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Guide to UK Applications • Undergraduate
Study Medicine in the UK: A Complete Guide for Undergraduates
The UK has a long tradition of educating medical students. UK-trained doctors practise medicine globally and are recognised for their clinical skills. In 2022, the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University College London, Imperial College London and King’s College London ranked among the top 20 medical colleges in the world. Here’s everything you need …

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27/07/2023
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10 Ways to Ace Your Oxbridge Interview | The Red Pen
Guest Post • Guide to UK Applications
10 Ways to Ace Your Oxbridge Interview
Interviews are an integral part of the Oxbridge admissions process. The admissions committee invites those students who have an impressive application for an interview before determining their admission. Unlike regular interviews, Oxbridge interviews make you dive deep into your interests so that you can come up with brilliant responses. As someone who has gone through …

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01/11/2022
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How to Prepare for Traditional Medical Interviews in the UK | The Red Pen
Guide to Essays and Interviews • Undergraduate
How to Prepare for Traditional Medical Interviews in the UK
As a prospective medical or dentistry student in the UK, you will be asked to participate in an interview as part of the application process. But what does it consist of and how to prepare for medical interviews in the UK? Do you need to know complex terminology already? Is there a book that you …

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17/08/2020
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Advice from Undergraduate Admissions Officers | The Red Pen
Guest Post • Guide to US Applications
Advice from Undergraduate Admissions Officers
The Red Pen just completed a series of webinars with top global universities. Admissions officers (AOs) shared information about their programmes and campus offerings and even answered attendees’ questions. We asked each of them to offer a piece of advice to international students. Here is some advice from admissions officers for international students: “Universities want …

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05/06/2020
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How to Crack Multiple Mini-Interview in the UK | The Red Pen
Guide to Essays and Interviews • Guide to UK Applications
How to Crack Multiple Mini-Interview in the UK
“I am a chain smoker. Convince me to stop smoking.” This could be one of the role-playing questions that you may get asked during your multiple mini-interviews (MMI) if you have applied for medicine, dentistry or other related undergraduate degree courses in the UK. A new style of interviewing, developed by McMaster in 2002, the …

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12/11/2018
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7 Tips for a Successful Oxbridge Interview | The Red Pen
Guide to UK Applications • Undergraduate
7 Tips for a Successful Oxbridge Interview
As December draws closer, your anxiety levels are probably skyrocketing in anticipation of your interview with Oxbridge university tutors. One thing you can do to calm your nerves is to be prepared.  Here are a few tips to help you prepare for an interview with Oxbridge university tutors: 1) Don’t believe the myths: Numerous myths …

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25/11/2016
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