Just Got Your GCSE Results and Thinking of Applying for Medicine? Look Here First!

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Of course people move their ASs up at A2 :smile:

Don't be discouraged! Just work really hard next year!

Sorry OP, didn't realise there were GCSEs. It's hard to say...there are some Uni's that accept C's, such as Durham. Take a look at this table and decide for yourself :smile:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_GCSE_Requirements

Reply 41

halima iqbal

TheDannyManCan

Wait, are those GCSEs or ASs? If they're ASs, don't worry too much. The lowest offer anywhere for medicine atm is AAB, so you could boost them. Most people are getting AAA and higher, though :frown:

thanks for the advice. they are AS results btw :s

Reply 42

Organ

Presidential

Maybe that was true a few years back.

Bah you old pessimist. I'm still full of pre-application enthusiasm, I'm still sure it could be done :colone:

Reply 43

sadiqvaj

So is it worth resitting gcse's in sixth form or just trying extra hard at a levels?

Reply 44

TheDannyManCan

If you can get your tutor to predict you AAB, then it should be okay. What was the "3 c's and a d" bit all about, though?

Reply 45

7589200

Please note that GCSE requirements and the average GCSEs of successful applicants is a completely different thing.

Reply 46

darkred

They don't look at short courses and BTECs right? :colone:

Reply 47

PKA

Trying extra hard at A levels :smile:

Reply 48

sadiqvaj

Biology A
Physics B
Chemistry B
Maths B
English lit c
english lang c
history d
resistant materials c

Reply 49

Presidential

Organ

Bah you old pessimist. I'm still full of pre-application enthusiasm, I'm still sure it could be done :colone:

Thats a good thing. I never had any confidence when I applied. lol

Reply 50

razzler

10 A*s just got them :woo:

i reckon thtl b enough to get into medicinr

Reply 51

BJack

sadiqvaj

So is it worth resitting gcse's in sixth form or just trying extra hard at a levels?

Neither of those is likely to be enough. Certainly retaking GCSEs won't be of any use because the universities will still see how you did first time round.

Reply 52

rsp

okay i got 9 a* and 4 a's got an a in maths i was wondering whether this was good enough to apply to oxford and imperial is it worth going to oxford open day? teh a* include a shortcourse i know i need to do more work expereince

Reply 53

Organ

rsp

Imperial yes. Oxford actually use a %A*, coupled with the BMAT score to draw up a shortlist for interview. Your percent will be 69% which isn't that high, so you would have to score highly on the BMAT. It's perfectly possible though. Out of interest why Imperial and Oxford?

Reply 54

Saphire_93

What about these? And and idea of which Uni's? Or should I focus on being a teacher instead? Thanks

English Lit A*
English Language A
Maths A
Chemistry A
Biology B
Physics B (retaken hopefully, to get an A)
Leisure and Tourism 2 A's
French A
History A
RE A
Graphics B
IT Distinction (A)

I'm going to take English Lit, Chem, Bio and Psycology for A level, so hopefully that will make up for the Biology GCSE?

Reply 55

digitalis

Vazzyb

Please note that GCSE requirements and the average GCSEs of successful applicants is a completely different thing.

This. Don't be naive ppl.

Reply 56

brokenangel

felt_monkey

I was just thinking, could there be a wiki page/thread on med schools that don't place much importance on GCSEs? It would have really helped me and providing a link will be easier than answering a question with 'well there's UCL...'

They can all be found here http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_GCSE_Requirements

Reply 57

digitalis

razzler

10 A*s just got them :woo:

i reckon thtl b enough to get into medicinr

Depends whether you **** up in your A levels, write a crap personal statement, don't do enough voluntary work and work experience, failed socially and are completely inept and cock up your interview. Oh and have luck against you.