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    Interview practice sessions Master list (2021/22 entry)
    • 1 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    Interview practice sessions Master list (2021/22 entry)

    IT'S INTERVIEW SEASON = an up-to-date blog post of the fantastic resources available for the 2021/22 cycle. Free interview guides...
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    Low UCAT Score - what do I do now?
    • 5 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    Low UCAT Score - what do I do now?

    Where do I apply with a low UCAT score? This is probably the most commonly asked question post-UCAT season. Since UCAT testing is coming...
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    Managing your time in Year 12-13
    • 6 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    Managing your time in Year 12-13

    Learning in Sixth Form is very different from the learning you did at GCSE and the key difference is that more emphasis is put on...
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    Being a student on King's College London Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP)
    • 6 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    Being a student on King's College London Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP)

    I am a 3rd year medical student who entered Medicine through King's College London's Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP). The EMDP...
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    An insight into King's College London accommodation
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    Aspiring Medical Students

    An insight into King's College London accommodation

    During my 3 years studying at King's College London, I have lived (and worked) at student accommodation. In my first year, I lived at...
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    Studying Medicine at King's College London
    • 5 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    Studying Medicine at King's College London

    King's College London is a well-known university (and a very old one at that). I'm a student ambassador so we're given a script/fact...
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    Choosing a medical school
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    Aspiring Medical Students

    Choosing a medical school

    Once you have decided that you want to study Medicine, you will need to start thinking about choosing 4 medical schools for your UCAS...
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    The Medical Personal Statement
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    Aspiring Medical Students

    The Medical Personal Statement

    Universities use personal statements as part of their selection process to decide if students possess the qualities and knowledge suited...
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    The BMAT (and the 2020 updates)
    • 4 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    The BMAT (and the 2020 updates)

    The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) is a two-hour pen and paper aptitude test required by a some medical, dental and veterinary schools...
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    How do I plan my gap year (especially due to COVID-19)?
    • 4 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    How do I plan my gap year (especially due to COVID-19)?

    It is very important to plan your gap year once you’re set on your decision to take one. This is to ensure it is the most productive it...
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    What work experience can I do during quarantine?
    • 6 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    What work experience can I do during quarantine?

    Medical schools understand how much the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their prospective, current and recently graduated students....
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    What happens on the Medical School Interview day?
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    Aspiring Medical Students

    What happens on the Medical School Interview day?

    Having been to a total of 6 medical school interviews, I am no stranger to the feelings you have on your medical school interview day and...
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    Outreach and Widening Participation programmes
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    Aspiring Medical Students

    Outreach and Widening Participation programmes

    According to the Medical School Council’s Selection Alliance 2018 report, over the last 10 years, approximately 7000 medical students are...
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    Medical School Interviews - strategy
    • 5 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    Medical School Interviews - strategy

    The medical school interview is the final hurdle you have to jump over to be accepted into medical school. My first application cycle for...
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    THE UCAT (and the 2020 updates)
    • 5 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    THE UCAT (and the 2020 updates)

    The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) – which used to be called the UKCAT – is an admissions test used by some UK medical and...
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    Why did you decide to study medicine?
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    Aspiring Medical Students

    Why did you decide to study medicine?

    This is a question you will be asked many times in the lead up to your medical school interviews, throughout medical school and even when...
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    What to consider when choosing your A-levels
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    Aspiring Medical Students

    What to consider when choosing your A-levels

    Before you start Year 12, you must choose your A levels and many students find this difficult. When choosing your A levels, there are a...
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    Work experience ideas for under 18s
    • 4 min
    Aspiring Medical Students

    Work experience ideas for under 18s

    When applying to medicine, everyone knows that obtaining work experience is extremely important. What work experience you do does not...
    258 views
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