Medics and Applicants Profiles - NO DISCUSSION

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Year of Entry: 2017
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 6A* 4A
AS Grades: N/A
A2 Prediction/Results: Predicted A*AA Results AAB
Previous Degree (if applicable): None
UKCAT (if applicable): 623 (decision making didn't count in my year)
Work Experience; 1.Shadowed the director of public health for my borough 2. Shadowed an F1 for a week 3. Shadowed the nursing team for 2 weeks
Volunteering each once a month for a year 1. Elderly care home 2.Elderly art club 3. PA for kids with English as a second language in a primary school 4. British heart foundation
Extra Curricular: Choir, Musical theatre, Debate club
Universities applied to and decisions: Cardiff Bristol - Rejection with no interview UEA and HYMS - Interviews and both offered me a place

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VoteLabour

Year of Entry: 2020

GCSEs:
9 A*-A

A2 Results:
A*AA

Previous Degree:
2.1 Biomedical Science

UKCAT
700 average

Work Experience/Volunteering:
2 years working in a care home
1 week shadowing in A and E
1 week shadowing a GP
Volunteering helping disabled adults
Activity coordinator for individuals with dementia

Universities applied to:
Newcastle UG - offer, firmed
HYMS - offer
Sheffield UG - offer
Sheffield GEM - reserve list

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BruisedBroccoli

Year of Entry: 2020

National 5s: AAAAAAAB

Highers: AAAAB

UCAT: 2980 (745 average) Band 1

Work Experience/Volunteering:
- 1 week of shadowing a GP
- 3 days of shadowing in a hospital
- 4 months of volunteering with a local dementia help group
- 6 months of being a volunteer carer with an elderly support charity

Extra Curricular:
- Running
- MUN
- Playing Saxophone

Universities applied to:
Edinburgh - Rejected (pre-interview)
Dundee - Interview - Offer (BBB) - Firmed - Accepted :rofl:

St. Andrews - Interview - Offer (BBB) - Declined
Aberdeen - Interview - Offer (BBB) - Declined
(My insurance choice was biomedical science at Glasgow).

Advanced Highers: BBC
My AHs were a pretty big shock - before all the exams were cancelled I was aiming for AAB but corona came along and ruined all of that. The morning I got my results I thought I missed my offer and was done for, but it turns out I'm lucky and was accepted by Dundee regardless.

Anyway kids, the moral of the story is that mocks/prelims are VERY IMPORTANT so please take them seriously (because you never know if your exams might get cancelled by a once-in-a-century pandemic).

- Good luck to all of you!

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username3822514

Year of Entry: 2020
Deferred?: No
GCSEs: 9999999999
Standard Grades Int2s (Scottish applicants): N/a
AS Grades: N/a
A2 Prediction: A*A*A* (Biology Chemistry Maths) A* (EPQ)
A2 Results: A*A*A*A*
Higher grades (Scottish applicants): N/a
Previous Degree (if applicable): N/a
UKCAT (if applicable): 2860 B3
BMAT (if applicable): N/a
Work Experience/Volunteering: 1 week shadowing in a neurosurgical and spinal injuries ward
1 week volunteering in a respite centre for people with physical disabilities
1 year volunteering in a care home running various activities for the residents
Extra Curricular: piano grade 6
first aid at work qualification
Universities applied to and decisions: MB ChB medicine , University of Bristol (offer - unconditional firm)

BMBS medicine, University of Exeter (offer - insurance choice - withdrawn)
MBBS medicine, Newcastle University (offer - withdrawn)
MBBS medicine, UEA (offer - withdrawn)

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aspiringmedic:0

Year of Entry: 2021
Deferred? No
GCSES: 8,8,8,8,7,7,6,6, B,B(further maths and Persian)
AS Grades: N/A
A2 Predictions: AAA
A2 Achieved:

UCAT: 2650 Band 1
BMAT: N/A
Work Experience/Volunteering: Care Home, Elderly, Victim Support, Charity, Online Work Experience
Extra Curricular: Sports(e.g Muay Thai) and Music

Unis Applied To:

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Kings A101

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Anglia Ruskin A100

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Hull York A100

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Plymouth A100

I will be updating this as my application progresses and don't be shy to message me asking any questions.

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DR2002

Year of entry: 2020
Defered: No
GCSE: 9988876AAA
AS Grades: N/A
Predicted Grades: A*A*AA (Bio/Math/Chem/Physics)
Grades Awarded: A*A*AA (Bio/Chem/Math/Physics)
UCAT: 2850 SJT2
BMAT: N/A

Work Experience:
A year volunteering at a Community Hospital.
One week volunteering in a private specialised dementia care facility.
One week shadowing consultants across different hospital departments.
Two years mentoring students in lower years across all science subjects.

Medical Schools Applied To:
Sheffield A100 Withdrawn*
Nottingham A100 AAA Firm
Birmingham A100 AAB (contextual) Insure
Manchester A106 Withdrawn *
Sheffield C700 Withdrawn *

* Early offers from my top two Unis so withdrew from the other two (same grade offers) as I wanted to secure my accommodation at Nottingham and two more offers would not have changed my Firm/Insurance.

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Jm986

2015 entry
GCSEs: 5A* 3As 2Bs
A level: AAA (Maths Chem Bio)
AS: Physics A
1st application 2013: no work experience (though made something up for personal statement), extracurriculars:800m and 1500m athlete
Newcastle, Leeds, East Anglia, Nottingham ALL rejections No Interview
2nd application 2014: Work experience 2 weeks hospital, 1 month hopsital, job as a waitress , extracurriculars:800m and 1500m athlete
Leeds: No interview
Queens University Belfast: Rejection post interview
Liverpool: No interview
Brighton: No interview
3rd application: work experience: had a full-time job as a HCA (helped so much!!!) extracurriculars:800m and 1500m athlete
Sheffield: unconditional offer; Firmed this, best decision of my life, Sheffield is great
Keele: offer AAA, withdrawn
St Georges: interview(withdrew the application after offer from Sheffield)
Plymouth : Interview (withdrew the application after offer from Sheffield)

Guys, I'm a doctor now. This is proof that perseverance pays, I remember crying after multiple rejections and knowing that it wasn't proof that I couldn't get it, just evidence of the vastness of intelligence and abilities in students applying with me. Never give up! Get feedback so if you have to apply again you won't make the same mistakes. If you have to take a gap year, get a healthcare related job, makes a huge difference during interviews.
Goodluck and God bless you all

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Bexjw

Wouldn’t normally post my detailed stats on TSR as it goes well against the 100% A*s rule but if it can help someone to realise that you don’t have to be ‘perfect’ to get into medicine then so be it!

Year of Entry: 2020
A Levels BBC
Previous Degree (if applicable): BSc (Hons) Forensic Science and Anthropology - 2:2
MSc Cybercrime Investigation - Merit
UCAT (if applicable): 2550
GAMSAT S1: 55, S2: 66, S3: 50 = 55/ 57 equal balance.
Work Experience/Volunteering: Hospice adult ward volunteer, Community First Responder, GP shadowing, Endoscopy/ Respiratory bronch list shadowing, Rainbow’s Girlguiding volunteer, Mental Heath HCA, Acute Trust bank HCA.
Universities applied to and decisions: Swansea - rejection pre-interview (GAMSAT)
St. George’s - rejection pre-interview (GAMSAT was 1 point off cut off)
Warwick - rejection pre-interview (UCAT was short 20 points overall for cut off)
Nottingham - interviewed, waiting listed at place 25, dropped to 1st place just as the course closed!

If I can get to number 1 on the waiting list, I can get in. Particularly pleased as this was my first application and 100% meant to be a ‘practice’! Reapplying for 2022! ☺️

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username5169096

Year of Entry: 2021
Deferred?: Yes
Standard Grades (Scottish applicants): 11112222
Higher grades (Scottish applicants): AAABBCCC
Previous Degree (if applicable): BSc Hons Pharmacology with Industrial Placement 2:1
UKCAT (if applicable): 2770 B2
Work Experience/Volunteering: 3 weeks' total clinical work experience & 5 years' forensic histology laboratory experience
Extra Curricular: Finalist for THE Awards Digital Innovation of the Year
Universities applied to and decisions:
University of Glasgow - Unconditional offer (subject to criminal & health checks) FIRM
University of Aberdeen - Unconditional offer (subject to criminal & health checks) WITHDRAWN
University of St. Andrews - Unconditional offer (subject to criminal & health checks) WITHDRAWN
University of Dundee - Rejection pre-interview (Qualifications too old) REJECTION
University of Glasgow (Dentistry) - Rejection pre-interview (No work experience) REJECTION

Hope this is of help. For what it's worth, I put off applying for 5 years due to having limiting beliefs that 'people like me' don't go to med school. This was my 'trial' application i.e. I applied late in the cycle (started application in August 2019) and expected to need two attempts at applying.

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Furbs

Year of entry: 2021
UCAT: 2770 band 1 (VR 650 DM 650 QR 720 AR 750)
Achieved degree: 2.1 BSc Biomedical Science
PG Cert of Public Health (PT with work) started Oct 20 so no predicted grades

Anglia Ruskin University UG - Offer (conditional on OH and DBS checks)

Queen Mary University of London UG - Rejection pre-interview

King's College London UG - Withdrawn as Anglia ruskin was top choice

King's College London Grad - Rejection pre-interview

Firm: ARU :party:

Insurance: none

Previous cycles
Year of entry: 2010
UCAT: 2480
Scottish qualifications
Standard grades: 1111122
Int 2: A
Highers: AAAAAB

University of Glasgow - Post-Interview Rejection
University of Edinburgh - Rejection
University of Dundee - Post-interview wait listed then rejection
University of Aberdeen - Rejection

Year of entry: 2011
UCAT: 2660 (VR 560, AR 790, QR 730, DA 580)
Scottish qualifications
Standard grades: 1111122
Int 2: A
Highers: AAAAAAB
Advanced Highers: BB

University of Glasgow - Interview
University of Edinburgh - Rejection
University of Dundee - Interview
University of Leeds - Interview
Had to withdraw from all 4 choices due to difficult personal circumstances.
Did not start uni till 2014.

Work experience:
1 week in Day surgery unit
2 yrs of volunteering on weekends in childrens hospital
1 Yr once a week at fracture clinic
1 Yr in foetal ultrasound research project
Online BSMS work experience

Extracurricular:
Mentoring students from wp backgrounds, widening participation ambassador for 3 yrs, president of biomed soc, on site support for freshers in accommodations, volunteering at a local British heart foundation for 2 yrs.
I also got into a grad scheme at GSK in tech and involved in various digital and data projects around healthcare. Have various awards for Teamwork, courage and dedication.

Perseverance paid off, I was finally financially able to support my education and ready to apply!

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Argonaute

Year of Entry: 2021
GCSEs: 10A*-As
AS Grades: AABB
A2 Prediction/Results: AAAB
Degree: Predicted First BSc
UCAT: 2850 (700 VR, 720 DM, 710 QR, 720 AR = 712.5 Average)
BMAT: N/A (was planning on sitting for UCL A100 and Oxford A101 but personally I decided it would be too much work to prepare for alongside final-year studies - other people have done this so do what you think you're capable of!)

Work Experience/Volunteering: Volunteered at a care home (1+ year carer role for the elderly), shadowed in various hospital departments (neurosurgery, trauma and vascular surgery, anaesthetics) and shadowed at GP practice. Also did online work experience (BSMS and ObserveGP) due to COVID-19 pandemic leading to the cancellation of my other planned placements.
Extra-Curricular: University societies and sports teams, various internships, tutoring (did similar stuff as a school-leaver too)

Universities applied to and decisions:

Bristol (A100) - interview - OFFER
Warwick (A101) - interview - OFFER
Barts (both A100 & A101) - interview - post-interview rejection

Years of hard work finally paid off, fingers crossed for my final year - last push and then I'll hopefully be starting medical school this September! Happy to answer any questions via PM, and best of luck to anyone reading this who's applying - stay resilient, you've got this

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