Getting INTO Medicine Is My LIFE!

Hi, GCSE are coming up know I have to get like 10A* to have a good chance of getting into medical school. Can someone tell me what subjects you have to take, in GCSE, and were your GCSE hard or easy!! And how did you revise!!

And one more question im so eager to ask! Say all your top 3 choices universties declined you, what would you do? If you applied to other uni's and they also declined you what would you do????

THANKS!!!

You don't need 10 A*, but it would open more doors for you. Take a look at the GCSE requirements page on the wiki.

As long as you have science (either double or triple), maths and english at GCSE then you're fine.

GCSE's are incredibly easy, although it might not feel like it right now. I revised solely from CGP guides.

You can apply to 4 medical schools, so I assume you mean if all of the 4 reject you? There are various options. You can either do another course completely and forget about medicine, do another course and reapply to graduate entry medicine or take a gap year and reapply. Approximately 60%~ of people receive 4 rejections when applying for medicine.

Just to put your mind at ease a little, the majority of my friends were plesantly suprised with their GCSE grades. As was I! Yes, I revised a lot, but the eventual grades were higher than I thought I would get.

Just revise your ass off- but make sure that you know how you learn. For example, if you're a visual learner, you wouldn't be making best use of your time making lots and lots of notes. I learned that the hard way in the early years of high school.

Thankyou!! Are you a medical student? If so, what uni were you at and what GCSE did you get? Thanks so much!

You again

Your 13! Just get good GCSE grades.

No I'm not a medical student, just thought I'd put your mind at ease about your GCSEs :-)

Although I got A*A*A*A*A*AAAAAA in my GCSEs, so probably wouldn't have made it into medicine even if I'd wanted to.. but I was expecting to get all Cs the whole way through Y10 and Y11!

I want to apply for Medicine at Manchester and it says : Manchester (Maths B) and ( english B) BB (dual science) or CC (bio, phys) Minimum of 7 passes. Grade A minimum required in 5 subjects (these subjects do not include Applied Business, Applied ICT or short courses)

Your life? Really?

These are the very minimum requirements you need, most people far exceed them.

For Manchester a great reflective personal statement with lots of voluntary work, leadership experience, hobbies/sports and excellent communication skills at interview are what will get you a place, not sky-high GCSEs.

Grades are important, but 10 A*s and 4 As at Alevel alone won't get you a place.

Hi, GCSE are coming up know I have to get like 10A* to have a good chance of getting into medical school. Can someone tell me what subjects you have to take, in GCSE, and were your GCSE hard or easy!! And how did you revise!!

And one more question im so eager to ask! Say all your top 3 choices universties declined you, what would you do? If you applied to other uni's and they also declined you what would you do????

THANKS!!!

No I'm not a medical student, just thought I'd put your mind at ease about your GCSEs :-)

Although I got A*A*A*A*A*AAAAAA in my GCSEs, so probably wouldn't have made it into medicine even if I'd wanted to.. but I was expecting to get all Cs the whole way through Y10 and Y11!