Doubts about my course … want to switch to MEDICINE

Thread Starter Doubts about my course… want to switch to MEDICINE Follow 2 hours ago 2h ago Only you can answer this. Where is your understanding of medicine coming from? If it’s coming from Holly City or Grey’s Anatomy, yes, your impression of medicine will be very distorted. If it’s coming from work experience, then it will be less so. You could always do the virtual work experience options. However, the big one is volunteering etc. Do you have any volunteering experience or any experience of responsibility or caring for others? If you don’t, the likelihood of you getting it before the October deadline is very slim as it takes time to get DBS checks through, although not impossible. It may leave you with little to talk about on your personal statement and you really don’t want to lie on this. If you’re undecided on your current course, you probably do have an option to defer and to use this year to get some work experience...
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