Low ucat score- what now???

Original post by saraszymo

I have gotten a score of 2400, Band 1.. is it worth applying to medicine? What should I do?

Thank you x

you can still apply to keele and sunderland, provided you have enough material and can reflect well for the r+r form, and you can also do the bmat and apply to bmat unis. also, what is your score breakdown.

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Original post by reubenn05

you can still apply to keele and sunderland, provided you have enough material and can reflect well for the r+r form, and you can also do the bmat and apply to bmat unis. also, what is your score breakdown.

VR- 570
DM-580
QR-620
AR-630
SJT- Band 1

VR went terrible- the passages were all long and complex. DM was also a lot harder than what I expected. Thanks for the advice- I’ll look into Keele. I’m only really happy with my SJT tbf…

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Original post by saraszymo

VR- 570
DM-580
QR-620
AR-630
SJT- Band 1

VR went terrible- the passages were all long and complex. DM was also a lot harder than what I expected. Thanks for the advice- I’ll look into Keele. I’m only really happy with my SJT tbf…

lincoln could also be an option depending on your gcses

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Original post by saraszymo

VR- 570
DM-580
QR-620
AR-630
SJT- Band 1

VR went terrible- the passages were all long and complex. DM was also a lot harder than what I expected. Thanks for the advice- I’ll look into Keele. I’m only really happy with my SJT tbf…

My experience was the opposite funnily enough, thought my VR and DM were easier than expected but my QR and AR were harder than expected. If other elements of your application are strong, it's still worth considering med and looking into unis which don't place a high emphasis on UCAT

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Original post by saraszymo

I have gotten a score of 2400, Band 1.. is it worth applying to medicine? What should I do?

Thank you x

The UCAT is a wierd exam, well done for getting through it ! You should be rightfully proud of that SJT as you say.

Post your info in the what med school uber thread in the format of the first post and hopefully an expert will be along to help.

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7312527

As others have said you may want to look into BMAT if you want to apply this year. This can really suit some people, esp if you like the more standard style knowledge exams.

More info here...

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7379158

Good luck !

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Original post by reubenn05

lincoln could also be an option depending on your gcses

I have very good gsces
5x 9s
4x 9s
1x 7

I got AAB in AS and predicted AAA
2 weeks of medical work experience

Will this be enough? I’m so disappointed with my UCAT ://

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Original post by saraszymo

I have very good gsces
5x 9s
4x 9s
1x 7

I got AAB in AS and predicted AAA
2 weeks of medical work experience

Will this be enough? I’m so disappointed with my UCAT ://

you score 122 for lincoln (if you meant to type 4x8s), which is borderline i think but may be worth the risk. have you done any volunteering? are you planning on doing the bmat?

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Original post by reubenn05

you score 122 for lincoln (if you meant to type 4x8s), which is borderline i think but may be worth the risk. have you done any volunteering? are you planning on doing the bmat?

I got 2580 in the UCAt today and a band 2. Am quite disappointed because I thought I would do better and score higher. Unfortunately didn’t but still want to do med and am wondering which unis to apply to. Do you know any unis that I can apply to with this low UCAt. My gcse were 5 9’s and 4 8’s and predicted are a*a*a.

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Original post by M357

I got 2580 in the UCAt today and a band 2. Am quite disappointed because I thought I would do better and score higher. Unfortunately didn’t but still want to do med and am wondering which unis to apply to. Do you know any unis that I can apply to with this low UCAt. My gcse were 5 9’s and 4 8’s and predicted are a*a*a.

look at keele and sunderland, as long as you have good volunteering experience and can reflect well on it. if you attended a lower performing school for gcses consider kmms. otherwise, consider taking the bmat.

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Original post by reubenn05

look at keele and sunderland, as long as you have good volunteering experience and can reflect well on it. if you attended a lower performing school for gcses consider kmms. otherwise, consider taking the bma

Thank you for your quick response. What about queen’s university, Belfast? And what about Leicester and Lincoln? Are they all out of the picture

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Original post by M357

Thank you for your quick response. What about queen’s university, Belfast? And what about Leicester and Lincoln? Are they all out of the picture

qub may be worth a shot, but you score 36 and cutoff last yr was 37. lincoln is out due to band 2. leicester is out too as ucat is too low. are you eligible for any contextual points?

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Original post by reubenn05

qub may be worth a shot, but you score 36 and cutoff last yr was 37. lincoln is out due to band 2. leicester is out too as ucat is too low. are you eligible for any contextual points?

I went to a state school secondary school that was underperforming but that’s it I think. Are there any other contextual points? What about ARU? Do I have a shot there?

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Original post by reubenn05

qub may be worth a shot, but you score 36 and cutoff last yr was 37. lincoln is out due to band 2. leicester is out too as ucat is too low. are you eligible for any contextual points?

Does epq count for anything?

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Original post by M357

Does epq count for anything?

no, apart from lowering your grade requirement to AAB if you get an A in EPQ at a couple of unis

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