Future Choices - A Parent's Guide

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PAID FOR COURSES

There are various companies which charge for courses to give participants insight into particular subjects or careers. Your son should not feel in any way pressured to complete these, as there are plenty of extremely valuable things he can do without paying. Some Hamptonians do, however, take up opportunities offered by companies such as InvestIN, and find them useful.

INVESTIN

MEDIC MENTOR

MINDS UNDERGROUND

InvestIN is a company which offers work

Medic Mentor offer a company who offer

Minds Underground aims to push the

experience courses and internships in

courses and summer schools for aspiring

educational frontier by boosting potential

a wide range of careers. Hampton is

doctors, dentists and vets. As the name

and inspiring intellectual curiosity beyond

a partner school, and Hamptonians are

suggests, they aim to mentor young

the core curriculum. They offer a range

therefore eligible for a discount (please

people through the process, and also offer

of opportunities, including: paid-for work

use the code Hampton10 when booking

other opportunities. For example, boys

experience, summer schools, mentoring

a course). Further information about the

can join the Medical Society and take part

and competitions. You can find out more

InvestIN programmes is available here:

in their awards programme. You can find

here: www.mindsunderground.com/

www.investin.org/collections/all

out more here: www.medicmentor.co.uk/

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7 PREMED PROJECTS

Premed Projects offers work experience in hospitals for aspiring doctors, nurses, midwives and dentists, and also offer

courses on different aspects of medical applications, such as interviews. You can find out more here:

www.premedprojects.co.uk/


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