PAID FOR COURSES
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There are various companies which charge for courses to give you an insight into particular subjects or careers. You should not feel in any way pressured to complete these, as there are plenty of extremely valuable things you can do without paying. Some Hamptonians do, however, take up opportunities offered by companies such as InvestIN, and find them useful. Here are some examples of companies which offer paid-for experiences:
INVESTIN
MEDIC MENTOR
MINDS UNDERGROUND
InvestIN are a company which offers
Medic Mentor offer courses and summer
Minds Underground aims to push the
work experience courses and internships
schools for aspiring doctors, dentists and
educational frontier by boosting potential
in a wide range of careers. Hampton is
vets. As the name suggests, they aim to
and inspiring intellectual curiosity beyond
a partner school, and Hamptonians are
mentor young people through the process,
the core curriculum. They offer a range
therefore eligible for a discount (please
and also offer other opportunities. For
of opportunities, including: paid-for work
use the code Hampton10 when booking
example, you can join the Medical Society
experience, summer schools, mentoring
a course). Further information about the
and take part in their awards programme.
and competitions. You can find out more
InvestIN programmes is available here:
You can find out more here:
here: www.mindsunderground.com/
www.investin.org/collections/all
www.medicmentor.co.uk/
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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/
