MEDICINE - *RESULTS DAY 2014* - AS Level Results Discussion & Advice

You need to move up that 4th AS to at least a C or a B. If you're applying to only one medical school (especially one that uses the BMAT) then the odds are very very much stacked in your favour - indeed, only 40% of people are accepted to study medicine applying to 4 medical schools all with good applications.

Ok thank you for your advice! Am I alright when it comes to my application though? I won't get rejected on account of that one C hopefully though?

Hi, i got AABBD and an A in EPQ but the D is in maths... will continuing with bio (A) and chem (B) art (A)and not maths mean i have no chance in medicine? bearing in mind i didnt do brillianty at my Ukcat, 640 AVG and my gcse results are only average for medicine - 4a*1a5Bs. I have no idea which unis to realisticly apply to cause i really want to be a doctor but i dont have brilliant grades or much work experiece, please help! :'(

My ums is as follows:
CHEM1 - 64
CHEM2 - 96
CHEM3T (ISA) - 38

I am feeling really devastated by my poor marks. I also want to retake some of my Bio modules because I was fairly confident I would get the A in it but unfortunately I only got a B. It is fairly ironic that the subjects I worked the most for ended up with the poorest grades (Maths and Chemistry) while I only did about a week of revision for Economics and came out with an A.

i got my as results
A in Chemistry
A in Biology
A in Maths
B in History
and 6A*'s at GCSE what uni's can i not apply to for medicine?

Do you think it's a good idea to take another as level instead of resitting maths?

Hi,
I got BBBD . Will resit the D in Maths to bring it up to a C hopefully, and also work my socks off to get AAA at A2.
My question is:
If you have a poor 4th AS (D grade), will the unis which do not require a 4th AS in their offers still look at it on the application and take it into account when interviewing/deciding whether to make you an offer?
Realistically, is it worth applying this year - even to unis who do not place a great deal of emphasis on AS results? Thanks for any advice

CHEM1 - 64/100 Potential 36 UMS
CHEM2 - 96/140 Potential 44 UMS
CHEM3T (ISA) - 38/60 Potential 22 UMS

I would advise resitting either or both CHEM1 and CHEM2, it isn't worth redoing the ISA in my opinion. Thats a good chunk of potential UMS available to up your AS grade. That is very ironic, you must be subconsciously very good at economics! A2 chemistry does make AS appear a lot easier so its worth a shot. Definitelty speak to your teachers for some proper advice on what route to take! I hope this helps and if you have any more questions feel free to ask.

I'm sorry you are disappointed with your grades.

You need to be able to be predicted AAA and then achieve it. As for physics, it would be a good idea to resit some modules to bring it up to a B or a C, otherwise it will severely limit where you can apply even if you do achieve AAA in your 3 A2 subjects. Check this page here where the lower case letters would be the grade you need in the 'dropped AS'.

Thank you for your advice What if I apply to a university that does not look at your dropped AS subject's grade? (e.g on that list, Aberdeen's typical offer is AAA; there's no mention of any AS/'lowercase' grade).

Congratulations.

You can apply to most medical schools. Check out the A-Level requirements and GCSE requirements via this page: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medicine_Forum_Guide_and_FAQs

What about....
English A
History A
Biology A
Chemistry B
GCSE's 10 A*'s 1 A
Ukcat 620 (rubbish)
Hopefully 3 predicted A's at A2
What universities??

Have a look at that page - all the information is there. For the UKCAT, avoid universities that put a particular emphasis on the UKCAT.