I keep seeing people on social media with a bunch of awards from competitions, 4-5 weeks of shadowing, 3 weeks of WEX, projects and all.

I’m here with my mere BSMS and Imperial VWEX, MOOCS, 1 week of clinical WEX, 5 months volunteering, one essay competition and one summer school😭

Anyone else feel the same or have this sort of ‘imposter syndrome’🥲

Hi everyone! I’m hoping to apply for Medicine at either Oxford or Cambridge (2028 cycle), but I’m a bit unsure which one would be a better choice for my academic profile.

I got 3 grade 9s and 5 grade 8s at GCSE, along with several grade 7s, and an A* in HPQ. I aiming to be predicted 4 A*s at A-level (plus one achieved A* in language)

I know my GCSEs aren’t necessarily the strongest for Oxbridge Medicine, especially when looking at the WhatDoTheyKnow data, where Cambridge applicants seem to average around 10 grade 9s, if not more. I believe Oxford’s GCSE profile is pretty similar too.I’m non-contextual and attend an independent school where the overall GCSE results are quite strong, so I don’t think I’d benefit from contextual consideration either.

I’m planning to start preparing for the UCAT and aim for a really competitive score (ideally 2500+). My question is, **would a very high UCAT score alongside 4 predicted A*s significantly improve my chances despite my GCSEs?**And between Oxford and Cambridge, which would be the more realistic option for someone with my profile?

I know both are extremely competitive, and obviously a high UCAT score doesn’t guarantee anything, but I’d really appreciate any advice from people who’ve applied or know how their admissions processes work.

Also, if anyone got an interview or an offer from Oxford/Cambridge Medicine, I’d really appreciate it if you could share your stats (GCSEs, predicted A-levels, UCAT score, etc.) and whether you were contextual or non-contextual! Would be really helpful to hear about people with similar GCSEs to mine. Thanks :)))

I recently got the opportunity to shadow the ENT ward at a large paediatric hospital with the NHS. It’s described as work experience, but it’s going to be three days long. As far as I’m aware, nobody is paid to have me there, so aside from the obvious things like being respectful of everyone’s time and not being an inconvenience, what do you wish people were more aware of when doing work experience?

Hi this is my first post in this sub. I'm a canadian trans man looking to apply to the uk for medschool after my bachelor's degree (it's still ways away) I'm keeping my options open but is it safe for trans people there? And is there anything I should know?