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Getting into. MEDICAL SCHOOL DENTAL SCHOOL VETERINARY SCHOOL. WHY IS MEDICINE SO POPULAR?. Is medicine the right choice?. Entry requirements. Minimum GCSE requirements Typical offer must match predicted A level grades Stipulations regarding resits Choice of fourth subject for A2 year.
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Getting into... MEDICAL SCHOOL DENTAL SCHOOL VETERINARY SCHOOL
Entry requirements • Minimum GCSE requirements • Typical offer must match predicted A level grades • Stipulations regarding resits • Choice of fourth subject for A2 year
Research THE choices • Research fees and bursaries • Attend an Open Day www.opendays.com/
Prepare THE application • Work experience • Personal statement • Background reading
Preparing for interview • Interviews at the University of Bristol • Video of medical school interview at University of Bristol • Medical School mock interview
Medical admissions tests • Trend towards admissions tests for UK universities • Applicants must sit UKCAT, or BMAT, or both • Admissions are very competitive • Too many candidates will achieve all A grades at A-level • Admission test result is often a discriminating factor
UKCAT facts • UK Clinical Aptitude Test • Consortium of 26 universities • Computer-based test • Taken at Pearson VUE centres • £65 to 31st August; £80 thereafter • www.ukcat.ac.uk
UKCAT universities • Aberdeen • Brighton and Sussex • Barts and the London (Queen Mary) • Cardiff • Dundee • Durham • East Anglia • Edinburgh • Glasgow • Hull York • Keele • King’s College London • Leeds • Leicester • Manchester • Newcastle • Nottingham • Penisnsula (Exeter and Plymouth) • Queen’s University Belfast • Sheffield • Southampton • St Andrew’s • St George’s London
BMAT facts • BioMedical AdmissionsTest • Required by 5 universities • Offered only on 2nd November 2011 • Paper-based test • Students register through school • Fee for UK residents: £42.50 • www.bmat.org.uk
BMAT universities • University of Cambridge • Imperial College London • University of Oxford • Royal Veterinary College • University College London
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