*MEGATHREAD* - The Ultimate 'Am I Good Enough For Medicine?' Angst Thread Mk II

yep that's the right thing to do so don't worry about being told off.

This has probably been asked but I'll ask anyway. Most unis have a fourth A level requirement, but is it advantageous if someone has a higher grade? So if the fourth AS requirement is a B, would someone with an A get an advantage over someone with a B even though they both meet the requirements? Thanks

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Hi
I'm interested in Southampton, Barts, Kings and BSMS for the 5 yr medicine degree.
Any opinions on whether this is a good choice (either I have a bad chance at one of these uni's or a better chance somewhere else) is much appreciated

GCSEs - 3A*, 5A, 4B, 1C (A in Maths, English and A*s in Sciences)

AS - AAAAC (Maths, Chemistry, human biology, psychology and a C in General Studies)

A2 Predicted - A*A*A A (A* chem and maths, A in human biology and general studies) (Teacher said maybe an A* in biology too)

UKCAT; 2760, 690 avg
VR - 600
QR - 710
AR - 630
DA - 820

My personal statement is/should be average at minimum, hopefully a bit better.

Thanks

Is it worth applying to st Georges with 648 average? The cut off last year was 625 but I'm worried it might go up meaning I'll be rejected even before the interview stage :/

Hi

I'm really unsure about where I stand at the moment...

GCSE: 9A*s and 3As
AS: 4 As in biology, chemistry, maths and psychology (im dropping psychology for A2)
UKCAT: VR - 560
QR - 720
AR - 710
DA - 620
(average of 652.5)

I have the relevant work experience and stuff like that but i'm just worried that my UKCAT has dragged my chances of getting into a UKCAT uni down by quite a lot. I was REALLY hoping to apply to Queen Mary, King's and St George's. Do you think I still have a good chance or should I rethink any of my uni options? I would really appreciate any help!!!

Thanks

Queen Mary Barts (unless you want an angry mob chasing you down the street ) would not be a good choice because you won't have a high enough UCAS tariff.
Kings would be fine and so would St Georges. You may want to consider universities like Birmingham (provided all GCSE core subjects are at A*) and Cardiff because you have very strong GCSE grades.

I'll stick to saying Barts from now on

Thanks for your help!! Would my UCAS tariff be high enough if I decided to take psychology for A2 as a fourth subject. It's just that I only just scraped an A at AS so didn't think I would be able to get an A at A2 but i really enjoy it as a subject.

It may be high enough if you did that but you'd need to be predicted A*A*AA at least to stand a chance.

My predicted grades are A*A*A, so would you recommend that I don't apply to Barts if I don't take psychology?

Yep.