Posts Tagged ‘A100’
All of your eggs…
Posted on January 18th, 2009 by Matt
Don’t put all of your eggs into one basket
Well, I didn’t. My application started out being spread evenly between four good medical schools. Then, on 16th December last year, I got the email from track@ucas.ac.uk informing me that my status had changed – as it turned out I was rejected; one down, and three to go. It was only 2 days later that I got the next email from UCAS Track, and once again the nerves kicked in as I found yet another AS4 (rejection letter) waiting for me.
Last week, the same thing happened to me. Ironically, I got the email less than 5 minutes after saying goodbye to my Connexions PA, when I was telling her how I was still waiting on decisions from 2 medical schools. 5 more minutes of typing web addresses, application numbers, usernames and passwords on the tiny keypad on my phone, and I’d discovered the change. It was from the Univeristy of Southampton medical school, telling me that unfortunately my application to study BM Medicine (A100) had been unsuccessful.
So, here I am, blogging on one screen, a pretty disheartening Track on another. Like a few medical applicants, I’m now waiting for that fourth and final medical school to consider my application and make their decision – whatever that may be. I’ve applied to do Medicine (A100) at the University of Bristol, and I know that they interview their applicants. I’m getting some pretty tough-going practice at questions from Rob, just in case I need it. At the moment, I’m checking my pigeonhole at halls as soon as I can every day, and silently hoping for that letter…
Matt plans to write to the medical schools that rejected him, and hopefully gain an insight into what he needs to do better if he is unsuccessful this year!
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Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Matt
I was sitting in KFC in the Metro Centre last night, when my phone buzzed with a new email notification. I have all of my MedicalAdmissions.co.uk email and my important personal email sent to my phone, as well as the usual facebook notifications. Thinking most likely that it would be a facebook message, I finished my food before diving into my pocket.
And it was then that my heart skipped a beat. “1 New Meesage: track@ucas.ac.uk” was displayed on my phone, and I knew immediately what it must be. I clicked read, and was told that the status of my UCAS application had changed.
Sitting in the middle of the Metro Centre meant I had no wi-fi, and no internet points for my laptop. So, using only the tiny screen of my mobile, I entered the secure Track address – https://track.ucas.com/ucastrack/Login.jsp – and waited. After much fiddling about with the keys, I had my personal ID, username and password entered.
It seemed to take an eternity, but after 30 seconds, I had the main menu on screen, and was trying to find the “Choices” link. More waiting, and more nervousness meant that I could barely see my screen for shaking, but then I saw it, and my heart sank. “Brighton & Sussex Medical School, A100, Rejected”. 1 down, 3 to go.
But then, I scrolled down, and noticed something else, “Northumbria University, B940, Conditional offer”. Clicking through it, and trying to read the small text eventually told me that I can study Biomedical Science with a ‘Merit’ in HEFC Human Biology and 80 UCAS points in the 2008/9 exam season!
Matt still definately wants to study medicine, but it’s nice that? he a ‘Plan B’ if it’s needed…
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