How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A's
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View Poll Results: How many A* at GCSE did you receive?
All A* 8 6.56% 10+ 9 7.38% 7-9 29 23.77% 4-6 29 23.77% 3 or less 47 38.52%
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A'sI'm not really sure about AS (not even finished my GCSEs) but I'm pretty sure straight A*s aren't necessary.(Original post by kalika_amz)
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A's..you can't get a* at as(Original post by dinrah04)
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A'sIf that is so, why ask?(Original post by kalika_amz)
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A'sI think most applicants would have at least AAA at AS, mainly because it's kind of an indicator of how well you'll do at A Level. At my college, if you didn't get AAA at AS you were discouraged from applying for medicine (and even if you did you still were... but that's another story :P) But anyway, I'd say that not having at least AAA at AS is a disadvantage. hth(Original post by kalika_amz)
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A's'How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A's'(Original post by dinrah04)
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A'soh :l what about if you got AAABB or AABBB but it wasn't your best effort and you'll drop the BB subjects?(Original post by idontevenknow)
I think most applicants would have at least AAA at AS, mainly because it's kind of an indicator of how well you'll do at A Level. At my college, if you didn't get AAA at AS you were discouraged from applying for medicine (and even if you did you still were... but that's another story :P) But anyway, I'd say that not having at least AAA at AS is a disadvantage. hth
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A'sWell ok then, I'll give you that one.(Original post by kalika_amz)
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A'sDepends on your subjects really, provided the Bs weren't in biology or chemistry. Honestly, as long as you can plausibly achieve and get predicted AAA at A Level you should be fine. Unless you're thinking of applying to Cambridge, who look at your UMS score.(Original post by kalika_amz)
oh :l what about if you got AAABB or AABBB but it wasn't your best effort and you'll drop the BB subjects?
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Re: How many of you applicants/medics don't have all A's2A*, 2A, 3B.2C!. Gcses done a while ago. I recently went back to college. Got A*AA in bio chem physics. I have an offer from a med school. Just goes to show most unis appreciate gcses to a certain extent, but if you dont have super gcses and have excellent a level grades, that more than makes up for it. Plus interviews play a big part. Despite contrary belief med schools like humans who sre well rounded and not 10A* wizz kids who cant string a sentence together
