Doing Med School Again After Dropping Out of Carribbean Med School

howdy,

basically i'm a commencement yr medical student at ucl and i've really really hated it for the past few months. i thought the educational activity style would be different to how information technology is, i've had to move flats and i barely know anyone else here so i don't really have any social life. my best friend hither dropped out at the finish of the first term and so since and then i've been totally isolated.

i am thinking about dropping out and reapplying to a smaller medical school with a different style of teaching in the promise that i settle in better at that place and can apply myself more to it than i have been here.

i was wondering if anybody knows what the policy at other medical schools is nigh people who take dropped out from other places due to personal reasons? volition it harm my awarding? my a-level grades were A*AA in biological science, chemistry & physics.

any advice at all would be really really helpful.

thank you, hannah

Generally one time y'all go out a medical school your chances of getting into another are incredibly slim - it just shows a real lack of commitment. Whats the biggest trouble where you are? Is information technology the teaching, or is it the lack of social life? Have you tried speaking to a tutor at UCL nearly how y'all're feeling?

(Original postal service by Hannapbqlx3n)
hi,

basically i'm a first year medical pupil at ucl and i've really really hated information technology for the past few months. i idea the pedagogy manner would be unlike to how it is, i've had to movement flats and i barely know anyone else here then i don't really have whatsoever social life. my best friend here dropped out at the end of the first term and so since and then i've been totally isolated.

i am thinking most dropping out and reapplying to a smaller medical schoolhouse with a different style of education in the hope that i settle in meliorate in that location and can apply myself more to it than i take been here.

i was wondering if anybody knows what the policy at other medical schools is near people who accept dropped out from other places due to personal reasons? will it harm my application? my a-level grades were A*AA in biology, chemistry & physics.

any communication at all would exist really actually helpful.

cheers, hannah

Surely in that location is someone in student services who could help?

passing the outset yr exams puts you in a better position to do a proper transfer - yous can successfully get onto another medicine course more than easily with proof of competency in exams.

why not do that?

you tin transfer, its better than dropping out.

if you driblet out i guarantee you lot will non get in again in the Great britain unless you bound through a nigh herculean number of hoops or have a story way better than the one you're providing (ie you would need to have been hitting by a coach or been diagnosed with cancer).

if you want to transfer do the absolute best you can in terms of marks and apply to practise so through standard channels. once you're on the outside this will become impossible.

seriously, dropping out over instruction style and social issues? PBL or no PBL you take to larn the same material. if you have problems with the delivery get your ain report aids and acquire from them.

(Original mail service by Gizmo!)
you lot can transfer, its ameliorate than dropping out.

(Original post by FailWhale)
if you want to transfer do the accented best you can in terms of marks and employ to practise so through standard channels. once yous're on the outside this will become incommunicable.

i have done a chip of research and i haven't found whatsoever medical schools which accept transfers... if you know of whatsoever that would be a great help.

(Original mail service by Hannapbqlx3n)
i take done a bit of research and i haven't establish any medical schools which accept transfers... if you know of any that would exist a great help.

there is a 2006ish table of medical schools that practice and dont accept and the circumstances required.

off the meridian of my head; cardiff (exceptional circumstances), soton, cambridge (clinical years, open competition), edinburgh (although this may be but ox/camb?) and ?leicester.

anyway, google is your friend, i've deffo institute information technology earlier.

(Original post by Hannapbqlx3n)
i have done a bit of research and i haven't found any medical schools which take transfers... if you know of any that would be a cracking assistance.

i meet. at the moment you lot believe that there are a prepare of rules regarding those that do and those that dont.

you have to run into it from the med schools point of view. they take to replace students who go out belatedly in the starting time year, but they cant do information technology past inviting in a fresher. now they dont want to be nether their quota of med students for any yr, so they oft require a transfer to maximise their student quota.

a full student quota for the year means maximum turn a profit in student fees, so its actually desirable for them to take a transfer.

email all of them now, i would. and ring them to back it upward. give them a good reason for the transfer...

there may be a few courses that are then specialised you cant transfer to them.

(Original post past Hannapbqlx3n)
hi,

basically i'm a first year medical student at ucl and i've really really hated it for the past few months. i idea the teaching mode would exist different to how it is, i've had to move flats and i barely know anyone else here so i don't really take any social life. my best friend here dropped out at the end of the beginning term so since then i've been totally isolated.

i am thinking about dropping out and reapplying to a smaller medical school with a different style of teaching in the promise that i settle in improve there and can apply myself more to information technology than i have been hither.

i was wondering if anybody knows what the policy at other medical schools is about people who have dropped out from other places due to personal reasons? will it harm my awarding? my a-level grades were A*AA in biology, chemistry & physics.

any advice at all would exist really actually helpful.

thanks, hannah

as a ucl student myself, (1st year clinics). I know the course is difficult, and you do feel bearding at times, would you feel confortable talking to Dr Cross or Prof Bender? They actually are nice - I've personally talked to both, and whilst they might not e'er be on-side, they exercise want to help and might be able to at the very least talk things through with you lot. They'll know more most what your options might be far ameliorate than people on a pupil forum.

My communication at the momment would be

1 - don't listen to Gizmo

two - Don't do anything rash.

3- talk to the tutors, you might not want to, but whatever options you practise stop upward persuing - fifty-fifty if you want to exit in the end, will have to go through them anyway.

All the best

suck it up my friend, yous will regret walking away from this, and assume you will not be able to transfer, at least not until your bones sciences menstruation is done and even then only with spectacular marks.

what are y'all hoping for that will be and then different? what would your friends help you with there? join a study group or something, talk to people in your lectures and find people that want to interact more.

Hi! I'chiliad a first year medic at UCL as well. I'd be happy to conversation to you about information technology as we can probably relate quite a lot, peradventure on facebook? I tin can send you information technology via PM if you'd like. Or in lectures, I'm commonly geeking it upward in the third row! (And often however falling asleep in front end of Gilbey, as ashamed as I am near admitting that!).

I think at that place'southward a lot of merit in keeping going, even though it'south tough, and I think you'll be very glad y'all did in a few years looking back.

(Original post by Hannapbqlx3n)
hi,

basically i'm a first year medical student at ucl and i've actually really hated it for the by few months. i thought the instruction style would be unlike to how information technology is, i've had to move flats and i barely know anyone else here then i don't actually accept any social life. my all-time friend hither dropped out at the end of the first term so since then i've been totally isolated.

i am thinking most dropping out and reapplying to a smaller medical schoolhouse with a different style of teaching in the promise that i settle in better in that location and can apply myself more to it than i take been hither.

i was wondering if anybody knows what the policy at other medical schools is virtually people who have dropped out from other places due to personal reasons? will it damage my application? my a-level grades were A*AA in biology, chemical science & physics.

whatsoever advice at all would be really really helpful.

thanks, hannah

Hey, I'm besides a first twelvemonth UCL medic. Just to echo Woody, feel gratuitous to PM me if you lot want to chat, or I can give you my details then we tin can meet in person, or FB or whatever you want. I think it's quite an isolating time for anybody at the moment - get-go of second term is close enough to formatives that everyone's trying to do more work (and socialise less). As well a lot of people have formed groups and cliques - I find it worse than secondary schoolhouse. But nearly all the people here are actually overnice and friendly, and very approachable. It must have been actually hard to lose your all-time friend at the end of last term, though, I really feel for you.

In terms of reapplying to a different medical schoolhouse, I think information technology would exist very difficult to do, especially at this bespeak. If you're really really unhappy, I'd say definitely become and talk to someone commencement - who's your PDS tutor? My guy is lovely and if I was feeling similar you, he'd be my starting time port of call. Otherwise what nigh Brenda? She's not exactly a scintillating lecturer, I'll concur, but I hear she's pretty expert with the pastoral stuff.

Please, delight PM me if y'all desire to. You don't accept to experience alone, nosotros're all in this together (if you'll pardon the HSM reference).

Rosi x

(Original post by Hannapbqlx3n)
hi,

basically i'thou a kickoff year medical student at ucl and i've really really hated it for the past few months. i thought the teaching style would be dissimilar to how it is, i've had to move flats and i barely know anyone else here so i don't actually take whatever social life. my all-time friend hither dropped out at the stop of the starting time term so since so i've been totally isolated.

i am thinking about dropping out and reapplying to a smaller medical school with a different style of teaching in the hope that i settle in better there and tin can apply myself more to it than i have been here.

i was wondering if everyone knows what the policy at other medical schools is about people who have dropped out from other places due to personal reasons? will information technology harm my application? my a-level grades were A*AA in biological science, chemical science & physics.

any advice at all would be really really helpful.

thanks, hannah

Merely to echo what other people have said - feel gratuitous to PM me if y'all want to chat/meet in person etc just for a different perspective. Otherwise, what are your medic 'parents'/grandparents like?

Accept care

Are all the UCL medics such lovely people?

(Original post by Hannapbqlx3n)
i have done a bit of research and i haven't plant any medical schools which take transfers... if y'all know of any that would be a great help.

Effort Cardiff, Rex'southward, Leicester and Southampton.

Liverpool might be an pick. A few years back somebody transferred to Liverpool to exist closer to dwelling house due to health reasons.

I echo what most people have said. Your chances of getting back into medical school if you drib out aren't great if in that location are any at all. Your all-time bet would be equally we've said to pass year ane and transfer out either for year 2 or for the clinical years although some universities may desire you to starting time from year ane again.

First year can be actually difficult to get to grips with. Truth exist tolded about this fourth dimension iii years ago I was dead set on quitting because I wasn't "having fun". Now with all due respect the Southward West isn't the most heady region in the UK merely I somewhen institute my own way and realised university life is very much what you make of it and what you want out of information technology.

At the end of the day you are studying Medicine and at UCL a very competitive institution to become into. Many a student would accept chopped off their correct hand for that. I'm guessing Medicine is what you what you desire to do as y'all wouldn't have worked and so hard at A-levels and applied to UCL doing the BMAT etc if it wasn't your in your best interests.

I say you lot can't really make a decision about a uni/course until you've at to the lowest degree spent or completed a year of study there. So I'd say concur out until the summer. Seek communication from an academic tutor or pastoral tutor and talk near your concerns. Don't forget you're probably non the only student or medic fifty-fifty who feels similar this.

Don't brand a rash decision. Give it some more than time.

Oh and past the way the reason why UCL is such a peachy medical school is because they poached our dean Sir John Tooke. Bit like when Existent Madrid swipe Luis Figo from Barcelon back in the late 90s. Merely look at Real Madrid now and look at Barcelona.

Deplorable simply a bit of medics banter.

Merely it's prissy to see medics rallying effectually each other. Wish I had that here. For me it's been a solo battle. I'thousand a bit like the Rambo of medicine. Or peradventure a Batman without the Robin....Robin was useless anyways.

ahhh, yous'd make a fine Battyman, Wayne.

lol bit odd seeing as i'grand the one giving the dude advice on what she is asking for,esp knowledge from transfered students i know immediate, but hey ho ignore them, comfort Job, why non?

i'd of grade echo the advice of staying on and talking to tutors, the obvious **** y'all know.

(Original post by Gizmo!)
ahhh, you'd brand a fine Battyman, Wayne.

lol bit odd seeing equally i'm the ane giving the dude advice on what she is request for,esp noesis from transfered students i know firsthand, but hey ho ignore them, comfort Chore, why not?

i'd of class repeat the advice of staying on and talking to tutors, the obvious **** you know.

Stop calling me Wayne. Warrior King or "Sir" or "Your Majesty" or "my liege" will suffice. But stop comparing me to some beggar overpaid and overrated excuse for a Liverpudlian "professional" footballer.

Likewise all I can say is tough it out. If information technology helps my recent results didn't go too cracking but I know I have to knuckle downwards. Clinicals aren't every bit "exciting" every bit I thought information technology would exist but as I said I but remind myself that is what I want to do and that existence at medical school is really simply the outset pace in that and in the grand scheme of things will seem very much like a modest step or a drop in the ocean compared to what lies ahead in the "real world" of clinical patient i.due east. if you make a mistake you can't resit because the patient volition exist DEAD (deplorable to sound and then dramatic).

All I tin can say is relax, stay cool and happy, enjoy yourself, don't go overboard with studying to death but do study hard and as I ever say....well Jose Mourinho says, "Exist CHAMPIONS!". *POINTING AT YOU....Be CHAMPIONS*

(Original post by Gizmo!)
ahhh, yous'd make a fine Battyman, Wayne.

lol bit odd seeing as i'm the ane giving the dude advice on what she is asking for,esp noesis from transfered students i know immediate, but hey ho ignore them, comfort Job, why not?

i'd of course repeat the communication of staying on and talking to tutors, the obvious **** yous know.

The lets simply contact tutors approach has a fair few problems

1 - nobody is going to even consider you lot without support - and pretty enthusiastic back up from YOUR Ain tutors. And so, you demand to go talk to your own medical school. It isn't a 'repeat advice' or 'confort job'.

2. When yous hit bug y'all need to stay calm and retrieve things through - just a scattergun approach of lets email all the other medical schools and see what happens is non going to work. Y'all need to use the back up structures available.

3. You lot would have the OP think almost transferring without thinking through WHY they are not happy? Apart from tutorials at Oxford and Cambridge - no other place actually has the close tutorial support the OP seems to want. Yes, PBL has more tutorials, but then transferring to a totally different style of teaching in a diferent city isn't a give it a get thing. What makes you lot think they'll instantly exist happy in another course? Transferring into year i means new things all over over again, and into older years means the cliques etc that they're trying to become out of.

4. If you try and go around the medical school support structure, they're going to be LESS able to assistance you. They can't aid you if you don't ask for it. To be honest, if you email around I can approximate what might come back - something along the lines of 'its non standard policy, do you lot have the support of your ain schoolhouse? If not please ref to them'.

Information technology isn't the most productive mode to go virtually it, is information technology? Don't just squeal crap advice for the sake of information technology.

OP im a 2d twelvemonth UCL medic and due to extenuating circumstances back home and financial issues I was soooo close to going for a transfer, just a few months ago. I had even contacted the local medical school back home near transfers, who were in the process of trying to sort something out for me. They had requested 1st year transcripts from UCL, A Level certificates, doctor'southward evidence etc - i had gone through 2 interview - one formal and the 2d informal.

Although my issues were ongoing they eventually sorted themselves out. Deep downwardly in my heart I don't recollect I ever wanted to leave UCL in the first place - it'south admittedly amazing when I remember of it now!! My problem was that I had obviously had a lot of problems and in my mind and i made them out to exist worse than they were and i fabricated my uni life awful for myself - i didn't participate fully academically, socially and mentally and all of this really affected me. I didn't actively practice things for myself and just kept on worrying unnecessarily. I was and so hellbent on transferring merely when things got good, I realised that I would rather exist here than whatsoever other medical school and transferring would as well mean that those same problems would just be following me around instead of dealing with things head on.

The other consequence you will take is that if you transfer direct to yr two then you face the same issues with making friends at the new uni besides. TBH if i was you i would stick it out until at to the lowest degree the end of the yr - i e'er say that you need to give yourself a proper chance at something before quittting. I'm and then glad I stayed here in the end and gave things the time that they needed. If Bough and Cross weren't there I would have dropped out by now and not even studying med right now. Definitely talk to them considering both of them were of enormous support to me (peculiarly cantankerous) and they really are trying to do the best for you.

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