Hello guys,
I'm in a really big dilemma! Today I finally received an offer for an undergraduate medical course at Manchester after 3 years! I am currently studying biomedical sciences and will finish my second year in a few months. Now when I applied for this years medical cycle I didn't differ my entry. So this means that from this September I can either:
-Carry on with my final year of biomedical sciences and obtain a BSc degree. This route also means that I will be applying for post graduate medicine this coming summer which is a 4 year course. 1 + 4 means 5 years until I am a doctor this way. It also means that I will have a medical degree and a BSc.
-Go to Manchester and do the 5 year medical programme and at the end obtain a medical degree. This route means that I will leave my current university after 2 years of hard work of biomed and obtain no written proof (which is what really counts) that I have studied here.
Now my biggest problem is the UKCAT and oter medical entry exams. I suck at all of them big time! UKCAT scores of 3 consecutive years: 640, 600, 665. Because of this reason I really dont know which route to take.
I was also wondering if having an "extra" degree helps a doctor in any way in terms of getting a job or anything?
I'm so torn for choices and I want to make the right decision and make sure that I weigh all the pros and cons because I really don't want to regret this later on down the line.
What would you do?
Thanks for reading.