Graduate course in medicine

I am coming to the end of my open uni BSc in nursing and really want to study medicine at a grad level. I don't have any A levels as this was not a pre requisite to get onto the nursing course.
Cambridge is my closest uni and as such would really like to apply here. I have seen their requirements and as such I am put off by their requirements as they want me to have A level chem at A or above plus at least one other in another science or math subject.
Has anyone else got any experience of this or in a similar situation that they could shed some light on as to what you did in order to gain a place at this university.
I have plenty of healthcare experience and believe this could help speak volumes (or at least I would hope) but this would probably only be considered at an interview stage.
Am I mad in thinking they would even consider me should I get upwards of a 2:1 without these pre requisit A levels or should I just bite the bullet and persue these A levels before even thinking about applying ?

I am coming to the end of my open uni BSc in nursing and really want to study medicine at a grad level. I don't have any A levels as this was not a pre requisite to get onto the nursing course.
Cambridge is my closest uni and as such would really like to apply here. I have seen their requirements and as such I am put off by their requirements as they want me to have A level chem at A or above plus at least one other in another science or math subject.
Has anyone else got any experience of this or in a similar situation that they could shed some light on as to what you did in order to gain a place at this university.
I have plenty of healthcare experience and believe this could help speak volumes (or at least I would hope) but this would probably only be considered at an interview stage.
Am I mad in thinking they would even consider me should I get upwards of a 2:1 without these pre requisit A levels or should I just bite the bullet and persue these A levels before even thinking about applying ?

Where else are you planning to apply?

They won't make exceptions I'm afraid. Lots of applicants have firsts AND have met the A level requirement. Why would they make an exception for someone who hasn't met the requirements when they have an excess of applicants who have?

My advice would be to consider other med schools. If you have a 1st/2:1 and relevant healthcare experience and get a good UKCAT/GAMSAT score, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to get an offer elsewhere. Have a look here:

https://www.medschools.ac.uk/media/2032/msc-entry-requirements-for-uk-medical-schools.pdf

You don't have the best chances with Cambridge. Do you actually want to study medicine there, or is it just because it's the closest medical school? GEM is competitive enough. If you can avoid it, don't restrict yourself by location.

I understand. I suspected having a family was probably the reason and it's completely understandable that you don't want to uproot anybody. In this case, have you considered standard courses? They are a lot more expensive but you'd have more flexibility (depending on where you are).

Technically speaking standard entry courses (i.e. the ones school leavers apply to) and GEM are both undergraduate courses. But yeah I mean the five year courses. If Cambridge is your closest, I assume you're from somewhere in Cambridgeshire. Depending on where you could always consider UEA (trek though), Anglia Ruskin in Essex, or communiting to the London medical schools? Bar the London medical schools, there are no other GEM courses within reasonable distance of Cambridge.

Don't quote me on this but not every medical school will rank you against school leavers. Some will, others will rank you just against graduates. Of the two (GEM and normal entry), it's the least competitive, a main reason being because most people can't afford it!

Well Nottingham is most likely going to be one of my choices so I say go for it ! What they look for in an applicant is straightforward. Minimum 2:2, GAMSAT above the cutoff, and proof of work experience. Only issue is the commute to Nottingham I guess...