graduate medicine

saaaaakkkkeee

Hi,

Recently completed a mediocre arts degree, ie, not a 2:1 but decided i would love to do medicine, and am still confident i have smarts for it, but just wasnt motivated in arts.

Anyway i know about the 4 year graduate course but unfortunately realise i need a 2:1 to get in.

So just wondering if anyone could recommend a next step to turn the bad arts degree into a 2:1, ie, does anyone know of any good postgrad diplomas that would set me up, preferably in a year or so? or is repeating the arts the best option?

Thanks!

taram

Hmm tricky, well repeating arts is a waste of time and money if you werent' very into it the first time. Maybe go to the career's office? They'd know the requirments to get in through different streams. Also in the year before you'll want to go in, need to take and pass GAMSAT to get in.

AKK

saaaaakkkkeee wrote: »

Hi,

Recently completed a mediocre arts degree, ie, not a 2:1 but decided i would love to do medicine, and am still confident i have smarts for it, but just wasnt motivated in arts.

Anyway i know about the 4 year graduate course but unfortunately realise i need a 2:1 to get in.

So just wondering if anyone could recommend a next step to turn the bad arts degree into a 2:1, ie, does anyone know of any good postgrad diplomas that would set me up, preferably in a year or so? or is repeating the arts the best option?

Thanks!

In a similar enough position myself - got a 2.2 in my undergrad, then did a postgrad and masters degree, obtaining 2.1s in both. Emailed med faculty in UCC before Christmas inquiring if I would be eligible for entry. Was informed that I didn't satisfy the entry requirements for 2009 - i.e. 2.1 in primary degree.

mikemac

You have the smarts for medicine but didn't manage a 2:1 in a mediocre Arts degree?
I like your confidence........