Are my GCSE results good enough to do medicine?

I got a double A* in double award science, an A* in maths, an A* in further maths and an A in Spanish, music, business, English literature, English langauge and religion. I will do chemistry, biology, physics and maths at A level. I know I have to do well in the ucat aswell but are these GCSE's good enough or should I just look for a different degree?

That's 4A* and 6 A

so have you looked at the grade profiles and entry requirements for medicine, because those are impressive GCSE grades and well done for achieving through your hard work

I got a double A* in double award science, an A* in maths, an A* in further maths and an A in Spanish, music, business, English literature, English langauge and religion. I will do chemistry, biology, physics and maths at A level. I know I have to do well in the ucat aswell but are these GCSE's good enough or should I just look for a different degree?

That's 4A* and 6 A

I got a double A* in double award science, an A* in maths, an A* in further maths and an A in Spanish, music, business, English literature, English langauge and religion. I will do chemistry, biology, physics and maths at A level. I know I have to do well in the ucat aswell but are these GCSE's good enough or should I just look for a different degree?

That's 4A* and 6 A

Hi @Roisin2007

Congratulations on your amazing GCSEs!

Universities will tend to put more emphasis on your A levels, but a lot of medical schools do have minimum GCSE grade requirements. These are the requirements for Lancaster Medical school: Minimum score of 13 points from 8 subjects (A or A* or 7-9 = 2 points; B or 6 = 1 point). The 8 subjects must include Core & Additional Science (or Biology, Chemistry and Physics), Maths and English Language (grade B/6 or above). If Biology or Chemistry is not studied at A-level, then GCSE must be at least grade A/7

You can view the full entry criteria here:https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/medicine-and-surgery-mbchb-a100/2024/

Good luck on your journey to becoming a doctor!

Nellie (Third Year Medical Student)

Good job! Personally, I think that's good for medicine. I know some unis value GCSEs more than others, so as long as you're weary of that when you apply, your GCSEs shouldn't bottleneck you at all