Bart&#x27;s and the London medicine applicants 2015 entry

Original post by In Transience

I know its a rather stupid question to be asking, but on a scale of 1 to 10 exactly how rigorous would you say the course is ? :colondollar:

Hmm, no its a good question. Certainly it's a lot of hard work, right from day 1, as the teaching is quite fast paced and features a lot of content... and it's not just lecture revision: there's also PBL independent learning to do, GP placements, and SSC work. In that sense, relative to A-Levels, I'd say 7/10; but put the work in though and its still manageable, mind you. :smile:

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george1996

Hey Guys,

I applied last year and was rejected pre-interview. SO I 'm applying again. One my friends there now has contact with second years and they have told me a bit about the application process. Basically you need a total of 1400 in combined ukcat and ucas tariff score this year to get an interview. So basically I got 850 in my UKCAT and I feel like I'm gonna get it, dunno about you guys but I wish you luck.

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Original post by george1996

Hey Guys,

I applied last year and was rejected pre-interview. SO I 'm applying again. One my friends there now has contact with second years and they have told me a bit about the application process. Basically you need a total of 1400 in combined ukcat and ucas tariff score this year to get an interview. So basically I got 850 in my UKCAT and I feel like I'm gonna get it, dunno about you guys but I wish you luck.

It's a bit under 1400 if you look at the stats given in 2014 admission data. In any case because the UKCAT average is lower this year, I imagine the overall will be a tad lower too. I'm assessed solely on 762.5 Ukcat score because I'm EuropeanBac so hopefully I get one! Good luck!

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CMMcy

Original post by george1996

Hey Guys,

I applied last year and was rejected pre-interview. SO I 'm applying again. One my friends there now has contact with second years and they have told me a bit about the application process. Basically you need a total of 1400 in combined ukcat and ucas tariff score this year to get an interview. So basically I got 850 in my UKCAT and I feel like I'm gonna get it, dunno about you guys but I wish you luck.

In last years threads this number was around 1300. In post12 below link, I analysed part of scores for you
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2934601

I expect that this year cutoff will be around 1300,perhaps a little lower. However I must point out that in one of earlier messages another applicant claimed that they will use the full ukcat. They might have changed their algorithim this year.

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Debo1996

Has anyone got any interviews from Barts yet? All the other unis are starting to send interviews out. Getting kinda scared...

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Matriix

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Original post by Debo1996

Has anyone got any interviews from Barts yet? All the other unis are starting to send interviews out. Getting kinda scared...

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Last year, Barts didn't start until early-mid December so I wouldn't worry. Although they started with rejections first and then gave out interviews :tongue:

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Original post by Debo1996

Has anyone got any interviews from Barts yet? All the other unis are starting to send interviews out. Getting kinda scared...

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They only interview in January + February so theres no need for them to rush it now. Most of the universities sending out invites have started their interview process.

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Muhaha_6

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Original post by Debo1996

Has anyone got any interviews from Barts yet? All the other unis are starting to send interviews out. Getting kinda scared...

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I called them yesterday and they said they'll be sending out interview invites around Christmas time..

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Original post by Muhaha_6

I called them yesterday and they said they'll be sending out interview invites around Christmas time..

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well that'll either be a nice christmas present / ruin someone's festive mood haha

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Original post by george1996

Hey Guys,

I applied last year and was rejected pre-interview. SO I 'm applying again. One my friends there now has contact with second years and they have told me a bit about the application process. Basically you need a total of 1400 in combined ukcat and ucas tariff score this year to get an interview. So basically I got 850 in my UKCAT and I feel like I'm gonna get it, dunno about you guys but I wish you luck.

1400 is a bit high don't you think? More people have messed up UKCAT this year than usual.

I got 745 UKCAT, and 630 ucas points (all a-level). It theoretically favours those with high IB scores...pretty pathetic if you're correct (I don't think you are though).

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Original post by solarplexus

1400 is a bit high don't you think? More people have messed up UKCAT this year than usual.

I got 745 UKCAT, and 630 ucas points (all a-level). It theoretically favours those with high IB scores...pretty pathetic if you're correct (I don't think you are though).

Original post by MLeach

It's a bit under 1400 if you look at the stats given in 2014 admission data. In any case because the UKCAT average is lower this year, I imagine the overall will be a tad lower too. I'm assessed solely on 762.5 Ukcat score because I'm EuropeanBac so hopefully I get one! Good luck!

Pretty much how i responded. It'll be roughly 1300ish I imagine if its the same UKCAT average + tariff score combo and not another algorithmic formula.

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Original post by MLeach

Pretty much how i responded. It'll be roughly 1300ish I imagine if its the same UKCAT average + tariff score combo and not another algorithmic formula.

yeah that's what I thought 1300 is enough in terms of a reasonable cutoff (and good enough for me)...this guy is a scaremonger obvs.

u got any other interviews yet? I know that all london schools take ages (except st georges)...

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Original post by solarplexus

yeah that's what I thought 1300 is enough in terms of a reasonable cutoff (and good enough for me)...this guy is a scaremonger obvs.

u got any other interviews yet? I know that all london schools take ages (except st georges)...

Hopefully it will be. Like I said, considering I'm only assessed on UKCAT, I like to think I've a good chance and you do too.

Nah I'm a European Student (European Bac) so we get seem to be interviewed later on. Still nothing. What about yourself? I remember you from last year I think haha.

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Flybynight18

Original post by solarplexus

yeah that's what I thought 1300 is enough in terms of a reasonable cutoff (and good enough for me)...this guy is a scaremonger obvs.

u got any other interviews yet? I know that all london schools take ages (except st georges)...

I cannot believe its as simple as adding UCAS and UKCAT points together. Do you really believe that a ballet/horse riding/music exam is worth the same as an extra A level or 70 points extra on the UKCAT? They state that the minimum UCAS points (460?) was academic only. There must be a complicated algorithm. They suggest that it hard to pick up the points with less than 4 A levels but this year the UKCAT scores are down. I think it's more likely that a UKCAT score of 670+ coupled with 4 decent A level predictions or some extra points from elsewhere.

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Original post by Flybynight18

I cannot believe its as simple as adding UCAS and UKCAT points together. Do you really believe that a ballet/horse riding/music exam is worth the same as an extra A level or 70 points extra on the UKCAT? They state that the minimum UCAS points (460?) was academic only. There must be a complicated algorithm. They suggest that it hard to pick up the points with less than 4 A levels but this year the UKCAT scores are down. I think it's more likely that a UKCAT score of 670+ coupled with 4 decent A level predictions or some extra points from elsewhere.

yeah i know about all these horse riding exams and 'diplomas' - pathetic to be fair...plus most are predicted...I got away without doing 4 a levels though..quite a lot of med applicants do loads of stuff academically

3A*s at A2, 2 more As at AS, A* in EPQ, A in FSMQ = only 630 points......

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