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so basically I applied for an intercalated bsc, firmed my offer and all via the portal. Within a week or so of my offer my Letter of good standing was sent by my home uni to imperial and the next day the portal updated to show they received it.

This monday I got my exam results, and on Tuesday my home uni emailed imperial my results to say i have met the academic conditions of my offer.

Unlike the letter of good standing which was reflected on the portal quite quickly, my portal still hasn’t updated to say they’ve received my academic results 😣.

Is anyone else in the same situation? How long should I wait before i should consider contacting imperial about it?

So I’ll be starting my intercalated year in September. My ibsc is very physiology heavy with the option to do a clinical or lab research project at the end.

I was wondering if anyone who has intercalated already has any tips of how I can stay on top of my clinical medical knowledge over the year (obv alongside my intercalation workload) and if I should be doing anything to keep my clinical skills sharp?

For context, at my uni intercalation is optional, so many friends are continuing on into the next year. Our exams are UKMLA style, so I guess my main concern is if I’m going to fall behind and if that will impact my progress test (aka mock ukmla) scores when I come back after intercalating.

Additionally, the way our course is structured, I have already completed two clinical years and have had some exposure to clinical medicine, as well as completing two sets of osces. I’m competent and confident with basic skills like bloods and cannulas but don’t want to lose my knack for it over the next year.

I guess I’m just a little nervous since I’m intercalating externally at another uni and I really enjoy clinical placement so am slightly anxious to be away from it! So so excited to have the year out to intercalate despite all this though!!

Any tips would be appreciated!!