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how very informative!! Thanking you.
Glad to hear it's not just me then
. One week down, seven to go.....
Which college are you hoping to get into, Sarah?
Hoping for UCD. Don't think I could handle UL because of the PBL. I'm a non science background. Would rather not travel to Cork. Although after that GAMSAT I reckon I'll be giving it another whack in September before I go anywhere! What you hoping for yourself? What's your degree in?0 -
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Hi all,
Did anyone get an email off the CAO saying you're not eligible for grad entry to med? I got it on Friday and it doesn't give me a specific reason, it just says it may be because I didn't submit my degree documentation, may not be EU citizen or may not have received a 2.1 etc etc.
I am Irish, have a 2.1 degree but I haven't submitted any documentation to CAO about my degree as yet.... I sat GAMSAT last week and even though I don't see myself getting offered a place I definitely don't want to knock myself out of the running on a technicality...... has anyone here any idea on when we've to submit the transcripts, and if it's to the universities individually or just to the CAO in general? This is my first time doing GAMSAT and I'm not that well up on it! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Don't worry, all you need to do is send your docs to the cao. You need to
1. Contact your college and get transcripts of every year of study.
2. Get a photocopy of your degree parchment
3. Certify your parchment copy by getting a notary public ( guard will do ) to sign a statement saying its a genuine copy.
4. Send original transcripts and certified photocopy of parchment to the cao.
5. If you want confirmation of receipt from the cao you need to send a self addressed card stating confirmation with the docs.
You have til July 15th.
Don't worry, got the same email, gave them a buzz. They seem very relaxed so you're grand. 0 -
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Don't worry, all you need to do is send your docs to the cao. You need to
1. Contact your college and get transcripts of every year of study.
2. Get a photocopy of your degree parchment
3. Certify your parchment copy by getting a notary public ( guard will do ) to sign a statement saying its a genuine copy.
4. Send original transcripts and certified photocopy of parchment to the cao.
5. If you want confirmation of receipt from the cao you need to send a self addressed card stating confirmation with the docs.
You have til July 15th.
Don't worry, got the same email, gave them a buzz. They seem very relaxed so you're grand.
AFAIK, the july date applies to people who are currently in a degree, previous graduates have to have it in by march of the application year (pretty sure this was the case last year, but I graduated a long time ago, so sent mine in the week after I applied to the CAO), also, if you've graduated already you also need to send in your degree certificate (translated version because its probably in latin), and not just the transcripts.0 -
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The institutions concerned have reviewed your application and based on the
documentation received as of March 15th, you have been deemed ineligible for one
or more of the following reasons:
A. inadequate documentation supplied (original transcripts for all years
and a certified copy of evidence of conferring is required);
B. no documentation received (original transcripts for all years
and a certified copy of evidence of conferring is required);
C. you appear not to have a 2H1 in your first NFQ Level 8 Honours Degree;
D. insufficient evidence of EU Status (please supply proof of your EU status).
Contact the Admissions Office of the institution if you have any questions in
regard to your eligibility or to check your status.
Do NOT contact CAO as they cannot comment on your eligibility or EU status.
Candidates must supply evidence of achieving NFQ Level 8 Honours Degree at 2H1
(second class honours, grade one or equivalent) or better in their first NFQ
Level 8 primary degree.
Supporting documentation must include a full ORIGINAL transcript (ALL years) on
the Institution's official headed paper and a certified photocopy of an official
award showing evidence of conferring.
CAO does NOT return such documentation.
All documentation must be received at CAO no later than July 15th 2012.
That's the email, even though I didn't get it in by march 15th I can still send in the docs by July. Confirmed by nice lady at CAO offices. 0 -
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After reading some of this thread I thought Id come on and give a bit of advice because from my understanding some people are about to make a very uninformed decision. Im currently a 2nd year GEM in UCD and my sister and her boyfriend are in Gem in UL. I also have relations in the other GEM programmes so I know a little bit about the various colleges.
My take home message - Don't go to UL unless you absolutely have to! and here's why:
1. How you are perceived
I absolutely despise elitism crap and I wish every school was on an equal footing but at the moment UL is known as the GEM programme of last resort or the GEM programme where you get your medical degree from wikipedia. Its bull**** all the stuff you hear and I thought it was just students taking the mick out of other colleges but I have heard at least 3 qualified doctors (1 a consultant) say far nastier things about the place. These people will be your future bosses and as much as you hate it and think its not fair you will be at a disadvantage from the get go. Their preconceptions wont be changed and if you think you can change the mind of a stubborn arrogant consultant than you are a pipe-dreamer (obviously not all consultants and doctors are like this but a worrying number are)
2. What are you actually learning
I seen Sandra posted earlier in this thread and her experience has been backed up by my sister and her boyfriend that they are not taught any biochemistry/pharmacology. This seems to be wavered by the line "ah sher we learn everything in a clinical setting so its ok" Do people not see how ludicrous this is?? Allow me to get technical for a second but if you dont know the basic science of how different drugs are metabolised and interact with each other than how in the name of God can you think you are learning things clinically?? This may seem harsh and I do not intend to offend but if you dont understand the underlying science than is there any difference between you and a clinically trained nurse?
I know in UCD and RCSI you are taught the basic science in lectures but when it comes to exams everything is case based - this took a bit of getting used to and caught a lot of people off guard
. They pretty much teach you how to apply the science to a clinical seting whereas my understanding is that UL just teach you how to handle a clinical case - Madness!!
I intended to write a bit more but I must run to a meeting. Hopefully I can get back on later and maybe get my sister to post up her experience (she told me all of what is written above)
Her advice would be similar - if you have the points for somewhere else then dont go to UL0
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