Medic Tips

All things UCAT!

Postiwyd ar 12 Ebrill 2020 gan Ellen

It is important that you know what admission test each medical school you apply to requires - for Cardiff, it is the UCAT (formerly known as the UKCAT). In this […]

How to start your medicine personal statement

Postiwyd ar 12 Ebrill 2020 gan Ellen

I just wanted to do a follow up blog from the overview so that I could share some tips and more about my approach to writing my personal statement. INVEST IN A […]

Preparing for your medicine application – what do you need to do?

Postiwyd ar 11 Ebrill 2020 gan Ellen

Every year, the UCAS deadline for submitting an application for medicine is 15 October. So what should you be doing to meet this deadline? This blog is going to talk […]

Reading recommendations!

Postiwyd ar 8 Ebrill 2020 gan Ellen

I thought it would be good to have a collection of reading recommendations - tried and tested by current medics at Cardiff across a range of years! This is useful […]

PART 4: What’s it like dealing with the workload?

Postiwyd ar 8 Ebrill 2020 gan Ellen

So finally for the last part of this subseries, I just wanted to delve deeper into what the transition was like for me straight from A levels to 1st year […]

PART 3: What’s it like on placement?

Postiwyd ar 21 Mawrth 2020 gan Ellen

I'd thought it'd be interesting if I shared a bit more on what you get to do on placement, which you do once a week when CBL teaching starts. It's […]

PART 2: What’s it like doing CBL?

Postiwyd ar 20 Mawrth 2020 gan Ellen

So last blog, we talked about how PCS (the first term) was so important to build the foundations for CBL = case based learning. This blog, I will talk about […]

PART 1: What’s it like in the first term?

Postiwyd ar 19 Mawrth 2020 gan Ellen

So let's get started! Firstly, I'll talk about the very first week, which like all other courses, is the induction week! Then, I'll jump into some details about PCS (Platform […]

1st Year Medicine: What’s it like? – Intro to Bonus subseries!

Postiwyd ar 18 Mawrth 2020 gan Ellen

Hi everyone! Just wanted to give a short intro into my next 4 PART subseries, aiming to give you a greater insight into how I found my first year of […]

Decisions, decisions! Choosing your firm & insurance choices for medicine

Postiwyd ar 19 Chwefror 2020 gan Ellen

If you're reading this as a medic offer holder, first of all, I'd like to say a massive congratulations! You've reached a major milestone in your journey of getting into […]