Online Admissions Talks

To support students that are applying for medicine this year or for students that are considering an application next year we have a selection on online talks to support them through the process. These talks will take place online via Zoom.

Monday 4^th November - Preparing for a Medical School Interview – 5pm – 6.30pm

An interactive workshop sharing experiences of medical school interviews, exploring the different types of interview questions as well as creating model answers to example questions. We will also cover what you may want to consider for in-person and online interviews.

Tuesday 5^th November – Journey Through the NHS – 5pm – 6.30pm

After giving a brief overview of the NHS and its core values, we will begin our journey with Mrs Beaton as she navigates our healthcare service. From an initial GP visit to further clinical investigations, treatment, and finally palliative care, we'll explore what happens at every step of her journey and discuss which members of the healthcare team may be involved.

Thursday 7^th November – Getting into Medicine – 5pm – 6.30pm

This talks provides an overview of the application process for applying for medicine. This is an opportunity to ask questions to the Admissions Team at BSMS to clarify any concerns or worries you may have.

Wednesday 13^th November – Student Life at Medical School – 5pm-6.30pm

This session showcases some of our current undergraduate medicine students from across different year groups, with plenty of time allocated for attendees to ask our students questions about their experiences.

Further information about each of these sessions, as well as booking information can be found here.

Mock Interviews

We will be running in-person and online mock Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) during November 2024 for individuals who are submitting and/or have submitted a UCAS application to study medicine for 2025 entry (or 2026 for deferred entry). 
Online interviews via Zoom

• Tuesday 12th November (5-6 or 6-7pm)
• Thursday 21st November (5-6pm)

• For online interviews, you will need access to a device that can connect to the internet, a camera and microphone (either external or inbuilt).  

In-person interviews on the University of Sussex Campus

• Wednesday 13th November (5-6.30pm or 6-7.30pm)
•  Saturday 16th November (3.30pm - 5pm or 4.30pm - 6pm). 

All attendees are welcome to join for an online Mock MMI debrief session on Thursday 21st November (6-7pm).

We will do our utmost best to allocate interviews to as many people as possible but please note priority will be given to students currently studying at a BSMS Hub School and/or those living in Sussex who have not previously taken part in a BSMS mock interview.

Should you wish to be considered for a mock MMI, please submit this form by 9am on Friday 18th October 2024. After we have collected all responses, we will get back in touch with further joining details. Please keep an eye on your junk mail. 

Note: If you are not allocated an interviewing session, please be reassured we also running a preparing for medical school interview webinar on Monday 4th November (5-6.30pm) online, which you'd be more than welcome to attend. Further details of this webinar will be published on the BSMS Events Page: https://www.bsms.ac.uk/about/events/index.aspx

University of Sussex Inspire Programme

Applications for the Sussex Inspires Programme open for Year 12 students from September until Wednesday 13 November.

The Sussex Inspires Programme will offer students a programme of university support, including social events, academic tasters, exploring career pathways, university application support and a residential summer school! Attendees can choose a subject strand of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences or STEM.  

This programme replaces the Sussex Access Programme. We have listened to participant and partner school feedback and made some changes to improve what we offer, listed below:

2023-24	2024-25: Sussex Inspires Programme
Open to all	Open to students who meet WP criteria
Optional Events	Participants take part in 5 events across Year 12/Year 1 of FE
Separate Summer School application	Summer School included as part of Sussex Inspires
Applications open all year	Applications close on Wednesday 13 November
All food and travel paid for
Trained ambassadors to support all events

Spaces on the programme are limited. We will prioritise students who meet one of our three key criteria:

• Have been in receipt of Free School Meals at some point during the past six years
• Are in care or have experience of being in care
• Are from a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller background

Students who meet other criteria including caring responsibilities, having a disability, or living in an under-represented postcode are also encouraged to apply (full criteria here). Students who are not selected to participate will have the opportunity to attend online advice and guidance webinars, parent events and receive a newsletter with key university information. Please click here to find out more information, including how students can apply. We would be happy to visit the college to provide a short presentation to your students about the programme if helpful.

Invitation to on-campus events

As well as the Sussex Inspires programme, colleges and sixth forms will be able to book groups on to our on-campus events.

JANUARY – University subject introduction days

• Study and See - Introduction to Arts and Humanities
• Study and See - Introduction to Social sciences
• Study and See - Introduction to STEM

MARCH – Careers Event

JUNE – Find Your Future - University information, advice and guidance

ON DEMAND – 90 minute Outbound Masterclasses in college/sixth form masterclasses 

Click here to find out more

UCAS Teachers and Advisors Conference February 2025

UCAS Annual Teachers and Advisors conference is being held in Birmingham over two days in February. This is an opportunity to participate in practical workshops, listen to experts and network with fellow attendees. More details can be found here: https://www.ucas.com/events/annual-conference-teachers-and-advisers-2025-456831

Once again, if you have any questions regarding the content provided above, or about any of our admissions and outreach activities, please do not hesitate to get in touch via outreach@bsms.ac.uk

Many thanks,

The BSMS Admissions and Outreach Team

Brighton and Sussex Medical School