Hey everyone, inspiring thread.
I'm in a situation similar to many of you, got an AAB offer from Manchester (A in chem, deffered entry) which I missed by 6 UMS marks, getting A*AB - yup, B in chemistry (A* in geography, A in mechanics maths). A remark provided nothing extra.
Alot of begging later and even with alot of extra bonuses to my application (710 UKCAT, 2 weeks of hospital work exp. since my offer, completed gold DoE, extra AS in biology this year (B), going to a state school (
) and a bizzare situation of a chemistry paper we got back, went through with teacher and found exactly 6 marks that should have been awarded but weren't and it was too later for a retake... talk about a kick in the nuts..) there was no negotiation - A in chem or nothing... cool.
Of course the real kicker is Manchester only accept resit candidates in extentuating circumstances and only if they already held an offer, so my head and deputy head of 6th form are sending written word to Manchester asking to allow me to *reapply* with everything I've just mentioned.
Still, with the experience I've had so far I'm not holding my breath.
My uni options are cut down further by the fact I've only done AS biology; I think it's just Peninsula and Keele I'm able to apply to. I'm imagining the ones that require A2 bio (Liverpool and BSMS predominantly) are as anal about that as everything else? Would be great to hear anyone with evidence suggesting otherwise
Biomed's an option I'm looking at too.
It's fairly galling tell you the truth, but I'm told a 4 year medical degree followed by the 3 year Biomed course makes for better doctors, although with a gap year and plans to join the forces through a cadetship, those 2 extra years out of the career progression might hurt.I guess I'm venting more than anything else here, just thought I'd throw in my story too. On the plus side, it gives me the excuse to beat my mate's score of 780 in the UKCAT...that might even make the whole thing worthwhile actually...