Glad you've got Lancaster on the list - we regularly recruit trainees without any clinical experience. Best of luck!

So basically, another reason to apply to Lancaster peeps!

(but obviously you'll typically have the longer commute than the car drivers)

I think we're broadly in agreement that it shouldn't be a requirement, but it would also be naive to think that it would be possible to find placements for an entire cohort of non drivers, because of the way services are set up. A nice challenge for Lancaster maybe! We don't require a driving licen...

What would your solution be Richard? Not sure if you're asking me - or what problem you are looking for a solution to. If you mean the problem that programmes are potentially excluding people for economic reasons by having a driving requirement then the solution is to not have a driving requirement...

A few things I'd flag there. I don't think someone not driving in a training cohort has any real impact on the rest of the cohort. It pretty much just impacts on them (and the person finding them placements but that's what we're paid for). Talking about driving post qualification when you are a memb...

Lots have people have been through training at Lancaster without driving. It's more work for them and means there are fewer placement options when people want to do specialist placements but it is perfectly doable. I imagine other programmes can provide alternative arrangements to car transportation...

I just wanted to flag some information which I've had a few queries about. Understandably, people are wondering if applying for the part time route at Lancaster reduces their chance of obtaining a place and if they should apply for full time instead due to the different number of places available fo...

I suspect that figure will vary significantly based on the specific programme. Our rate would be under 1% for example. You think less than 1% of applicants don't have GBC? Or don't have right to live and work in the UK? Or don't have completed qualifications to the standard required? I'd be very su...

I suspect that figure will vary significantly based on the specific programme. Our rate would be under 1% for example. That's really interesting. 1-20% is quite a variation between different courses? Clearly we're at the lower end due to our approach to minimum criteria - just flagging that general...

I suspect that figure will vary significantly based on the specific programme. Our rate would be under 1% for example.

miriam wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:38 pm

But you do reply to anything about Lancaster course

Partisan to the core.

You make it sound like that's all I say

I thought I just did! Manchester mean GMA as per the tests used at Lancaster. In previous years this has been verbal and numerical subtests.

Miriam is right, I don't think you can overestimate the value of doing screening tasks (if relevant) and going to an interview at somewhere you want a place regardless of if you don't get one immediately.

I think you'll find that's an accidental misuse of the acronym GMAT and they mean GMA.