*Closed* - The "Which Medical School Should I Apply To?" Uberthread [Part 1 of 3]

yeh i meant the uni not the city (as i assume thats what you mean?) as im from a comp and love the diversity of it im not sure i would want to go to a place which is purely public school peeps and middle class (not that i have anything against public school people!) but then again i dunno how much of it is true...

whats wrong with birmingham? apart from the fact that I apparently wont make a good doctor becase i 'only' have 6 A*s at gcse

Thanks yeah Leicester is my main worry, but I've gone round in circles trying to think of other places I should apply, only other place that comes to mind is Manchester, but the cut off last year was apparently 2,500 and I got 2,540....again, with my ukcat score it may be too risky...where else do you think I could apply which is a bit less risky? yeah that 4th AS is really annoying, its 1 UMS off a B woooo cardiff and leeds lol

Was Manchester cut-off 2,500 last year? Can i know where did you get that information from?

okk so basically i have to pick my uni's and i was thinking..
leeds
southampton
kings
newcastle

but now i'm really unsure as i was told that maybe manchester is better to apply to because of how many spaces there are?

i have 5 a*s and 7a's at gcse, AAAB in AS (although chem was the b, four marks from an a) and am predicted A*AA (geography is a*). i have two and a half years working in a pharmacy, a week watching surgery and volunteer work.. and 655 in UKCAT.

could someone please help me with where i should be aiming for with that?

also, the ucas director whos been doing medicine references for years said my p.s was good but then another teacher said i should make it more punchy, whilst practically writing me a new one which makes me sound seriously up myself which is really not how i want to do it.. do you think i should just stick with my original one as then at least i'm getting in on my own merits or make it more full of "i'm excellent at this, deeply involved" etc etc..

any ideas?

I know there are so many posts like this, but any help would be greatly welcomed!

GCSEs: 2A*, 9As and a B
A2 predictions: AAA in chem, bio and english lit
UKCAT: 612.5 average "/

I want to apply to Leeds, Lancaster, Nottingham....do you think these are good choices or will i be hugely disadvantaged by any of them for any reason?

My main problem is, i am stuck on a 4th Uni. I prefer a intergrated course, preferably on a more 'campusy' uni (yet still near a city) <<course, thisis just me being picky.
Unis I'm looking at as a 4th option are:
Liverpool (but this is PBL)
Cardiff
York/Hull medical school
Glasgow??

any advice/thoughts?

King's might be tough with your profile, because they tend to want a very good UKCAT or very good GCSEs. If you don't like Manchester or the PBL course, don't apply, because you'll have to be there for 5 years.

You can't say "I'm excellent at this", if you don't give any evidence. Stick with your own PS, after all, it's meant to be personal - you could take a few hints from your teacher, but make sure you're comfortable and happy with it.

What would be a good UKCAT score to apply to King's with? Is it mainly the GCSE's and UKCAT score that they concentrate on?

Yes, that's what I've heard anyway It depends on what your GCSEs are like, so if you've got 10A*s, you wouldn't need as high a UKCAT score.

Thank you. It's so difficult to try and find out the application processes in more detail. Do you have any idea about Queen Mary's? Someone said they interview the top 700 best UKCAT scores? Is there anything else Queen Mary's specifically concentrate on?