Ucat score and medical prospects

Hi everyone,
I recently did my UCAT exam and I am slightly worried about where I should apply with it
I got 2710 and a band 1 for sjt ( I'm applying as a school leaver-not gap year).
I have relevant work experience such as work experience in a biomedical lab at a hospital and have done volunteering in my school's mentorship programme and volunteering in a soup kitchen. My teacher references seem to be okay and I think my predicted with be atleast A*AA. My GCSEs were fine too (12 9s and 2 8s). I understand my UCAT score might be slightly low for more competitive universities like Bristol but are there any other ones I can get into? ( Ps I'm also considering doing the BMAT and applying to a BMAT university?

That's a really good UCAT score! There are definitely plenty of great unis that would offer you an interview (but probably not Bristol). Maybe take a look at hull-york, Liverpool, Cardiff and st Georges. Would say think outside of the classically prestigious universities and you will find loads of others that have good courses. (Anglia Ruskin, Plymouth, Keele etc.)

I got 2790 so am in a similar position to you (not being able to apply for Bristol, Newcastle etc. )

Honestly, your UCAT would be an issue for most unis as many of the top ones have a cut off, but look about for ones that weight it less, but you did very well to get a Band 1 in the SJT which is a huge benefit when applying so don’t be disheartened too much. I would advise you to do the BMAT, I personally was average in UCAT but smashed the BMAT as its different in the sense that there is a whole section on GCSE level maths and science which for me were easy and judging from your grades you should have no issue with it, the essay is also quite easy to do well on, I would advise using medify as it helped me on the critical thinking sections and has all the GCSE knowledge you should cover and good essay example and questions for all parts. Don’t be afraid to call universities and ask questions about the application process to find out what you need and if they would consider you with that score although from past experience they can be a bit annoying.