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Medicine Applicant - BMAT Terror

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JazzyminnC · 14/08/2023 17:42

Hey there. I just wanted some opinions from other parents.

My son's deadset on getting into medicine and really want to be in London as well. But he is just terrible with essay writing and is rightfully terrified of the BMAT.

Husband and I am not from a science background and his teachers are also too busy to mark his extra practice essays. We have already bought a few popular books off Amazon and wondered if there were good services/tutors out there. Companies like Medify/MedicHut/6Med are quite expensive and the budget is a bit tight at the moment so currently trying out a reasonably priced freelance BMAT marker but any other alternatives would be appreciated!

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MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 14/08/2023 17:44

I seem to recall that some of the London unis don't really care what you get in the essay section...

JazzyminnC · 14/08/2023 17:58

My son said similar things too but apparently, they also need to meet the minimum essay score to even get an interview?? There are just so many steps to even apply to medical school, I honestly don't know how anyone deals with this...

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Oneweektogo2023 · 25/08/2023 22:19

I would do the UCAT and the BMAT. My son did fine in the BMAT essay and English and essay writing isn’t in his words ‘the best’ as we lived abroad til he was 9 so he was taught in a different language til then. Good luck. My son is starting his medical degree in a couple of weeks. It’s been a very stressful 12 months!

Thefatbutteredpig · 25/08/2023 22:53

We used medic hut. They were fantastic

They run an online bmat course and offer a bursary scheme too

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