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Progression to Medicine, Dentistry and Optometry 2011 Entry Progression to Medicine, Dentistry and Optometry 2011 Entry
£15.99


These subjects remains the most competitive. With up to 10 applicants per place, your application will really need to stand out from the rest to help you secure your place. Preparation is absolutely crucial.

This guide has been designed to give applicants a head start when applying to these subject areas. It includes content designed to promote research and give information about career options and application.

Key chapters:
- Which discipline?
- Alternative careers
- Case studies
- Finding a course
- Choosing your institution
- How will they choose you?
- Admissions tests 



Choosing a Medical School Choosing a Medical School
£19.99


Choosing a Medical School can be a long and difficult process. Many applicants struggle to find enough suitable information to make an informed decision and so it is important that you research your options thoroughly and consider carefully the many factors that differ between each of the 33 UK Medical Schools.

Designed to help anyone applying to Medical School, it provides:

- An overview of what to expect from life at Medical School
- Up-to-date information on course structure, teaching methods, entrance requirements, including a quick comparison table for each
- Specific sections focusing on pre-clinical and clinical education, including summaries of teaching hospitals
- Information on what each Medical School and city offers outside of your course: safety, nightlife, cost of living, transport, places to go and things to do, etc.
- Each Medical School includes a student’s view on pre-clinical and clinical training 



Entry to Medical School Bundle of Three Entry to Medical School Bundle of Three
£34.99


Save £10 on three guides to medical school entry.

This pack includes one copy of each of the following (all are available individually below):

Succeeding in your Medical School Interview
An essential student resource which looks at the part the Medical School Interview plays in the overall process through which students are selected to study Medicine.

Succeeding in your Medical School Application
A guide to help school leavers, graduates and mature individuals applying to medical school, together with parents and teachers, to make their Medical School Personal Statement both compelling and convincing reading. Includes 30 examples of high quality medical school personal statements.

Succeeding in the 2010 UKCAT
This comprehensive and fully updated 2010 guide to the UKCAT medical school entrance exam with complete mock test, is essential for anyone wanting to excel in the UKCAT.

You will save £10 off the combined RRPs of these guides by buying this pack


Get into Medical School - Write the Perfect Personal Statement Get into Medical School - Write the Perfect Personal Statement
£15.00


This guide is designed to give medical school applicants all the information they need to write a powerful and memorable personal statement to help them stand out from the crowd and maximise their chances of getting an interview for medical school.

It explains:
- what medical school admissions tutors are really looking for and how to set about impressing them
- the process of planning and preparing to write a personal statement
- how to develop a structure and content to maximise impact
- effective writing techniques to impress medical school admissions tutors. 



Succeeding in your Medical School Application Succeeding in your Medical School Application
£14.99


How to prepare the perfect UCAS Personal Statement.

As the competition for Medical School places continues to increase, it is more important than ever to ensure that your application reflects what the admissions tutors will be looking for. This book:
o Describes the context of the Medical School Personal Statement within the application process
o Sets out the essential contents of the Personal Statement, the key steps in its preparation and what to include and what not to include
o Drafts and refines a fictitious UCAS Personal Statement, making for a most valuable case study through which the consideration of all the important, key principles are brought to life

By using this engaging, easy to use and comprehensive book, you can remove so much of the uncertainty surrounding your medical school application. 



600 UKCAT Practice Questions 600 UKCAT Practice Questions
£15.00


This book contains 600 practice questions, including a full mock exam, which will give you all the tools you need to optimise your score on exam day.

The book sets out a wide range of questions for all four major sections of the UKCAT. The questions mirror the level of difficulty that you can expect in the exam, from relatively easy to streching.

The breadth and depth of the explanations, tips and techniques provided will ensure that you are fully prepared to answer all questions confidently, correctly and within the short period of time allocated. 



Passing the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and BMAT 2010 Passing the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and BMAT 2010
£15.00


An extensive guide to help prepare students

These tests are now being used by the majority of UK university medical and dental schools to help select their student entrants. This guide provides a no-nonsense explanation of the rationale behind the four parts to the test, together with practice questions and answers. The book also presents step-by-step guidance for your application for medicine or dentistry at university.

- Demystifies verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, abstract reasoning and problem solving
- Contains UKCAT and BMAT practice questions and explanations of both correct and incorrect answers
- Step-by-step guidance for your application to medicine or dentistry. 



Practice Tests, Questions and Answers for the UKCAT Practice Tests, Questions and Answers for the UKCAT
£13.00


This text provides 500 questions in the form of two full practice tests plus a unique section on the non-cognitive analysis sub-test.

The practice tests replicate the format of the actual test and readers can choose to tackle these under timed conditions or work their way through them at their own pace.

The non-cognitive analysis sub-test, which looks at qualities such as robustness, empathy and integrity, is often absent or skated over in competitor publications, but here receives full coverage including 150 practice questions. 



Succeeding in the 2010 UK Clinical Aptitude test (UKCAT) Succeeding in the 2010 UK Clinical Aptitude test (UKCAT)
£14.99


This guide, which contains practice questions and an entire mock test which you can complete under timed conditions, aims to help applicants, parents and teachers alike to prepare for and successfully complete the UKCAT.

This guide will
- describe the context of the UKCAT within the application process
- set out how to approach the five sections of the UKCAT
- provide practive questions for each section to work through
- provide a full mock exam 



Medical School Interviews Medical School Interviews
£25.00


A practical guide to help you get that place at Medical School.

This book is an easy to read practical guide that will help you express your trrue potential and get the medical school place you dreamt of.

If someone asked you: What are the qualities of a good doctor? Would you crumble or would you respond with the same old cliche as the next candidate? How about: Should alcoholics receive liver transplants? Was it a good idea to send a man to the moon?

These are real questions posed at interviews. This book will help you answer them and many more. 



Succeeding in your Medical School Interview Succeeding in your Medical School Interview
£14.99


By inviting you to interview, the admissions tutors are saying that they want to see for themselves if you have what it takes to make a success of your medical studies. So, your interview is your great opportunity to shine. This book will:

- Look at the part the Medical School Interview plays in the overall process through which students are selected to study Medicine
- Describe the criteria against which interview panels conduct their assessments
- Highlight the importance of thorough preparation in advance of the interview
- Use topical examples to illustrate the key principles
- Provide tips on what to do and what not to do

Most importantly of all, this guide will help you give your very best account of yourself in your own unique way.  



Succeeding in the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) Succeeding in the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT)
£14.99


The BMAT is used by admissions staff as part of the application process for entry to a number of medical and veterinary schools in the UK. Places for these courses are heavily oversubscribed so it is vital that applicants excel in this test. Advanced preparation is the key to ensuring you know what to expect and to achieve the best result possible.

This guide will:
- Describe the context of the BMAT within the application process
- Set out how to approach each of the three sections of the test
- Provide practice questions for each section
- Explore time management techniques
- Provide a full mock exam to complete under test conditions 


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