Friday, July 24, 2009

How does the medical schools system work in the UK?I'm from the US and want to go to Uni in UK, and i wanna

How does the medical schools system work in the UK?I'm from the US and want to go to Uni in UK, and i wanna?
be a dr. I know in the US we do 4 yrs. of undergrad and then go 4 years of medical school. DO you have to apply to med schools in the UK? or is the undergrad enough to become a dr. HOW do you get to be a dr. in the UK? is it just one school, or two? how many years
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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In the US, you do a bachelors degree and then apply to med school for your post-grad work. In the UK, you do your bachelors degree in medicine. However, most UK medical "courses" (majors) limit the number of foreign students that they accept. Some even make it so that they will not accept students from countries that have medical schools in them. So you'll need to check each UK medical course to see if you are allowed to apply, and if so, what "A levels" you need*, plus what the costs are for foreign students to attend. Keep in mind that you'll need to jump through some significant hoops in order to practice medicine in the US, if that's your goal. That will include doing a US-based residency - and since most US-based residencies are reserved for students at US med schools, that's not a small hoop. *UK unis with medical courses require that you have at least 3 British A levels, in certain subjects, with certain grades. Since you are from the US, and the US doesn't have A levels, you'd instead apply with either 3 AP exams, or 3 SAT II subject tests. When you look at the uni's website, find out what A level subjects they require of applicants - and you'd want to do those subjects for your AP exams or SAT II tests.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Do kids in the UK who are in primary school ever have to repeat a year in school

Do kids in the UK who are in primary school ever have to repeat a year in school?
In the United States, kids who have not learned enough academically have to repeat a year in school. making them a year older than their peers. There's always at least one (sometimes a lot more) in every class who won't get promoted for the following year. I've heard that this doesn't go on in the UK but instead they go into a slower track. Anybody from the UK want to explain how it works over there?.
Parenting - 5 Answers
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no they just get put in lower sets. but they keep going up a year and then in college they hav 2 pass d exams
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Everybody stays together in the same class/form and are just taught at different levels in groups based on ability. Only in very exceptional circumstaces does a child get held back a year. Sometimes children are put forward if they are doing exceptionally well, but you are right, normally kids don't repeat the year over here. :)
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people dont get held back in primary school, mostly they get help from learning support. normally in secondary school, immigrants start may be held back or put in a year group where they are elder. in sixth form you can be held back if the school thinks your grades were crap.
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No. At least, almost never. I know one child who's a year behind her agegroup, because she had an extremely serious heart operation and missed almost the entire year of school. We don't have tracks, either. Kids are taught the same material, but at different levels (so they might all learn about the same period in history, but some kids would be expected to write a couple of sentences about it while others would be expected to write a short essay). It works about as well as you'd expect, i.e. extremely badly.
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No kids don't repeat years, apart from in extreme circumstances. You don't get kept behind for just having not learnt enough. We have streaming, where you are put into groups for every subject based on ability, it has its pros and cons. Definitely not perfect.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

How does the medical schools system work in the UK?I'm from the US and want to go to Uni in UK, and i wanna

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

do schools in the UK perform popular musicals and plays like schools in America

do schools in the UK perform popular musicals and plays like schools in America?
For example, would a secondary boarding school perform a musical or play that is well known as part of the school year, if yes, what is the process if it is not the same as it is here, and is there a group of people who love theatre as part of their life like in America?
Performing Arts - 1 Answers
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Pretty much all secondary schools, not just boarding schools, teach drama and do plays, not just Christmas plays, and musicals. Yes there is usually a group who are interested in drama and theatre. Of course each school is different and since boarding schools come under private sector you should shop around for a good one that suits your particular interests. Protip: Not all boarding schools in the United Kingdom are like Hogwarts or St Trinian's. Not all.... ;-)
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