Medicine 2014 Applicants

I'm either going to apply to Cambridge or Imperial as I only want to risk one BMAT uni. I will decide once I see if I get the UMS average 'requirement' for Cambridge.



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Ah can someone here please help, when I'm applying for my bursary for the UKCAT do I need to use my middle name, or do I only need my middle name when actually booking the test?:s I'm so confused

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Is your middle name on your passport/the ID you will use? If so yes.

tbh honest though if it isn't, whilst you don't neeeed to, I would put in on just in case

Ah can someone here please help, when I'm applying for my bursary for the UKCAT do I need to use my middle name, or do I only need my middle name when actually booking the test?:s I'm so confused

Don't know for certain, but if you give the same information in both cases that will probably make things easier.

Hey Everyone!

I was wondering if there was anyone who, like me, were considering going into medicine through the armed forces??

You can do that? 😮How does that work?


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Hi I am wanting to study medicine but i'm having to resit yr12 due to extenuating circumstances, (dad was ill). Because of this I did not achieve the grades what I was expecting to. So I decided to do yr 12 again and then apply for medicine. I have done some basic research into some unis that accept candidates with extenuating circumstances, e.g. sheffield and Manchester. However I am carrying on A level geography whilst doing AS sciences and I am expecting to get an A in geography as an A level. Does that put me to an advantage over other candidates provided I get 2 A's in my sciences.
Help me out guys, any feed back is welcomed.

Hi, there is an article on resit policies in the wiki... http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_Resit_Policies
You should probably contact a few med schools and explain your situation and your plans, and ask them if they would consider you - certainly you should have a conversation with any med schools that you want to apply to.

You asked if you would have an advantage, and I think the answer is no. Some med schools will not consider you even with extenuating circumstances, as they feel its unfair to their other applicants who offer 4 AS's and 3 A2's studied over 2 years. Other med schools are more sympathetic, but that only goes as far as considering you on the same basis as the other would-be medics. Btw, what is your 4th AS subject? - you've only mentioned geography and 2 sciences.

Remember that your school/college will need to back up the story of extenuating circumstances, in the reference that they provide with your UKCAT application, so make sure that they do that.

Good luck!

Basically, right now I am currently doing A level geography, with AS subjects in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. I am asking do I need to take up only 2 A2 sciences which I have mentioned next year or all 3 A2 sciences. Does having an A level already by the end of this year hopefully at A grade put me at an advantage with extenuating circumstances. Thanks for replying btw, much appreciated.

There's no way you can come out of this with an advantage - all you can do is avoid being lumbered with a disadvantage. The extenuating circumstances should be enough to persuade many med schools to relax their normal requirement that AS/A2 studies be completed in two years - it won't get you any advantage beyond that. Once the timeframe has been extended from 2 years to 3 years, I doubt the med schools will quibble over which years you sat different exams in. My opinion is that you'll probably be OK doing 2 science A2's next year, but you really should ask the med schools themselves.

I would rather just do the 2 A level sciences next year like you said but I am not sure if med schools would allow it or they want all A2 sciences next yr, btw is this your own opinion, have you heard this from somewhere else or are you an actual medical student or hoping to be one like me? haha.

Hey Everyone!

I was wondering if there was anyone who, like me, were considering going into medicine through the armed forces??

has anyone done UKCAT yet? tip for revision and application process... all ive heard is that it has to be done by October of this year for 2014 applicants

Hey Everyone!

I was wondering if there was anyone who, like me, were considering going into medicine through the armed forces??