Barts and The London medicine applicants 2014

rejected
predicted: A*A*A*A
ukcat:740
i have no idea what they are looking for.. :/
good luck everyone else!


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rejected
predicted: A*A*A*A
ukcat:740
i have no idea what they are looking for.. :/
good luck everyone else!


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Your UKCAT and grades were not up to the standard of other applicants'. In fact it was below the national average. People have been rejected with UKCAT averages well into the 700s and 4 A Levels.Competition is really stiff this year and they cannot interview everyone.

People who've got rejected got the message "Increased competition for places", which is not my case as they state I did not "meet the general entry requirements". And I have applied for A200, not A100.
And the exam i am passing in France is not listed on their sites, but it is on King's, Bristol, Liverpool... It is a cambridge exam , and it´s approved by the UK gouvernment.

Do not think it is more likely there is another reason besides your exam? QMUL are a very good university, they are used to EU applicants. They aren't going to make a basic mistake like excluding your exam, especially if you're from France (the French very commonly apply to the UK). I find it hard to believe they are not familiar with your qualification.

What exam type did you sit?

I take the OIB and very few french schools give that exam : http://www.sis-sevres.net/IMG/pdf/Brochure_for_OIB.pdf
Most french people take the normal baccalaureate which doesn't give them the opportunity to go to UK, while the OIB gives is the opportunity to go to UK . I have someone from my school last year who just got in Cambridge for medicine, clearly the exam is recognized but not mentionned on Barts ' site.

If it's such a rare exam, then why would it be mentioned? It's the sort of thing you'd have to check with them on a case-by-case basis. It's clearly valid so I doubt that's the reason behind your rejection. Call them on Monday and find out, I'd be interested in hearing why.

I take the OIB and very few french schools give that exam : http://www.sis-sevres.net/IMG/pdf/Brochure_for_OIB.pdf
Most french people take the normal baccalaureate which doesn't give them the opportunity to go to UK, while the OIB gives is the opportunity to go to UK . I have someone from my school last year who just got in Cambridge for medicine, clearly the exam is recognized but not mentionned on Barts ' site.

I know that's completely unfair, but apparently it's Bart's policy. They are also the only ones who require from me a Statement of comparability, which I paid 60£, to guarantee them my degree (which is named "medical an pharmaceutical biotechnologies") has a strong enough compontent of biology, and that my score is equivalent to a 2.1 with honours (and it will be actually the highest possible).

Actually, that is unfair on Barts. They follow guidance by UK NARIC who assess foreign degrees. Would you prefer them to blindly accept applicants with no proven degree content?

I'm beginning to think that Barts using a high ukcat cutoff as a deciding factor. Has anyone seen a ukcat score greater than 760 being rejected?

This is what I think too. I'm betting they've adopted Newcastle/Durham's approach and have a cut-off for it now!

Particularly since people with such high tariffs are being rejected!

I'm beginning to think that Barts using a high ukcat cutoff as a deciding factor. Has anyone seen a ukcat score greater than 760 being rejected?

I do not think it is really necessary to pay an agency to assess your degree content, when you are required to write all the exams you took on UCAS application and you can provide a transcript of the exams. All other universities are able to assess it by themselves. However I was aware of it so there is no problem for me.

But are they allowed to suddenly change their selection criteria without notifying us? They said its 50:50 ukcat and ucas in that email! This better not be true! :O

People who've got rejected got the message "Increased competition for places", which is not my case as they state I did not "meet the general entry requirements". And I have applied for A200, not A100.
And the exam i am passing in France is not listed on their sites, but it is on King's, Bristol, Liverpool... It is a cambridge exam , and it´s approved by the UK gouvernment.

I suppose it may not strictly qualify as a change in selection criteria - especially if it is 50:50 ukcat and ucas and then a additional ukcat cutoff used.