Medicine 2012...(hopeful entrants) !!

Waw ! not suprised at your interview, that is amazing!! what BMAT uni u applying to?

to much of a risk applying to birm with 8A* GCSE right?

Thanks ! I'm applying to Cambridge and UCL!
If you got most or all As at AS, good predicted grades and a personal statement you're confident with I'd say go for it, especially if you really like the uni! All the best!

Hey guys, im just about to apply but someone just confused me about my personal statement. basically im applying for biochem as my 5th option, and they told me i should include that in my personal statement. I want to know whether i should include it or i should keep my personal statement purely about medicine? Thank you

If you only got 2 As in GCSE, would any medical school still accept you?

how does leeds select for interview??

You get given a score out of 46, 24 points for personal statement, 6 for reference, 16 for GCSEs/A levels and you can get one bonus point if your UKCAT average is above 700. The highest scoring applicants get an interview, IIRC you needed around 38 to get an interview last year.

Hey need some advice where to apply and what my chances are

GCSES - 6 A*s 3 As 1 C ( yh i know i hate French)

AS - A - CHEM A - BIO A - GEOG B - ECON (resitting in jan to get A, but will this help)

A2 predictions - A*AA

UKCAT - 612.5 ( I know poor )

Voluntary - special needs school, hospital, primary school , special needs sports

Work exp - Pathology lab, GP surgery , Orthopaedic and trauma adult, paediatric orthopaedic, anesthesilogist. Was able to go in to theatre

thinking of applying

Liverpool
St Georges
Bristol
Keele/Leeds

What do you think my chances of getting an interview or place with my choices, general advice would be great too.

My personal statement is coming a long well too


reeeeealllly would appreciate some help and advice and feed back

is the ratio of applicants to offers 17:1? i read that somewhere does that sound about right? apart from bonus point how is ukcat used?

Applications : Offers for last year was 8:1; so not as bad as you read, although applications : places was 15.4:1.
And as far as I know UKCAT is used solely for the one bonus point, I don't think it is used post-interview.

Actually, according to the Leeds website, it is considered in the later stages of the interview process.

That said, I know quite a few people who have got in there modest UKCAT scores.

i have 662.5 in ukcat so what then? obv i dont get the bonus point but how else do they use that? im put off the 15:1 ratio so not sure whether or not to apply!

Off their website FAQs

'What UKCAT score do I need and how do you use it?
There is no predetermined cut-off score. All applicants applying for entry must take the test between June and October the year prior to the year they wish to join the course. The scores will be considered when the assessors look at the whole of the application which includes the personal statement, academic background and referee’s statement.'

I've also read elsewhere on the site (can't find it atm) that aside from the 700+ bonus point pre-interview, they consider it post-interview as well. I don't know how highly, but like I said, I know people who have gotten in with worse scores than yours (580, 620).