A100 Edinburgh Medicine - 2017 Entry

I'm not sure, edinburghs always super competitive so if i guessed a minimum, probably around 680-690 but they would have to get like full personal statements and other academic marks... again this is just complete stipulation haha

Are all applicants with a score of down to 37 immediately given offers before any left over spaces are given to those with 36? Or would 2 applicants with scores 37 and 36 be considered equally again?

No, they are then ranked by UKCAT scores. In fact, UK applicants with 37/40 have been rejected so a score of 38 is usually pretty safe.

No, they are then ranked by UKCAT scores. In fact, UK applicants with 37/40 have been rejected so a score of 38 is usually pretty safe.

But would it be possible for someone with 36/40 to be given an offer and someone with 37 to not be given an offer??

A Scottish applicant with 36/40 could theoretically get an offer while an applicant from the rest of the UK could be rejected with 37/40 because they would be competing for a different set of places with different thresholds depending on the strength of the competition within their fee group. If you're talking about two English (or Welsh/N Irish) applicants, that wouldn't happen under the standard scoring system that Edinburgh publishes.

If both applicants were rejected and placed on the near miss waiting list, but the one with 37/40 had other med school offers while the one with 36/40 had four rejections, the one with 36/40 could gain a place through the waiting list if places opened up.

Do you think it's possible for an English applicant to get in with 36 and also is it likely that places open up if people choose other med schools??

Wondering if anyone knows how competive my application would be:

Nat 5s: 7A's & B
Highers: 5As (maths, chemistry, physics, spanish french)
Predicted: 4As (AH chemistry, AH maths, AH physics, H biology)
UKCAT: 2050
SJT: Band 1
Extra curriculum: work experience, befriending & volunteering.

I'm slightly concerned about not having done higher biology until now, and my lack of any extra curriculum activities that really stand out. I think I reflected on what I've done well.

Depends what your B was in at Nat 5 (and also what the UKCAT octiles are, but we'll assume they are similar to last year and the year before!)

1970 in the ukcat... don't know how to feel

The B was modern studies, and I believe I'd be in the top octalie, since last year the top octile was 3600-2900, and since the average is a bit lower, I'm assuming the top octile will be somewhere around 1990.

1990 is the 7th decile in this years UKCAT scores. Last year, that would have corresponded to 2660, which fell in the 4th octile of Edinburgh's scoring system. I would be surprised if there was that much change this year that the 7th decile corresponded to the top octile. For the last 2 years (the period they have been using octiles), the start of the 9th decile has only ever fallen in about the middle of the 2nd octile at Edinburgh.

You score would have fallen in about the middle of the 3rd octile in the last 2 years, which is probably where it will fall this year, although I think they judge it against all their applicants rather than the UKCAT deciles themselves. Your academics should score full marks, you may well lose 2 for UKCAT, so as a Scottish applicant, hopefully a score of 36 should be enough so you have a bit to play with with your PS (6 points available and would need 4ish!). Good luck!

1990 is the 7th decile in this years UKCAT scores. Last year, that would have corresponded to 2660, which fell in the 4th octile of Edinburgh's scoring system. I would be surprised if there was that much change this year that the 7th decile corresponded to the top octile. For the last 2 years (the period they have been using octiles), the start of the 9th decile has only ever fallen in about the middle of the 2nd octile at Edinburgh.

You score would have fallen in about the middle of the 3rd octile in the last 2 years, which is probably where it will fall this year, although I think they judge it against all their applicants rather than the UKCAT deciles themselves. Your academics should score full marks, you may well lose 2 for UKCAT, so as a Scottish applicant, hopefully a score of 36 should be enough so you have a bit to play with with your PS (6 points available and would need 4ish!). Good luck!

which would be 2700-2000 this year

It would be 2700-2175? wouldn't it? not considering changes in average, anyway...

If the lowest in the top octile last year was average 725, this average could be applied to this years as well? giving 2175