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

hi please help i am a y12 student who got A in EPQ, A in eng lit, B in bio, C in chem in my y12 predicted mock grades. these grades are 100% non negotiable. it is my dream to study medicine but i really messed up this year and didn't work my hardest at all. my plan is to change my life get As in a levels and then take a gap year and apply in 2024 instead of 2023. is this a the best option i have? if anyone could give me any advice i would really appreciate it

i was just wanting to discuss my current situation with you. I have been treated very unjust by my sixth form. I am a student currently in year 12 and i am looking to study medicine for which the entry requirements are AAA or A*AA my school has given me predicted grades BBC based on my teachers, my summer exams and progress throughout the year. I am currently studying Maths, Chemistry and Biology and my ALPS target grade is AAA. I am also in the process of completing my EPQ focused on the care and treatment of Alzheimer patients in the UK. Throught the year in all my subjects i had a range of results from A*s and As and Bs. 3 days before my summer exams my grandmother passed away and i was very close to her and my exam may not have gone very well. I am also a cancer patient and have been undergoing tests and scans as i have been developing some unexplainable symptoms and my Drs are concerned. Last week my father who lives abroad had a heart attack and my mum and family are gone abroad to him. I stayed behind for school especially for my predicted grades. I have requested for my school to take everything into consideration and they have said that they will not be able to change my predicted grades any more and i should consider taking a gap year or choosing an alternative course may seem like a good idea. Bearing in mind that the UCAS deadline for medicine is 15 october for 2023 entry and my grades can still be improved if the school allows me to resit or do futher tests to which they have refused. I am very upset and confused as to what i should do. I am extremely passionate about medicine and i have been planning to go into the field for a long time i had not even considered any other course. Please can you help me out I am really confused as to what i should do. My parents have contacted the school but they have refused to help or do anything they didnt even bother taking my circumstances into account.

With a prediction of A* A* B with Epq -A any chances of applying to medicine ? If so which uni s are the safest option . Not done ucat yet but need reassurance that I ll have some options 🙈

Thanks
Heard Nottingham university also does nt consider predictions but offer If we achieve AAA or AAB with A Epq ?

Will med school care if I re sit my gcses . im resitting because I got diagnosed adhd and my old grades are so bad, so im worried.

Leicester allow English and maths, nil else, and look like they will only score first sitting, even if resat, so essentially, only useful to meet minimum requirements
Nottingham (and Lincoln), Edinburgh, and Birmingham do not accept GCSE resits. It looks like Aberdeen do not.
Bristol allow 1 resit of any exam at GCSE. Cardiff are if done within a year of originals. Keele will accept but not if applying with pending grades (must be completed).

However, that may alter if you have extenuating circumstances, but you would need to get those approved by the med school before applying, in most cases

that is so dumb but thank you . why do they make things so awkward . seems like medicine is more to do with how complicated hoops you can jump through rather than if you're good at medicine.

Which bit is dumb? And nobody can know if they are "good at medicine" at this stage!

Do you not need an A** in Medicine GCSE?

True I meant that if someone wanted to resit they can't