So I was just wondering how I could improve on my chances of getting into school and if I had a good shot as it it now?
Gcse's (went to ****ty new school where no one got a*'s but it did get a bit better by time I left (75% 5 A*-C GCSE's)):
7 A* in (School only offered 6-8 GCSES - I got 8, is that enough, because I thought one school takes your 9 best GCSE's and turns them into points?)
Math
Statistics
Double Science
English Language
English Literature
History
1 A in
Media ! How does studentroom think media is an easy course haha was my worst subject (probably something to do with my school and 2nd highest grade being a C or a D lol).
Also got a Dist and Dist* but they're Btecs so they don't matter. Our school used those to raise the pass rates since they are so horrible lol. School was baddd, I was only one to ever get a* in science, first to get a* in math, first year to get a* in history/english/lit and first a* in statistics ever in that school lol (been open 3-4 years at the time). So not a very good school tbh, but I came to England straight into year 10 so I didn't really know anything about English schools.
A levels:
Chemistry/Biology/Physics/Math
Probably predicted 4 A*
Work Experience:
-2 weeks mornings (9am - 1pm) (2010 christmas, 2011 easter - 1 week each time)
-3 weeks full day (8:30 am - 5:15pm) (1 week in 2011 summer and 2 weeks in 2012 March)
-In these weeks I've seen: Private work, NHS work, Orthodontics, also saw a new dentist doing his vocational training. I've shadowed a total of 10 dentists and a few more hygienists/therapists.
Extra Curricular:
-Duke of Edinborough silver (doing now)
-Started guitar early year 12
-Do some model building stuff (like putting model cars together - will probably bring to interview if I get)
-Bmxing for 5 years - spend a large chunk of my life doing that - how would this fare, should I put on my personal statement, what if they ask me to stop for dentistry (because of dangerous sport for hands etc... plenty friends recently breaking wrists/backs making me a bit nervous haha)
-Lift weights as a hobby
-Volunteer at British Heart Foundation furniture shop since January 2012.
-Fluent in Polish (although not born there).
Extra: Might do 1-2 days at a ceramics lab to see crowns and stuff.
UKCAT: I predict I'll probably get a competitive score as I'm good in that type of thing and I'll prepare for it, so hopefully 700+.
Is there any other things I can do to improve my chances of getting into school?
Also, I was wondering how much of a shot I had at dentistry with my current qualities/stats? Like, as in am I good enough to probably get in first year or low chance or very high chance, etc?