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UKCAT 2013 Format Changes – IMPORTANT
The 2013 UKCAT exam differs significantly from previous years, both in terms the the nature of the subtests and the number of questions in each section. More details can be found at the UKCAT website. GeMS – Get into Medical School offers UKCAT preparation courses for candidates wishing to gain extra familarity and practice before … Continue reading
Born to get into Oxbridge?
From the BBC: The likelihood of becoming a student at Oxford or Cambridge Universities can be strongly influenced by date of birth… In seasonal terms, compared to the summer-born applicants, autumn births were 25% more likely to get an Oxbridge place, while for winter and spring births the figures were 17% and 15% more likely … Continue reading
2012/2013 Oxford University Medicine Admission Statistics
Click here for statistics from the 2012 admissions round (2013 entry) Key points: 1468 people applied; just over 10% received offers. This figure is skewed slightly upwards by the 255 international, fee-paying candidates (only 1 received an eventual offer), but irrespective of this, competition for places remained stiff. The mean BMAT score was 52% (down … Continue reading
Merry Christmas! And an idea for a last-minute stocking filler…
Get into Medicine UK would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! For those of you thinking of applying to Medical School next year, the new book from the GeMS team – Get into UK Medical School For Dummies – is now available to buy. Packed full of invaluable … Continue reading
Full Hospitals
From the BBC: Hospitals should run at about 85% capacity to give them room to cope with surges in demand, and figures show the NHS average hovering around that mark. According to the analysis, if only midweek figures are taken into account, the average capacity figure for 2011-12 was 88%. It rose to 90% if … Continue reading
BMAT Results Day 2012
21st November 2012 is the nerve-wracking day when students receive their BMAT results. Good luck to all applicants, and our especial good wishes to those that attended one of the GeMS BMAT preparation courses. To those that did well, hearty congratulations! If you were unlucky and didn’t do as well as you hoped, try to … Continue reading
GeMS Interview Skills Workshop 18th November – places still available
With medical schools now beginning to send out interview requests, you can brush up your skills at the GeMS Interview Skills Workshop to be held at Exeter College, Oxford on 18th November 2012. Limited spaces are still available; find out more information and book your place by clicking here.
A new look for GeMS – Get into Medical School
Get into Medicine UK is sponsored by GeMS – Get into Medical School, so we’re delighted to announce that the GeMS website has been refreshed for the new academic year. The dynamic new look lets students rapidly and easily find information on help with medical school applications. GeMS has been helping students successfully apply to … Continue reading
Congratulations A-Level 2012 Students!
A-level pass rates have risen for the 30th year in a row to 98%, though the percentage of entries awarded top A/A* grades fell marginally to 26.6% from 27%. It still means a lot of people around the country have received the happy news that they’ve met their offers from the Medical School of their … Continue reading
UCAS tariff to be axed
From the Press Association, via Yahoo News: The points-based system used by students applying to higher education is now likely to be scrapped after the move gained widespread support from universities and schools. Around two-thirds are in favour of proposals to axe the Ucas “tariff system”, according to a report by the admissions service. Instead, … Continue reading
