I won't lie, reading all of the replies on this thread has seriously made me doubt if my application would even be taken seriously.
I didn't sit A Levels, I did a National Diploma in Art, and my 2:1 degree from a mediocre university is in Photography seems pretty pointless now.
I've worked in various care environments for the past 4 years since graduating, applied and accepted onto a nursing masters in 2014, but dropped out because I realised that Nursing (no matter how much an amazing career it is) wasn't for me, and Medicine was. I'm sitting the UKCAT next month, and I'm working what feels like 8 days a week fitting in voluntary work around my paid job.
I spend a lot of time self teaching relevant things, and have finally worked up the bottle to take the plunge and start applying.
I guess I'm just looking for some pep talk, any current students know anyone with my kind of background?
And good luck to everyone else!