[honeill735]

Year of Entry:2010
Deferred?:No
GCSEs:8 A* 2 A
AS Grades:AAAB
A2 Results:A*AB
UKCAT (if applicable):615
Work Experience/Volunteering: One week in nephrology/urological surgery. Volunteered in respite for disabled children, travelled to india to teach english to slum children.
Extra Curricular: senior prefect in school, member of school council, grade 7 voice/bassoon/clarinet, grade 6 theory, member of several bands/orchestras, part time job, won bursury to perform research into leukaemia in QUB.
Universities applied to and decisions
Glasgow - rejected due to UKCAT score (they had to raise baseline due to excess applicants)
Dundee - rejected, same as above
Aberdeen - interviewed, offer, AAB FIRM
UEA - interviewed, offer, AAB

QUB - Biochemistry, offer BBB/BBC + B

[Caramelchan]

Year of Entry: 2010
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 6A* 5A
AS Grades: AAABB
A2 Predictions: AAAA
UKCAT: 750
BMAT: 4.9, 4.9, 7.5
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 week shadowing Orthopedic registrar
Extra Curricular: Swimming at county level, St John Ambulance
Universities applied to and decisions:
Edinburgh - Rejected (most likely lack of extra curriculars)
Nottingham - Rejected after interview
PMS - Rejected after interview
Imperial - Rejected without interview (BMAT scores)

[VaVe]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 4A*,4A, 2B, 1C
AS Grades: 4A
A2 Prediction/Results: A*A*A
UKCAT (if applicable): 753
BMAT (if applicable): 5.8, 6.2, 3.5A
Work Experience/Volunteering:
2.5 years volunteering with special needs children
mentoring in sciences
few sessions with a cardio-rehab team
Extra Curricular:
grade 6 flute
grade 5 theory
trampolining, orchstra
Universities applied to and decisions:
Cambridge (St. Catherine's): Offer A*AA, Firm
Sheffield: Offer AAB Insurance
Manchester: Post Interview Rejection
Nottingham: Withdrawn (but would have been rejected)

[Penguinsaysquack]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 9A 1B (long course) 2A 1C (short course)
AS results: A A A A A C (biology, chemistry, maths, further maths, general studies, critical thinking)
A2 Results:A* A A A (maths, biology, chemistry, further maths)
Previous Degree: N/a
UKCAT: 722.5 average (680, 900, 660, 650)
Work Experience/Volunteering: 4 months Podiatry, 1 week Chiropractor, 2 weeks volunteer Porter, 2 years St John Ambulance
Extra Curricular: Grade 7 Viola, Piano, Tutoring A level students, Gym, Pool, Snooker, travelling (from gap year... UK Tour), working at newsagents, barstaff, science technician (including running after school science club)
Universities applied to and decisions:
Barts and the London: Acknowledged 27/10/10 Interview 21/1/11 Offer 2/3/11 Firm
Keele University: Acknowledged 19/10/10 Rejection
Hull-York Medical School: Acknowledged 14/10/10 Rejection
University of Sheffield:Rejection

[Beska]

I AM A SUCCESSFUL REAPPLICANT.

The majority of those that apply to medicine will receive 4 rejections (approximately between 55% - 65%). This profile is testament to the fact that it is always best to reapply after receiving 4 rejections the first time. Have a look at my 2010 entry profile and you will see that I received 4 rejections pre-interview. I brushed myself off, reapplied and am currently sitting here having had three interviews and have two, possibly three unconditional offers sitting on Track for me. What's more, I've had a year of my life just to myself where I've been able to do what I want, when I want. A gap year is a brilliant chill-out experience and I'd recommend it to anybody. If you want any (specific, not general) advice on applying to medicine or reapplying, feel free to PM me. Happy to help! I've also included some advice/hints in this post.

Year of Entry: 2011

Deferred?: No.

GCSEs: A*A*A*A*A*A*AABB

AS Grades: AAAAA (Biology 91%, Chemistry 89%, Physics 89%, Psychology 100%, Gen. Studies 92%)

Advice on AS Levels

Choosing AS Levels

I would recommend choosing Chemistry and Biology, and then two other academic subjects. You do not need to do three sciences, nor do you need Maths. Do what you enjoy and what you're likely to achieve a high mark in - I loved Psychology and I did very well in it, if I had picked Maths, I might not have done so well.

Studying for AS Levels

Take AS Levels seriously. Any work you do now will pay dividends when sitting your A2 - yes, A2 - exams. A mark at AS is equal to a mark at A2 but is significantly easier to achieve. Work, work, work - it's important. Do not spread yourself thin by studying for more than the standard four AS levels. I cannot drive home this point enough - your AS exams are very, very important and will save you a lot of stress when you're sitting your A2 exams. For example, when I was sitting my final chemistry A2 exam I was already guaranteed an A grade thanks to my AS exams, A2 coursework and January A2 exam - no pressure at all!

A2 Results: A*AAA (Biology 94%, Chemistry 85%, Physics 85%, Gen. Studies 89%)

Advice on A2 levels

Advice on which of your AS subjects to carry on

Carry on the three (no more - do not spread yourself thin as there is no additional benefit for studying more than the standard three) that you are best at. Ensure you carry through Chemistry and Biology, and then another academic subject. It does not matter that it isn't a science.

Advice on A2 exams

A2 exams are hard. From 2010, the exams board introduced "stretch and challenge" questions into the majority of subjects, and these questions are incredibly difficult and are needed in order to achieve the A* grade. Do not get complacent - I burnt out before my final Chemistry A2 exam and missed out on an A* grade. Work hard for every exam and never underestimate how difficult they are.

Overall AS/A2: A*AAAa

Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A

UKCAT (if applicable): 705 (VR 720, QR 740, AR 650, DA 710)

Advice on sitting the UKCAT

Advice on sitting/practicing for the UKCAT

I posted this in the 2011 entry UKCAT thread after sitting the UKCAT in September 2010. It gives an insight into the test, and how it compares to the gold standard in UKCAT practice - the 600Q UKCAT Practice Book. I also included the scores I achieved in the practice tests on the official UKCAT website as a benchmark. Please remember that sitting the test is completely different to doing practice questions at home, or using the official practice questions so you cannot directly correlate your scores between the two.

I finished VR, AR and DA with time to spare (3~ minutes ish). I finished VR because English is my strongpoint, AR early because there was a fair few I just couldn't get so I guessed (staring at it for an extra 3 minutes doesn't help!) and DA early because, again, it's one of my strongpoints because it is very English-y.

VR (720) - about the same difficulty/harder than 600Q. The length of sections are 3 paragraphs average. The shorter sections are usually more complicated, so it averages out. There are very, very little in the way of key words to pick out. I skimmed the passage, then answered the questions. But I am a fast reader, so ymmv.

QR (740) - much easier than 600Q (as has been said!) and much less information to digest before you can answer questions. As said, ratio and percentages come up a lot. My tactic was to do easy questions I could do, while guessing and flagging difficult/longer questions. I aimed to do 80% of the section (up to question 26) well and guess the remaining questions. I did this, but found a few questions after question 26 that were very easy - eg, I had to work out an average of 3 numbers and a % difference. I obviously did these.

AR (650) - a very difficult section. It's hard to compare to 600Q because it is a very personal thing if you can discern shapes or not. I'd say on the whole it is slightly easier, with some shapes (the ones I couldn't figure out!) being harder. A few were very simple (set A had 3 shapes, set B had 2 shapes) and a few I had no idea what was happening.

DA (710) - statements, on average, were longer than 600Q. The answers were also much more cryptic (eg. not as literal) and you had to deduce which, out of a couple similar ones, was correct.

Final thing I can say is that it is very important to be calm throughout the test. I had already done the UKCAT for 2010 entry (got 659) and because of this I knew what to expect and therefore were less stressed. If you can't do a question, guess and skip: this counts for any section. Also remember that easy/hard questions are scattered throughout the test. Don't spend ages on a hard question at the beginning and skip very very easy ones at the end!

PS. Here are my official practice test scores if they are any use:

VR
- Paper 1: 32/44
- Paper 2: 29/44
- Paper 3: 9/12

DA:
- Paper 1: didn't do this one
- Paper 2: didn't do this one
- Paper 3: 9/11

AR:
- Paper 1: 31/65
- Paper 2: didn't do this one
- Paper 3: 11/15

QR:
- Paper 1: didn't do this one
- Paper 2: 13/36
- Paper 3: 9/12

(Original post by Advice on UKCAT timings)
#1 tip for surviving the time pressure: Don't get stressed. Don't get flustered. I know this is easier said than done, but this is easily the difference between an average score and an exceptional score. You need to understand that it is impossible to answer every single question correctly (something that is contrary to what is drilled into you from year 6 SATS) so it's a very weird and unusual feeling (i.e. "oh my god I'm not going to finish so I'll fail") - and this feeling can make you flustered, which wastes time. You have something like 25-30 seconds per question so you really can't afford to waste time.

You need to get into the habit of answering ~80% of the questions half-well (if you see what I mean - compared to 100% questions very well), which is a culture shock, but I've found that it's the best way to get a high score. You need to develop the ability to glance over a question and see if you're going to able to read it, think about it, and then answer it all within 30 seconds. If you're not: flag, guess, skip, and come back to it later.

BMAT (if applicable): N/A

Work Experience/Volunteering:
- 3+ years foster carer
- Long-term hospice work
- 1 year as a volunteer classroom assistant (achieved vfifty award)
- 1 week shadowing a surgeon
- 1 day in a private hospital
- Pre-med course at Imperial College
- Medsim
- Various conferences, eg neurology (dissecting human brain), etc.
- Ward volunteer, once a week for 6+ months

Extra Curricular:
- Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award
- Treasurer on the Sixth Form Committee/Senior Student
- Photography

* This colour means that I mentioned this activity in my personal statement.

Universities applied to and decisions:
Newcastle University: Interviewed November, Unconditional offer <- FIRM
Barts and The London: Interviewed January, Unconditional offer
The University of Nottingham: Interviewed November, Withdrawn before decision
The University of Sheffield: Rejection without interview (UKCAT below cut-off)

The moral of the story is: do not give up.

[a moist feeling]

Another re-applicant here, never did I think that this would happen after receiving 4 rejections last year, but it just goes to show, as with most of the 2011 re-applicants, that an extra year can make all the difference

Year of Entry: 2011

Deferred?: No.

GCSEs: A*A*A*A*A*A*A*A*A*AAAB

AS Grades: AAABB (inc Critical Thinking)

A2 Results: A*A*A

Overall AS/A2: A*A*Aab (b was Critical Thinking)

Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A

UKCAT (if applicable): 767.5

BMAT (if applicable): N/A

Work Experience/Volunteering:
- 2 weeks shadowing at local GP
- 1 year working with young boys with autism
- 1 year helping teach young children to read
- 1 week shadowing a consultant at the London Chest Hospital
- 1 year working as an HCA on a stroke rehab ward
- Medlink

Extra Curricular:
- Rugby for 7 years (played some at county level)
- Formed my own medical applicants society at school to discuss applications
- Athletics
- Saxophone and guitar both self-taught

Universities applied to and decisions:
Newcastle University: Interviewed December, Unconditional offer
Barts and The London: Interviewed January, Unconditional offer
King's College London: Interview March, Withdrawn
BSMS: Rejected (still to this day they have not given me a clear response as to why, having applied in 2 consecutive years I scored less on my second application than my first despite not having any work experience the first time round. I do not recommend applying here, their admissions policy is very strange!)

UCL - Biomed - Rejected due to academic score not being high enough apparently

Gap years are certainly worth all the hard work!

[Carrotgirlx]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 7 A* 2 A (plus A and B at AS levels the school made us do early... )
AS results: AAA BBB (Biology Philosophy General Studies Physics Chemistry Spanish
A2 Results: A*AA predicted
Previous Degree: N/a
UKCAT: 767.5 (640 790 790 850)
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 week hospital shadowing, 2 days GP shadowing, 6 months volunteering in a dementia care home, 2 weeks working with disabled kids in Romania and involvement in the guiding peer education programme. Lifeguarding (don't think that helped)
Extra Curricular: Grade 4 Saxophone, SCUBA diving, figure skating, Extended Project
Universities applied to and decisions:

Edinburgh: Straight up rejection
St George's: Rejected after interview
Newcastle: Interview then OFFER!!
Sheffield: Interview (which I thought I'd screwed up hugely!!) then...OFFER

[Fusilero]

Year of Entry:
2011
Deferred?:No
GCSEs:A*A*A*A*A*AABC
AS Grades: b (Physics
A2 Results:A*(Biology)A(Chemistry)A(Maths)
UKCAT:707.5 Average
Work Experience/Volunteering:2 years as a ward volunteer, 1 week in a GP surgery, 3 weeks in a care home, 4 days shadowing a public health officer in Ireland AND IN GAP YEAR
Three weeks in a hospital, extra year as a ward volunteer, working with MenCap, working with Oxfam
Extra Curricular:Sixth Form Mentor, Sixth Form Committee, Emergency First Aid from St. Johns Ambulance, Saturday job at Morrisons[Ended before Gap Year], Playing the Guitar
Universities applied to and decisions: (All Offers Unconditional)
Newcastle University - Interview - Offer -Firm

Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry - Interview - Offer - Decline

St Andrews University - Interview - Offer - Decline

Barts and the London Medical School - Interview - Withdrawn

Imperial College London [Biochemistry] - Offer - Decline

Year of Entry:
2010

Deferred?:No

GCSEs:A*A*A*A*A*AABC

AS Grades:abbb (not shown)

A2 Prediction:A*AA

UKCAT: 680 Average - 660 VR, 680 Quant, 710 ABs, 670 DA

Work Experience/Volunteering: 2 years as a ward volunteer, 1 week in a GP surgery, 3 weeks in a care home, 4 days shadowing a public health officer in ireland

Extra Curricular:Sixth Form Mentor, Sixth Form Committee, Emergency First Aid from St. Johns Ambulance, Saturday job at Morrisons, Playing the Guitar

Universities applied to and decisions:
Peninsula - Rejection without interview -
University of East Anglia - Rejection without interview
Brighton and Sussex - Rejection without interview
Keele University - Rejection without interview
University of Sheffield - Biomedical Science - Offer (ABB) - declined
Alternative courses:
University of Exeter - Biological and Medical Chemistry - Offer (AAB) - declined
University of East Anglia - Natural Sciences - Offer (AAA) - declined
University of East Anglia - Biomedicine - Offer (ABB) - declined

UCAS EXTRA:
London School of Pharmacy - Pharmacy - Offer(ABB) - declined

[xconfetti]

Following on from what other re-applicants have said in this thread, I have to say that they are all completely right. Don't give up. If medicine is what you really want, apply tactfully, try your hardest to make your application the best that it can be and be yourself at interviews. If you get four rejections, remember that 60% of other applicants will too. Without wanting to sound cliched, you're not alone in this, and with the right determination, tactfulness, research and hard work you can get there. All I asked for at the start of the year was just one offer, and I never dreamed it would turn out this way. Just goes to show what a difference applying to the right places makes.

Year of Entry:
2011

Deferred?: No

GCSEs: 10.5 A*

IB achieved grades:
39 points overall
6, 6, 6 at HL (Chemistry, Biology, French)
7, 7, 6 at SL (English, History, Maths respectively)
1 core point (B in biology EE, C in TOK)

UKCAT: 742.5 average (740, 760, 760, 710)

Work Experience/Volunteering: 2 days obstetrics, 2 days general medicine, 2 days orthopaedics, 2 months volunteering weekly at a hospice, 2 months as a weekly volunteer HCA

Extra Curricular: Senior Prefect, St John ambulance cadet, peer mentoring for 1.5 years, ran a craft club for year 7 for 1.5 years, piano, beginners guitar, job at a hotel, hiking/expeditions, watersports, RYA first aid course, helped run a holiday for Young Carers, won a national poetry competition

Universities applied to and decisions:
Newcastle University - conditional offer based on proof of grades
Queen's University Belfast - unconditional offer
University of Sheffield - unconditional offer
University of Birmingham - conditional offer based on proof of grades

Biomedical Science at Newcastle University - withdrew, then received an offer via email



To anyone with 4 rejections, the main thing is to not give up hope. Try not to feel bitter and don't think of yourself as a failure, just try your best to think of it as a learning curve. Good luck if you are in this position

[tome27]

I've not posted this sooner as I wanted to make sure I'd included all the things I've done over the past few years. I'm a re-applicant after getting 4 rejections last year. I had a UKCAT of 638 then and a BMAT of 4.7 5.9 12. I got all my interviews and wasn't very good and Edinburgh rejected me I THINK because of the UKCAT.
I can't say my gap year's been incredible so far but as you can see it has been well worth it. You will know if you can do it and you should not give up if you get 4 rejections as you'll spend your whole life regretting not taking a gap year if medicine is really what you want. Isolate the problems that got you rejected and sort them out. Don't let it get you down. It's just how medicine applications go sometimes. Use the gap year to get a job, earn some money, realise how lucky you will be to be a doctor and savour the time to relax.
Never give up! Nothing that's worth having comes easily.

Year of Entry: 2011

Deferred?: No

GCSEs: 9A* 2A

AS Grades: AAAA (Bio, Chem, Maths, German)

A Level Results: A*A*A*A A (as above +General Studies)

UKCAT (if applicable): 745 Average

Work Experience/Volunteering: 2 years as a PALS volunteer, Week shadowing hospital doctors, GP day, Course at the LMI, Nuffield Bursary, Week at the Coroner's Court (for a post-mortem)

Extra Curricular: 10 years in bands, clarinet, foreign languages

Universities applied to and decisions:

Barts and The London SMD: Conditional on health and police checks
University of Birmingham: Conditional on many things like CRB, forms, immunisations etc.
Hull-York Medical School: Unconditional
King's College London: Unconditional

Imperial College London (Biochemistry with German for Science): Unconditional

[JONNYCMW]

Year of Entry: 2011

Deferred?: No

GCSEs: 11A*, 4A

AS Grades: AAAAA (Bio, Chem, Maths, Physics, Further Maths)

A Level Results: A* (Maths)
A Level Predictions: A*A*A*A*

UKCAT (if applicable): 755 Average

BMAT: 5.8, 7.7, 2B (got rejected for this)

Work Experience/Volunteering:
Charity Shop (1 year, every weekend)
Nursing home (6 months, every weekend)
One week in several different specialties in a teaching hospital
Day in theatres
Day in MaxFax
Week in GP
4 weeks (total) of Dental work experience in both private + NHS practice and orthodontics - I wanna do Max fax
First Aid

Extra Curricular:
Violin Grade 8 Dist
Teach Violin - achieved Grade 1 Dist
Badminton
Orchestra
Beginners' Mandarin Chinese
Cycling (both MTB and road)
Duke of Edinburgh Gold
Peer Counsellor
Gold Biology Olympiad (2nd round)
Silver Chem Olympiad

Universities applied to and decisions:
King's College London - Offer AAAC (FIRM)
Sheffield - Offer AAB (insurance)
Oxford - Rejection post-interview
Imperial - Rejection without interview

BMAT was a killer. Thankfully I chose 2 UKCAT and 2 BMAT, enabling me to get just enough offers to have an insurance choice.

I have learned a lot from this UCAS cycle.

Any questions, feel free to PM me.

[kemslie89]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
Standard Grades Int2s (Scottish applicants): Seven Grade '1's and One Grade '2'
Higher grades (Scottish applicants): Higher: AAAAB, Advanced Higher: BB
Previous Degree (if applicable): Final year Physiology Student at Glasgow University. Expected 2:1/First. Garry Prize winner 2010/2011 (prestigious Physiology prize)
UKCAT (if applicable): Avg 595
Work Experience/Volunteering: 2 years caring in nursing homes, 2 weeks placement at doctors surgery, home visits and resiratory clinic. Time spent in hospital with terminally ill relatives.
Extra Curricular: Football player for Aberdeen Womens FC, Scottish Development Squad and University squad. Time spent in Alaska climbing peaks, glaciers etc which enhanced teamwork and leadership skills. President of Physiology Society, Deputy Head Girl at School.
Universities applied to and decisions: Aberdeen: Interview - 22/02/2011
Glasgow: Rejection based on UKCAT
Dundee: Rejection
Edinburgh: Rejection

[areyousure?]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 9A*s 1A
AS Grades: 3As (Spanish, Physics, Biology) 3Bs (Chemistry, Maths, English Lit)
A2 Prediction/Results: AAAAA
UKCAT (if applicable): 627.5
BMAT (if applicable): 4.4 4.6 2.5C
Work Experience/Volunteering: Red Cross, 2 days in dermatology, 1 day in traumatology, GP shadowing, Volunteering in summer camps, Charity work
Extra Curricular: Volleyball and padel tennis player, Tutor for KS3, Prefect
Universities applied to and decisions:
University of Oxford, New College - Rejection
University of Birmingham - Conditional Offer -AAA FIRM
University of St Andrews - Rejection post-interview
University College London - Rejection

[NovaNight]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 10 A*s 1 A
AS Grades: aaaa
A2 Prediction/Results: A*A*A*a
UKCAT (if applicable): 830, 760, 600, 530 - 680 average
Work Experience/Volunteering: 3 days in Cardiology department, 6/7 months of volunteering 3 hours a week on a ward, 1 year of volunteering at PHAB (a charity working with disabled people).
Extra Curricular: Tennis coach, month long expedition to India, DofE Bronze, Silver working on Gold, student mentor blah blah blah
Universities applied to and decisions:
Newcastle - interviewed - conditional offer AAA
Leeds - interviewed - waiting to hear
Leicester - interviewed - waiting to hear
Edinburgh - rejected

[dominiqueblack]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
Standard Grades Standard Grades (Scottish applicants): 8 1s
Higher grades (Scottish applicants): 6 As
UKCAT (if applicable): 722
Work Experience/Volunteering: Volunteered 3 months at a local hospice. One week at a GPs. One week in a dermatology department.
Extra Curricular: 4 years volunteering in an equestrian centre, play piano to grade 5, saxophone to grade 2, depute head girl, student mentor, class assistant
Universities applied to and decisions:
Dundee - interviewed - unconditional
Glasgow - interviewed - conditional (BB Advanced Higher, C Higher)
Edinburgh - unconditional
St. Andrew's - interviewed - withdrew as it was my last choice

[atomos]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
Standard Grades(Scottish applicants): 8 1s
Higher grades (Scottish applicants): AAAAB (No Biology; B in Physics)
UKCAT (if applicable): 632.5
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 week at a GP, and then various placements in hospital - Oncology, Opthalmology (including surgery there), ENT. 6 months at Nursing home (once a week), 1 year (almost two now) volunteering at Barnardo's.
Extra Curricular: Prefect, Buddy, Yearbook Committee, Production Manager in young enterprise, Helped out at Brownies as part of DoE, Once a week help out at Primary School, week's work exp at primary school, member of youth music theatre group, swim.
Universities applied to and decisions:
Dundee - Rejection w/o Interview
Aberdeen - Rejection w/o Interview
Edinburgh - Rejection
St Andrews - Rejection (Interview)

[Narik]

Year of Entry: 2011.
Deferred?: No.
GCSEs: 10A* and 2A.
Standard Grades Int2s (Scottish applicants): -.
AS Grades: AAAAA [Maths, Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics].
A2 Prediction/Results: Achieved A* in A2 Maths a year early. Predicted A*A*A* [Biology, Chemistry and Physics].
Higher grades (Scottish applicants): -.
Previous Degree (if applicable): -.
UKCAT (if applicable): 767.5.
BMAT (if applicable): 6, 6.5, 3.5A.
Work Experience/Volunteering:
- 1 week in various specialities at local hospital [vascular, upper GI and rheumatology].
- 1 week in Orthopaedic centre [consultations, surgery, physiotheraphy etc.].
- 2 week GP placement.
- 1 day in Pharmacy.
- 6 months volunteering at local care home.
Extra Curricular:
- Member of 5 sports teams [football, netball, rounders, badminton and athletics].
- Cross-country and charity running.
- Self-teach the guitar.
- Deputy head girl.
- Received academic achievement award for 6 years in a row.
- A* achieved in EPQ - 'What makes a successful diagnosis?'
- Projects on MRI and PET Physics.
Universities applied to and decisions:
- Imperial: AAC offer. [Firm]
- King's College London: AAAb offer. [Declined]
- Barts and the London: AA offer. [Insurance]
- Birmingham: Interview invite. [Withdrew before interview]

[doctorryan]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: no
GCSEs: 9A's
Standard Grades Int2s (Scottish applicants): N/A
AS Grades: AAAC
A2 Prediction/Results: AAA
Higher grades (Scottish applicants):
Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
UKCAT (if applicable):2600
BMAT (if applicable): N/A
Work Experience/Volunteering: hospital (dermatology), GP placement, care work, part-time job, Head Boy.
Extra Curricular: cycling, fell running, school choir, piano..
Universities applied to and decisions: Keele (offer AAB) , Aberdeen rejection, Glasgow rejection, Leeds rejection

[Freddo:)]

Year of Entry: 2011
GCSEs: 7.5 A*s, 2 As, 1 B
AS Grades: aaaaac (Chemistry, Biology, Maths, French, General Studies, Critical Thinking)
A2 Predictions: A*A*A*A (Biology, French, Maths, Chemistry)
A2 Results: A*A*AAA (French, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, General Studies)
UKCAT (if applicable): 580, 700, 690, 760 (682.5 average)
BMAT (if applicable): 6, 3.8, 2.5B
Work Experience/Volunteering: Month volunteering in clinic in Africa, Part-time job, Book collections for third world, St. John's Ambulance, Nursing Home, Samaritans, 1 week teaching English to French children in Perpignan.
Extra Curricular: Cricket
Universities applied to and decisions:
St. Andrews - Interview (15/12/10) - Offer (16/03/11) - AAA FIRM
Oxford, St. John's - Rejection (BMAT)
UCL - Rejection (BMAT)
Queen's Belfast - Withdrew due to St. Andys offer..
Newcastle (Biomed) - Offer (07/01/11) - AAB INSURANCE

Don't get complacent with the BMAT!! It is too easy to not get any interviews..
Good luck!

PM me if you have any questions about St. Andrews medicine, and I'll try my best to help you. In fact, just medicine in general.

[paintedsmile]

Year of Entry: 2011
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 10A* 3A
Standard Grades Int2s (Scottish applicants): N/A
AS Grades: AAAAAA (biol, chem, geog, re, food tech and general studies)
A2 Prediction/Results: A*A*AA (biology, geography, chemistry, general studies)
Higher grades (Scottish applicants): N/A
Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
UKCAT (if applicable): 635 average
BMAT (if applicable): cant remember exactly, something like 4,5,3.5b
Work Experience/Volunteering: 4 month charity shop, 4 month care home, 1 week occupational health, 1 week shadowing consultant, 1 year mentoring younger students
Extra Curricular: swimming, debate, cycling (didn't have much extra curricular as i was helping care for my disabled brother and grandad)
Universities applied to and decisions:
Oxford (oriel) - rejected (BMAT)
Bristol - interview - rejected (panicked and ruined it )
Birmingham - offer AAA - FIRM
Aberdeen - rejected
Sheffield (biomed) - offer AAB - withdrew