Transcript Getting into

Getting into...
MEDICAL SCHOOL
DENTAL SCHOOL
VETERINARY SCHOOL
WHY IS MEDICINE SO POPULAR?
Is medicine the right choice?
Skills required
Entry requirements
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 Minimum GCSE requirements
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 Typical offer must match predicted A level grades
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 Stipulations regarding resits
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A*
A
B
GCSE grades
C
Total
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
Medical admissions timeline
1st May
UKCAT registration opens
1st July
First date to sit UKCAT
18th Sep
BHASVIC UCAS deadline
22nd Sep
UKCAT registration deadline
1st Oct
Standard entry closing date for BMAT
6th Oct
Last date to sit UKCAT
15th Oct
Last entry closing date for BMAT
15th Oct
UCAS deadline: medicine, dentistry, veterinary
4th Nov
BMAT test date
25th Nov
BMAT results released
UKCAT
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
BMAT
BMAT facts
 BioMedical AdmissionsTest
 Required by 5 universities
 Offered only on 4th November 2015
 Paper-based test
 Students register through school
 Fee for UK residents: £44.00
 www.bmat.org.uk
BMAT universities
 BSMS
 Lancaster University
 Royal Veterinary College
 Imperial College London
 University of Cambridge
 University of Leeds
 University College London
 University of Oxford
Sources of information
Research the choices
 Research fees and bursaries
 Attend an Open Day
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