Dear christs admission,
I am applying for a100 medicine with the following:
Mathematics: 300/300 UMS
Biology : 298/300 UMS
Chemistry paper 1 : 65/70 raw marks (A boundary being 56, B boundary being 49)
Chemistry paper 2 : 65/70 raw marks (A boundary being 52, B boundary being 45)
Physics paper 1: 65/70 raw marks (A boundary being 46, B boundary being 40)
Physics paper 2: 57/70 raw marks (A boundary being 45, B boundary being 40)
My questions are:
1: for my linear subjects, physics and chemistry, are my raw marks high enough to be worth declaring ?
2: if they are, do I state the individual marks for each exam and the respective A boundary and B boundary? Or just A boundary or the whole boundary from A down to U.
3: how will you use the boundaries to assess how good the raw Mark is? I.e. Will you use extrapolation of the linear relationship of the grade boundaries to gauge how good the raw Mark is? By this I mean, the gap between a C (60% UMS equivalent) and a B (70% UMS equivalent) is say 5 marks, and the gap between the B and the A is 5 marks, so 90% UMS would be another 5 marks above the A boundary, and 100% UMS equivalent will be another additional 5 marks above the 90% mark. Do you assess raw marks in this manner? Or is it more holistic in the sense that, oh this candidate dropped x marks on these papers. That's not very good because he dropped X marks.
4: if I do provide these raw marks, can I upload it as an electronic transcript, along with the boundaries for my subject instead of through the reference?
5: in terms of my current academic record, on a scale of 1-10, how competitive of an applicant do you think I am currently, ignoring the bmat and interview as of now.
Is it good enough to apply to cambridge for medicine ( more in terms of my raw marks/ ability in physics and chemisy) ?
Sorry for the incredibly long post, and your help is greatly appreciated. i fully understand if you are not allowed / cannot answer some of the questions I have asked.
Thank you so much for your time!