[Cornelia1]

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[BlissJunkie]

It's possible to apply to London medical schools with just your degree, no?

[Norton1]

(Original post by Cornelia1)
P.S. Don't offer me not to do classics or something like that please, because that is not an option in my case

This is the most middle class problem I have ever read.

[Phenylethylamine_]

Well, yeah you can apply for graduate entry Which is more competitive than undergraduate entry but it's still possible if you meet the requirements etc and play by your strengths. But because you lack a science background i.e. science a levels, like you said you may have to something about that. Some medical schools accept degrees that are not a science discipline. So yeah just work hard on those a levels atm.

[Elwyn]

Why on earth is not doing classics not an option?

You mean your way into medicine involves studying completely unrelated A-levels, forking out thousands on a degree, then doing the A-levels you should have done from the start only to end up applying to medicine? Crazy.

[roh]

(Original post by Cornelia1)
Let me tell you the whole story.

I have 10 A* and 1 A (seperate sciences and maths at an A* grade). At the moment I am doing AS level Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisations, English Literature and Russian. I will then apply to a uni to do Classics (hopefully Oxbridge) and try to get a first.

After that would it be possible to do (obviously through a college) Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry and Maths and Do UKCAT and BMAT (aim to get the highest marks possible i.e. A*'s) and then apply for undergraduate entry to medical school or Medical degree in, say london? Do a stand any chance in a competitive university such as Oxbridge or London?

P.S. Don't offer me not to do classics or something like that please, because that is not an option in my case

Please help me as I have no-one to ask, I have cried for two days

Some graduate medicine courses do not require you to have a previous degree in a science subject but any subject.

Concentrate on getting good grades at A level and uni whilst amassing the sort of work experience you will need over the summers.

It does not matter which medical school you go to you will still become a doctor, so don't worry about whether it's Oxbridge or London. Just concentrate on being one of those who gets into grad medicine anywhere because it is really tough (1 in 20 I think).

Finally post in the grad medicine threads for advice from those who've been there and done it and for God's sake try not to be so melodramatic when you do.

[Lily Academia]

(Original post by Cornelia1)
Let me tell you the whole story.

I have 10 A* and 1 A (seperate sciences and maths at an A* grade). At the moment I am doing AS level Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisations, English Literature and Russian. I will then apply to a uni to do Classics (hopefully Oxbridge) and try to get a first.

After that would it be possible to do (obviously through a college) Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry and Maths and Do UKCAT and BMAT (aim to get the highest marks possible i.e. A*'s) and then apply for undergraduate entry to medical school or Medical degree in, say london? Do a stand any chance in a competitive university such as Oxbridge or London?

P.S. Don't offer me not to do classics or something like that please, because that is not an option in my case

Please help me as I have no-one to ask, I have cried for two days

Am I the only person suspicious of the authenticity of this problem?

[Clare~Bear]

(Original post by Lily Academia)
Am I the only person suspicious of the authenticity of this problem?

No, it's their first post as well so I'm considering calling but I'll still answer their question incase it's not.

Why is not doing classics not an option? It's not a cheap option to do that then have to fork out for another, even longer course. Plus can't you only get a student loan for so many year which I think you'd go over by doing both, so then you'd either have to have the money for it or get a regular loan which will cost you even more with interest.

You could do it as a post-grad course but apparantly these are hardly to get onto than a normal medicine course! And blissjunkie has said that it's possible to get onto some medicine courses without relevant a-levels.

Plus OP, you do realise how few people get all A*s at a-level, so don't be disappointed if you don't. Thats why med courses are only AAA or A*AA.

[izpenguin]

(Original post by Elwyn)
Why on earth is not doing classics not an option?

You mean your way into medicine involves studying completely unrelated A-levels, forking out thousands on a degree, then doing the A-levels you should have done from the start only to end up applying to medicine? Crazy.

This is what I don't understand.
Surely it would make more sense to start again doing the right A levels next year and go straight into medicine than to take the longer, more expensive route of doing the A levels you are doing now, doing a classics degree which will cost, dong more A levels which will also cost and then doing the medicine degree which will cost a fortune because it is your 2nd undergraduate degree.
Edit; it also seems rather indecisive that you want to do both medicine and classics.

[ak137]

Do classics.

[RectalExamination]

(Original post by Cornelia1)
Let me tell you the whole story.

I have 10 A* and 1 A (seperate sciences and maths at an A* grade). At the moment I am doing AS level Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisations, English Literature and Russian. I will then apply to a uni to do Classics (hopefully Oxbridge) and try to get a first.

After that would it be possible to do (obviously through a college) Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry and Maths and Do UKCAT and BMAT (aim to get the highest marks possible i.e. A*'s) and then apply for undergraduate entry to medical school or Medical degree in, say london? Do a stand any chance in a competitive university such as Oxbridge or London?

P.S. Don't offer me not to do classics or something like that please, because that is not an option in my case

Please help me as I have no-one to ask, I have cried for two days

Make sure you pick the right A levels though, would make life allot easier for yourself, as you have very good GCSEs and seemingly a strong interest in medicine..

[Hippokrates]

I think you need to take a good look at yourself.

If you want to be a doctor then that should be your biggest focus because nobody gets in half heartedly. It requires enormous amounts of determination and hard work and if wasting five years of your life so you can study a pointless degree is top of your agenda then you shouldn't consider going into medicine. Medicine is a profession run by passion for the job and you don't seem committed at all.

[roh]

(Original post by izpenguin)
This is what I don't understand.
Surely it would make more sense to start again doing the right A levels next year and go straight into medicine than to take the longer, more expensive route of doing the A levels you are doing now, doing a classics degree which will cost, dong more A levels which will also cost and then doing the medicine degree which will cost a fortune because it is your 2nd undergraduate degree.
Edit; it also seems rather indecisive that you want to do both medicine and classics.

GEC courses are funded by the NHS after first year and you still get loans etc. (currently anyway) so it's pretty much the only postgrad degree that won't cost you loads of money.

However the lack of response from OP, supposed ceaseless 48 hour hysteria and half witted approach to becoming a doctor suggests they be a trollin'.

[ak137]

Lol the OP repped me for saying "do classics" despite that being not what she wanted to hear! I call troll.

[izpenguin]

(Original post by roh)
GEC courses are funded by the NHS after first year and you still get loans etc. (currently anyway) so it's pretty much the only postgrad degree that won't cost you loads of money.

However the lack of response from OP, supposed ceaseless 48 hour hysteria and half witted approach to becoming a doctor suggests they be a trollin'.

Oh fair enough sorry.

[roh]

(Original post by izpenguin)
Oh fair enough sorry.

You don't have to apologise, hardly the sort of intricacy of higher ed you're expected to know in Yr. 10! Just though I'd say in the unlikely event OP is for real.

Props for having known second degrees are expensive at your age!

[Clare~Bear]

(Original post by Cornelia1)
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LOL somebody already quoted your originial post which means everyone can still see it and always will be as that post isn't breaking any rules so won't be deleted.

We're offering you advice so why aren't you replying to it?

If you're a troll you wouldn't have deleted it would you, so if you're serious and want to get into medicine, why aren't you cooperating?

[roh]

(Original post by Cornelia1)
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Not going to do it in Greek given your passion for Classics?!

[tiajacob]

What 5 universities put the least emphasis on GCSE results, and which 5 put the most? Thanks

[jelly1000]

(Original post by ak137)
Lol the OP repped me for saying "do classics" despite that being not what she wanted to hear! I call troll.

Thats because she does want to do Classics for her first degree. She put that she doesn't want people telling her not to do classics for her first degree. Nevertheless I still smell a troll