Created this thread for anyone else thinking or certain about applying to Birmingham for A100 2014 entry, to discuss everything and anything relevant to this cycle. The course and teaching approach here look great. These are the
teaching hospitals medical students visit on their clinical attachments.
Uni site with all the info on the course details, admission requirements etc.:
Birmingham Medicine and Surgery MBChBFrom last year the 8A* GCSE cut-off got removed and A*s are now only required for Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and English (double science being acceptable instead of triple science). MMI interviews were also introduced; there will four stations each lasting 6 minutes:
1200 will be selected for MMI interview taking place between November and March, and selection will be based strongly on AS grades (AAAA) and A-Level/IB predictions (AAA/36 points excluding core), typical offers being A*AA. Just as Birmingham are known for asking a lot academically, they also ask a lot in terms of EXCs, and the personal statement itself would be a strong factor in selection for interview.
Let's hope we do well enough to be admitted for Sep 2014! Good luck guys, looking forward to this cycle