i have been told that my igcse grades will hold me back from being able to do medicine as i have 6A* 4A, which is lower than the average medicine student who is accepted. i have 3A* in maths bio and chem a level with a UCAT score of 3260. what unis should i realistically apply for. and should i take some more igcse subjects to make my grade at least 8 or 9 a stars?
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i have been told that my igcse grades will hold me back from being able to do medicine as i have 6A* 4A, which is lower than the average medicine student who is accepted. i have 3A* in maths bio and chem a level with a UCAT score of 3260. what unis should i realistically apply for. and should i take some more igcse subjects to make my grade at least 8 or 9 a stars?
Your GCSEs are fine, but you missed the deadline for this year's entry so cannot have a valid UCAT score for the next cycle. You need to do your research when you have the actual stats for that year's application