Daniel

I am a first year student at the University of Edinburgh. I have a strong academic background, however I pride myself on my social skills and feel strongly about the importance of doctors being able to speak well, and for this reason I feel as though interviews were my strong point.
I enjoy playing music, going to the gym and I play football 3 times a week (with uni and for a team). This, along with my former job of coaching as well as tutoring (before i started university), has improved my non-verbal, teaching and verbal communication which i feel are key to a doctor. I applied to Newcastle, Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh as I felt as though these cities were all places that fit my personality (being from Liverpool). I got places for all of them following and interview, and therefore chose Edinburgh as my first choice, and Newcastle as my second choice. Due to the wide variety of interview styles (short mmi, long mmi, and panel) I feel as though I have good experience and this can be applied to the majority of interviews. Prior to my interviews I had 3-4 mock interviews so have gained knowledge on this.