Liable for medicine?

Hello,

I hope to achieve:
A* -Chemistry
A* - Physics
A - Biology
A- Maths
A* English Lit
A - Lang

Can I still do medicine, for a university like Birmingham?

Perfect.

Original post by Oblivion99

Hello,

I hope to achieve:
A* -Chemistry
A* - Physics
A - Biology
A- Maths
A* English Lit
A - Lang

Can I still do medicine, for a university like Birmingham?

Hello!

There are a breadth of factors to consider when applying for med school with GCSEs being one of them so no one can 100% say if you would get in. The UKCAT/ BMAT/ Personal statement and A levels will also be factors to determine if you get in.

However, if we exclude all other factors then your GCSEs are good just perhaps not for a GCSE heavy university such as Birmingham. Their admissions process favours those with a higher number of A*s such as 8A*+ and you wouldn't meet the requirement. But, you should meet the minimum entry requirements for universities that do not place a heavy emphasis on it (some require A/ A*s in the sciences, English and maths which you've got) or discard it once you've met the minimum such as Keele.

When the time comes you'll have a better idea of your strengths in your application and which schools would favour your application.

Kind Regards,

Mel
WAMSoc

Reply 3

jazz_xox_

13

You would be able to medicine, I'm not sure the standards of birmingham but you would be able to somewhere for sure. I want to do medicine too, I am targeted 8A* and 4A's- but I do feel like I might have some Bs in my gcse's from how some of them went. fingers crossed

Reply 4

Oblivion99

OP

11

Original post by jazz_xox_

You would be able to medicine, I'm not sure the standards of birmingham but you would be able to somewhere for sure. I want to do medicine too, I am targeted 8A* and 4A's- but I do feel like I might have some Bs in my gcse's from how some of them went. fingers crossed

I really want to go Birmingham Uni, but I've flopped Maths, Bio & Eng Lang :frown:

Reply 5

WAMSocSOTON

6

Original post by Oblivion99

I really want to go Birmingham Uni, but I've flopped Maths, Bio & Eng Lang :frown:

It's a hard truth that some people may have to "sacrifice" the university they want for the course (medicine) they want just because it wouldn't make sense strategically to apply for a school where they may get an instant rejection.

But, the great thing about medicine is you should have a great time wherever you end up going. You'll end up with the same degree and should be a caring and competent doctor regardless.

Good luck on results!

Mel
WAMSoc

Reply 6

NextGenRemix

7

Would these be good enough for dentistry at somewhere like manchester or kings?
Maths-A*
Biology-A*
Chemistry-A*
Physics-A*
Business-A*
Computing-A*
History-B
English lang-B
English Lit-B
Spanish-C
RE-A

Reply 7

Oblivion99

OP

11

Original post by NextGenRemix

Would these be good enough for dentistry at somewhere like manchester or kings?
Maths-A*
Biology-A*
Chemistry-A*
Physics-A*
Business-A*
Computing-A*
History-B
English lang-B
English Lit-B
Spanish-C
RE-A

Er, hell yes. My cousin got lower than you and is doing Dentistry there.

Reply 8

Oblivion99

OP

11

Original post by WAMSocSOTON

It's a hard truth that some people may have to "sacrifice" the university they want for the course (medicine) they want just because it wouldn't make sense strategically to apply for a school where they may get an instant rejection.

But, the great thing about medicine is you should have a great time wherever you end up going. You'll end up with the same degree and should be a caring and competent doctor regardless.

Good luck on results!

Mel
WAMSoc

Hello,

Thank you for the response. It means a lot to me! :smile:

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