Official: King's College London A100 2023 Entry Applicants and Offer Holders thread

Does anyone know if kings look at A level grades for the undergrad course if I have a degree? For example I got A*BB at a levels, but i have a 2:1 degree in biomed, so is it possible to apply for undergrad dentistry with these stats?

This is the medicine thread? So I can tell you for medicine, but you might do better in the dentistry threads if you want somebody who knows about that

What do you think for medicine?? x

for both med and dent you need to have a passion, you can't just switch from one to the other. @hungrysalamander and @Mesopotamian. can better advise you on dentistry as that was your original enquiry but you might benefit from a gap year if you aren't entirely dedicated to either career paths as they are both careers that (I think) need 100% commitment

edit: tagged the wrong meso

Thanks for the tag
I believe Sal has already answered this user’s queries in the dentistry forum.
I agree that flip-flopping between medicine and dentistry isn’t wise. Whilst they share basic similarities, they are different careers with different working lifestyles. Work experience and wider reading into the professions is essential.

oh so sorry to bother you both then, I'm not active on the dentistry forums so had no idea! Thanks for the reply anyway

What do you think for medicine?? x

What score should I aim for UCAT if I want to get into Kings?
Thank you!

hi! just did my ucat today and got 2850 band 2

for context:
- uk based
- 10 9s at GCSE
- predicted 3A*s at A-Level (+ received A* for my EPQ)
- volunteered at my hospital, shadowed my gp, i started a medical society at my school and have done some extra reading around my subject

is it worth me applying?

What score should I aim for UCAT if I want to get into Kings?
Thank you!

Probably you would stand a good chance, but KCL has terrible admin so they can always go wrong

is it that bad? 😭

Where did you get that an overseas offer holder average was 3046? Is this for King’s or everywhere?

You’d likely get an interview for King’s this year if you had full (8x A*) GCSE’s, but nobody knows for next year. May be more or less competitive. You have basically every university option available to you though (depending on your grades and GCSE’s), so you should be fine and get an interview. I did worse than you by a bit and still got an offer as an international at another university!


On another note, if you want cutoffs/info for int’l students, feel free to PM me or go to the mega thread for which medical school to apply!

PS: King’s admissions is incredibly long and you may not hear from them until May, and they don’t give you any notice/updates. Kind of disrespectful honestly, but you can apply where you want ofc!

do you think i should still take the risk and apply?

Hi again! I just wanted to ask if you know the answer to this: I do not have GCSEs but I did do the A levels. As you know, the results were released yesterday and I got 3A* + A* for EPQ. Am I still disadvantaged compared to those with GCSEs and predicted A levels, or will this level out since I have the actual A level scores?

I'm afraid if it's below their stated requirement then there is no point applying. Have you considered resitting?

Also, please do look at the previous posts on this thread before deciding if applying to King's is worth the drama.

Hi, I just wanted to ask you if it would be wise to apply to kcl. My avg for the ucat was 670, which IDK if it's good, and the predicted is A-levels are A*A*A (A*s in chem and bio but A in psych). Also, I have 7 A*s (5 in 9s and 2 in 8s. 9s in maths and all 3 sciences) and 2 Bs in GCSE but both Bs are in English. So would these stats be okay? I'm asking you as it seems you have the knowledge. Please be straight up with me as I've had mixed responses.

Hi, I just wanted to ask you if it would be wise to apply to kcl. My avg for the ucat was 670, which IDK if it's good, and the predicted is A-levels are A*A*A (A*s in chem and bio but A in psych). Also, I have 7 A*s (5 in 9s and 2 in 8s. 9s in maths and all 3 sciences) and 2 Bs in GCSE but both Bs are in English. So would these stats be okay? I'm asking you as it seems you have the knowledge. Please be straight up with me as I've had mixed responses.