Leicester Medical Applicants 2014

Pretty irritating that UKCAT is worth as much as academic attainment in the selection process. Where does the personal statement come into the equation?


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Does Leicester accept GCSE retakes for english language?

If you are 1 point away from getting an automatic interview (last year it was those with 56 points) then they score your personal statement out of 30 and those with the highest get interviews too.

Thanks, that's quite helpful. I'm currently at 55/60 and not sure whether it would be worth applying, seems like a bit of a gamble not knowing whether it will change for this years cycle.

so would I be ok appying with with the biology??
Also, do they take into consideration the individual sections of the ukcat or just the overall score?

cheers

Also, just a quick question.... for st Georges uni they say they want AAAb in fourth AS level...

can i still apply with A*AAB does the B in the full Alevel count as the b??

Hi guys, I'm 99.9% sure I'm going to be applying here. I'm a reapplicant.

Here are my stats
GCSE: 5A* 3A 1B
A Level: A*AAA
UKCAT: 3080, Band 2

It doesn't seem like many grads are applying here?

The scoring system can be a bit "weird" They changed it to out of 25 now. I score 16/17

last year people said they got interviewed and some even got offers with 19/30?

seems confusing, but am still applying here...I think all depend on my GAMSAT

I score 26 points academically + 3 points for 3 As at AS (maths, bio and chem) and on top of that my UCKAT was 815 so I'll get 30 points for that. 59/60 makes me quite confident to apply here!

If you weren't confident, we'd need an intervention! Well done on the amazing UKCAT score

Thanks a lot. It was quite unexpected, but I'm grateful for it. It severely makes up for my relatively poor GCSEs (2 A*s and 7-9 As (depending on how we look at some of these silly vocational courses that are worth 2 As), not to mention the B and E grades!)

Still, I wouldn't put it past Leicester to bump it up to 60 on the year I apply with my bad luck.

Also, do you know if 57 gave a *definite* interview last year?

I have a score of 58/60 (10A* 2A + AAAA and 2880), would this likely be secure for an interview? Hopefully 58 is not borderline this year as my PS is BS

Awesome thanks, still deciding on Leicester to be fair, not too confident about MMIs, are you a med student at Leicester? If so, how is the university socially and the med course as a whole?

Relating to the scoring system, The document titled 'How we score applications for the A100 Course 2014' reads as follows:

'An additional point for each A grade in the best 3 AS subjects including Chemistry, Biology and one other subject, up to the 30 points maximum total.'

'Additional points will be available for applicants who have already obtained A Levels. An additional point for each A* grade in the best 3 A Level subjects, including Chemistry, up to the 30 points maximum total... The AS results of applicants who have completed their A Levels will not be taken into account in the assessment of academic attainment.'

My GCSE scores would give me a total of 28/30 points and had I applied for 2013 entry with my AS results of AAAA I would have achieved the maximum 30 points, am I correct in my understanding that having completed my A levels with A*AAA I now only qualify for 29 points? If so, does anyone know the reasoning behind this?

I have a score of 58/60 (10A* 2A + AAAA and 2880), would this likely be secure for an interview? Hopefully 58 is not borderline this year as my PS is BS

I had 58 last year and had an interview. I think the cut off for automatic interview was ~57. So you should be fine

Are you going to Leicester this year? Because if you are then I will have some questions this time next year about freshers etc

I am indeed leaving on the 22nd

You must be so excited! I know I am and I've got over a year more till I go. It's coupled up with emotions of 'what if I kill someone' and 'omg this is going to require so much effort' but mostly naive joy

I can't wait!! but yeah I'm nervous too. Mostly I'm just bored of waiting. I did the IB so I finished mid may and got my results at the start of july, been soooooo long D: