Do I have a chance at medicine?

You'll be okay. You should try applying for the a2b scheme for Birmingham. It would help lower your grade boundaries and overall make it slightly easier to get in.

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Original post by underxxted

You'll be okay. You should try applying for the a2b scheme for Birmingham. It would help lower your grade boundaries and overall make it slightly easier to get in.

Sorry, what is that scheme? I forget to mention, I now go to a grammar school so I can not enter some of the extra courses.

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Original post by ArcaneMists

looks all right. you'll be fine for those unis. The only slightly riskier one is Barts, but you have excellent chances overall.

Thank you so very much! It is just I saw someone on here who has 12A*'S and UKCAT score of over 700 asking if they were good enough and I was so happy with my own I honestly felt like I had been a simpleton!

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Original post by sfaraj

you must apply strategically, some unis dont use ukcat AS much and have lower thresholds but somewhere like manchester is VERY ukcat heavy. use the tsr applying to medicine with my strengths page

I never knew about this scheme, I will be using it!

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Original post by sfaraj

you must apply strategically, some unis dont use ukcat AS much and have lower thresholds but somewhere like manchester is VERY ukcat heavy. use the tsr applying to medicine with my strengths page

I never knew of that scheme, thank you I will be using it!

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Sorry, what is that scheme? I forget to mention, I now go to a grammar school so I can not enter some of the extra courses.

A2B Scheme. But, i dont think you'll be able to do it since they don't let grammar schools take part. Here's a link just in case.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/preparing-for-university/teachers-advisors/reaching-regional/a2b.aspx

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Thank you so very much! It is just I saw someone on here who has 12A*'S and UKCAT score of over 700 asking if they were good enough and I was so happy with my own I honestly felt like I had been a simpleton!

There are so many trolls on TSR. TSR is really inflated and you can't believe what people post here. Honestly if you have 12A* and you can't judge whether you are good enough for medicine, I'd be questioning how they got those A* in the first place.

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Original post by underxxted

A2B Scheme. But, i dont think you'll be able to do it since they don't let grammar schools take part. Here's a link just in case.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/preparing-for-university/teachers-advisors/reaching-regional/a2b.aspx

This kind of stuff makes me wish I had stayed in my Comp, you know? Yet I craved grammar. Ugh, doesn't seem to permit me.

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Original post by ArcaneMists

There are so many trolls on TSR. TSR is really inflated and you can't believe what people post here. Honestly if you have 12A* and you can't judge whether you are good enough for medicine, I'd be questioning how they got those A* in the first place.

THANK YOU! I have honestly been so concerned and have felt stupid. That person said they were applying to Kings and high UKCAT unis anyway so I know I applied to my strengths with an average/good UKCAT score. Barts is really my aspirational one and I hope that my work and volunteering experience, EPQ on FGM and predicted grades will appeal to them.

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This kind of stuff makes me wish I had stayed in my Comp, you know? Yet I craved grammar. Ugh, doesn't seem to permit me.

I thought about going to a grammar school but then I realised it wasn't worth the effort if i'm going to miss out on schemes like this just for attending a sixth form for 2 years.

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Original post by underxxted

I thought about going to a grammar school but then I realised it wasn't worth the effort if i'm going to miss out on schemes like this just for attending a sixth form for 2 years.

My parents pushed mainly, but I am happy regardless. What do you now do?

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My parents pushed mainly, but I am happy regardless. What do you now do?

I'm practically in the same boat as you. I'm applying to medicine.😂😂

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Oh what grades and UKCAT score did you get? Also, where are you applying.
Also thank you to everyone who replied - I was being a little silly but it really did help me to have the reassurance of absolute strangers XD :colondollar:

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Oh what grades and UKCAT score did you get? Also, where are you applying.
Also thank you to everyone who replied - I was being a little silly but it really did help me to have the reassurance of absolute strangers XD :colondollar:

My UKCAT score was pretty bad I got 620 average. But oh well.
I'm applying to Birmingham, Nottingham, Aston, and kings.
Plus, your not being silly :smile:

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