UCL medicine 2013 entry

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this thread and I haven't heard back from UCL either. I was just wondering whether anyone knew how highly UCL would regard an applicant who has a 4th subject that is not science (i.e not physics)? Because on their website, it says they favour applicants with a contrasting subject- I do physics and I really hope this is not a disadvantage...

I very much doubt that you will be rejected purely because you took A-Level physics, that slight preference for a contrasting subject is nothing to get worked up about

Thanks! I really hope so. I'm just a little concerned because most of the people I know who've got interviews have a contrasting subject. Ah well, I guess only time will tell ...

Can we know the rest of your stats please???


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Don't worry! We were all asking each other about it at interview and only 3 out of 20 or so of us had a contrasting subject, everyone else was taking the bog standard biology, chemistry, maths I'm sure you'll do just fine!!

Heyy, yhh sure, my stats are:
GCSE's - 9A*S and 2A's
AS: AAAAA
A2: already have one A* since did entire maths A level in year 12
A2 Predictions: A*A*A*A*A*
Work Experience - 1 week hospital, 2 - weeks GP
BMAT - 5.6, 5.3, 3A

good luck to all applicants waiting for interview!!!
x

OHH sorry, yhh i meant to say that I am applying to be an undergraduate!! sorry, I am in year 13, my badd x

No worries. Makes me feel a bit better that I still haven't heard. Good luck for your interview :-)

So any other gap year students not heard back yet? Bit worried as I swear it says gap year students are interviewed in Jan? (Ahh!)

I'm a gap year and haven't heard either, constantly alternating between unrealistic optimism and suicidal pessimism a lot of gap year applicants have been interviewed and a lot of have been rejected. I have absolutely no idea what to make of that

Do you know if a lot of school leavers have also been rejected? Or do they normally get rejected later on in the process?

I'm a gap year and haven't heard either, constantly alternating between unrealistic optimism and suicidal pessimism a lot of gap year applicants have been interviewed and a lot of have been rejected. I have absolutely no idea what to make of that

Oh! None of my friends on gap years applying for medicine have applied to UCL so I didn't realise rejections for gappies had been sent out yet, I'm just glad that I haven't been rejected for now!

Hello, anybody interviewed on 24th Jan received a reply yet? Apparently they contact successful applicants within 24 hours and unsuccessful after that- any validity to this?