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How do I open my personal statement?

The first sentence should immediately set out something you have done and how it directly relates to your course.

Why?

Some people open with a quote, or a similar "atten...

DC
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Which university should I apply to, Cambridge or Oxford?

There are 32 medical schools in the UK currently and you will only be able to choose 4 (plus one biomed) - so it is understandable you may have some difficulty narrowing them down. Cambridge and Oxford...

CR
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How does blood return from the feet back to the heart?

First, some general advice:It is not uncommon for medical interviews, particularly at Oxbridge, to test the interviewee's ability to think laterally, creatively or "outside of...

AV
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What is Cystic Fibrosis? Explain the mechanism behind this disease.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic condition most commonly caused by the deltaF508 mutation in the CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Re...

JB
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How do I tackle interview questions that ask me for an example where I showed a particular skill?

Whether panel interviews or MMIs, medical school interviews will almost certainly invovle "behavioural questioning" style questions.

These questions ask you to draw on an experi...

DK
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