KCL Dentistry 2025 Entry

Original post by splitmilk

does anyone know how KCL judge based on GCSE grades? I know they have their minimums as posted on their website- but on a more competitive level what grades are good? thanks!

kcl is 50% ucat, 40% gsces and 10% contextual factors. to score full marks on the gsce side u just need 8 8s or 9s. Have a ucat of 2800+ alongside full gsces and u will be guaranteed to get an interview :smile:

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halaah

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Original post by rohans0078

kcl is 50% ucat, 40% gsces and 10% contextual factors. to score full marks on the gsce side u just need 8 8s or 9s. Have a ucat of 2800+ alongside full gsces and u will be guaranteed to get an interview :smile:

What if i have 6667777788 in my gcses? Can my a-levels counteract that, or is that considered as completing an entry requirement?

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splitmilk

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Original post by rohans0078

kcl is 50% ucat, 40% gsces and 10% contextual factors. to score full marks on the gsce side u just need 8 8s or 9s. Have a ucat of 2800+ alongside full gsces and u will be guaranteed to get an interview :smile:

ok!! thats such a relief I get full GCSE’s but only just- I’ll have to focus on the UCAT now tysm :smile:

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Original post by rohans0078

kcl is 50% ucat, 40% gsces and 10% contextual factors. to score full marks on the gsce side u just need 8 8s or 9s. Have a ucat of 2800+ alongside full gsces and u will be guaranteed to get an interview :smile:

UCAT thresholds are predicted to go up this year as there is no BMAT so lots of ppl who would have split their time between BMAT and UCAT are now 100% focused on UCAT so maybe more than 2800 (I can't say what UCAT score tho)

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Original post by halaah

What if i have 6667777788 in my gcses? Can my a-levels counteract that, or is that considered as completing an entry requirement?

u need a* a a predicted to apply so no ur a levels won't counteract ur gsces.

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Original post by splitmilk

ok!! thats such a relief I get full GCSE’s but only just- I’ll have to focus on the UCAT now tysm :smile:

best of luck :smile:

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Original post by rohans0078

u need a* a a predicted to apply so no ur a levels won't counteract ur gsces.

I think that getting more a* means more points

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megan_xay

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Original post by an0nym0us.user

I think you really need all 8s and 9s. Not entirely sure tho but I read through (and talked to) this year’s applicants and apparently even one grade 7 at GCSE puts you at a huge disadvantage. 🤷*♀️
This is because they are one of the few dental unis that consider GCSEs at a very strong level.

excuse me? i got 6 A*s and 2 As am i already at a disadvantage?

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Original post by megan_xay

excuse me? i got 6 A*s and 2 As am i already at a disadvantage?

yes

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megan_xay

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Original post by rohans0078

yes

but i'm a contextual too, if i get a ucat of 2800-2900 will that guarantee me an interview then?

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Original post by megan_xay

but i'm a contextual too, if i get a ucat of 2800-2900 will that guarantee me an interview then?

Nothings a guarantee but I think you will be quite a strong applicant with that UCAT. Also I got 1 A as well dw abt it sm. it’s hard to get full marks in the point system and in order to get an interview you don’t need full marks anyway.

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Original post by an0nym0us.user

I think you really need all 8s and 9s. Not entirely sure tho but I read through (and talked to) this year’s applicants and apparently even one grade 7 at GCSE puts you at a huge disadvantage. 🤷*♀️
This is because they are one of the few dental unis that consider GCSEs at a very strong level.

All 8s and 9s is simply not true at all. I know a lot of applicants with weaker academic profiles and gotten offers….

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Original post by rohans0078

kcl is 50% ucat, 40% gsces and 10% contextual factors. to score full marks on the gsce side u just need 8 8s or 9s. Have a ucat of 2800+ alongside full gsces and u will be guaranteed to get an interview :smile:

Also pretty sure the marking is now 100points for UCAT, 40for GCSEs, 5 Alevels, 5SJT, I think so GCSEs make up a lot less of the total score of 150, contextual applicants can also get 10 extra points but they’ll say at the open day

(edited 2 weeks ago)

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Original post by an0nym0us.user

I think you really need all 8s and 9s. Not entirely sure tho but I read through (and talked to) this year’s applicants and apparently even one grade 7 at GCSE puts you at a huge disadvantage. 🤷*♀️
This is because they are one of the few dental unis that consider GCSEs at a very strong level.

hey this is rly helpful thanks but how do yk they consider gcses strongly ? (genuine q, not tryna challenge)

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