Considering Gap Year then Applying REALLY NEED YOUR HELP

I just got my AS grades and i've done poor with BCCD (Maths, Biology, Psychology, Chemistry) respectively.

I am very keen still to become a doctor as I have been working all summer on the UKCAT and my test is booked for 5th Sept. Bare in mind, I have been completing mocks for the UKCAT and my practice shows consistent scores of around 670+ so far. With 3 weeks to go fortunately, I will work even harder to push it to a 750 which I believe Is entirely possible.

I understand that the 5 year programme is almost null chance for me now due to my poor grades however if any advice can be given I will be very grateful as I understand that there is many others in a similar situation.

The option that seems most realistic for me is to retake the estimated 6 extra modules that i had completely wrecked this year along with my A2 grades and work hard to attain the AAA at the end of A2 that I believe I deserve. However, in this process I understand that if I apply this year I will be rejected straight away to poor grades and my A2 predictions will only be possibly as good as ABB. Thus, I have thought carefully that perhaps taking a Gap Year would be appropiate?

So the vision is that, at the end of A2 I am hoping to have AAA with a ukcat score of around 730-750 and being a Gap Year student, along with attaining high quality experience during my Gap Year, Would I be a strong candidate to apply for medical school?

Thank you for reading, I know its a lot but i will appreciate it a lot.

You're probably right not to apply this year. Focus on getting AAA next year and then go from there. Good luck.

Thanks for your help

Thanks for your help guys @SimSembi @Krishy @ApplesTrees

I was wondering if anyone knew if there is any consequence from taking the UKCAT twice, so If i had took it this year just for experience and again next year for my entry?

I just got my AS grades and i've done poor with BCCD (Maths, Biology, Psychology, Chemistry) respectively.

I am very keen still to become a doctor as I have been working all summer on the UKCAT and my test is booked for 5th Sept. Bare in mind, I have been completing mocks for the UKCAT and my practice shows consistent scores of around 670+ so far. With 3 weeks to go fortunately, I will work even harder to push it to a 750 which I believe Is entirely possible.

I understand that the 5 year programme is almost null chance for me now due to my poor grades however if any advice can be given I will be very grateful as I understand that there is many others in a similar situation.

The option that seems most realistic for me is to retake the estimated 6 extra modules that i had completely wrecked this year along with my A2 grades and work hard to attain the AAA at the end of A2 that I believe I deserve. However, in this process I understand that if I apply this year I will be rejected straight away to poor grades and my A2 predictions will only be possibly as good as ABB. Thus, I have thought carefully that perhaps taking a Gap Year would be appropiate?

So the vision is that, at the end of A2 I am hoping to have AAA with a ukcat score of around 730-750 and being a Gap Year student, along with attaining high quality experience during my Gap Year, Would I be a strong candidate to apply for medical school?

Thank you for reading, I know its a lot but i will appreciate it a lot.

Bear in mind that you would be applying in the September at the start of your gap year, so you would not be able to leave work experience and voluntary work as late as the gap year itself. Having stuff lined up for the gap year is all well and good, but it will not meet the need for work experience and voluntary work already done prior to sending off your application.