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UL GEM 2014
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29-01-2014 11:25pm#1
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Hi Lub!
I haven't looked at accomm yet. I was thinking of staying at home if I do get accepted to Limerick (My family live in Ennis). Just thinking of ways to save a bit of money!
I wasn't able to make it to the open day but I emailed the secretary and she set up a meeting with one of the Professors there (Prof Deirdre McGrath). It was nice to get a run through of how the course is organised.
Have you looked at accomm? Do you know anybody in UL?
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If I lived close enough to travel daily like you, I totally would! I just had another look at the on-campus accommodation and it's so expensive at about €4300 a year.
I really need to visit the city and scope it out, it's so impossible to decide when I have no idea what my options are. Blargh.
Having a meeting with the professor was a great idea. Is there any inside info you'd like to share? :P0 -
I was looking at the accomm for the medical school and it is literally a stone's throw away from the GEM building. But it is quite expensive! Gosh GEM in general is expensive.
I was talking to a student there and he said Ulster Bank no longer offer the full loan (fees and maintenance) to GEMs only a loan for fess - I went to UB later on that day and the cashier said the full loans were available to Irish students as far as she was aware (I've also read online that a current student was saying the full loans were not available) - I don't know what to believe
Sadly enough, I didn't get any more information than what was available online. The cohort of students is going to be the same as last years (approx. 130-140) - hopefully that means the GAMSAT cut off will not be moving this year! How are you getting on with your prep?0 -
Hi Guys! I'm in the same boat too, hoping for UL come August. I have seen all the other medical schools except UL but from what I hear its pretty good. Do most GEM students live on campus or off campus, do you know? Like if a few of us do get in we could potentially look for a house? Early days yet obviously but I guess it would be better than living with 18/19 year old fresh out of secondary school. No disrespect to them. 0
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RainBow_xo wrote: »I was talking to a student there and he said Ulster Bank no longer offer the full loan (fees and maintenance) to GEMs only a loan for fess - I went to UB later on that day and the cashier said the full loans were available to Irish students as far as she was aware (I've also read online that a current student was saying the full loans were not available) - I don't know what to believe
Sadly enough, I didn't get any more information than what was available online. The cohort of students is going to be the same as last years (approx. 130-140) - hopefully that means the GAMSAT cut off will not be moving this year! How are you getting on with your prep?
Oh that's odd about the loan! Everyone on boards seems to be saying that UB don't offer the full loan, and I know (from reading threads) that some people weren't able to go ahead with GEM because of this. Maybe they're going to reintroduce it, or maybe that cashier is living in lala land lol. :P
I sat the GAMSAT in September in Bristol actually, and crawled out of it with a 55 so I'm crossing every part of my body and hoping that the points don't go up! I don't see why they would though. Are you all set for March? 0 -
Oh that's odd about the loan! Everyone on boards seems to be saying that UB don't offer the full loan, and I know (from reading threads) that some people weren't able to go ahead with GEM because of this. Maybe they're going to reintroduce it, or maybe that cashier is living in lala land lol. :P
I sat the GAMSAT in September in Bristol actually, and crawled out of it with a 55 so I'm crossing every part of my body and hoping that the points don't go up! I don't see why they would though. Are you all set for March?
It's so hard to know what to believe lol id be more inclined to believe the students though :P
Congrats on your score! I'd love to have it over and done with now! I'm very nervous for March! I just hope i have enough prep done by then! Section I is killing me lol VR certainly isn't my strong point!0 -
Hi Guys! I'm in the same boat too, hoping for UL come August. I have seen all the other medical schools except UL but from what I hear its pretty good. Do most GEM students live on campus or off campus, do you know? Like if a few of us do get in we could potentially look for a house? Early days yet obviously but I guess it would be better than living with 18/19 year old fresh out of secondary school. No disrespect to them.
Hii! Welcome aboard
The student I was talking to lives off campus simply because it was cheaper. I'm not too sure whether he is living with fellow GEMS or not. The uni residence is literally a five minute walk from the building so I assumed it was mainly for GEMS (this could also be completely wrong :P - forgive me )
If I am lucky enough to get in, I hope to commute from home. But I'm sure there are goin to be plenty of GEMS who would rather live with our fellow GEMS!
What is your background, if you don't kind me asking? I'm from a science background 0 -
Thanks for your reply! Yeah I suppose there's pros and cons of living on or off campus. I guess in campus it might be easier to meet people for first year anyway. But then it is much more expensive....jumping the guns a bit. I think I'll wait for another few months to look into further into it.
I'm from a science background too. 0 -
Thanks for your reply! Yeah I suppose there's pros and cons of living on or off campus. I guess in campus it might be easier to meet people for first year anyway. But then it is much more expensive....jumping the guns a bit. I think I'll wait for another few months to look into further into it.
I'm from a science background too.
Yeah, I would say closer to the time it will be easier to decide!
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I actually did the GAMSAT last year. I was contemplating on doing it again in March up until before Xmas but have decided to hold tight and see if I did well enough for UL again. How are you getting on yourself? I think the main thing behind it is staying calm, when I did it last year the person sitting to right of me got into such a state they had to leave even before the exam started! If you do enough prep to give yourself a bit of confidence and have a good nights sleep before it I think you will do just grand! I know considering some of the detailed accounts of the exam on here it may seem like a mammoth task but thats the way I looked at it. 0
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I actually did the GAMSAT last year. I was contemplating on doing it again in March up until before Xmas but have decided to hold tight and see if I did well enough for UL again. How are you getting on yourself? I think the main thing behind it is staying calm, when I did it last year the person sitting to right of me got into such a state they had to leave even before the exam started! If you do enough prep to give yourself a bit of confidence and have a good nights sleep before it I think you will do just grand! I know considering some of the detailed accounts of the exam on here it may seem like a mammoth task but thats the way I looked at it.
Well done on your score! I wish you the very best of luck for August! Thank you for your advice! You are absolutely right about the threads on here about GAMSAT; they make the test seem even more daunting than it needs to be! :eek: 0 -
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dublindoctor wrote: »I'm a current UL med student so any questions anyone may have ask away on here or private mail, happy to answer anything!
Hi dublindoctor!
That's great to hear! I will surely be coming to you with many questions! 0 -
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dublindoctor wrote: »I'm a current UL med student so any questions anyone may have ask away on here or private mail, happy to answer anything!
We have an insider! :cool:
My biggest concern at the moment is accommodation because I am so unfamiliar with Limerick and have never been near the university. I'm going to explore it next week, but do you know of any off-campus places that are quiet (maybe just for post grads) and are close to a bus route or close enough to the college? I feel as though I'm limited to the on-campus rip-off fest.
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supraspinaswim wrote: »Hopefully heading to UL- so long as the points dont change, in September. Did the gamsat twice, March last yr over here and then in Bristol in Sept. Doing it in Bristol was nuts, left my passport at home and only copped on half way to the airport.
Accommodation wise 4300 doesnt sound that bad, its around 5k-5500 in Trinity, Im finishing my biomed degree so fingers crossed all goes to plan.
Welcome aboard
Where are you studying biomed?0 -
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Did you speak with any current GEMs or Staff?
Hey Watz!
I went on a Saturday so the GEM building seemed to be closed and there wasn't many people around the campus at all, so I didn't speak to anyone I'm afraid. Rainbow (the OP) said she spoke with a staff member a few weeks ago, so she might be of more use than I am!
I've found a few decently priced student villages in the Castletroy area which offer free shuttle bus services to the university quite constantly throughout the day, which is nice. If anyone is interested in having a look: Brookfield Hall or Courtyard Student Village.0 -
Hi!
I'm hoping to start in UL this coming September too. (It's a rather large 'hope') I sat the Gamsat in Bristol last year (as a trial run with very little prep) and scored a 53, so I'm right on the threshold! It was my intention to sit it again in March but I'm doing a Masters so decided I would wait and see if my current score would suffice. (I'm from a non-science background so plenty scope for improvement if I don't get it!)
The grad med open night didn't give too much extra information. The most interesting part for me was the students talking about their own personal experience! The building itself is lovely and it's maybe 10 meters from The Quigley Residence which is the main GEM/postgrad accommodation. UL opened it's online applications for accommodation the other day and I applied for The Quigley and I was put on a waiting list, maybe if you all are unsure it would be worth getting on a waiting list just in case? I live about an hour and fifteen minutes away from UL so I'm still weighing up the pros and cons of living up vs commuting.
Best of luck to those of you sitting the Gamsat! 0 -
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Did you speak with any current GEMs or Staff?
Hi Watz
I went to UL in Jan because I missed the open night and was able to squeeze in a quick talk with the professor. She just explained about the PBL aspect of the course and she said there will always be tutors guiding you to make sure you are on the right track. From the very beginning we will be exposed to patients in two clinical settings, one with a chronic illness and a pregnancy, if I remember correctly.
She also mentioned the number of places has most likely reached its maximum and would not be increasing (approximately 120, I think), so hopefully GAMSAT scores do not move anytime soon. UL was originally meant to be GP focussed but she assured me we would have rotations similar to the other medical schools. You probably already know there is no dissection element to the course. Anddddddddd.....that's about all I can remember. HTH
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Hey Rainbow!RainBow_xo wrote: »Hi Watz
I went to UL in Jan because I missed the open night and was able to squeeze in a quick talk with the professor. She just explained about the PBL aspect of the course and she said there will always be tutors guiding you to make sure you are on the right track. From the very beginning we will be exposed to patients in two clinical settings, one with a chronic illness and a pregnancy, if I remember correctly.
She also mentioned the number of places has most likely reached its maximum and would not be increasing (approximately 120, I think), so hopefully GAMSAT scores do not move anytime soon. UL was originally meant to be GP focussed but she assured me we would have rotations similar to the other medical schools. You probably already know there is no dissection element to the course. Anddddddddd.....that's about all I can remember. HTH
Thanks for your reply, that has definitely helped. At this stage now its just a matter of sitting back and waiting for the offers in August I guess! 0 -
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Depends how close the answer stems are to each other. With so little time it is sometimes best to just estimate. So 9/24 I would take as 10/25. If you play with the decimals and say 100/25 is 4 so 10/25 is 0.4. As we estimated we increased both numbers so we have to take a number a little lower than 0.4. Now using long division will get you closer to the real answer but with the time limit of 1.5 second per question it may not be wise, especially if the answers are far apart to allow estimating.
Hi reasoning, thank you for the advice! That makes a lot of sense 0 -
dublindoctor wrote: »I'm a current UL med student so any questions anyone may have ask away on here or private mail, happy to answer anything!
Hi DublinDoc,
I noticed when I had a look around the GEM building that there was no library. Is there a specific med library somewhere else or do GEMs use the main library? If so, how far is it from the GEM building? 0 -
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Not a GEM but I know there are medical books in the main library - I could be corrected on this but I think thats what GEMs use.
It is over in the main campus i.e. across the living bridge maybe a 5-10minute walk at most depending on how fast you walk.
Again though I'm open to correction on this.
Thank you! That makes a lot of sense:) 0 -
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