15, In year 11, aspiring doctor, AMA

Well if I don't get the grades I need (Coming from the school I go to, we got told that to make a competitive application we have to ignore criteria and realistically you won't get into medicine with less than 6 A*s at GCSE and 3 A's at ALEVEL) I will probably either go into research science or something but it will happen, as I am predicted 9/10 A*s at GCSE and hopefully I can do well at Alevel too, though I heard it's really difficult

Okay, thanks! There are a few subjects I am a bit worried about (mainly french) but it won't be the end of the world if I don't get what I need Alevels are more important anyways, so as long as I don't completly flop (not get 1 A* for example, or get like lots of B's) then it's fine I am not completly sure yet, was considering Queen Mary, heard that is really good for medicine, or imperial. A few years ago I really wanted to go to Oxford or Cambridge but since last year when someone from my school applied and didn't get in with all A* at alevel and 10 a* at gcse I have been a bit.... Hesitant

lol just no

even if it is harder, it would be viewed the same as any other gcse

and idk what you're on about with the well known stuff but it doesn't matter at all how 'prestigious' a board is...

Yh i'm doing additional language
Same! Messalina and these short stories on growing up in Rome

Good luck, you have a good attitude.

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There is no discrimination against exam boards. Otherwise all Welsh students would really struggle to get into medicine.

What inspires you to work hard to become a doctor when you have kids around you who don't care about their education? Do you have surround yourself with like-minded people or it just an intrinsic thing?

What are your parents occupation?

Hi, I have done a Latin GCSE with WJEC and OCR.
The reason I did the OCR one after doing OCR in year 9 was because, unfortunately, universities value some exam boards more than others, and the OCR one looks better as it is quite a bit more difficult.
Not wanting to sound rude or ignorant btw, just thought I'd give my opinion seeing as I have done both

I am so sad as I answered all the questions in detail but my phone died before I could reply

okay, briefly, my favourite album is ed sheeran x,

I want to do medicine because I love science and helping and communicating with people so it's a good balance,

my backup is either research or law (considering taking English lit alevel for this purpose),

I have not met any famous people but simon cowell drove his limo down my street once to tell an xfactor candidate they are the wild card (he lived across the road),

I would want to read minds (as long as I could turn it off sometimes, could get really annoying)

if I ruled the world for a day I would impose a certain ammount that every developed country has to pay towards a cure for Ebola as I'm sure if IT was here in the UK the government would react completly differently, but people are till dying,

urmm and marvel ftw

Latin was one of the easier gcse subjects for me xD I did find Latin difficult initially but in year 11 I made myself learn all the grammar and vocab which made Latin so much more enjoyable as everything suddenly made sense (plus I came out with an A* )

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That's the right attitude you'll be brilliant anyway, if I'm honest the reason I didn't hit my target had a lot to do with a number of extenuating circumstances so try not to complicate your life this year

I'd say if you do get that 9/10A* prediction and you're hitting the 90% AS UMS you need for Oxbridge, you should go for it It's alright being academically able, but if the admissions team don't think you'd make a good doctor they won't let you in. You seem like a nice person so I don't think you'll have a problem I haven't looked at Queen Mary or Imperial (I'm -probably- applying for Bristol, Durham, Exeter and Sheffield) but I've heard great things about them too.

Don't worry too much about French, it's easier than you think to hit the top grade- I completely messed up my second speaking exam but because I did so well in the papers, it meant I got that A*. And now I'm doing it for AS (mad).

Can we not... Doing OCR Latin and I don't even know what I signed myself up for. :/
My brain cells hurt. (only this year left and I'll never have to talk about declensions and ablative absolutes ever again. Though going to do GCSE greek in sixth form because i have a death wish. )

Hi, I have done a Latin GCSE with WJEC and OCR.
The reason I did the OCR one after doing OCR in year 9 was because, unfortunately, universities value some exam boards more than others, and the OCR one looks better as it is quite a bit more difficult.
Not wanting to sound rude or ignorant btw, just thought I'd give my opinion seeing as I have done both

To be fair, all students struggle to get into medicine. I think there's less discrimination between exam boards and more about their extra-curricular activities.

Haha GCSE Greek sounds really interesting! They offer GCSE astrology at my school as a wednesday activity or something, sounds pretty cool

To be fair, all students struggle to get into medicine. I think there's less discrimination between exam boards and more about their extra-curricular activities.