Inspiring story. Hard work pays off. Well done.

@nafi.iftekhar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow genuinely such a crazy story. It’s a shame you were SOOO close to going to cambridge but glad to see your enjoying Leeds!

@nafi.iftekhar

3 жыл бұрын

My medical school life has been a roller-coaster ever since! 🎢

That was such a journey.

@nafi.iftekhar

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly unbelievable

Do you think your application could have been stronger if you did bio alevel. Also was it hard to catch up during yr 1 med?

@nafi.iftekhar

2 жыл бұрын

No to both questions. I think I had a fairly strong application overall. Bio would have made more places open for me to apply to (but now most med schools have removed their mandatory bio requirements). It was not hard to catch up on bio (that being said, I would say I had a stronger bio foundation than the average person from my à level background)

I also do chemistry, physics, maths and further maths at A-level. I'm hoping to apply to Cambridge, Edinburgh, Queen Mary and St Andrew's for medicine and Warwick for Engineering. Do you think I'll be at a disadvantage at the interview stage for not taking A-level biology?

@nafi.iftekhar

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, not really. Not having bio isn't a hindrance when applying somewhere, it just may hinder the amount of places you can apply. You should be fine!

@abdullahdelab1075

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, OK. Thanks for the response. In that case would you recommend going over GCSE and A-level biology content before the interview or will they keep the fact that you haven't studied A-level biology in mind when asking you interview questions?

@nafi.iftekhar

2 жыл бұрын

They will keep it in mind. It may not harm you if you brush up on your GCSEs/ common bio knowledge but knowing advanced things from A level shouldn't matter if you don't study it full time

@gxtlb4892

Жыл бұрын

Did u get in because I also want to do medicine but i do maths physics and chemistry?

What was your BMAT and UCAT if you don’t mind me asking?

@nafi.iftekhar

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I can't remember those scores. The best I can give you is that I did alright in the UKCAT (as it was known back then) and quite well in the BMAT

I did my PhD in Physics at Leeds (in the Stoner building). The huge lecture theatres beside the Worsley building are great. I actually applied for Med at Leeds a few times also but was rejected every time. Did they tell you why they reversed their decision to reject you?

@nafi.iftekhar

2 жыл бұрын

I never did get a decision as to why they wanted me back, my assumption was that they didn't fill their student quota and a candidate with my grades would have been accepted into any other medical school (other than cambridge) so I must have been high up on the a secret waitlist

@tonyblake1593

2 жыл бұрын

@@nafi.iftekhar Ah the old secret waiting list. lol! Thanks mate. Best of luck with the USMLE

@nafi.iftekhar

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

Did you contact Leeds after you received your remark?

@nafi.iftekhar

3 жыл бұрын

No I did not because I had already been rejected at this point

This is the most nuts thing I have seen in my life

@nafi.iftekhar

Жыл бұрын

haha, imagine living it

What experience did you get?

@nafi.iftekhar

Жыл бұрын

I had a hospital orthopedics placement and 2 gp placements as work experience

@chipichip1chapachapadubidubida

Жыл бұрын

@@nafi.iftekhar how amazing! do you think volunteering weekly in a hospital for a 6 months would be enough? And also, what kind of extra curricular things did you do that were relevant? Besides coding ofc :)

@nafi.iftekhar

Жыл бұрын

Sound more then enough! I did a few extracurriculars, i went through it in a video going through my personal statement

@chipichip1chapachapadubidubida

Жыл бұрын

@@nafi.iftekhar thank u :)

Why did leeds call you tho and offer a place?

@nafi.iftekhar

Жыл бұрын

No idea