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What proportion of your personal statement should be based on extra-curricular activities?

This really depends on the University you're applying to. For Oxbridge applications, extra-curricular information should take up as little as 20% of your character count. Some Universities, for example Du...

Answered by Annie H. • Personal Statements tutor

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What can be used to iterate through a list in python?

A for loop can be used to loop through a set of data or a list a specified number of times. This helps us to repeat an operation several times as well as access the list at different points. For example

Answered by Joshua Z. • Python tutor

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What is a CBL course?

Case Based Learning (CBL) is a type of curriculum framework adopted by a number of medical schools across the country. In a CBL medical course, medical students are given a number of clinical cases which ...

Answered by Edward L. • Medical School Preparation tutor

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What is a biology interview at Oxford like?

It's not as scary as it seems! It's a good idea to look through your personal statement and make sure that you can talk well about anything you've mentioned in it, but don't be surprised if they don't ask...

Answered by Phoebe T. • Oxbridge Preparation tutor

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Why do you want to study medicine?

A question that you will almost certainly be asked. It is important to have a good answer to this question as while a good answer won't guarantee you a place, a poor answer may well lose you one! There ar...

Answered by Joseph R. • Medical School Preparation tutor

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