KCL Dentistry 2024 Entry

Does anybody know if they mentioned during their open day if they will differentiate between 8’s and 9’s for GCSE’s this year

Yes I went, they said both 8s & 9s are equivalent to A* so they don't differentiate between the two.

hi,
do i have a chance with a 2700 ucat band 1 and AAA predicted and 9999888877or gcses?

According to their website. It’s a combination of GCSE -you have all A* as they take top 8. Thus makes up 50% of your score. The UCAT is 40%. Then 10% contextual. So, I’d guess you have a very good chance. They look at PS too. Where else are you putting?

thank you!
not too sure at the moment, thinking maybe leeds? but still debating tbh.
for kcl, how do you get the 10% contextual points like what do they look at to give contextual points - is it postcode by any chance?

I think so. They said they get it off the UCAS form. They have courses people can do too which qualifies them. There’s a section on UCAS for these. It’s only 10% though, whereas GCSE are 50%. So I’m not sure how much of a difference it makes. They don’t make contextual offers though. I’m not contextual so I sort of switch off at those bits. 2700 is a good score you’ll be fine. If you’re contextual Manchester might be worth looking at.

hi,
do i have a chance with a 2700 ucat band 1 and AAA predicted and 9999888877or gcses?

firstly, ur ucat us too weak so you don't have a chance and secondly you need A*AA or else you will be instantly rejected

care to explain why my ucat is "too weak" ??

do you have to have A*AA predicted?
Or would AAA work?
and also do you know where i could find the way that kcl score applicants online

you realistically need a minimum of 2.75+ but 2m8 would be better

How do you know? It’s holistic at Kings. They have good GCSE. That’s 50%. The UCAT is 40% of the score. People with lower than 2700 got interviews before. Perhaps their PS is good.
I agree about the A*
Saying you need 2800 is it just your opinion or do you have evidence? If you do have evidence could you share it please?

they aren't extremely holistic, like they don't rank PS or A levels, people who got interviews lower than 2700 would've either been contextual or they applied 2021 and before, 2812 was the average score invited to interview in 2022 but even if you just looked at last year's thread on kcl you could see that 2700 was not good enough. KCL also works using a point system so max gcses cant make up for a somewhat weak ucat even if they had band 1

Do you know what score is given to an 8/9? Do you know if they allocate a score to the UCAT based on deciles (like Belfast)? Presumably for contextuals getting the 10% they gross that up? Bc based on their website they score 50:40:10 and review the PS. I just checked. Student room from last year I haven’t read it. Maybe I should.

yes like belfast they rank your ucat score in decides, e.g 2740-2790 would be 70 etc

They don't differentiate between 8/9 so if you have 8 8s you receive the maximum amount of points for gcses which is 68.

they check the PS for 3 specific things I'm pretty sure, should be on their website

Thanks!!!!!
So 68(?) is full marks? They give 8.5 marks to a grade 8/9. Odd.
Is the 70 you quoted based on prelim deciles? Say If 2790 goes into the next to the top decile, where it was comfortably last year (top 15%) does that mean it goes up from 70 points to 80?
What about the 10% contextual. do they just gross up the total score above?
If this is all correct presumably rather than a UCAT cut off there would be a points cut off - like Belfast.
But I’ve seen no mention of it anywhere. Do you know what that was?
How did you get this information- I can’t see it anywhere? I’m very grateful for it btw

I said the 70 as a hypothetical but it could be true but yes u get points for ur ucat based on the decile ur in which is ONLY based on who applies to kcl that given year, this info is from a website called WhatDoTheyKnow