Oh that's a right shame :/ Well I'm suffering from over-applying tbh, total of 8 universities in 3 different countries that I've applied to haha. But of all places, IMU? How did you come about knowing this place?

I honestly don't remember how I searched IMU. Once I saw it, I think I should be able to get in as the entry requirements are lower then the uk/aus med school. I googled it and saw people transferring overseas and I would love to work in the UK in the future(as I cannot transfer to OZ).
I am living in HK now, going to Malaysia will be cheaper for me and I can fly home more often

HK? The plot thickens haha. Anyway thanks for the advice! Hopefully they won't bug me for not doing an attachment/observation. See you in february

Good luck in your interview. Are you applying with achieved grades?
Hope to see you in Feb

Applied with my AS results...they gave me an interview date right after so I'm not sure if it carried any weight with it. Haha I should've waited a bit and applied with my forecast; it's loads better. PM'ed you btw

as late as july, people were still applying and offered places for august intake....this is very unusual, as the pms stream is usually very popular and many applicants have to defer intake to the next batch, as places becomes full...

you have the grades for oz, but not for ucas?...that doesn't make sense...it is much more difficult to get into oz undergraduate entry medicine than to get into uk....

The oz med schools don't really look at my GCSEs after I have my A level.
I know my GCSEs were not strong enough so I didn't put medicine on UCAS. I do have the min grades for UK med schools.
Now, I think what I want to do is get into a uk med school after 2.5 years and then stay there in the future/

From what my seniors tell me, it's nigh impossible to get a working license/ one of the watchamacallits needed to get a job in the UK... most of them return back after their studies are done.

omg I don't know where I can do the internship then
I guess there's no points worrying now
I hope international graduates can stay in the UK and work 6 years later

International students graduating from the uk are allowed to stay in uk as long you get your speciality posting.
Since the resident labour market test doesn't not apply anymore, the chances are significantly higher compared to previous years.
However, the competition gets tougher each year with plenty of applicants with additional Degrees, publications, conference presentations and etc together with reapplicants.

Do you know is it easy for uk graduates to stay there for foundation years?

Currently now about 300 graduates don't get a position but the NHS will try to sort them out somewhere.
But otherwise, if you're foundation year score isn't bad, you will definitely get a place somewhere for now.
90% of graduates get their top 5 places so it's not too bad.

No UK med school looks at gcse for med school entry...what are you talking about?....and there is NO minimum for med school, nor 'maximum'....you can get 3a* and not get a place if you don't get past the ukcat/bmat and interview....

Sorry I don't really know about the uk med school. My form tutor told me my gcse grades are not good enough for med and she told me not to apply for ucas.

And you did a levels in UK?....something doesn't tally here....

If you are referring to the last Aug f1, it should all be sorted out by now...matching for 2016 have not started....

There is an overhang of excess graduates for the last 4 years....and 300 to 500 will not get a placement first round....but everybody who applied for fy got jobs eventually....

Note that unlike Australia, there is NO prioritisation for Brits....those who don't get jobs first round are those with low scores from their med school results and sjt test....be they Brits or Europeans or foreigners....

All international students who wish to stay back for fy have got their jobs so far....they use the same student visa, tier 4.....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Oct 1 2015, 11:10 PM

http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/news...programme-2015-

But overall, the reserve places could be not permanent. You could have 6 months contract in a hospital up north and then another 6 months down south. its not ideal in terms of lifestyle.

So it's better off doing well and secure a good deanery with the jobs you want.

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they are all permanent and substantive positions...all fy programmes will be for the 2 years with rotations fixed....a few fixed for f1, with f2 fixed later...

there are no more 6 months jobs like the past....the actual rotation is 4 months, so fy doctors rotate through a total of 6 postings in the 2 years...

That's the general rule limeuu.
People expect four months rotations for two years in a fixed location. (except london)
However, when the places are oversubscribed, there are cases whereby the location can vary from time to time since they are trying to fit in graduates. Even so, the main point here is that the rotations you get are far way important, so do well and don't end up in the reserve list.

i don't know of any case like this....there were enough jobs at the end, as people offered jobs fail exams, migrate away, take time off etc....many msian jpa/mara scholars applied too, knowing well they cannot stay and have to go back to msia...

in fact, someone got a f1 job where the unit's 3rd f1 position was never filled, they could not find a full time f1 and had to use locums....and that was not in a small dgh....but in a major scottish teaching hospital...

within a position, many f1 will have one or even two rotation out of the main hospital(s), and that means spending 4 months in another town....that is not "trying to fit in graduates", but part of the rotation....and the fy doctors know exactly what posting they will rotate through when they get their offer and precise rotation....and can plan for a 4 months temporary relocation in advance...all expenses are paid, and usually free accommodation will be provided....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Oct 2 2015, 07:22 PM