Hey everyone! To those currently doing exams, I hope they're going well and good luck for the forthcoming weeks!
I am currently doing my AS levels, and unfortunately, I fear thus far, that they have gone pretty poorly.
I study chemistry (AQA) , biology (AQA), english literature (OCR) and history (AQA)...and general studies, but, well, no one gives a crap about that
After every exam I've done a best case scenario and a worse case scenario, and whilst 3 exams remain, I can probably accurately predict that my grades will be:
Chemistry - C
Biology - B
English - B
History - A
General studies - A
At GCSE I achieved 9A*s and 2As, but this year, I've really struggled with the transition to a new school, the increased content and difficulty, as well as social factors ( I left an all girls school to a mixed school), overall, this has led to some potentially shocking grades (not shocking overall, but potentially ruining for medicine).
This is where my question comes in. Considering the new course changes, meaning AS is not carried towards any final grade at A2, do you think (that providing my UKCAT score is good/above average too (i'll start revising soon
)), that given my GCSEs, that I would be successful in my pursuit of medicine? Or would you advise not applying next year, but aiming for a gap year instead, and only applying to Uni once I actually have my A2s?
Thank you in advance to anyone