rejections for medicine - what do to!!

Manchester: They have a ukcat cut off, which you were below, so if you unfortunately get 4 rejections this year and have to reapply, make sure you only apply there if you have 660+ ukcat (might be higher/lower, check the specific thread )
Leicester: gcses and ukcat. You need a combination of both high gcses and ukcat, so i would probably avoid it next year.
Southampton: they give offers purely on PS, so that was the decider for that

I'm sorry about your unis, but i do think you're right; it's not your application that was poor, but the places that you applied to!! next year, definitely research more!!!!
What's your fourth uni?

Gcses: my friend applied for med with 2A*s and he has had 2 interviews so far by applying smart
AS levels: i got abbbb, and i haven't got a rejection yet, so don't worry, they won't have affected your app

Don't panic! The rejections without interview are disappointing but also mean that it wasn't personal. In terms of Manchester, i know that their UKCAT cut-off point is very high this year (around 650) so that is probably the reason. Your GCSE grades are good, though not as strong as many other candidates. May i ask what you got in the cores subjects such as English, Maths and Science? They can sometimes demand an A or A* in these. However, if you do receive a fourth rejection and manage to get AAAa or higher at the end of this year, you can reapply and they won't care overly about your GCSEs. Also, you will have a full gap year to do non stop UKCAT practice, and so up your score this way. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't prepare or the UKCAT, you can! Your volunteering sounds brilliant and if you do reapply next year with good grades, i am sure you will stand a great chance!

Best of luck with whatever happens!

Don't panic! The rejections without interview are disappointing but also mean that it wasn't personal. In terms of Manchester, i know that their UKCAT cut-off point is very high this year (around 650) so that is probably the reason. Your GCSE grades are good, though not as strong as many other candidates. May i ask what you got in the cores subjects such as English, Maths and Science? They can sometimes demand an A or A* in these. However, if you do receive a fourth rejection and manage to get AAAa or higher at the end of this year, you can reapply and they won't care overly about your GCSEs. Also, you will have a full gap year to do non stop UKCAT practice, and so up your score this way. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't prepare or the UKCAT, you can! Your volunteering sounds brilliant and if you do reapply next year with good grades, i am sure you will stand a great chance!

Best of luck with whatever happens!

thanks for your reply! yeah i got feedback from manchester and it was their ukcat cut off score
which unis did you apply to?
any recommendations on where to apply next year?
im the first person to apply to med in my family and dont really have any fam friends who have applied to med so I was completely on my own! I didnt reeally know where to start when applying for unis I jusst picked ones i met the requirements for :/ but defoo learnt my lesson!
My last uni is leeds - hopeful but its probs the most competitive lol but hopefully ill get an interview
where did your friend apply to?

I applied to Exeter, Leicester, Manchester and Newcastle

Urm I guess it just depends on your ukcat really, because for me that's the make or break score that can make it easy/difficult for you to get interviews (e.g. ukcat of 690+ guarantees 2 interviews for durham and newcastle) So yeah, after you get your ukcat start researching again ...I would just say try to apply to as few PS unis as possible, because it's difficult to know how good your ps is

Yeah, I was exactly the same, but TSR is all you need, i just spent hours and hours researching where would be best for me

I hope you do too!

He applied to Exeter, Leeds, Leicester and Southampton and has interviews for exeter and leicester Nothing from the other two yet

ahhh okay, i was soooo close to applying to exeter - dont know why i didnt! and yeah the ukcat is important for most unis.
do you know which unis really look at your ps and anyyy idea of where i might have a good chance of getting into next year? thanksss!

hi guys, i hope you dont mind me asking for a bit of advice, i have just appllied for a levels and i am doing:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Maths
- Psychology

My GCSE predictions are 3A*s 6As 1B

i have already done volunteer work at a hospital for 1 week and i have another week booked, i work in Boots pharmacy and i am becoming a medicine trained dispenser.
i have some questions for you guys:

1) are my choices right (a levels)
2) am i doing the right thing
3)do my GCSES look ok??

Thanks for your reply! i got an a* in maths, AA in english and A*AB in chem, physics and bio (1 UMS off an A! how frustrating!)

yeah i reckon next year if i do have to apply again then i have more chance of getting in. Id do soooo many things differently! But its just annoying having 3 rejections, it doesnt really leave me with much hope- all this time and effort spent into my application and to go through it alllllll again next year!

Do you have any advice as to where i should apply next year?

Check my sig for my academic details but they're not far off from yours, my UCKAT was high butyou weren't far off and most people improve second time. I got 4 rejections last year and reluctantly took a gap year to reapply (I say reluctantly as I'm quite mature and so desperate to leave home).

Next year rather than focussing on which med school has the prettiest campus or your ideal course look at where you will get an interview and hence an offer. e.g. if Birmingham is your favourite campus and your ideal course with your GCSEs they won't even look at your application. Make sure nothing you have rules you out. Two of my choices this year are by far not my favourite, one I applied on a recommendation and 1 because they favoured re-applicants and A*s at A level and didn't look at GCSEs too much. I have an offer from one of them and I'm not going to turn it down just because medics are on a different campus (which is a real put off for me)

and remember its not over yet. My friend was in a similar situation last year with 3 rejections before interview, me and her were planning our gap year together. Early April she had an interview at bristol and got an offer mid april. Its not over till you've received all your decisions!

hi guys, i hope you dont mind me asking for a bit of advice, i have just appllied for a levels and i am doing:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Maths
- Psychology

My GCSE predictions are 3A*s 6As 1B

i have already done volunteer work at a hospital for 1 week and i have another week booked, i work in Boots pharmacy and i am becoming a medicine trained dispenser.
i have some questions for you guys:

1) are my choices right (a levels)
2) am i doing the right thing
3)do my GCSES look ok??

If you get the grades to reapply for next yr, the best thing u should do is up ur UKCAT score because I think thats what let u down. And the best advice is to apply strategically and not to places u know you won't stand a chance at.
(Like birmingham because the heavily rely on GCSEs and also not Peninsula if you don't get an A* at A level). I was in ur position last year and I think those are the most helpful tips.