3 Cs at AS- Should i still apply for medicine? UKCAT deadline today!

Meek99

Ukcat deadline today, should I still apply for medicine?

Reply 1

HopelessMedic

Unless you can get predicted 3As then no.

Reply 2

TheYearNiner

Original post by HopelessMedic

Unless you can get predicted 3As then no.

quite savage :/

Reply 3

Sammy9898

Don't. Unless you could apply for foundation courses (which are extremely competitive) or ofc get predicted 3 A grades.

Reply 4

ollie1024

Original post by TheYearNiner

quite savage :/

tru though

Reply 5

DarkEnergy

Original post by Meek99

Ukcat deadline today, should I still apply for medicine?

Original post by HopelessMedic

Unless you can get predicted 3As then no.

If OP meets certain contextual criteria, they could get in with ABB at certain unis.

OP: take a look at Newcastle's PARTNERS programme, Birmingham's A2B, and Leeds A2L. You'll still need ABB predictions though.

Reply 6

Meek99

Yes, I'm hoping for ABB and that meets entry req. for extended medicine at kings college, but it's really unlikely.

Reply 7

ForestCat

Original post by Meek99

Yes, I'm hoping for ABB and that meets entry req. for extended medicine at kings college, but it's really unlikely.

You'd be better off focusing on getting AAA this year and then applying to medicine in a gap year.

Reply 8

Meek99

Original post by ForestCat

You'd be better off focusing on getting AAA this year and then applying to medicine in a gap year.

Considering I get AAA/ better, would I be able to get into a uni for med. through
clearing/adjustment?

And if I do take a gap year, should I still do the UKCAT this year?

Reply 9

HopelessMedic

Original post by DarkEnergy

Yeh true, I was only thinking about standard entry.

But its a long shot getting predicted ABB from CCC, that's a big jump unless they have extenuating circumstances

Reply 10

Trapz99

Original post by Meek99

Considering I get AAA/ better, would I be able to get into a uni for med. through
clearing/adjustment?

And if I do take a gap year, should I still do the UKCAT this year?

Medicine isn't included in claening or adjustment. You'll have to take a gap year if you want to get in.

Reply 11

ForestCat

Original post by Meek99

Considering I get AAA/ better, would I be able to get into a uni for med. through
clearing/adjustment?

And if I do take a gap year, should I still do the UKCAT this year?

No, just focus on doing well in school this year. UKCAT only lasts for one cycle.

Reply 12

Meek99

Thanks for your help everyone!

Reply 13

DarkEnergy

Original post by Trapz99

Medicine isn't included in claening or adjustment. You'll have to take a gap year if you want to get in.

Original post by Meek99

Considering I get AAA/ better, would I be able to get into a uni for med. through
clearing/adjustment?
And if I do take a gap year, should I still do the UKCAT this year?

SGUL were in clearing this year but that's a very rare occasion, although I read somewhere on here that medicine applications have been steadily decreasing the past few years so it could potentially happen again. Otherwise Trapz99 is right - you'll have to do a gap year and probably do some volunteering or something of that nature during the year. It'd look terrible for a medicine applicant to just have gone on holiday on a gap year.