Moderate GCSEs, good enough for medicine?

Hey guys,
need a bit if help. I'm 16 and doing A-Levels in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geogrpahy
- Philosophy & Religion
- General Studies
I'm working at A's in all of them.
I have done key skills (level 3) in Communication and next year I am doing the EPQ. I am doing a St Johns Ambulance course in May. I run an art club once weekly for children and I volunteer in a nursing home once weekly. I do aerobics outside of college.
However my GCSEs were moderate: 1A*,7As and 3Bs. (Bs in maths and double science). My tutors said that this won't so much matter because I'm doing well at A-Level and they can put a reference in saying why I underperfomed at GCSE.
If I ace the UKCAT what do you guys think my chances are?
thinking of applying to four of:
Manchester, Liverpool, keele, Leeds, QMUL, Peninsula, Durham.
Thanks in advance

Ps I did think of doing biochemistry first and then doing graduate entry medicine, do you think this would be the best option or should I just apply to medicine first time round?

I think that everyone is putting too much stock in GCSES - my sister got into Cambridge with AAAAAABCDD (she failed maths the first time :O and got double D's in science)

So if you're on track getting A's at A level then you should be fine - if you look at the prospectus for Oxbridge for example, they do say that they understand when kids do waaaaaay better at A level then GCSE.

Anyway, good luck!

After 5 years at Keele medical school, you will be able to become a doctor. It is not "bad".

As I understand it, Keele is PBL - a method of teaching used by loaaaads of other schools, including Peninsula, HYMS, Manchester, etc etc, with lots of success. Just because something is differently doesn't mean it is bad - I'd recommend you research into the different styles and choose what is best for you.

I know liverpool score A*s and As exactly the same (ie the same number of points are allocated to each grade) - so you have 1 A* and 7 As - but will be ranked the same - in terms of GCSEs, as someone who got 8 A*s - as they only take your top 8 anyway...

I think that everyone is putting too much stock in GCSES - my sister got into Cambridge with AAAAAABCDD (she failed maths the first time :O and got double D's in science)

So if you're on track getting A's at A level then you should be fine - if you look at the prospectus for Oxbridge for example, they do say that they understand when kids do waaaaaay better at A level then GCSE.

Anyway, good luck!

Hey guys,
need a bit if help. I'm 16 and doing A-Levels in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geogrpahy
- Philosophy & Religion
- General Studies
I'm working at A's in all of them.
I have done key skills (level 3) in Communication and next year I am doing the EPQ. I am doing a St Johns Ambulance course in May. I run an art club once weekly for children and I volunteer in a nursing home once weekly. I do aerobics outside of college.
However my GCSEs were moderate: 1A*,7As and 3Bs. (Bs in maths and double science). My tutors said that this won't so much matter because I'm doing well at A-Level and they can put a reference in saying why I underperfomed at GCSE.
If I ace the UKCAT what do you guys think my chances are?
thinking of applying to four of:
Manchester, Liverpool, keele, Leeds, QMUL, Peninsula, Durham.
Thanks in advance

Ps I did think of doing biochemistry first and then doing graduate entry medicine, do you think this would be the best option or should I just apply to medicine first time round?