My situation:
. Just graduated with english literature degree
. Starting nursing degree in january
. IB 36 points. HLs English 7, philosophy 6, biology 5. SLs psychology 5, maths 6, spanish 4, extras 3.
Although I'm starting the nursing course, that's only because I can't do medicine, and advanced nursing is the closest you can get to being a doctor, without actually being a doctor. If I do this though, I know that there'll always be some level of shame at only being a small fraction of a doctor.
I was looking at options for graduate-entry to medicine, but without having a science background, my options are limited to:
Newcastle - UKCAT
Warwick - UKCAT
Nottingham - GAMSAT
St George's - GAMSAT
Swansea - GAMSAT
Considering how I don't have a science background, nor am I good at maths, I don't see how I would be able to compete against those who do have science backgrounds in the GAMSAT.
So now I see several options:
. Only apply to UKCAT places
. Try and teach myself alevel chemistry/ physics/ biology to be able to do the GAMSAT
. Do alevels again in sciences, and then apply for normal bmbs courses. After having done the alevels, I would then have to do the UKCAT anyway, or try the bmat.
Any advice is appreciated.