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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 you...
RT
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which extra-curricular activities shall I include in my PS?

This is a very important question to answer as it requires a lot of thinking, different variables and drafting so I will answer this in part and the rest is dependent on your unique circumstances so I will i...
KH
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In my personal statement should I talk about what I want to do after university?

If you have a clear idea of what you want to do in future then mentioning it will make you sound ambitious which is a great way to get the admissions team's attention. It will give the impression that you ar...
JF
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If full employment real interest rates are determined by investment (the demand for loanable funds) and savings (supply of loanable funds), is there any reason to suppose that there is a lower bound on real interest rates?

In theory, the loanable funds market can reach an equilibrium at any level and thus there should be no lower bound on real interest rates. Nonetheless, in practice, people only encounter nominal interest rat...
VT
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Do I have to have had work experience in a hospital?

No, although it looks good and is valuable (and so if you can thats great) medical schools understand that it can be very difficult to actually get work experience in hospitals. It would look equally if not ...
MO
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