Turning down a place at medical school to try again next year

You're arguing with a kid who thought he could apply to 5 medical schools....

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I used to be like this at one point except with non-STEM subjects. "Only STEM degrees are worth doing."

Then you realise a degree in Latin and Greek can earn you a job in the City, gradually getting you a six-figure salary.

Education is important



hahaha and a 2:1 degree in Classics can make you the foreign secretary of the UK as well

I know a girl who graduated with an anthropology degree from UCL. Has a 40k starting salary.

Meanwhile, a prospective doctor will have another three years of study and will have a starting salary of no more than 30k.

I know I will get in

You certainly don't. Turning down a medicine offer with the intention of applying again is enormously risky. You are risking a catastrophic result in return for a minor gain.

Perhaps you haven't read this: http://themsag.com/uk-medical-schools/competition-ratios

That's not OP

That's not OP

Oops. never mind, the message is the same. An offer to study medicine is like gold dust and should be treated accordingly.

Not OP but they both need to hear the same message. That getting in is not absolute.

What's the problem with being self- confident? I know I will get in I got the vocation, I'm very ambitious and I have all the academic requirements needed of course I'm gonna enjoy it

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I applied to four medical schools this year and got interviews at three of them. But since I put my application in I have a bit gone off one of the three schools where I am being interviewed. I had thought that if I got an offer only from the school that I have gone off that I might turn down the offer and try again next year. However, I have been told that if you are offered a place at any medical school in the UK and turn the offer down all other UK medical schools will reject a subsequent application from you. Is this true?

I applied to four medical schools this year and got interviews at three of them. But since I put my application in I have a bit gone off one of the three schools where I am being interviewed. I had thought that if I got an offer only from the school that I have gone off that I might turn down the offer and try again next year. However, I have been told that if you are offered a place at any medical school in the UK and turn the offer down all other UK medical schools will reject a subsequent application from you. Is this true?

What do you mean "gone off"?

That is not true. If you get your A Level results and feel like starting over again, then that's fine but you need to be aware of the risks involved. If you have one bad day, your UKCAT could go really badly and that can weaken your application massively. You will have to face more interviews and there is always a chance that you won't get in next year. However, Someone in the year above me got an offer from kings to do medicine but wanted to give Oxford another try and has gotten an offer to study there for next year. You just need to be aware of what is at stake and prepared to do all of the hard work (UKCAT, interviews PS the rejections etc.)

You are spending 5 years at the university so if you think you will not like the course or what the medical school has to offer, it's best to jump off the boat now then midway through the course. But it's very risky and not everyone will be in the same position as you to do this (some are lucky enough to get one let alone 3!).

It's not impossible to apply successfully next year for medicine having turned down an offer. However, it's an exceptionally stupid thing to do, and anyone on the admission team would probably question both your intellect and your commitment to medicine having done so. You're by no means guaranteed to get another place next year, and the 3 that have interviewed you would probably not give you another chance to prove yourself, limiting your options.

There's also the issue of even if you did get in- fees are going up every year, it'd be another year without a salary, you'd be slightly older than others in your cohort etc.

I applied to four medical schools this year and got interviews at three of them. But since I put my application in I have a bit gone off one of the three schools where I am being interviewed. I had thought that if I got an offer only from the school that I have gone off that I might turn down the offer and try again next year. However, I have been told that if you are offered a place at any medical school in the UK and turn the offer down all other UK medical schools will reject a subsequent application from you. Is this true?

Unless you apply to London Met for Tourism and Management or something like that with your 5th choice

(not insulting London Met or anything but people have done it before and have gotten offers)

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Nothing wrong with being self-confident tbh! being over-confident is an issue, being self-confident is not. If you have all the academic requirements then go ahead! Good luck! if you do decide to have a laugh and do that kind of thing for your 5th choice, tag me in

If you have any questions about medical school choices and such just message me, I'll be glad to help (decided against applying to medicine in the last moment but I took the UKCAT and everything )

Well I am very confident in my choice about the other three schools. The more I research and hear about the fourth school the less confident I am about the choice. If I were to do the UCAS form again I don't think that I would put it down.

Ahem...where did you get that idea from...?? That's an alternate fact mate.



You calling me over-confident bruv?