Complete Scottish Highers, then do A levels?

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    Complete Scottish Highers, then do A levels?
    Would it be possible to do Scottish highers and achieve poor grades eg, AAABB. Then during a year do 3 A levels and try get 3 A's?
    What would a medical school think when looking at this? Would this be possible?
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    Re: Complete Scottish Highers, then do A levels?
    (Original post by OpenArms)
    Would it be possible to do Scottish highers and achieve poor grades eg, AAABB. Then during a year do 3 A levels and try get 3 A's?
    What would a medical school think when looking at this? Would this be possible?
    You would still have a shot with AAABB. Dundee will definitely consider you as will Aberdeen (though they state AAAAB). There are a few people in my year with AAABB and at least one with AABBB (had a monstrous AH conditional to meet though)
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    Re: Complete Scottish Highers, then do A levels?
    (Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope)
    You would still have a shot with AAABB. Dundee will definitely consider you as will Aberdeen (though they state AAAAB). There are a few people in my year with AAABB and at least one with AABBB (had a monstrous AH conditional to meet though)
    Reconsidering my options after a horrendous maths paper and the prospect of physics on Monday
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