A100 Medicine for International Students 2024 Entry

Well, that's interesting. Chi Chi has already answered you so not her !

Suspect this is a shout for @GANFYD

Thanks so much. My apologies for the ignorance- who is tsr goddess?

Yes, it was but I didn’t tag for a reason lol
Let’s give her a break and if she’s on and fancies responding then she will. Let’s not bombard any one specific person with requests x

No worries. I would be happy to delete it, but for some reason frustratingly I have lost the ability to edit or delete any of my posts.

Hi, my UCAT is 3000 B2, predicted 4A* in Biology Chemistry Math and Econ, do you think I have a chance if I apply to Newcastle/Glasgow

What are the "safer" unis with my score as an international student?

hello, my ucat score is 2360 with sjt band 1(its really low and im an international student)
however i think i have good gcse(equivalent) grades: 7 A*s, 1 A, 2B's
predicted: A*A*A bio chem psychology A levels
achieved AS level grades: A( bio) A( English) B( psychology)
i have a good amount of work experience as well.
im thinking of QUB, Keele, aston, nottingham(125/152), st. andrews, UCLan, Brunel, maybe HYMS( not sure if im above the cutoff), cardiff. Could someone please tell me if this would be enough to get me an interview/offer? im not planning on taking the BMAT. Thanks a lot!

brunel kmms uclan and buckingham are some options

125 too low I would think though for notts, Lincoln would be a better option cutoff was 123
qub you score 36, cutoff was 38 but should come down due to grade deflation so may be ok
keele is using ucat for intl for first time so may be ok
Cardiff I would think not
st Andrews ill defer the tar goddess or @Medpapa
hyms you score 73, cutoff was 77. should come down but not sure if it would reach low 70s. also double check if intls had a different cutoff to home
aston you score 30 if maths bio chem and eng lang were all at A*. This may be ok as cutoff likely to come down

thank you so much! i think i score 38 for QUB but that scoring system was according to home students, would it work the same way for intl. as well? also can you please tell me how you did you calculate the scores for aston too. thanks a lot

QUB you get 3 ucat band points
33 academic points
they score 9 gcses. As are scored as 7s so you lose a point for your A and 2 points for your B
so you score 36 not 38

aston you score 24 academic points, the max and 6 for ucat, .5 points for every 100 ucat points

Hello everyone I am deciding on which medical schools to apply to in the UK but I am having difficulty narrowing down which four schools to apply to.

I would really appreciate any insights any of you could provide!

Some background info:

I am a Canadian Applicant with an Undergraduate degree and a Master's degree in Medical Sciences.

My undergrad degree GPA wasn't the best (3.55/4) over 5 years which I believe translates to a 2.1 at some schools but I am not sure as Southhampton says 3.5 is the cutoff for a first whereas Barts says a 3.6. My undergraduate GPA is what really concerns me regarding where to apply.

I wrote my UCAT recently and managed to get a score of 3040 with a band 1.
Breakdown is VR - 700, DM -750, QR -840, AR- 750.

I really think that my work experience during my master's and the number of publications/awards and other healthcare-related experiences I have would really help during the interview so my goal is to apply to programs with the highest chances of being offered an interview.

I would really like to go to Barts or KCL but my GPA makes me nervous to apply there.
I have also considered SGUL, Newcastle, Southhampton, Glasgow and Manchester (all undergraduate programs).
I wanted to apply to Warwick also for GEM but they only have 13 seats for international applicants so I am reluctant to apply there.

Any insights would be really appreciated or if anyone knows how GPA is taken into consideration at these schools.

Hey, well done on your metrics! Southampton then it would count as a first. Barts I would email them your gpa and ask if they would round that up to 3.6 and class it as a 1st. If they say yes then apply! if not then maybe dont, they heavily favour 1sts, although with that being said your UCAT should be high enough to compensate, maybe borderline.

Look at St Andrews, they've got a Canadian pathway

KCL depends on your gcse equivalents but if you did well, similar gpa to your undergrad then worth a shot

Warwick is worth a shot, med schools dont have many places, most have between 20-30 places so dont be too put off

Worcester is another grad programme worth checking out

also apply to brunel uclan and Buckingham directly

Newcastle, Birmingham, bristol, sheffield all good for your stats

personally I would go for
St Andrews Canadian pathway
Kings
Barts if classed as a first, if not then either of Glasgow, Bristol, Birmingham, Newcastle or Warwick

Best of luck!

Thanks so much for your insights I really appreciate your feedback.

I will go ahead with reaching out for more information to the schools.

I was hesitant to apply to St. Andrew's because of the 6-year duration of the program. I would prefer 5-year programs.

Thanks again for your response!

Hello Everyone, International Student here, Predicted A* in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics and English.
UCAT Score - 2540, Band 4 (messed up)

Looking for potential colleges to apply to in the UK. My hopes were Birmingham, considering my dream to be there, Also looking for other suggestions, so please let me know.

Guys can someone please help