Is it worth it?

I want to study medicine (2015 entry) and I have one GCSE B grade, it being in maths. Although this meets the minimum entry requirement of most medical schools, is it worth resitting maths in November in order to get a better grade and make my application more competitive, considering that a B is the 'minimum' and the successful applicants are likely to have A*'s and A's.

I realise that the results would come out after the medicine UCAS deadline but I read a depressing statistic on TSR of how something like 60% of medicine applicants get 4 rejections so the higher grade would be in case I would be part of the unfortunate 60% and in case I went on to reapply.


Im finding myself going over a lot of GCSE maths stuff anyway in prep for UKCAT and also for the insane amount of maths in OCR A2 chem.


Is it worth it?

I'm going into sixth form this september. Do i have to do the UKCAT test in july 2015, then apply for universities in September 2015?


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I want to study medicine (2015 entry) and I have one GCSE B grade, it being in maths. Although this meets the minimum entry requirement of most medical schools, is it worth resitting maths in November in order to get a better grade and make my application more competitive, considering that a B is the 'minimum' and the successful applicants are likely to have A*'s and A's.

I realise that the results would come out after the medicine UCAS deadline but I read a depressing statistic on TSR of how something like 60% of medicine applicants get 4 rejections so the higher grade would be in case I would be part of the unfortunate 60% and in case I went on to reapply.


Im finding myself going over a lot of GCSE maths stuff anyway in prep for UKCAT and also for the insane amount of maths in OCR A2 chem.


Is it worth it?

So if your starting sixth form in 2014 and applying for medicine 2015 entry. You will take your UKCAT after you have completed your AS exams. So yes, you will take the UKCAT around that time. Testing begins normally between July and October.

Aah ok thank you!! And i also got a B in English lang in year 10 after a resit. I didn't want to resit again because then i'd have to do course work all over again. Plus i REALLY dislike English!..Well maybe that's because i'm bad at it xD


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You should have taken that opportunity to resit, getting an A in english language allows you to apply to any uni.

What if i get an A in Lit? :0


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Thats kinda the situation im in as i got a B in english language, 1 UMS away from A XD But only a small handful of unis require A in english and maths.

I have A in Literature and it doesn't change anything unless you apply to Hull-York, they allow B in English Language if you have A in Literature.

Hyms and UEA allow this