deserves the offer -

but for me the BM6 course is a true life saver - i have given my all in to my GCSE's and A - Level more than my friends at other schools but they done better due to the support they recieve - together with other problems within my life all of which i have supplied evidence for....

also for the people who say they got AAA and crap gcse's i believe you guys are defined as late bloomers and alot of uni's like that - you just have to mention why the poor GCSE and it can be done cause i've seen people with bog average GCSE's get in to medicine - it all depends on the type of medical schools (GCSE Nazis Or Non GCSE Nazis)

Main thing which gets me angry is people who look at the entry requirments and think its an easy way in - WHICH IT IS NOT!!! ask any BM6er

also regarding the UCAS app no on the BM6 form is your UCAS ID sarting with 10 - not your number on the letter

**Saq2k7** · 25-10-2008, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by tuhinb

also, does anyone know when interviews usually take place?

Jan earliest and March Latest - all the answers are on this forum:P just search on the site

**Saq2k7** · 26-10-2008, 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by gm88

saq2k7 - i still believe the AAA person should not get the offer because they do not need the foundation year. that situation is ulikely to happen in reality aswell and the bm6 selectors would favour the ccc candidate.

tru.. maybe it should be like if you have the academic requirments to go onto BM5 you should not be eglible to apply to the BM6 course- this is what UEA do - but after speaking to Amanda at soton she told me that they will choose people who will get something out of the extra year - this will be done by looking at academics any other problems with coming to uni and the obvious WHY BM6? Why the extra year? questions

**Saq2k7** · 26-10-2008, 01:49 AM

only time will tell

its all in the admissions peeps hands

the main thing i get from some BM6 applicant they believe thats its easy - and as Clarky was saying on one of the threads and a 3rd year BM5 (BM6 4th year) student told me on the open day that its harddd work no way near A-Level and allot of writing compared to years 1 to 5 - thats my main problem people who think its easy because its a CCC entry requirment

this is what a current BM6 year zero student told me "BM6 isn't easy I should warn u,lol..its not blooody A levels recap ! Its only a 3 day week but realistically you'll be working a hell lot more than that...Already we've been set courseworks and all that and its only been a week!!"

In the end - what happens, happens - its out of all our hands if people have made a error apply to BM6 let it be - I guess we just have to see what Soton Med Admissions got to say

**Baki** · 26-10-2008, 02:02 AM

Ok, don't mean to waltz in on this battlezone but I thought I'd give my two cents.

I think that the people who apply to 6 year course with AAA prediction (and good AS grades) they should be automatically be sent for the BM5 consideration (but if they don't make it) be allowed to be considered for BM6.

**Saq2k7** · 26-10-2008, 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by gm88

yeah that's true. but people also fail to realise the pace at which everything is taught at. at kings emdp the theory for year 1 is spit over the year 1 and the emdp year. at soton the foundation year is extremely fast paced and people do find that difficult to deal with - even the AAB ABB people. from my observations the CCC people are the people who get the most benefits and it is so rewardiong to see them at the end of year 0 - they make so much progress and have complete brain transplants. every bm6 applicant matures in thier own way and they are suitably picked for the qualities they have. later on during the course, with the exception of 2 peole most bm6 candidates remain in the middle section on the scale of ability throughout the course but what i find weird is that no bm6er has ever intercalcated

maybe there just happy to be in medicine and just wanna stay with there BM6 family? << im looking foreward to that

also they might not want to do a 7 year long degree:P

**Ashdon** · 26-10-2008, 02:06 AM

Originally Posted by gm88

ashdon, you keep saying that you cant apply to normal med schools because of your gcse grades. that is utter crap because uea and leeds requirements are similar to every other course out there.

earlier you said that i dont know anyone on this forum personally - true but saq2k7's comment above shows the point i am making. if you get 4 rejections (whch i hope you do get because of your attitude) it would be easier for you to get a place than it would if sak2k7, sd91, innersweet or maddguy did. bm6 is the only chance these people will get. i met sd91 at the open day and from talking to her i could sense how much she wanted medicine. look into saq2k7's posts and that will show how much he wants it.

saq2k7 - i still believe the AAA person should not get the offer because they do not need the foundation year. that situation is ulikely to happen in reality aswell and the bm6 selectors would favour the ccc candidate.

a message to those who actually deserve bm6:
every year swines like nezari and ashdon apply to bm6 with predictions of AAA and every year it is these people who are rejected. as this is a wodening access course, nearly all applicants are interviewed which means unfortunately these imbeciles will probably be interviewed. however when it actually comes down to who gets offers, the selectors are extremely picky and only choose the candidates who they think will make best use of the foundation year and who actually need it. they are also very sympathetic towards the difficulties faced by these applicants and realise what you have all gone through to get this far. i had to work with a few bm6 medics 2 years ago for an aimhigher project at a southampton college and they said that the more widening access criteria you meet the better it will be on the application. however several admissions tutors have said someone who meets 2 criterions will be viewed the same as someone who meets all 5. you are all probably aware that the selectors judge you on your potential so please do not worry or stress because people being predicted 3As have applied. an AAA candidate has no preference over a CCC candidate and all applications are viewed on an individual basis. the selectors do realise the situation you are put i n and do realise that this is your only shot at medicine so as long as they can see you for who you are you have nothing to worry about. the swines will get what they deserve (which is not a place on bm6). if any of you are applying to king's emdp i will be happy to answer any queries

My GCSE's were 1A*. 2A's 5B's 2C's and 1E
There not bad but for medicine nearly all the applicants have the typical mainly A's of A*'s. I'm not a 'swine' as you call it and I don't see why I shouldn't apply when I meet the entry criteria. I'm not the typical medicine applicant who has attended a private school and has been given all the oppurtunities in the world, I'm a regular guy who lives on a shitty council estate in birmingham who wakes up wondering whether I'm gonna have enough money to eat today or whether my family has enough money to afford heating or electricity. I don't see why just because I work really hard at college, which is 4 hours away from my house, I should be limited. You don't even know me well enough to make all these assumptions about me I do fuking well despite not having that much money, despite being bullied at school, despite being sexually assaulted when I was a teenager. I think you should get to know the person before you make judgements, or have they not taught you that at medical school yet

**Saq2k7** · 26-10-2008, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by Baki

Ok, don't mean to walce in on this battlezone but I thought I'd give my two cents.

I think that the people who apply to 6 year course with AAA prediction (and good AS grades) they should be automatically be sent for the BM5 consideration (but if they don't make it) be allowed to be considered for BM6.

Tru they should but not sure about the 2nd part lets say 30 BM6ers make the offer but the 15 of the few people put on the BM5 from BM6 dont make the offer of AAB and get BBB or ABB and then go onto BM6 then you have a overfilled class of 45 when it should be 30 my friend