In the biggest cross of my life so far , please do advise me

Yes, it's harder, but OP reckons they can get a 1st so that will help. And if they are unsuccessful they will still have a valuable degree behind them.



Nope. That's not GEM.

For GEM you just self-fund to the tune of £3465 towards 1st year only.

e.g. Warwick explains it like this:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/funding/fundingyourstudies/medics2016/

But they have the additional issue of extra competition, which I understood was significant.

So how many years is he looking at via A levels and how many via GEM?
Can he do without the science A levels on GEM?

Yes but like we've pointed out they will have a back up degree to get into the job market properly and earn money.

Dropping out now is incredibly risky. Are they going to do the a levels full time or self study. Who will fund it? Can they live at home or do they need to move out and support themselves? Have they got any experience that will allow them to get a job?

What happens if they get AAB? Or worse? They'll end up having to do a degree for gem anyway. But with an extra year of debt and get on to medicine several more years down the line?
What happens if they don't get a place? How many years will they reapply? How many years will they spend doing low paid jobs because their only qualifications are a levels.

If the OP hadn't already completed a year of uni, the advice would be different. But they made their choice and their best option now is to finish the degree. If it's as easy as they say, they shouldn't struggle to get at least a 2:1.

I wish it was just as simple as follow your dreams. But it really isn't.

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For Warwick, the BEng is sufficient (2:1 or better), additional A-levels are not required. Other MedSchools may be different. OP needs to do his research...

Any idea how many med schools dont require additional A levels?

Medicine might be competitive, but thats where he has to back himself.

Guys continuing with mechanical engineering would put me on 21k+ debt. I have phoned up some universities which offer a fully NHS funded radiography course, and I have been told I'm eligible for the course to start this coming September. Would it not be more sensible to enter this course save up my maintenance grants, possible work during the three years to get extra money and take out a maintance loan for each year of the course which is not too large. I do also live at home in London which would save me a lot of money. The course would also give me invaluable experience in a hospital environment ,furthermore I could study A level bio/chem in the three years. Finally one of the biggest advantages is that this course is considered a life science by many universities which would enable me to apply to more graduate entry medicine programs. Please give your opinion on this.

I just finished my first year in mechanical engineering at university. I found the course rather easy , however along the yesr I cane to the realisation that I have no passion for this subject. I wanted to study medicine in high school, and that thirst is coming back. Iam actually desperate to study medicine. So here comes the real question is it really worth/doable at this age :19 for me to drop out of university start new A levels in bio,chem etc and get in to medicine. I just feel 19 may be to old to redo A -Levels in the hope of studying medicine. Thanks