University of Southampton A100 (BM5) 2023 Entry

Does anyone know how much of the post-interview offer is weighted on your UCAT?

Does anyone know how much of the post-interview offer is weighted on your UCAT?

hey guys I also emailed the admissions team and they sent all the info back:

"Dear Shiraz,



Thank you for your email.



Yes I can confirm that we will have c. 90 interview spaces set aside for Home/UK Contextual School Leavers which means that in the pre-interview stage you would only be competing with other Contextual applicants – this usually means that the UCAT cut off for interview is lower than for Non-Contextual School Leavers.



Please see more information below:



ACADEMIC MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS



2023 Entry requirements for Home/UK BM5:

BM5 Home/UK School leaver (SL) (under the age of 21 at the application deadline 15/10/22)

GCSE: 7x grade B/6 to include English Language, Maths, and either Biology and Chemistry or Double Science/ Combined Science, or Science and Additional Science.
A-Level: AAA to include A-level Biology and one additional science (with a pass in the practical element where it is separately endorsed). Acceptable science subjects are Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies or Geography. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
UCAT: Exam taken in summer 2022 (last testing date end of Sept)


BM5 Home/UK School Leaver Contextual Offer (under the age of 21 at the application deadline 15/10/22)

Applicant has to meet at least 2 of the contextual flags – please see list here.
GCSE: 7x grade B/6 to include English Language, Maths, and either Biology and Chemistry or Double Science/ Combined Science, or Science and Additional Science.
A-Level: AAB to include A level Biology and one additional science (with a pass in the practical element where it is separately endorsed). Acceptable science subjects are Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies or Geography. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
UCAT: Exam taken in summer 2022 (last testing date end of Sept)


BM5 Home/UK Mature Non-graduate (MNG) (aged 21+ at the application deadline 15/10/22)

GCSE: 4x grade C/4 to include English language, Mathematics, and either Biology and Chemistry, or Double Science/ Combined Science, or Science and Additional Science.
A-Level: AAA to include A-level Biology and one additional science (with a pass in the practical element where it is separately endorsed). Acceptable science subjects are Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies or Geography. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
UCAT: Exam taken in summer 2022 (last testing date end of Sept)


All Applicants who meet the entry requirements (achieved or predicted), are then ranked based on their UCAT score (within their group, i.e. BM5 School leavers, BM5 Contextual etc). Following that, we work our way down the list inviting Applicants to interview until we fill all our interview spaces.





LOWEST UCAT TO INTERVIEW



We do not have a set UCAT cut off and invite the top scoring eligible applicants however it might be helpful to see the cut offs from previous years for different BM5 categories.



For BM5 School Leavers:

2019 entry – 2510
2020 entry – 2570
2021 entry – 2680
2022 entry - 2750


For BM5 Contextual School Leavers:

2021 entry – 2620
2022 entry – 2570


For BM5 Mature Non-Graduate:

2019 entry – 2060
2020 entry – 2230
2021 entry – 2290
2022 entry - 2290


INTERVIEW



Non-academic entry requirements

In addition to the academic entry requirements, you will be assessed against our non-academic criteria. This will be tested during the in-person Selection Day which will consist of a panel interview and group task. Selection Days usually take place between January and March (exact dates to be confirmed).



Applicants must be able to show they:

Are self-motivated and resilient;
Have reflected on and learnt from life experiences (this may include, work experience, paid employment and personal experiences both in and outside health and social care settings);
Can communicate effectively;
Are able to interact successfully with others;
Can demonstrate an understanding of the values of the NHS constitution.




RECEIVING OFFERS



Offers are made based on the overall Selection Day performance.

Please note that applicants are going to receive Conditional offers even if the academic requirements are already met as we require certificates to be submitted as well as to be cleared by the Occupational Health team.





OTHER INFORMATION



We do accept the first resit of up to 3 subjects for GCSEs and A-Levels.
We do not require all the grades to be obtained at the same sitting.
Access to Medicine:
In certain cases we are able to accept Access to Medicine courses in lieu of the A-Level requirement – see page 10 of the admissions policy for more info.
The AAA A-Level equivalent would be 45 points at Distinction (graded) and 15 at Pass (ungraded).
We do not accept distance learning Access courses or Pre-Med courses.
The Access courses we recognise are held at Eastleigh College, Sussex Down, Lambeth, City & Islington, The Manchester College, Truro College, College of West Anglia, Norwich City College.
The full admissions policy for 2023 entry can be found here."

so you’re telling me that now i’m 21 and I’m an undergrad, the ucat cutoff would be around 2290?? i got 2760 but was hesitant to apply to Southampton due to the normal undergrad cutoff but now it’s looking rather safe

We keep telling people gap years are better! Mature non-grads are often assessed differently, but very small numbers (I think Southampton has 5 places for them) can lead to wide fluctuations, especially with recent higher numbers of reapplicants, and there are more often ExCircs associated with mature non grads, so it may be 1 person with that score and everyone else with 3000 (it isn’t, but you get the drift)

do you know which other unis do this as i hadn’t heard about it until now

2810 B2, should I apply? Or go for Manchester instead

Hi I'm not sure whether I should apply to southampton as a gap year student with a UCAT of 2820 and band 2 and 3A* in my alevels with 9999888776 in GCSEs.

Nah man its too risky don't apply (joking u should be fine xD)

Does anyone know how much of the post-interview offer is weighted on your UCAT?

so you’re telling me that now i’m 21 and I’m an undergrad, the ucat cutoff would be around 2290?? i got 2760 but was hesitant to apply to Southampton due to the normal undergrad cutoff but now it’s looking rather safe

2023 cutoff predictions? I'm gonna say 2780

Same - I think high 2700s

2023 cutoff predictions? I'm gonna say 2780