*MEGATHREAD* - The Ultimate 'Am I Good Enough For Medicine?' Angst Thread Mark 5

Right now A* C C
Resitting in Sep

Ah ok so what it required are three sciences if you’re thinking Cambridge. Biology chemistry and either physics or maths at a level. You’ll need English language, sciences, maths at least at gcse level. Oxford scores your highest (10 I believe) GCSEs so you’d need pretty much straight 8/9s. You can only choose one oxbridge uni. This being said, it appears to be that you haven’t started GCSEs yet so bear in mind by the time you apply (in 3 or 4 years time?) things may very well be drastically different. Just concentrate on doing well in whatever subjects you choose and make sure they include maths English language and sciences. The rest don’t matter.

I have already started IGCSEs and did 6 subjects(actually 5, as English 2nd language doesn't count in UK) , and soon moving to UK so will start GCSEs to complete a certain number of subjects.

I just want to know does the 10 that I underlined in your previous reply refer to 10 subjects needed as O-levdl to apply to oxford.

Also what is an oxbridge and is one of the 5 uni mentioned an oxbridge?

Hey,
So I just finished my AS levels and my grades were no where near where I wanted them to be so I’m resitting in September. In my third subject I got an A.

I was just wondering, is it possible for one to improve 2 heavy subjects over the summer whilst revising for the UCAT?

I am thinking of oxford, Cambridge, Manchester , bristle or exter, i want to take medicine course.

For Oxford or Cambridge you pretty much will need mostly A or A* at GCSE for those places so having other options like Bristol is smart those other options are also pretty good unis. So don’t be disappointed if you don’t get in to Oxbirdge you’ll still have a fun time. Good luck with your GCSE and A-levels they are much more important for uni.

Just a bit of clarification, realistically for Oxford you need all A*s at gcse. Cambridge is not so bothered. You just need to meet the minimum GCSEs for them.

To clarify further, Cambridge don’t have any GCSE minimum requirements 😂😂

Which undergrad med courses should i apply to with 2610 band 1 ucat (vr-500,dm-700,qr-720,ar-690)? I will be predicted a 2:1. I have AAA in maths chem bio (maths was resat from B).

Have you already sat the UCAT? I'd post in this thread with all your stats and we can try and advise https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7102578

Unfortunately we don't have any grad experts atm AFAIK so the GEM thread https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7126853 and A100 for grads thread https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6992837 (these are both for 2022 not 2023 but should link to 2023 if it's been made) may have more grad expertise, and spreadsheets! Doing your own research is also always a must

Can I apply to medicine with BBB predicted grades? Do you think any of the unis would even accept or look at my application?

Can I apply to medicine with BBB predicted grades? Do you think any of the unis would even accept or look at my application?

Mintokoala is not quite correct, you can apply since some unis don't look at predicted grades, e.g. BSMS, Keele, a few others. But you would need a very strategic application and would also need to meet GCSE requirements, have a competitive UCAT/BMAT for the uni and, above all, achieve AAA at the end of year 13. If you believe you can get AAA, do some research and go ahead, although you might want to start thinking about your options if you don't get the grades.

I can’t find that in the BSMS website. I can find for contextual: ‘For applicants taking, or who have already obtained three A-levels, we require predicted, or achieved grades of at least AAB.’

I can’t find anything that says no predicted grades for non-contextual, and the contextual says you need to be predicted at least 2 A grades.