getting into med school

Thread Starter getting into med school Follow 18 minutes ago 18m ago Quote: Originally Posted by Anonymous-112 would a medicine 3 day taster course at cambridge help me towards getting into med school The main things I've read and have been told med schools want are: 1) Good grades - Minimum grades for that uni or greater, otherwise I don't think it's possible to get in. Most unis in the UK want AAAAB on average, some want AAAAA and others want AAABB (these are all minimums for Scottish highers.) 2) Work experience - get as much as you can and as much as possible, some work in a care home hospital work too is good. 2.5) Volunteering - ^ goes hand and hand with this tbh, get volunteering in places where you can help others, this helps show empathy and compassion which is something med schools like to see, it also gives you a decent insight onto what medicine is like. 3) Shadowing...
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