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Becoming a
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Making the Decision |
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Do You Want to be a Doctor? |
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Deciding to be a Doctor |
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Training to be a Doctor |
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Being a Doctor |
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Types of Doctor |
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The Cost of |
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Succeeding at A-Level |
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Choosing Subjects |
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Succeeding Throughout the Year |
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Preparing for Exams |
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Private Tuition |
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Exams |
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Taking a Gap Year |
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Should You Take a Gap Year? |
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Where to Go |
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What to do |
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How to Find Out More |
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Getting a Life |
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Why do Extracurricular Activities? |
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What can You Do? |
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A Few Examples |
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Work Experience |
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Work Experience |
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Arranging Work Experience |
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Preparing for Work Experience |
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Making the Mostofshadowing |
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Volunteering |
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Employment |
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Research Experience |
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If All Else Fails |
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Preparing for Admission Tests |
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The Use of Admission Tests |
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Preparing and Taking the Tests |
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Admission Test Strategy |
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The UKCAT |
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The BMAT |
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Choosing a |
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The |
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Types of Course |
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Types of University |
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Summary of Medical Schools |
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Competitiveness of Medical Schools |
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The Applicant |
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A Guide to Decide |
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League Tables |
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Performance after |
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How to Find Out More |
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Undergraduate Medical Schools |
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Brighton and |
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Keele |
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Peninsula |
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Queen’s, |
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Overseas |
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Perfecting the UCAS Form |
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The UCAS Application Form |
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Your School Reference |
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The Personal Statement |
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What to Include |
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What to Avoid |
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Finishing the Statement |
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Personal Statements |
190 |
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Getting into Oxbridge |
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Oxbridge Demystified |
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The Oxbridge Experience |
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The Colleges |
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Studying Medicine at Oxbridge |
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The Oxbridge Interview |
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Inside the Oxbridge Interview |
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Graduate Entry Medicine |
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Introducing Graduate Medicine |
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The Academic Requirements |
210 |
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Making the Most of Your Time |
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Work Experience |
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Choosing a Graduate Entry Course |
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Graduate Entry Medical Schools |
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Understanding the Profiles |
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Keele |
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London- King’s College |
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Nottingham ( |
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Non-Traditional Applications |
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Non-Traditional Qualifications |
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Non-Traditional Backgrounds |
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Fitness to Practise |
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How to Succeed at Interview |
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The |
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Preparing for the Interview |
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Predictable Questions |
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Ethical Principles |
260 |
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A Few Ethical Dilemmas |
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Ethics in Modern Healthcare |
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Science in the Medical Interview |
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Useful Things to Look Up |
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If Things Don’t Work Out |
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If You Don’t Win an Offer |
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If You Miss Your Offer |
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If Things Still Aren’t Working Out |
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Making the Most of |
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So you’re Going to be a Doctor |
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Starting University |
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Learning at University |
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Living at University |
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A Day in the Life of a Student Doctor |
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The Importance of Early Career Decisions |
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Appendix |
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UKCAT Section 1 Questions |
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UKCAT Section 2 Questions |
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UKCAT Section 3 Questions |
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UKCAT Section 4 Questions |
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UKCAT Section 5 Questions |
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UKCAT Answers and Explanations |
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BMAT Section 1 Questions |
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BMAT Section 2 Questions |
316 |
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BMAT Section 3 Questions |
318 |
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BMAT Answers and Explanations |
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Useful Resources |
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Thinking About Medicine |
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Application Resources |
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Index |
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