Applying to Medical School - Revision history

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 * For opportunities in Lincolnshire: https://www.lincstalentacademy.org.uk/ (follow the link for Work Experience)
-* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/f/fa/Stamford_and_Peterborough_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc application form]
+* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.martin@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/f/fa/Stamford_and_Peterborough_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc application form]
 In addition to spending time in a hospital setting, admission tutors will be looking for some on-going voluntary work – this should ideally be in a health-care setting, but could be in another area as long as you have been doing it for at least 6 months on a regular basis.
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 Once you have done some work experience and decided that you do definitely want to study Medicine, you will need to start thinking about choosing a Medical School.
-There are 33 medical schools in the UK, and no two are exactly alike. Choosing which ones to put down on your UCAS form can be a daunting task. Ultimately, the goal is to find the best fit for you.
+There are 48 medical schools in the UK, and no two are exactly alike. Choosing which ones to put down on your UCAS form can be a daunting task. Ultimately, the goal is to find the best fit for you.
 As well as where you’d like to study geographically, you need to consider how you’ll be taught. There are 3 main types of Medicine courses – you need to do your research and make sure that you choose the one that best-suits how you learn:
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 * Problem-Based Learning (PBL) courses
-Once you have decided, then you need to think about entrance tests and which you’d rather do – or if you want to do both. There are 2 entrance tests and you need to do some research to decide which is better-suited to you. These are:
+To some extent your choices will be dictated by how well you do in your UCAT admissions test. You will take this at the local driving test centre in the summer between Year 12 and 13 and the different medical schools score the results differently alongside other parts of your application such as GCSE grades and predicted A level grades. It's important to dedicate several weeks of that summer to preparing for the UCAT.
 == Interviews ==

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 '''This website, which is free to use, is jam-packed full of hints, tips, guidance and information about applying to study Medicine.
-For any further help, please see Mrs Hawkins.
+For any further help, please see Mrs Elliot.
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 * For opportunities in Lincolnshire: https://www.lincstalentacademy.org.uk/ (follow the link for Work Experience)
-* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/f/fa/Stamford_and_Peterborough_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc/application form]
+* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/f/fa/Stamford_and_Peterborough_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc application form]
 In addition to spending time in a hospital setting, admission tutors will be looking for some on-going voluntary work – this should ideally be in a health-care setting, but could be in another area as long as you have been doing it for at least 6 months on a regular basis.

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 * For opportunities in Lincolnshire: https://www.lincstalentacademy.org.uk/ (follow the link for Work Experience)
-* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/6/67/Stamford_and_Peterborough_00_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc/ application form]
+* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/f/fa/Stamford_and_Peterborough_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc/application form]
 In addition to spending time in a hospital setting, admission tutors will be looking for some on-going voluntary work – this should ideally be in a health-care setting, but could be in another area as long as you have been doing it for at least 6 months on a regular basis.

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 * For opportunities in Lincolnshire: https://www.lincstalentacademy.org.uk/ (follow the link for Work Experience)
-* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/6/67/Stamford_and_Peterborough_00_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc/application form]
+* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/6/67/Stamford_and_Peterborough_00_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc/ application form]
 In addition to spending time in a hospital setting, admission tutors will be looking for some on-going voluntary work – this should ideally be in a health-care setting, but could be in another area as long as you have been doing it for at least 6 months on a regular basis.

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	* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/6/67/Stamford_and_Peterborough_00_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc/application form]		* For opportunities in Peterborough and Stamford: e-mail a completed application form to: nikki.davis@pbh-tr.nhs.uk. Click here for the [https://sixthform.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk/images/6/67/Stamford_and_Peterborough_00_Application_Form_updated_2016.doc/application form]
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	In addition to spending time in a hospital setting, admission tutors will be looking for some on-going voluntary work – this should ideally be in a health-care setting, but could be in another area as long as you have been doing it for at least 6 months on a regular basis.		In addition to spending time in a hospital setting, admission tutors will be looking for some on-going voluntary work – this should ideally be in a health-care setting, but could be in another area as long as you have been doing it for at least 6 months on a regular basis.

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 Medical Schools have minimum grade requirements – especially in English Language, so make sure you check the entry criteria carefully at your chosen universities.
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+==== Am I going to do well enough in my A-Levels? ====
 Standard requirements for MOST medical schools is AAA, although there is some small variation to this. Be honest with yourself and talk to your teachers about whether they think that you can achieve these grades – ideally at the start of Year 12.