BSMS Medicine Applicants 2012

Does anyone know whether my AS grades ABBB would put me at a disadvantage if I apply to BSMS? I think my predictions should be AAA because my Bs were only off by a few marks and i'm retaking.

But I have no idea whether BSMS use AS grades to determine who to select for interview, a little help would be much appreciated

Does BSMS allow you to do an intercalculated degree?

Personally I wouldn't apply here I may be bitter but having applied twice to them with two completely different applications I have been left bitter. On my first attempt my personal statement was bad, I had no W/E whatsoever and so realistically deserved to be rejected to be honest and I scored 25/30 with 25.5/30 being the cut-off for interview. On my second attempt to try and get into BSMS, I had a much improved application, I had a lot of W/E, more voluntary work as well as a job as an HCA, and better grades than I was predicted first time round. During this second try I got 24/30, 1 point below what I got in the first year with no W/E. I have no idea what BSMS are looking for to be honest, and I got interviews at the other three universities I applied to. I just don't like their admissions policy and if I were on another gap year, I would avoid BSMS like the plague despite it being a fantastic medical school and great place to study

Hey Congratulations on BARTS!!! ... love that place!

but yup due to my lack of bitterness ... I think I am applying to BSMS
but could you say what the points were based on, like each little section if you have it?

Thanks so much and dw you don't have to put it on, just if you felt like being nice, for those of us sitting out a gap year -.- or applying first time round this year!

Thanks

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Hi

Username: thegodofgod
Course: Medicine(A100)
GCSE (or equivalent): A*A*A*A*A*A*A*A*AB (B = English Language)
AS Levels: Biology, Chemistry, German, Maths
A2 Levels: Biology, Chemistry, German
International Student?: No
Reapplicant/Transfer Applicant/First Time Applicant?: First Time Applicant

Best of luck to everyone

yey!!! welcome aboard thegodofgod. interesting username u've got.
good luck to you.

I'm joining you too!

I haven't had chance to go to any of the open days for BSMS, so I was just wondering if there were any current BSMS medics (or even people that have been to an open day) that I could talk to about the school/area/campus etc?

I understand that BSMS have a 30 point pre-interview selection,

15 points academic

15 points non-academic

Could anybody tell me how those points are awarded?

Thanks

Brighton give 15points (their max) for 4A at A-level so then you would go onto the next part of the selection procedure. This will be the non-academic criteria and so they asses ur PS, references and work exp and give you score /15. they add ur 2 scores and find mean. this score will rank you and about 500 interviews will be given out from about 2700 applications, and following that 220 offers made for 138 places. ukcat is used only after interview to decide borderline candidates.

I found this on new media medicine. Hope it helps.

I found this on new media medicine. Hope it helps.

But surely they consider GCSE score's as well don't they, or wouldn't that mean everyone gets max of 15 if they are predicted 4A's at A-level?

Hey, so do you know what I would score with AABB at AS (out of 15)?

By the way, I forgot to mention that I took critical thinking as well as an AS subject - shows what I really think of it

Hey everyone
Username: manderson
Course: Medicine(A100)
GCSE: AAAAABBBB
AS Levels: BCDD - B in Latin, C in Biology, D in Chemistry and General Studies
A2 Levels: BCCC - B in Chemistry, C in Biology, Latin and General Studies
Undergraduate Degree: Applied Biomedical Science - 1st Class - Top of my class
Postgraduate Degree: Advanced Biological Science - Molecular Oncology - Merit/Distinction TBA: 23rd Sept
International Student?: No
Reapplicant/Transfer Applicant/First Time Applicant?: Reapplicant

Username: YesDoc
Course: Medicine (A100)
GCSE (or equivalent): A*A*AAAAABBB
International Baccalaureate Subjects: Chemistry HL, Biology HL, Psychology HL, Spanish SL, English SL, Maths SL
IB Predicted: 41/45
IB Score: TBA
International Student? No
Reapplicant/Transfer Applicant/First Time Applicant? First Time Applicant