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Why medicine?

Interest in science Giving back to the community The multitude of skills required:
Interpersonal skills Management Multi tasking Creativity Decision making

Why Cambridge?

Science orientated Opportunity for research Excellent teaching Love for learning The challenge:

Nobody said it was easy!

Application Procedure
a.k.a How to make Cambridge really like you

Steps Involved
Personal statement Supplementary Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) The BMAT Interview

Personal Statement
All parts of your UCAS form, including the personal statement, must be filled in online. You can enter 4,000 characters, including spaces. Answer 4 questions:
Why do you want to study medicine? Why do you want to study at Cambridge? What have you done to show your interest in medicine? Who are you as a person?

Submit with rest of UCAS by 15th October 2013

SAQ
Submit by: 12pm (noon, GMT) on 22 October 2013 http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/p ublications/docs/saq.pdf

DONT LIE

BMAT
Aptitude Test with 3 sections:
Aptitude and Skills Scientific Knowledge and Application Writing Task

Treat it as any other exam. Work hard for it!

Do past year papers

Interviews
Conducted late in the year Science based

READ UP!

Life as a Medical student

A bad schedule

A good schedule!

Academics include:
Lectures Practicals / lab work Supervisions Homework
Essays Other

FIXED

Extra lectures

Main subjects:
Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry

Minor subjects:
Sociology in the context of medicine Epidemiology Preparing for patients

Basic teaching principle in Cambridge:


We want you to learn for yourself, but well make sure you pass.

Life as a Cambridge student

work

social

sleep

Find the right balance

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