*MEGATHREAD* - What course/university should I pick for my 5th choice?

Can the universities see your 4 or 5 choices? What if I apply to just 3 universities for medcine and the other two for genetics?

If you chose less than 4 universities to study Medicine, is there still a chance you would be accepted?

Of course - there is a chance that if you only apply to one, you will get in. However, that carries massive risk at not getting in to any medical school.

Also, for medical school, your personal statement should be aimed at exactly "Why do you want to be a doctor/study medicine?" - So it might be a little strange if most of your applications are not actually for medicine ! And if your personal statement is not perfectly geared for medicine, it's much less likely you will get accepted for medicine.

Thank you very much for the great advice. I was thinking of applying for Medicine in Glasgow University and on top of that other medical courses such as Optometry and Nursing also in Glasgow. So do you think there is no point in applying for the UKCAT then because I have a very small chance of getting in?

Thank you very much for the great advice. I was thinking of applying for Medicine in Glasgow University and on top of that other medical courses such as Optometry and Nursing also in Glasgow. So do you think there is no point in applying for the UKCAT then because I have a very small chance of getting in?

Well to have any chance whatsoever, you need to take the UKCAT And some chance is better than no chance

Make sure you have some relevant work experience to talk about within your personal statement, prediction of AAA (if still at school) for A2 , a decent UKCAT score (not sure how heavily Glasgow use this to be honest) , and a well-written personal statement that is targetted somewhat towards medicine / healthcare

Good luck!

Hey, sorry to butt in Just wanted to say that the UKCAT is a requirement at Glasgow. Glasgow seem to place a large emphasis on your scores too - for 2013 entry, you were ranked by your score, and then the top scorers were invited to interview. So assuming that the selection process won't change when you'll be applying, you'll increase your chances greatly by acing the UKCAT!

Has everyone got their replies for their 5th choice yet?
I am applying for 2015 entry and was thinking of applying to Oxbridge/Imperial/UCL as my 5th choice for chemistry or natsci..

If anyone had got an offer could you share your experience

Thanks

Is it going to be worth applying to Oxbridge as surely the grades required would be the same as your medicine offer?

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That's like saying why apply to UCL for maths where the offer is A*A*A with STEP and at oxford it's A*A*A ....

I don't think it's about the grades required, it's about the course and if I would be happy doing it

But it's also about having a backup in case you don't get the grades for medicine. Of course you want to pick a back up you would be happy doing but the general idea is that the grades needed are less than medicine, because if you get three a grades you want to do medicine

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I totally get what your saying but (I think) I will take a gap year if I didn't get in - if I did get an offer from another uni e.g. Oxbridge/UCL/Imperial , and was seriously going to consider going, it would have to be somewhere special. I don't think many medics predicted AAA would go to a back up of BCC just because they didn't get in - as (once again I think) prestige of the course has some parts in the decision