Posts Tagged ‘BSMS’
Coping with rejection
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by Matt
As you know by reading this, I’ve been recently rejected by BSMS and Sheffield. Naturally, this is quite disheartening, and can make me feel a bit low at times. Being a resiliant chappy, I have carried on and found a brilliant coping method.
Now, I don’t think I’m supposed to be encouraging you to buy products from other places, but as a founding partner, “what the hell!”
For anybody who has been rejected, or just wants to hear the piss taken well and truly out of the medical profession, I recommend that you go out buy some of the Amateur Transplants albums. Failing that, have a look on YouTube at some of their live videos posted by PsychoManagement.
However, on a more serious note, I could still have another interview to go, so I’m going to remind you of the MedicalAdmissions.co.uk interview preparation days.
We offer a full day for up to 10 participants anywhere in the country, including an individual mock interview, group exercises, lectures and talks. The cost is ?2,000.00 split equally between all participants – so if you want one, book now via the ‘Contact us’ form, or by calling the hotline on 07077 088328.
Status change
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…
1 Comment »Feeling lonely
Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Matt
As some of you will have no doubt seen these last few days, I’ve been doing some marketing for MedicalAdmissions.co.uk in various online forums for Medicine Applicants.
This has also served another useful purpose. I’ve found other people applying to the same medical schools as me, and what kind of grades and UKCAT scores they’ve got. I’ve discovered the problems people seem to be having, and have added a few things to our task list here at MedicalAdmissions.co.uk so that we can help more people.
And I’ve been taking note of interview dates, and how many people already have interview letters. And I feel lonely. It seems as if every applicant but me has received at least one letter for interview – Liverpool seems to be where a lot of them are coming from. But I feel left out, as if I should be bracing myself for Track to suddenly show four rejections next time I log on.
And then I feel somewhat silly. My application hasn’t even been in for 3 weeks yet, so it’s probably still at the bottom of the Admissions Tutor’s pile. And UCAS hasn’t emailed me yet, so obviously nothing has changed; it probably won’t even if I keep up trying to refresh Track 100 or so times each day. When I stop and think logically, I suddenly remember that only one of the medical schools has sent me an acknowledgement letter.
I’m sure I’m not the only applicant with no interviews as yet. In fact, I remember the Dean at BSMS told us all at their open day that they do two rounds of interviewing – pre-xmas and post-xmas. I may not even hear from them until late January. So, I don’t really know what I’m so worried about!
Matt is convinced he is going to be rejected. Is it better to prepare to fail or fail to prepare?
4 Comments »The send-off
Posted on October 13th, 2008 by Matt
Well, I’m pleased to announce that I was able to send off my UCAS application tonight. After many weeks of entering details, writing statements, chasing references, and the rest, I’ve finally done it.
?17.00 on the credit card later, and my application is being processed by UCAS before being sent to the 4 medical schools I have applied to. BSMS, Bristol, Sheffield and Southampton – let’s hope they’ll like my application!
Now, like many others, I’m eagerly watching the postbox, waiting for details about how to logon to Track. No doubt I’ll become more addicted that than I am to Facebook…
Matt is happy now, and semi stress-free.
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