<p>Hi I am thinking of applying as an international student (for the UK) for 2010-11 entry and was hoping to get some opinions from anyone if willing?
Um here they are:</p>
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<li>I have already completed my A-levels and so will be applying as GAP year student.</li>
<li>I haven't taken the SAT I yet so can't really comment due to my lack of scores. However, without meaning to sound full of myself in any way, I have taken and scored well in the UKcat medical admissions exam which seems quite similar in approach?</li>
<li>I got AAB (Maths, Chemistry and Biology), although the B was only 475/600 so only 5 marks off. Do you think that will make a difference in the way they look at it? Also B for A /S history. </li>
<li>10A*s and 1A for GCSE.</li>
<li>Also I received an additional GCSE English Literature Top 5 mark award from AQA.</li>
<li>National Maths Challenge certificates (1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze.</li>
<li>Duke of Edinburgh award: gold, silver and bronze completion.</li>
<li>County level representation in netball.</li>
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<p>Extracurricular activities include:
- Work experience in and around the hospital setting (around 250 hours).
- Volunteer work in a children's nursery (around 200 hours).
- Volunteer work in a residential/nursing home (around 100 hours).
- Qualified youth counsellor in my school ACHE counselling scheme.
- Appointment as a Senior prefect in sixth form.
- Member of the school charity committee.
- Singing in various choirs and participation in musical productions.
- Additionally touring South Africa with my school choir, donating musical instruments to township children with the fundraising money raised.
- A long-standing commitment to netball since the age of 9, having played at school, local league and county level.
- And also, working in a local family-run shop for the last 4 years (but probably not woth mentioning).</p>
<p>I applied for medical school last year here in the UK and got into 3 out of 4 schools but later decided that it wasn't a career I wanted to pursue - probably a huge waste I know. But I'm kind of hoping that the US schools may look at the applications in a similar way to medical admissions staff (with the whole holistic approach etc). Crazy notion?</p>
<p>Anyway, if you could give me any ideas either way it would be much appreciated.</p>