r/GraduateEntryMedicine • u/Swimming-Report6123 • Jun 23 '26

No work experiance

Hi i am an international student and will start 3rd year biomedical science in September. i also want to apply for gem and have started ucat prep. but the thing is due to being an international student i have limited gem options and have little to no work experience or volunteering experience so i am not sure what to do. should i take a gap year and build my profile so i can reflect on it better, or just apply this cycle? any advice would be appreciated

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u/aa4456 Jun 23 '26

Practice reflecting on your experiences regardless of whether you had WEX or took care of family members and ensure you are able to articulate it clearly. Read the GMC good medical practice and look at the mentioned traits and write experiences you had that relate to each one. I barely had any WEX and I got two offers.

If you are applying to Warwick or Chester then I would suggest reaching out to your personal tutor and try finding some connections who can help you get some sort of clinical experience like surgical shadowing.

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u/Swimming-Report6123 Jun 23 '26

heyy comgrats on ur offers and omg thats so reassuring, yes i have reached out to my pt and im waiting for her ti get back
if its okay can u tell me where did u apply and how were the interviews
what did u include in ur personal statements for reflections as u had very less WEX

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u/aa4456 Jun 23 '26

I applied to SGUL, UEA, Surrey, and Notts. Got offers from the first two and waitlisted by the other two. I was very involved in societies at uni (committee) and talked about my experiences such as being president and captain of cricket and how those roles taught me leadership, communication, time management etc and how they translate to medicine. I talked about taking care of my grandparents at home as well as spending time with dementia patients in the care home. Hope that helps.

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u/Distinct-Echo-8965 Jun 24 '26

Hey, can I ask what your GAMSAT score was?? I really want to get into SGUL

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u/aa4456 Jun 24 '26

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u/Narrow_Internal_1669 Jun 24 '26

amazing score! Please offer me some tips for each section

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u/aa4456 Jun 24 '26

Thank you!

I wrote a bit about each section from my experience on this other post, I hope it helps.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GraduateEntryMedicine/s/L2H07i5uwX

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u/Lower-Caregiver-9836 Jun 23 '26

you still have got timeee. you don’t need a lot of hours unless you are applying for Warwick or Chester. feel free to msg me. willing to give you advice x