Medicine with Extenuating Circumstances- My Case

It depends on where you applied in the first case, which was where if you don't mind answering ?


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Bump... Im a bit a desperate for advice guys.

Bump... Im a bit a desperate for advice guys.

The only thing you can do is contact universities and see if they would accept your extenuating circumstances. It may be a long shot however, as you don't fulfil the minimum requirements of AAA. Try and get it in writing too.
Is there a reason you can't resit that B? With your extenuating circumstances you would have a few schools you could apply to and might stand a better chance than just trying your luck with AAB.

Largely agree with what the people above have said although I think you would be better off resitting the B as you actually have a diagnosis for your depression, which should count as documentary evidence. With extenuating circumstances, most medical schools are willing to consider post-A2 resit applicants.

Have a look here for the resit policies of various medical schools: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_Resit_Policies.

Some of them insist that you should have applied to them in the previous applicant cycle.

Also, if you have any contextual flags, Bristol does AAB offers for people from disadvantaged backgrounds, I think. I still think resitting is the best option though.

Good luck.

Thank you very much for your replies, they are very helpful!

I would certainly consider a resit with the B grade but this does present problems in it self, the main problem being my school doesn't accept post year 13 resits. However, this is only a minor issue that can be resolved easily. But I would certainly prefer it if medical schools could possibly accept the AAB as my final grades... As this route is much simpler and convenient. Have you got any advice about taking this route? What if I got asked to present the case to medical schools I'm interested in, how would I make a good argument?

I do accept that I may have to take the resit route, but that's still a second option for me until I can fully explore this option and exhaust it before moving on.

I would certainly consider a resit with the B grade but this does present problems in it self, the main problem being my school doesn't accept post year 13 resits. However, this is only a minor issue that can be resolved easily. But I would certainly prefer it if medical schools could possibly accept the AAB as my final grades... As this route is much simpler and convenient. Have you got any advice about taking this route? What if I got asked to present the case to medical schools I'm interested in, how would I make a good argument?

I do accept that I may have to take the resit route, but that's still a second option for me until I can fully explore this option and exhaust it before moving on.

You could check with other schools nearby if you could resit as an external candidate. That way you only take the exams you need to and can use the rest of the year productively (work experience etc).

Your extenuating circumstances mainly need to be presented in your reference (ideally from someone at your school) with supporting evidence (letter from Doctor etc) sent directly to the universities you apply to.

Okay thank you so much! I will definitely take that advice on board, that was my plans if it came to that.

Thats very useful thanks, I guess the best thing to do now is wait till tomorrow and call individual medical schools that will accept these grades and we can go from there...

Thanks!