Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic performance
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Re: Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic perform(Original post by Mrblbshrtz)
Aside from Birmingham and Oxbridge, which Medical schools put much more emphasis on academic performance (than other medical schools) during the application process?- Kings (GCSEs/UKCAT)
- Cardiff (GCSEs)
- Edinburgh(GCSEs)
- Barts (High A level predictions/ More than three A levels)
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Re: Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic performSo If I had a lack of work experience & volunteering, as well as a mediocre reference and average Personal reference, with a tendency to put people off in interviews by seeming arrogant (but I had good GCSEs and A level predictions) I should be applying to Barts, Imperial, Birmingham and Sheffield (for example)?
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Re: Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic performNo.(Original post by Mrblbshrtz)
So If I had a lack of work experience & volunteering, as well as a mediocre reference and average Personal reference, with a tendency to put people off in interviews by seeming arrogant (but I had good GCSEs and A level predictions) I should be applying to Barts, Imperial, Birmingham and Sheffield (for example)?
Having a poor personal statement and being arrogant at interview will get you 4 rejections, no matter where you apply. -
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Re: Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic perform
For Barts it is the latter that is important. The 2012 thread showed that Barts interviewed students who achieved 510 Ucas tariff points and above ie anyone applying with 3 A levels and 1 AS will essentially waste an application. -
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Re: Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic performTo be honest you are going to need atleast AAA with a good range of work experience and personal statement wherever you go, UKCAT and GCSE grades are going to be the main discriminators.
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Re: Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic performYou NEED work experience for Medicine. Yeah you will have a good chance if you have good predictions but just have work experience (in a hospital or a GP will be good choices). I think for Birmingham you need about 8A*s (or something crazy like that), Imperial's GCSE requirements are low. If you have something like A*AA you will be fine, as it is above the requirements of AAA which many offer.(Original post by Mrblbshrtz)
So If I had a lack of work experience & volunteering, as well as a mediocre reference and average Personal reference, with a tendency to put people off in interviews by seeming arrogant (but I had good GCSEs and A level predictions) I should be applying to Barts, Imperial, Birmingham and Sheffield (for example)? -
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Re: Which medical schools put much more weight during application on academic performMy advise would be to take a course on interviewing techniques and work hard on improving your PS and getting some volunteering experience - without the volunteering I would say your chances are close to zero. Are you sure you really want to study medicine?
