Medicine 2014 Applicants

Hi! Prospective medic here too! I'm Libby, and I'm a Welsh applicant My profile so far is:
GCSE: 9.5A* 1A
January AS: 4A's Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics
Hoping to get 4A's for my overall AS, but I may slip to a B in Biology.
UKCAT: VA 710, QR 710, AR 840, DA 860, SJ band 1, average 780

Not sure where to apply yet, but I have a list of potentials:
Cardiff, Southampton and Leicester because I like them.
B'ham because of my GCSE grades.
Nottingham and Northampton because of UKCAT.

So just introducing myself and looking for advice, is there any benefit at all to keeping all 4 AS to A level? My plan at the moment is if I get a B in Biology AS then to keep all four to A level so I can rely on my 3A offer from the other three, but if I get all A grades at AS I don't know what to do!

Heya,
I've done a big piece on Notts over on the A100 thread - I've quoted it below I'm loving it, the course is perfect for me and uni life has been entertaining to say the least Yep, we're one of the few schools that still let students dissect - more on that below

Im not sure if its just the people ive spoken to but is it just me or is everyone getting a really high score this year for the UKCAT? Ive spoken to numerous people with 700+ scores! Is there any change?

Yes a lot of changes have been made to the UKCAT this year but those changes have made the test harder not easier.

One thing you have to remember is that noone is going to broadcast a badge or average score so all the high scores you're seeing is expected. Although the average score has gone up this year by 20 points compared to 2012 scores in VR and QR have generally gone down whilst AR and DA have gone up. There are still many people yet to take the test so these stats can change.

Lastly TSR is the cream of the crop. Students on TSR generally do better than the national Average. Currently the TSR Average score for 2013 is 100points higher than the National average

I hope this helped

Since when did Northampton have a medical school?? Do you mean Newcastle?

For the schools you've mentioned there's no benefit to 4 A2's. Bear in mind that getting AAA with 4 subjects will be harder than with three cos you'll have more work throughout the year. Some unis might specify they want Biology in your offer so you'd need an A at A2 in it.

You do realize your current profile as long as your reference and personal statement are good can get you into pretty much any university

Yeah that's helped a lot! Are there any new 2013 books? The books I have are for like the old ukcat what's tsr?

Bear in mind Southampton are interviewing BM5 applicants this year..!

Heya,
I've done a big piece on Notts over on the A100 thread - I've quoted it below I'm loving it, the course is perfect for me and uni life has been entertaining to say the least Yep, we're one of the few schools that still let students dissect - more on that below

Hiya guys just wondered if you'd be kind enough to help me?
Basicaly I wanna do medicine ive got 9a* and 3as at GCSE, but my as grades let me down ive got as and 2bs
I also got 672.5 in my UKCAT
just wanted help with where I should apply, whether i should even apply or should i apply deffered for 2015 entry thanks guys

Many universities will not look at your AS grades, so as long as your predicted grades are okay then you'll be fine. Just make sure you don't apply to AS heavy universities

I would definitely not defer and just do module resits to get your grades back up.

Thanks a lot heavy As based like birmingham? Anywhere else i should avoid?

Need some help! Got AAAAB in my highers and a 657.5 (VR570, QR760, AR & DA 650) band 2 in my UKCAT. Is this good enough for the likes of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and St. Andrews? Thanks!



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UKCAT tomorrow, any last minute tips?
I am very stressed about it and I just want to get it out of the way!