Mature applicant wanting to apply for medicine

Original post by burnsofiercely

your life sounds depressing

don't say that - there's nothing depressing about the original post

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Original post by Medicament1

Hi,

I'm 30 years old and interested in changing careers and becoming a doctor.

I was just looking for advice/information on which universities I'd be eligible to apply to.

I achieved a 2:2 in BSc Mathematics several years ago, and I've been working since. My GCSEs from school were mostly A*s and As, with a couple of Bs. But I achieved a C in English language. In my A-levels I got A*/As in Maths,Further Maths and Chemistry but only a B in Biology.

Which universities would I be eligible to apply to? Will I be able to apply for both A101 and A100? Would I be considered for a foundation year?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I believe @GANFYD @Medpapa may be able to help

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i hope this pdf helps
https://www.medschools.ac.uk/media/2951/entry-requirements-document-2023-entry.pdf

I believe you may have to take the UCAT exam maybe the GAMSAT but I don't think so - before applying remember to email the uni to ask if they will let you apply (you may want to tell them your situation a little ) you don't want to get auto-rejected

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Original post by isa04

I believe @GANFYD @Medpapa may be able to help

There are no A100 courses that directly accept a 2:2, I'm afraid, nor the A104/Foundation ones, afaik.
If you have been out of education long enough, then Plymouth do not look at degree at all and just rank people on GAMSAT for their A100
For GEM, Nottingham will accept this and Warwick, Swansea, SGUL, Ulster and Worcester will accept it if you have a Masters or PhD. All require the GAMSAT, which is degree level science, so they use this to determine if you have the sort of knowledge and potential they are looking for.
You would have to check if they wanted you to resit your Eng Lang GCSE

Any other thoughts, @Medpapa?

(edited 1 year ago)

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YuanG

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Hi I'm in the same boat as you.
Since no uni takes 2:2, I took an Access to HE course alongside with the UCAT and applied to Exter and Bristol this year.
I will suggest you checking uni website for specific entry requirements or email their mature student office with your qualifications for suggestions.
All the best.

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Original post by YuanG

Hi I'm in the same boat as you.
Since no uni takes 2:2, I took an Access to HE course alongside with the UCAT and applied to Exter and Bristol this year.
I will suggest you checking uni website for specific entry requirements or email their mature student office with your qualifications for suggestions.
All the best.

good luck

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Original post by YuanG

Hi I'm in the same boat as you.
Since no uni takes 2:2, I took an Access to HE course alongside with the UCAT and applied to Exter and Bristol this year.
I will suggest you checking uni website for specific entry requirements or email their mature student office with your qualifications for suggestions.
All the best.

As above, for GEM, Nottingham will accept a 2:2 and Warwick, Swansea, SGUL, Ulster and Worcester will accept it if you have a Masters or PhD

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YuanG

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Original post by GANFYD

As above, for GEM, Nottingham will accept a 2:2 and Warwick, Swansea, SGUL, Ulster and Worcester will accept it if you have a Masters or PhD

my bad

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Original post by YuanG

my bad

Mind you, Worcester do not seem to be able to make up their minds if they are taking Home applicants, so not been one to pin your hopes on the last couple of years!

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Medicament1

OP

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Will Warwick, Swansea, SGUL, Ulster and Worcester accept any masters degree? Even if it’s with the Open University? Would an MBA count as a masters?

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