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'Bad GCSEs' but did Dentistry/Medicine Success Stores

VonDoom

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Share the motivation.

Reply 1

vee_wuvshugs

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Original post by VonDoom

Share the motivation.

Honestly, you just need to apply smartly and play to your strengths. Hopefully I'll be one of those applicants with relatively crappy GCSEs who gets in :tongue:

Reply 2

VonDoom

OP

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Original post by vee_wuvshugs

Honestly, you just need to apply smartly and play to your strengths. Hopefully I'll be one of those applicants with relatively crappy GCSEs who gets in :tongue:

Me too man :wink:

Me too

Define "bad".

Friend had As and Bs, just started as a junior doc. She had mitigating though (Mum died during exams).

Reply 5

VonDoom

OP

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Original post by Touche

Define "bad".

less than 2A*s

Reply 6

Blobar

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Honestly mate, stop spamming with the same old crap. I got in with 1A* at GCSE if that will appease you.

8 As and 5 Bs.

Original post by Study

2 C's in English lit/lang
2 A's in double science
A in maths
C in foundation maths(highest you could get)
B history
Credit in some combined Btec ICT/Business course
Distinction in sport btec
A* in citizenship(short course so only half a GCSE)
A in religious studie(short course)

Pretty rubbish grades for a medic.

although these types of threads are made everytime, you have given me hope :redface:

Reply 9

username1533709

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Original post by Blobar

Honestly mate, stop spamming with the same old crap. I got in with 1A* at GCSE if that will appease you.

Hope

. Please write your bible on how you got into your medical school with those grades. It would be nice if you gave name of uni too and what were your a level grades .

Reply 10

Blobar

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Original post by Kadak

Hope

. Please write your bible on how you got into your medical school with those grades. It would be nice if you gave name of uni too and what were your a level grades .

I got into dental school, there is no particular way to get into it, one thing I will say though is doing very well in the UKCAT, I got 747.5 and A*A*A* predictions. I'm sure that compensated for probably less than average GCSEs.

Plymouth, though I got interviewed at Newcastle and Bart's too.

Reply 11

GCSEmoron

6

Original post by Blobar

I got into dental school, there is no particular way to get into it, one thing I will say though is doing very well in the UKCAT, I got 747.5 and A*A*A* predictions. I'm sure that compensated for probably less than average GCSEs.

Plymouth, though I got interviewed at Newcastle and Bart's too.

holy **** dude, that's amazing!!

Reply 12

Blobar

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Original post by GCSEmoron

holy **** dude, that's amazing!!

Thanks

Reply 13

GCSEmoron

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can i ask how you prepared for the UKCAT? You did really well! I am v impressed. :colondollar:

books, tutor, online tutor, websites??

Thanks

Reply 14

Blobar

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Original post by GCSEmoron

can i ask how you prepared for the UKCAT? You did really well! I am v impressed. :colondollar:

books, tutor, online tutor, websites??

Thanks

I'd only recommend medify to help, it's online. Obviously do the official mocks too. Apart from that I didn't find much else helped.

Reply 15

Whitney997

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Original post by Blobar

I'd only recommend medify to help, it's online. Obviously do the official mocks too. Apart from that I didn't find much else helped.

how long did you prepare for it if I may ask? :smile:

Reply 16

nam92

1 A* (humanities :/)
8 A's
1 B (English language)
Merit in some ICT thing

I didn't see/wasn't told the importance of GCSE's back then (in relation to applying to medicine), I just sat the exams! I remember realising the day before my exam that I didn't know how an English GCSE paper might actually be like.

UKCAT 670ish

+ a lot of luck

Reply 17

username1533709

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Original post by Blobar

I got into dental school, there is no particular way to get into it, one thing I will say though is doing very well in the UKCAT, I got 747.5 and A*A*A* predictions. I'm sure that compensated for probably less than average GCSEs.

Plymouth, though I got interviewed at Newcastle and Bart's too.

Ok Ty

Reply 18

Blobar

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Original post by Whitney997

how long did you prepare for it if I may ask? :smile:

3-4 weeks, about 30 min a day doing practice exercises.

Reply 19

rhoxc

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always wanted to do medicine but i got pretty crappy grades especially in English language and literature.

i got;

A - BIOLOGY
A - CHEMISTRY
B - MATHS
B -HISTORY
B - PHYSICS
C- ENGLISH LANGUAGE
C - ENGLISH LITERATURE
C - TEXTILES
E - SPANISH - started learning that in year 10, biggest mistake of my life considering I had been learning french since year 2 :frown:

PASS - COMPUTER USE

I dont know how i got a c in english literature :frown:

. i thought i did so good in it i just don't understand :frown:

i was looking at entry requirements for uni's and i just decided i should cancel out cambridge and oxford- in my dreams.

but is there any hope in other good universities... ideas

'Bad GCSEs' but did Dentistry/Medicine Success Stores

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