What Unis should I apply to for medicine?

Hi,
These are my scottish highers grades:
A in Human Biology
A in English
A in psychology
A in Urdu
B in Maths
B in Chemistry
My UCAT score is 2550 and sJT is Band 2
Contextual: Aunt passed very close to my Ucat date whoch impacted score. Low income Family
I am thinking of applying to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and dundee uni. Do you think these are the best ones to apply with my grades/ Ucat. If not, what are the best unis to apply to that dont really care too much about ucat or grades.

Reply 1

TSR Hippocrates

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Reply 2

UoA Enquiry Team

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Original post by hhhhhp

Hi, this is the University of Aberdeen rep account. First of all thanks for your interest in our university! You can check out our Medicine thread for 2024 applicants here: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho...2#post98806934

For some more information on the course you can look here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/undergr...icine-5-years/
And you can have a look at the academic and non-academic requirements by following this link: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/smmsn/undergr...quirements.php
We also provide a detailed view of the application process at the link below. Please note that the deadline for applications for 2024 is Monday 16th October 2023 and we would advise that you be sure to make you applications before this date to avoid any last minute complications: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/smmsn/undergr...on-process.php

We aren't able to say what your chances are of getting in, as it is subject to the admissions process and how many people apply. I do hope this is helpful though and please let us know if you have any more questions!

- Matthew, Enquiry Team