gcse medicine requirements

Evidence?

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_A_Level_Requirements

I also thought it was a well-established fact that many top-ranking medical schools, including UCL, even admit they prefer students who have a contrasting non-science subject.

Stop spreading around myths.

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_A_Level_Requirements

My point was about the competition. You seem to have missed it. How many SUCCESSFUL applicants to Oxbridge / UCL have Drama in their 3 A2 subjects?

That's drama though. Obviously no good medical school will accept a mickey mouse blacklisted subject like that as a "rigorous, academic third A-Level". But that absolutely does not mean you need all three sciences or maths + two sciences (bar Cambridge). Tell me what's wrong with having History, English Literature, Geography, a language or even Psychology as a third subject. Bar the latter, they're all facilitating subjects - why would medical schools discriminate against those who don't have A-Levels that are of little relevance to medicine just because "everyone else did it" (which I even doubt is the case)? I'm pretty sure they wouldn't use that as a determiner.

That's drama though. Obviously no good medical school will accept a mickey mouse blacklisted subject like that as a "rigorous, academic third A-Level". But that absolutely does not mean you need all three sciences or maths + two sciences (bar Cambridge). Tell me what's wrong with having History, English Literature, Geography, a language or even Psychology as a third subject. Bar the latter, they're all facilitating subjects - why would medical schools discriminate against those who don't have A-Levels that are of little relevance to medicine just because "everyone else did it" (which I even doubt is the case)? I'm pretty sure they wouldn't use that as a determiner.

I agree that should be the case but the stats for certain places speak for themselves.... when up against students with the complete set it would be difficult to have the edge with say, Bi,Ch and English Literature... I am not saying its impossible. I am saying that the competition have the full set and therefore this is something worth considering.

By the same token Cambridge are very clear to say that they do not specify any number of GCSE A* YET in all likelihood the competition will have an average of 5+ (based on their own analysis)... to pretend this isn't true would be naive and not to share this info would be disingenous .. i'm not scaremongering.. i'm being real with KS4 students who have time to sort their grades out

no beef (despite your rather direct introduction)

I agree that any less than 5 A*s simply won't do for Cambridge, but again I assumed it was common knowledge that they'd ask for at least 7. It's Cambridge​, after al.

You've done well... most applicants have three science/2+maths

"(as most of your competitors will - even if the med school does not specify both...)"

He messaged and asked about a Cambridge application so I gave him my honest and informed opinion (with 5 friends with Oxbridge medical offers) - the Cambridge statistics show most applicants have 5 AS Levels of which 4 are carried through. In over 80% of applicants this included a set of 3... realism is important if he is to get there.

Hi moderator.. could you DM me to clarify a procedural matter? Thanks

I heard that you had to achieve all A* at GCSE to even consider medicine.. (Or at least 10A*)
I'm currently considering medicine- and am doing 13 GCSE's.

I'm in a similar situation to you. I'm in Yr 11 and want to do medicine.

My grades are:

Maths - A/A*
Chemistry - A/A*
Biology - A/A*
Physics - A/A*
E Lit - A
E Lang - A
Business Studies - A*
Drama - B
Geography - A
Health & Social Care (B-Tec) - Distinction*
Urdu - A*


Do you guys think i stand a chance of getting into a decent uni for medicine

PS - I just got into Cambridge with 'mickey mouse' drama +Eng lit + History + Classics just wouldn't have it for medicine app!

I'd be interested to see the Cambridge statistics showing most applicants have 5 AS levels, please?.

What part of as a third or fourth A-Level don't you understand? You haven't even the slightest chance without Chemistry (and most likely Biology), yeah... no one's disputing that?

I merely stated that I can't imagine your third or fourth subject mattering too much provided it's at least reasonably academically rigorous. Drama clearly doesn't fit into that category, nor does Classics. But those middle two do it just fine. And I quite clearly acknowledged that Cambridge requires, in addition to Chemistry and Biology, either Maths or Physics but it's not as if it's the only good medical school in the nation, is it?

http://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2014/jun/02/university-league-tables-2015-the-complete-list

618 UCAS points 560 = 4A*...

Not sure what happened with the first part - we're in agreement...

Agree about the 3/4 subject but may not be the reality...

Camb is certainly not the only school....

I made the point about Drama as a slight aside - don't take it as a personal attack

Classics is actually 'preferred' for History though listed as 'generally less useful' for Medicine as we agree (http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/acceptable-level-subject-combinations

Ah, fair enough. Apologies.

I would say do whatever you want for your third subject, do physics/ maths if you enjoy either but don't do them just because you think you should as it's much harder to get an A in something you don't like. Also as a quick note the only person at my school to ever get all 4 medicine offers was someone who did biology, chemistry and history


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Absolute nonsense. 10 A*s or over would mean you needn't worry which medical school you apply to but no way on Earth is it a prerequisite for being in any position to even apply medicine, not even top universities (aka Oxbridge, Imperial, UCL) ask for that.

Hi, I plan to study medicine and at the moment i now study 10 gcses,which are the following
target grades
1.maths B
2.biology A*
3.chemistry A*
4.physics A*
5.history A*
6.geography B
7.citizenship B
8.drama B
9.english language A
10. English literature B

Hypothetically if i got these grades at gcse which I plan to get would i be able to study medicine at say 3/4 years time after my a-levels as i am in yr 11 now,could someone please tell me what advantages i have,what do i need to improve on and HOW!

Any other advice would be grateful,literally anything! also i have about 4 months till exams so how much revision should i be doing and no one please say"oh i didn't do any till April or may" because that's not me.

thanks

Hi, I plan to study medicine and at the moment i now study 10 gcses,which are the following
target grades
1.maths B
2.biology A*
3.chemistry A*
4.physics A*
5.history A*
6.geography B
7.citizenship B
8.drama B
9.english language A
10. English literature B

Hypothetically if i got these grades at gcse which I plan to get would i be able to study medicine at say 3/4 years time after my a-levels as i am in yr 11 now,could someone please tell me what advantages i have,what do i need to improve on and HOW!

Any other advice would be grateful,literally anything! also i have about 4 months till exams so how much revision should i be doing and no one please say"oh i didn't do any till April or may" because that's not me.

thanks