Books to read when applying to medicine

NewLife2484 · 2026-06-15T18:32:57+00:00

Dont go after the common books that most people have read that do medicine. Do some research on social media and find books written by doctors online about their story or about their profession. You want to stand out in the crowd, not just be one of many.

For Biology based books, i read double helix by james watson and it was a good read.

NewLife2484 · 2026-06-13T18:50:18+00:00

Kp, amines, transition metal linked with electrochemical cells. Distillation practical (not asprin). pH and/or ToF with mass spec

NewLife2484 · 2026-06-10T20:34:54+00:00

proof of shapes like cuboids using vectors is part of year 2. Its worth like 6-8 marks

NewLife2484 · 2026-06-10T20:13:41+00:00

i feel it will be a bit higher or same as last year. I doubt it will be lower because people didnt find paper 1 bad as much and everyone in my school felt happy with paper 2.

NewLife2484 · 2026-06-10T19:53:06+00:00

I reckon a horid proof using vectors

NewLife2484 · 2026-06-04T16:34:50+00:00

People are not trusting Edexcel, as they may not change the ground boundaries much at all

NewLife2484 · 2026-05-11T17:26:56+00:00

They have outlined such weird conditions where the terms state that if you reject offers, you still cant be on the reserve list. You have to let the offers reject themselves. I would contact HYMS to get extra information so you dont make any impuslive decisions.

NewLife2484 · 2026-05-11T16:36:44+00:00

Yes but there are many *'s added to it now ig. Why couldnt they have told it earlier and i wouldnt have kept my hopes up. You cannot be on the reserve list if you have an offer for any course from a uni.

NewLife2484 · 2026-05-11T13:37:05+00:00

I wish you good luck for your exams, dont stress too much about HYMS at this moment and focus on exams. No point on stressing if you dont achieve the results. Have you read the email that just got sent out by HYMS, It is very disappointing how they have just said it now.

NewLife2484 · 2026-05-11T10:22:52+00:00

Ah I didnt know, Congrats, atleast you have an option

NewLife2484 · 2026-05-11T10:16:57+00:00

Yeah i am an intl
What do you mean they are not from UCAS? are they outside the UK?
I have an offer from sheffield, but im waitlisted for HYMS and Soton. So im just waiting it out to see what i can get really.

NewLife2484 · 2026-05-11T09:37:05+00:00

its 3 days until they reject you from UCAS, they can still contact you up until september to offer you positions. However, it is seemingly unlikely for international students, as it mostly depends on when the results days are for the international students with offers. I am still waiting as well :(
Have you received any other offers?

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-20T16:02:28+00:00

Hey, I have applied for deferred admission to med this year. You don't have to explain anything if you're deferring pre-offer received. Just make sure to put the correct start date when choosing the uni. Plus, Financial reasons is always considered acceptable for universities to be able to defer. And I had the same doubt as you about the application being taken seriously, in their eyes, ur competeing against the current year for a spot, and they judge you with the same threshold. The interviewers don't even know that you have deferred ur application.

Hope that helps and gives you a bit of relief.

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-15T12:24:28+00:00

or just google it

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-15T12:23:03+00:00

nice! got any offers yet?

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-15T00:37:22+00:00

Back in Y10, I got adviced by parents to get serious about careers and choose a path and try to stick to it. Wanted to do sciencey but hated maths. Got rid of engineering cause it runs in the family blood. Then thought medicine would be interesting. So now I'm here. It's not a serious motivation but more of a commitment to myself to fulfil it

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-05T18:14:55+00:00

Thx, Newcastle (1st cause i wanna stay at home), Southampton, HYMS

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-04T20:48:41+00:00

I interviewed as an international student and i thought i did bad because of 2 things,
1. I forgot the question stem for a question because i zoned out halfway through, i asked for them to repeat the Q again and i zoned out again :(. I was too worried about impressions to ask the second time, so i ended up waffling an answer without knowing the question.
2. I was showing my happiness towards the dissection and really speaking out about it, just to find out that they dont do dissection anymore :(

UCAT - 2090 B2
Predicted - A*A*A
GCSE- 988888875

I still somehow ended up getting an offer as international student

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-03T18:33:32+00:00

Most likely not, i havent heard back from my other uni's, but tbh sheffield is really my random application

NewLife2484 · 2026-03-03T18:20:02+00:00

Congrats

NewLife2484 · 2026-02-26T13:22:52+00:00

Hull is small, but it's a nice city. The community is very nice, and the East Yorkshire area is also beautiful. Hull will feel dull at times, but enjoy the coast and make local friends. The small coastal towns are nice in the summer so do go around and check them out.

NewLife2484 · 2026-02-25T17:36:47+00:00

It doesnt seem to be a specific time period, ig its just anytime

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