Modest for Medicine

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Reply 20

Jimmypenny

As an example, Liverpool, when scoring your grades, only count 9 of your GCSE's, and A&A* is worth the same

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 21

Limesasquatch

you need at least 5A*'s to stand out, with min A in english maths and all science...

Reply 22

Wangers

Original post by Limesasquatch

you need at least 5A*'s to stand out, with min A in english maths and all science...

You don't necessarily need 5A*s to get in...

Reply 23

Limesasquatch

Original post by Wangers

You don't necessarily need 5A*s to get in...

true, nor does having 5 get you in.

mine: 3A* 5A 1B

Original post by Limesasquatch

you need at least 5A*'s to stand out, with min A in english maths and all science...

No-one ever stands out by their GCSEs. With the exception of a few universities, they're just another checkbox for the minimum requirements.

Reply 26

Wangers

the sad thing is, once you get to uni, nobody cares...

Reply 27

SteveCrain

Original post by Jimmypenny

As an example, Liverpool, when scoring your grades, only count 7 of your GCSE's, and A&A* is worth the same

Edit that to 9; do not spew misinformation.

Reply 28

Beska

Original post by SteveCrain

Edit that to 9; do not spew misinformation.

Physician, heal thyself

Reply 29

Tetanus

Original post by hmon93

I'm so glad to see that someone with similar GCSEs to me has an offer.

Reply 30

Tetanus

Original post by arunadindane

Congratulations on your offer for Soton 5000 applicants this year, but if you don't mind mind me asking why do you reckon you got rejections from your other unis?

Cheers man! :biggrin:

Sounds like a lot of applicants, doesn't it! If I'm honest I think it was because of my academics, not the GCSE's so much, more the fact I applied with ABBC at AS. Universities would have thought better of me if I'd had better AS results and GCSES. Mine were definitely both, below average for a medicine application. :s-smilie:

I do think that my PS was ****ing epic though! That is what got me the offer! Make sure you nail the PS and UKCAT! :awesome:

Reply 31

Sereni

Original post by Normandy114

Ah unlucky about Glasgow, are you reapplying? And yes, UKCAT is going to be a major focus in a couple months time, just got a few AS levels to focus on then all my attention will be focussed on doing well in the UKCAT and making a good PS.

To add, sheffield more or less interview everyone above a certain UKCAT. Also something you might want to consider is taking the BMAT as a great score on that would be good for UCL (my firm this year)

Reply 32

username356927

Original post by Beska

Physician, heal thyself

Don't worry, I got it.... :rolleyes:

Reply 33

SteveCrain

Original post by Tetanus

Cheers man! :biggrin:

I do think that my PS was ****ing epic though! That is what got me the offer! Make sure you nail the PS and UKCAT! :awesome:

send me your PS

Reply 34

doobucks

I have very modest GCSE's, but my friend who got 2A*s and 7A's got into barts and newcastle, but I got rejected because of my UKCAT score and PS, my lowest section was 570 and I got 7/10 for that and if I got 10/10 I would have got an interview for leicester, or if I got a slightly better PS and reference, academics didn't affect me too much, just slightly below.

Reply 35

kashim91

me, 3A*s 6 As, I consider them modest as most medical schools ( birmingham and oxford love them!) look at A-level predictions. I did get two interviews though

Reply 36

Straight up G

Haha, someone I know is trying to apply with 4/5As and 5Bs.

Reply 37

Straight up G

Original post by Clewsy

Modest cuts it. A friend of mine has 2 A*s, a few As, few Bs and a C and currently has two offers and one interview. I think as long as you have As in your sciences and don't apply to GCSE mad universities (Oxford, Birmingham, Kings and to an extent George's and Liverpool) you'll be fine.

Liverpool score you out of 15 on your top 9 gcses, with 2 points for an A or A*, and one for a B.

So you could get 6As and 3Bs and make it past their GCSE screening. Supposedly, that's the last of their GCSE requirements/consideration, so with that in mind, Liverpool are one of the not-GCSE heavy universities?

Reply 38

Clewsy

Original post by Straight up G

Some universities barely consider your GCSEs. Newcastle even say the quite like it when someone does poor in GCSEs but well in A Levels because it shows that they are improving.

Reply 39

Straight up G

Original post by Clewsy

Some universities barely consider your GCSEs. Newcastle even say the quite like it when someone does poor in GCSEs but well in A Levels because it shows that they are improving.

Either way, a requirement of 6As and 3Bs is not GCSE heavy in the slightest, considering some of the figures bandied about for med applicants (average successful applicant has 7A*s etc).