Thread: From Sweden, wants to reply in 2 year

Hi everyone,

I am a Swedish guy, 17 year old with two years left on upper secondary class. Reading a science program, with highest grade in; math, biology, chemistry and physics. Other subject has made my average not too good but far over average in Sweden.

Is there any good homepage where you can read about application forms, requirements etc.

I know it's a long time before applying, but I really want info now, to plan my future studies.

Kind regards,
Bergie

where are do you want ..ireland or uk ?

I've heard of two swedes' studying in the UK, I don't know that much about Ireland. Doesn't really matter for me really, both countries is nice.

Someone who could make a short sum-up for UK and Ireland, what's the difference between them etc..

Thanks

if you want to apply to the uk ....you apply thru d ucas,you are required to take an aptitude test (ukcat,bmat depends on where you are applying to) and all universities have different grade and subject requirements ,you can search for colleges thru d ucas system aswell ....... UCAS Home Page
as for ireland if you want to apply you apply thru d cao system www.cao.ie ,u can search for universities thru it but www.qualifax.ie gives links 2 college courses ...you are also required to take an aptitude test its called the hpat ..its only startn dis yr ...so there are no sample paper yet quite similar 2 ukcat nd bmat ..if u need more info i'll b willing to help
ciao

Thank you for your answer regarding the recruiting system and where you reply. I'm having a hard time to see what the minimum grade is to reply.

I'm not having top notch grades, but I have already collected some volunteer works, have been working at a hospital. So there will not really be a problem to fix recommend letters from famous Swedish researcher.

In Sweden they only look at your grade, but in UK it seems to be a lot more, personal statements, interviews and tests for the program.

So what I'm searching now is some kind of statistics from the school of average grade on the tests and from upper secondary class.

Thanks in advance,

if u search for medicine on ucas ....look for the minimum entry for each course it gives you a minimum grade expected .. if you are still not sure call or email the unis they always reply ...good luck.

You are absolutely spot on in saying that in the UK, the emphasis is placed very much on an applicants non-academic achievements - due to the fact that all students applying to read medicine have extremely competitive grades.

At the end of the day, if you consider yourself to be a very good all-rounder, then apply!