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How much work experience do I need for my medicine application?

Unfortunately there is no set answer to this question, however what I do know is that a career in medicine is a life-long commitment and vocation so before you enter into that world you want to be pretty ...

Answered by Charlotte C. • Medical School Preparation tutor

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How do I prepare for my interview for med school?

The most useful way to prepare for your interview is to go through your personal statement and pick out 5 main points that you want to get across to your interviewer.

For example:

Answered by Andie L. • Medical School Preparation tutor

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What/how much work experience should I do?

Unfortunately there is no set amount/type of work experience that you can do that will garuntee that you will obtain a place at medical school. From what I understand the medical school are more intere...

Answered by Hannah G. • Medical School Preparation tutor

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Do I need to have shadowed a GP before applying?

In short, no. It's an unfortunately common myth that shadowing a GP is essential for a successful application but this is very much not the case. Basically, what a medical school wants to see in your p...

Answered by Varun J. • Medical School Preparation tutor

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What sort of work experience should I be trying to get and how much is appropriate?

Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this question. A lot of the answer isn’t based on a pro forma tick list, but in understanding and proving your motives both to yourself and the medical schools ...

Answered by Rhys T. • Medical School Preparation tutor

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