Manchester A106 Applicants 2014

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Not sure if 682.5 (which is exactly 20 points above last year cut off) will do it.
It's risky :s-smilie:

in one year, manchester raised their ukcat cut off by 15 points!

I think the cut off will be <675 - I could be wrong though. Do you have any contextual flags?

Can I ask where else you are applying?

Reply 81

letsbehonest

Original post by tamil4

haha yeah to pass the screening would be so good!! I'm over the limit at the moment and trying to cut it down but I dont want to take out anything that sounds good :/

Any idea how difficult it is to get past the personal statement screening?

Do most of the candidates get rejected at that stage or the ukcat?

Reply 82

FlavaFavourFruit

Original post by letsbehonest

I think the cut off will be <675 - I could be wrong though. Do you have any contextual flags?

Can I ask where else you are applying?

I only have 1 contextual flag so im in the same category as the 0 contextual flags :unimpressed:

I'm thinking of UEA, but that's it....I don't know where else yet.
Was gonna choose Exeter but I think they look at sub test sections :/

Where are you thinking of applying? :smile:

Reply 83

letsbehonest

Original post by NikoB

I only have 1 contextual flag so im in the same category as the 0 contextual flags :unimpressed:

I'm thinking of UEA, but that's it....I don't know where else yet.
Was gonna choose Exeter but I think they look at sub test sections :/

Where are you thinking of applying? :smile:

Same! I love the look of Exeter but I can't apply there.

UEA, Brighton and Aberdeen :biggrin:

Reply 84

username571327

Original post by letsbehonest

Any idea how difficult it is to get past the personal statement screening?

Do most of the candidates get rejected at that stage or the ukcat?

I have no idea! Apparently in 2012, there were 2520 applications and 925 interviewed (according to the Competition Ratios page) so quite a few people seem to have been rejected before interview that year. But I can't say that properly because I'm not sure how many met the minimum requirements etc.

Reply 85

FlavaFavourFruit

Original post by letsbehonest

Same! I love the look of Exeter but I can't apply there.

UEA, Brighton and Aberdeen :biggrin:

Why not apply to Exeter?

I'm thinking of Aberdeen but I'm all the way from London and I think Scottish unis don't take as many rest of uk applicants :/

Reply 86

babychocolate

I want to apply here, but I'm not sure. I just hope that my personal statement is good enough

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Reply 87

letsbehonest

Original post by NikoB

Why not apply to Exeter?

I'm thinking of Aberdeen but I'm all the way from London and I think Scottish unis don't take as many rest of uk applicants :/

I'm also from London! I'm sure they don't discriminate against us! I think it's just that more Scottish people apply to Scottish unis

Afraid my VR might be too low for them since they look at individual cut offs.

Reply 88

FlavaFavourFruit

Original post by letsbehonest

Oh ok then! :biggrin:

http://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/media/universityofexeter/medicalschool/documents/Bachelor_of_Medicine_Bachelor_of_Surgery-FAQ_v3.docx

According to that document which was produced August 2013, they don't consider sub test scores
My VR also sucks at 470!

Reply 89

letsbehonest

Original post by NikoB

Oh ok then! :biggrin:

WOOOOOOT ARE U SERIOUS !!!!

OH MY GOOD LORD. I have to apply if they don't consider sub tests!!

Edit: It is a little ambiguous :/
Sure they use the overall score, but they have always done that. They do this after the ukcat sub test cut offs. I will email them or call them up tomorrow

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 90

FlavaFavourFruit

Original post by letsbehonest

WOOOOOOT ARE U SERIOUS !!!!

OH MY GOOD LORD. I have to apply if they don't consider sub tests!!

The document says so! :biggrin:

I'm gonna apply too but I will email them to double check!!

Reply 91

FlavaFavourFruit

Original post by letsbehonest

Have you called them up yet? :smile:

Reply 92

letsbehonest

Original post by NikoB

Have you called them up yet? :smile:

Yep

She said 'We will be using a ukcat cut off and lower cut offs for the sub tests. The cut offs are reviewed each cycle'

She seemed really peed off on the phone, so I didn't ask further questions.

I guess nothing has changed.

Reply 93

FlavaFavourFruit

Original post by letsbehonest

pffftt that completely contradicts what they wrote on the document

Reply 94

username571327

Original post by babychocolate

I want to apply here, but I'm not sure. I just hope that my personal statement is good enough

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same! I'm finding it really hard to get my PS right!

Reply 95

matt_smithy

Hi guys, I know it's really annoying but in your opinion us it worth applying for me? I have 4 A*, 2A and a 2B including English Lang which I am resitting this year for an A. I got AAAA in chem, bio, maths and phys with A*AA at A2 and am predicting 690 in the UKCAT. In anyone's honest opinion is it worth applying for Manchester?

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Reply 96

StudentAT

Does it matter if you are predicted A* at A2 or would Manchester consider it the same as an A grade? Thank you

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Reply 97

letsbehonest

Original post by tamil4

same! I'm finding it really hard to get my PS right!

Manchester like to see commitment and long term volunteering but my longest experience is 6 months!!!

I could write about my part time job where I tutor young kids but I do it privately so if they ask for references who do I put?