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In a year when application to medical schools has been more competitive than ever, 21 students from The Manchester Grammar School have received offers to study medicine at the UK’s top universities.
Receiving an average of two offers each, the 21 boys will take up their course places in the autumn.
They include; three places at Oxford, seven at home in the University of Manchester, three at Imperial College London, two at Cambridge, and a host of other places at universities including Edinburgh and Birmingham.
The majority of the boys have ambitions to become doctors, with some opting for careers in medical research.
Patrick Thom, Head of Sixth Form at MGS said: The offers our students have received of places on the country’s top medical courses are well-deserved and a fitting reward for all their hard work and commitment. They have done fantastically well and we wish them every success in their future careers.
CAPTION: 16 of the 21 MGS students to have received offers to study medicine this year
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Salford Advertiser
The Manchester Grammar School is celebrating after two of its students from Salford were offered places to study medicine at the UK’s leading universities.
The students have fought off competition from regional and national peers to secure the places, and will start their courses in the autumn.
They include 17-year-old Sanjeev Pramanik (left) from Eccles, who has been offered a place at Birmingham. There he will study medicine in the hope of becoming a doctor of neurology. Pramanik said: I’m honoured to have secured an offer to read my dream subject. I am extremely grateful for the School’s assistance during the application process and the way they’ve helped me prepare for university.
Sanjeev will now focus on completing his maths, biology and chemistry A-levels this month.
Another medic in the making is 18-year-old Vinny Nirmalan also from Eccles. Vinny will read medicine at Nottingham after completing his A-levels. He said: I have ambitions of becoming a doctor and am delighted to have received this offer and begin planning that career path.
Vinny also has an impressive extra-curricular career in music, playing first violin in the Hallé Youth Orchestra.
Sale and Urmston Messenger
The Manchester Grammar School is celebrating after one of its students from Urmston was offered a place to study medicine at the University of Manchester.
18-year-old Ahmad Lodhi has fought off competition from regional and national peers to secure the places, and will start his course in the autumn.
Ahmad has demonstrated a consistent commitment to a career in medicine and aside from his studies and is Vice Chair of the MGS Doctor Society. He said: I’m delighted to have received the offer and to be able to move onto the next exciting stage of my chosen career.
Ahmad will now focus on completing his A-levels in maths and three sciences, before commencing his five-year-course.
Stockport Express
The Manchester Grammar School is celebrating after two of its students from Stockport were offered places to study medicine at university.
The students have fought off competition from regional and national peers to secure the places, and will start their exciting courses in the autumn.
They include 18-year-old Shivi Saggar (right) from Cheadle, who is currently the MGS School Captain. Shivi has received an offer from the University of Cambridge with a view to becoming an orthopaedic surgeon.
The committed student, who has also previously won a Gold medal at the Biology Olympiad said: I’m delighted to have received the offer from Cambridge and will spend the next month concentrating on attaining the right A-level grades in maths, biology, chemistry and physics in order to achieve my career ambitions.
Another medic in the making is David Zang. The 18-year-old is from Heaton Norris and has been awarded a place at Imperial College London. David said: Medicine has always been my chosen career and I’ve applied it as much as I can at School, including holding the role of Vice Chair of the MGS Doctor Society. I really am looking forward to taking on my next academic challenge in the autumn.
South Manchester Reporter
The Manchester Grammar School is celebrating after three of its students from South Manchester were offered places to study medicine at Manchester University.
The students have fought off competition from regional and national peers to secure the places, and will start their courses in the autumn.
They include 18-year-old Afiqal Chowdhury from Fallowfield. Afiqal will study Medicine and hopes to become a doctor. He said: I am a regular St John’s Ambulance volunteer and have been for some time, so my career path has long been determined. I’m really looking forward to commencing my studies.
Another medic in the making from Fallowfield is 18-year-old Junaid Aamir. Junaid, proud that he will be the first doctor in his family, will read medicine at Manchester after completing his A-levels in maths, further maths, chemistry and biology. He said: I think I woudl like to be an eye specialist; it’s a subject that definitely interests me, however, the experience of reading medicine at a university as great as Manchester means I’ll have a wealth of decisions and choices in my medical career.
Joining the boys is Vik Puri, 18, from Chorlton. Vik is currently studying A-levels in biology, chemistry and maths and has also been offered a place on the Manchester medicine course.
Warrington Guardian
15 May 2012
The Manchester Grammar School is celebrating after three of its students from Warrington were offered places to study medicine at the UK’s leading universities.
The students have fought off competition from regional and national peers to secure the places, and will start their courses in the autumn.
They include 17-year-old Scott Waring (right) from Grappenhall, who has been offered a place at Oxford. There he’ll study at St John’s College in the hope of becoming a doctor, he said: I’m honoured to have secured an offer at what I think is the UK’s best university. It is something which will undoubtedly prepare me for my career ahead. I am grateful for the School’s assistance during the application process and the way they’ve helped me prepare for leaving for university.
Scott will now focus on completing his maths, biology and chemistry A-levels this month.
Joining him at Oxford will be Aakash Khanijau from Lymm. 18-year-old Aakash, who was recently awarded the top prize at the Model United Nations Conference in Ireland – something he participated in with the School – said: I’m obviously delighted and am now going to work hard on getting the grades I want in my A-level studies. Aakash is studying biology, chemistry, maths and politics.
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Another medic in the making is 18-year-old Jared Naz (centre) who is from Runcorn. Jared has been offered a place on the medicine course at Durham, having spent the last two years studying his International Baccalaureate at MGS. He added: My studies at Durham will begin in October and I can’t wait to take on this next chapter of my academic career. I ultimately want to become a surgeon and I woudl like to thank MGS for helping instill the ambition in me to achieve this.
Wilmslow Express
The Manchester Grammar School is celebrating after one of its students from Wilmslow was offered a place to study medicine at Cambridge.
18-year-old Akhlaq Maan has fought off competition from regional and national peers to secure the places, and will start his exciting course in the autumn.
The student demonstrated his intentions of a career almost a decade ago, spurred on by the death of a family member which sparked an interest in medicine for him.
He explained: I’m delighted to have received the offer from Cambridge and fulfilling my ambition of a career in medicine. Ever since my grandmother died from a stroke back in 2004, I knew I wanted to work in a field where I could support people through their most difficult times.
Akhlaq’s intentions have been clear during his time at MGS. He has previously written articles on science in the School newspaper, and volunteered at institutes such as St Ann’s Hospice. He has also won awards for his volunteer work.
He will now focus on completing his A-levels in maths and three sciences, before moving to Cambridge to begin his six-year-course in October.
Sale & Altrincham Messenger
Sale & Altrincham Advertiser
The Manchester Grammar School is celebrating after students from Sale and Altrincham were offered places to study medicine at university.
The students have fought off competition from regional and national peers to secure the places, and will start their exciting courses in the autumn.
They include 17-year-old Saqib Ashraf (right) from Hale Barns, who has been offered a place at the University of Manchester. There he’ll study Medicine in the hope of becoming a doctor, he said: I would like my career to help people and make a difference in the world and am really looking forward to embarking on this next stage.
Another medic in the making is 18-year-old Jack Whitby from Altrincham who will read Medicine at Imperial College London after taking four A-levels this month. He said: I would like to to be a doctor and am very pleased to have landed this opportunity. I also have an added interest in, and commitment to, sport so I look forward to my university career facilitating both.
The Manchester Grammar School is also celebrating the news that two of its former students from the area, who left after completing their A-levels in 2011, were offered places to study medicine at university.
They include 18-year-old Matt Parks (right) from Timperley, who has been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh. There he will study Medicine in the hope of becoming a doctor, something he will couple with an already successful international swimming career. Matt said: Since completing my A-levels I have been focusing on my own swimming and coaching others. I want to dovetail the two with my medicine studies and am hoping to compete in the Commonwealth Games in 2014. There is a definite synergy between my swimming and my chosen career and I hope to move into cardiology later on in life. Read more about Matt's Gap Year here
Another medic in the making is 19-year-old Hassam Chaudry who has received an offer from the University of East Anglia. The student, who is from Hale Barns has spent the past year volunteering, furthering his knowledge of medicine and the care system. Hassam said: I thought it was really important to apply my time to learning more about the area in which I wish to work. I’ve volunteered at a number of charities this year including St Ann’s Hospice and Barnardos, it’s been really valuable in helping shape my career and made me think about gearing towards pediatrics.
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