Thank you! I watched all your UKCAT videos before I sat it - which really helped me! I am now just applying for Graduate Medicine, and gave me a great idea of what it's like!
I'm so glad it helped! That was the exact goal of his video! To give grad students a bit of an insight of what it's like. It's only positives from my side, love it all and can't wait to start year two! Good luck in your apps and let me know how it goes!
Hey, I'm currently applying to medicine for September 2020 as a Biomed graduate. I have only looked at accelerated courses because my A Level grades weren't fantastic, when applying to the 5 year courses do they value your degree higher than school qualifications or will they not even consider my degree grade? Thanks!
I know this reply is late, but posting anyway for anyone it can help. When applying as a graduate to undergraduate medicine degrees, they usually have a lower A level requirement e.g. ABB or even just a B in chemistry overall, or somewhere like glasgow that mentions a degree in a relevant field such as biomedical science compensates for the a levels. The requirement varies depending on the university so it's best to look it up using the medschools.ac.uk website for the Medical School Councils compiled entry requirements for the relevant year. Of course, also look at each universities individual website for confirmation and ring them up in advance if you have any confusion. When it comes to the degree, a 2.1 or higher is required most of the time. In terms of how the degree is marked, from my understanding the universities definitely do not want graduates to have an advantage over school leavers so they mark the degree of graduates the way they mark a levels for school leavers so everyone is on a similar level. I heard some universities also mark graduates separately, but I'm not sure how common this is because the ones I mainly applied to mentioned they mark graduates and school leavers together once they balance out the degree and a levels so everyone is on the same level in terms of marking criteria. Once again, it's best to ring them up or look at Freedom of Information requests that was submitted in the past or submit your own to get a better idea of their admission statistics. Either way, the biggest advantage for a graduate is that generally because of having more years of experience, being older and generally having more time to mature, they have a bigger opportunity to perform well in the actual interview, and at the interview stage everyone is marked with the same mark scheme whether graduate or school leaver in most unis. Once again, I'm not sure if there is an exception in some unis where they mark graduates separately but generally at the interview stage everyone is treated equally so that's where an individual can shine as a person. Definitely do look further into researching which universities have a good number of places for graduates and if there is any variation such as certain unis that may haveminimal places that they give to graduates each year. I haven't researched every uni, so that's why I cant speak for every single one but generally this is how it works as a graduate applying to an undergraduate degree. Hope it helps 👌
Hey James. The financial aspect of going to university is very important. You need to go to a uni that matches your financial capability. Always check for loans, grants and scholarships. You can talk about it with your parents to see if they can provide some help. Also working a part time job during the school year and summers also helps out 😊
The 30+ ones not really if I'm honest. But they have their own families and children so I understand they need to spend time with them. They have an entire life outside of medicine.
Hey Khama. I am a Canadian student just out of high school and I sat the ukcat today. I scored 680+ on every medify mock and dropped 100 points on the day overall. I noticed my exam we really hard in all sections. Is it possible to simply draw hard questions on the UKCAT because I was really well prepared and medify scores were high
Hey john, I mean it is possible but it also depends on so many things. Your mental state on test day, exam conditions, idk anything could happen! Take the score you got and use it to your best advantage by doing research and applying strategically. Try not to be put down, you got this 💪🏼
I follow u for quite a while now and wanted to thank you for doing youtube!! you really helped me with medify. One question tho: I am from Germany and have bachelors/masters degree in data engineering and wanted to apply for 4yrs med - you are studying 5yrs? do you think I have less chance to get an offer? I never thought applying for 5yrs but now u made me think twice :-/
Hey meryem you are most welcome! I'm glad it helped you out 😄 yeah I'm doing 5 years. As an international applying to the 5 year program is less competitive. You can check the applications per spot numbers online. Look into it and see if it is for you. Maybe apply to a mix of 5 and 4 year programs. That's what I would have done if I could do it all over again! Good luck! 😊
Thank you for the advice, the course you doing is post graduate medicine course or undergraduate medicine degree ? I am adult nurse and I would love to be a doctor.
I'm doing my mbbs in India n it's gonna end in Dec this year. I wish to take admission in surgery for my post graduation in germany, so do u by any chance know any thing about the procedure for the same?
So international students who have undergrad degrees already can enrol in undergrad medicine in the UK? I was told differently, and I'm happy to hear that was incorrect, or at least not universal. Does anyone have more explanation about that?
Kharma Medic ☺️ By the way, do you have any tips for aspiring med students that have a degree in something such as Psychology and non related A Levels? Thank you again for your time😊
Video coming on this soon! Regarding hours it depends how much work you have! During exam season I can study 8-10h a day but generally throughout the school year I do abooout 1-3h a day depending on how busy the day/week was :)
hey whats up bro just wanted to ask something, i just done my ukcat score and well had a really unlucky day and flopped pretty badly i scored an average of 617.5, i know i can do much better in my alevel grades and have been predicted 3 a stars, do you think i will be able to make it into medicine in universities like queen mary's if i get 3 a stars? thnx
Hey Ahmed! Sorry to hear your didn't get the score you were hoping for. I don't actually know you need to do some very thorough research and make sure you apply strategically. Don't give up, find out what's best for your given situation and go for it!
Thank you! I watched all your UKCAT videos before I sat it - which really helped me! I am now just applying for Graduate Medicine, and gave me a great idea of what it's like!
I'm so glad it helped! That was the exact goal of his video! To give grad students a bit of an insight of what it's like. It's only positives from my side, love it all and can't wait to start year two! Good luck in your apps and let me know how it goes!
Keep up the videos bro, you excel in them. Once your back in uni, Id love to see u vlog a typical day at uni! thanks!
Aw man that makes me so happy to hear! Vlogs are definitely coming up soon 😊 stay tuned!
Hey, I'm currently applying to medicine for September 2020 as a Biomed graduate. I have only looked at accelerated courses because my A Level grades weren't fantastic, when applying to the 5 year courses do they value your degree higher than school qualifications or will they not even consider my degree grade? Thanks!
I know this reply is late, but posting anyway for anyone it can help.
When applying as a graduate to undergraduate medicine degrees, they usually have a lower A level requirement e.g. ABB or even just a B in chemistry overall, or somewhere like glasgow that mentions a degree in a relevant field such as biomedical science compensates for the a levels. The requirement varies depending on the university so it's best to look it up using the medschools.ac.uk website for the Medical School Councils compiled entry requirements for the relevant year. Of course, also look at each universities individual website for confirmation and ring them up in advance if you have any confusion.
When it comes to the degree, a 2.1 or higher is required most of the time. In terms of how the degree is marked, from my understanding the universities definitely do not want graduates to have an advantage over school leavers so they mark the degree of graduates the way they mark a levels for school leavers so everyone is on a similar level. I heard some universities also mark graduates separately, but I'm not sure how common this is because the ones I mainly applied to mentioned they mark graduates and school leavers together once they balance out the degree and a levels so everyone is on the same level in terms of marking criteria. Once again, it's best to ring them up or look at Freedom of Information requests that was submitted in the past or submit your own to get a better idea of their admission statistics. Either way, the biggest advantage for a graduate is that generally because of having more years of experience, being older and generally having more time to mature, they have a bigger opportunity to perform well in the actual interview, and at the interview stage everyone is marked with the same mark scheme whether graduate or school leaver in most unis. Once again, I'm not sure if there is an exception in some unis where they mark graduates separately but generally at the interview stage everyone is treated equally so that's where an individual can shine as a person. Definitely do look further into researching which universities have a good number of places for graduates and if there is any variation such as certain unis that may haveminimal places that they give to graduates each year. I haven't researched every uni, so that's why I cant speak for every single one but generally this is how it works as a graduate applying to an undergraduate degree. Hope it helps 👌
Definitely food for thought, I am glad to hear that.
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Given the terrible state of the NHS ect why did you choose to apply to do medicine in the UK as opposed to canada
That's a great question for my QnA!
bit of a personal question but how do you afford the ridiculous international fees
Hey James. The financial aspect of going to university is very important. You need to go to a uni that matches your financial capability. Always check for loans, grants and scholarships. You can talk about it with your parents to see if they can provide some help. Also working a part time job during the school year and summers also helps out 😊
Hi there, thanks for the video. How did the older medics (30+) get on? Do they integrate as easily as you did?
The 30+ ones not really if I'm honest. But they have their own families and children so I understand they need to spend time with them. They have an entire life outside of medicine.
@@KharmaMedic ok thank you. But in terms of being able to cope with and succeed on the course, do they have any problems from what you've seen?
Hey Khama. I am a Canadian student just out of high school and I sat the ukcat today. I scored 680+ on every medify mock and dropped 100 points on the day overall. I noticed my exam we really hard in all sections. Is it possible to simply draw hard questions on the UKCAT because I was really well prepared and medify scores were high
Hey john, I mean it is possible but it also depends on so many things. Your mental state on test day, exam conditions, idk anything could happen! Take the score you got and use it to your best advantage by doing research and applying strategically. Try not to be put down, you got this 💪🏼
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Can you do a video on any tips you may have for efficient study ? Thank you !
Oh fo shooooo. Study tips video incoming...
For finance, did you have to pay your own tuition fees or did student finance cover you?
I follow u for quite a while now and wanted to thank you for doing youtube!! you really helped me with medify. One question tho: I am from Germany and have bachelors/masters degree in data engineering and wanted to apply for 4yrs med - you are studying 5yrs? do you think I have less chance to get an offer? I never thought applying for 5yrs but now u made me think twice :-/
Hey meryem you are most welcome! I'm glad it helped you out 😄 yeah I'm doing 5 years. As an international applying to the 5 year program is less competitive. You can check the applications per spot numbers online. Look into it and see if it is for you. Maybe apply to a mix of 5 and 4 year programs. That's what I would have done if I could do it all over again! Good luck! 😊
thanks, will deffo check that out. keep up the good work, it is much appreciated.
Thank you!
Hey Nasir if i take my undergrad degree in my country and then apply for medical school will that be fine?
Thank you for the advice, the course you doing is post graduate medicine course or undergraduate medicine degree ? I am adult nurse and I would love to be a doctor.
I'm doing my mbbs in India n it's gonna end in Dec this year. I wish to take admission in surgery for my post graduation in germany, so do u by any chance know any thing about the procedure for the same?
Will you do a video on how you study in university?
Yeah definitely!! Keep an eye out 👌🏽
Can we enroll with the 5 year program instead of 4years program as graduate students?
how did you fund it (im still watching so if you have said about it sorry)
did you take out student loan from Student finance of England?
How is kcl specifically?
Hey Y! I have a full video dedicated to exactly this on my channel, check it out!
Shook that you did your undergrad at UofT and doing your med school at KCL because that's my plan! I'm doing neuro at UTSG.
Ayyyy shoutout UofT!
So international students who have undergrad degrees already can enrol in undergrad medicine in the UK? I was told differently, and I'm happy to hear that was incorrect, or at least not universal. Does anyone have more explanation about that?
Doc, would the duration be teduced to three years (for 5 year mbbs course)if its from nurse to doctor?
Hi Thanks!! I am planning to do GEM after doing my nursing.
Thank you (:
Anytime!
Kharma Medic ☺️ By the way, do you have any tips for aspiring med students that have a degree in something such as Psychology and non related A Levels?
Thank you again for your time😊
I would say still apply! Just make sure you meet the minimum entry requirements and then in your PS justify the reasons why you really want to do med!
Kharma Medic Thank you🙏🏻
Always be a good
Can you go straight to medical school after doing a levels
Yes you can through the undergraduate medicine courses in the UK and some other countries in Europe 😄
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How do you make notes? And how many hours do you recommend doing a day?
Video coming on this soon! Regarding hours it depends how much work you have! During exam season I can study 8-10h a day but generally throughout the school year I do abooout 1-3h a day depending on how busy the day/week was :)
@@KharmaMedic thanks!
hey whats up bro just wanted to ask something, i just done my ukcat score and well had a really unlucky day and flopped pretty badly i scored an average of 617.5, i know i can do much better in my alevel grades and have been predicted 3 a stars, do you think i will be able to make it into medicine in universities like queen mary's if i get 3 a stars? thnx
Hey Ahmed! Sorry to hear your didn't get the score you were hoping for. I don't actually know you need to do some very thorough research and make sure you apply strategically. Don't give up, find out what's best for your given situation and go for it!