[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

how do you feel about her moving to Derry

I'd be a bit nervous about it tbh, with all the Brexit stuff I'd be afraid of things starting up there again, also right now Ireland is charged EU fees but if that changes to international fees it would be way too expensive and on top of that Derry is really hard to get to from Cork unless you drive which she doesn't

Honestly I think she's going to go with Biochem anyway, she's pretty nervous about the idea of going to Derry herself

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'd be a bit nervous about it tbh, with all the Brexit stuff I'd be afraid of things starting up there again, also right now Ireland is charged EU fees but if that changes to international fees it would be way too expensive and on top of that Derry is really hard to get to from Cork unless you drive which she doesn't

Honestly I think she's going to go with Biochem anyway, she's pretty nervous about the idea of going to Derry herself

yeah I think in view of how things are she might be better staying local

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ant.

well done to her!

She needs to be comfortable but I'm sure she'll love wherever she ends up going

What are you looking to do in Uni Ant, sounds like you have similar interests to my daughter actually with Biology and Chemistry?

Originally Posted by Cherie

yeah I think in view of how things are she might be better staying local

Yeah, she really had put Pharmacy out of her head anyway because she didn't think she met the requirements but she must have got it because she got one grade lower than they wanted but then she got another that was higher so maybe countered it or something? I don't know. She was happy out with Biochem and now that's thrown a spanner in the works

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What are you looking to do in Uni Ant, sounds like you have similar interests to my daughter actually with Biology and Chemistry?

Medicine but the grades didn't go swimmingly oops

I've been on the phone here there and everywhere and contacted the uni that (understandably) rejected me and explained the awful year I've had. If I get my Maths grade marked up to an A and give them the evidence of counselling and mental health services referrals they said they'd give me a place for 2020 entry which is really great because that gives me almost a year to get a job, earn money, travel a bit, and just relax more, so I'm really relying on Maths to go up

failing that, Leicester have invited me for an interview on Monday... so who knows where I'll be this time next month

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ant.

Medicine but the grades didn't go swimmingly oops

I've been on the phone here there and everywhere and contacted the uni that (understandably) rejected me and explained the awful year I've had. If I get my Maths grade marked up to an A and give them the evidence of counselling and mental health services referrals they said they'd give me a place for 2020 entry which is really great because that gives me almost a year to get a job, earn money, travel a bit, and just relax more, so I'm really relying on Maths to go up

failing that, Leicester have invited me for an interview on Monday... so who knows where I'll be this time next month

Medicine wow that's fantastic Ant. Did you have to do an extra exam then on top of your A levels?, we call it the HPAT here

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Medicine wow that's fantastic Ant. Did you have to do an extra exam then on top of your A levels?, we call it the HPAT here

Thank you I actually considered Pharmacy instead of Medicine after my last interview for med school and as I was about to appy for Pharmacy my offer came through so i was like "nice"
What's the HPAT like? I had to do two exams There's the UKCAT accepted by most unis (I have to resit this if I go into 2020 entry for my original uni) but there's also the BMAT which a select few unis use. BMAT's more science based with some problem solving, whereas UKCAT is pretty much full on aptitude. You seem to know a fair bit, did your daughter consider medicine?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ant.

Thank you I actually considered Pharmacy instead of Medicine after my last interview for med school and as I was about to appy for Pharmacy my offer came through so i was like "nice"
What's the HPAT like? I had to do two exams There's the UKCAT accepted by most unis (I have to resit this if I go into 2020 entry for my original uni) but there's also the BMAT which a select few unis use. BMAT's more science based with some problem solving, whereas UKCAT is pretty much full on aptitude. You seem to know a fair bit, did your daughter consider medicine?

Yeah she did actually, she did a course for the HPAT but changed her mind before the actually exam date, it was just too much pressure for her tbh. HPAT is a mixed aptitude test both "normal" questions and medical related ones really, so maybe a mix of the two you've mentioned having in the UK?

Must have been a really stressful year for you, hopefully it will work out for you next year or in Leicester (that will this year?)

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ant.

Medicine but the grades didn't go swimmingly oops

I've been on the phone here there and everywhere and contacted the uni that (understandably) rejected me and explained the awful year I've had. If I get my Maths grade marked up to an A and give them the evidence of counselling and mental health services referrals they said they'd give me a place for 2020 entry which is really great because that gives me almost a year to get a job, earn money, travel a bit, and just relax more, so I'm really relying on Maths to go up

failing that, Leicester have invited me for an interview on Monday... so who knows where I'll be this time next month

our own Dr Ant! If they don't give you the two point, you could resit maybe?

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

our own Dr Ant! If they don't give you the two point, you could resit maybe?

Y'see I thought of that but to resit an A Level it'd cost £225 and I don't have that money (especially since I just paid for my dog to have surgery ). Besides I could be doing Medicine at Leicester in a month or two if my interview goes well on Monday (I'll be rusty but I saved all my notes on ethics and NHS topics in my journal... so that'd be nice to read on a 3.5 hour journey on public transport