*Closed* The "Which Medical School Should I Apply To?" Uberthread [part 2 of 5]

WHich med schools apart from Sheffield and Bham have the highest interview to offer ratio?

Liverpool should be fine
PARTNERS should be ok - if I were you I would consider it if you really like the course and we’re just worried about cutoffs as you would have been fine all recent years
Score yourself for Birmingham and 8.1 was good enough last year unless on the contextual list when it was over 5.1 - I think you are ok here
Leeds you get maximum academic points so would not need your bmat score to be perfect although would still need relatively good
BSMS - a bit more of an unknown as more heavily rely on bmat than Leeds
HYMS - you would likely get an interview but be a bit behind post interview due to your band 2 and sjt is considered 20% post interview

Sending my UCAS application off tomorrow UCAT 667.5 band 2, A*A*A* predictions, GCSE's: 776666655
I'm Applying to Exeter, Imperial college, St. Georges and Cambridge (Cambridge is a risk but who cares you only live once right?)
Thanks for any help here.

Have you checked Cambridge stats completely? I don't want to put you off but if you are doing the BMAT, Oxford may be better to apply to. Have heard Cambridge is not the best for medicine (even though it may be no.1 for a majority of courses)- check the student satisfaction and research quality. I would prefer going for Oxford as it has a much higher student satisfaction rating and research quality. It's all up to you though. Good luck !

Wow. Was thinking of applying to Exeter. However, after researching what the uni is like (in terms of how diverse it is, any racism, and etc), it presented itself as being VERY worrying. When going to a uni, you want it to be diversified, entertaining and social. I did not feel this vibe from Exeter. Now, I don't know if what I have been hearing is biased, but the low diversity definitely put me off.
Am I wrong? Any advice would be much appreciated because it may affect the next 5-6 years of my life ! (and also others who may be applying here)

Therefore, out of ARU, Aston, Keele, which 2 do you guys think are the most diverse, most fun (in terms of sports and etc) , most sociable to apply to? Moreover, I tend to prefer a good working environment- e.g: not much noise when you are revising in the library- out of the ones I mentioned, which ones have more learning space and etc. I will be doing my research as well but I do want to hear some second opinions as well.

I can also apply to Liverpool, Manny, Edge Hill, Lincoln, Plymouth but I do not want to because they are quite far from home. I also don't want to adapt to hearing a new accent (like in manny and liverpool) as it may affect if I am understanding people around me. Should I consider these or not?

Overall, I am thinking of:
- Kings
- Southampton
- And the other 2 I will wait for your opinions.

*Exeter hasn't fully been ruled out of my head, just waiting for second opinions *

Please let me know!

They would not be interviewed at Oxford as they don’t have enough a*s and student satisfaction doesn’t mean that much at the end of the day and neither does research particularly for med students and applying in uk for jobs

Hi !
These are my stats:
GSCEs: Four 9s, five 8s and two 7s
A-Level Predicted: A*A*AA
UCAT: 2520 , 630 avg. (VR: 540, AR: 620 DM: 630 SJT: Band 2)
Unis currently thinking of applying to: UCL, UEA, Liverpool/Manchester, Birmingham
Any suggestions? Sorry for posting again, but no one replied!! :'

Hey! I’ve got very similar stats to you and I’m also applying for Liverpool and Manchester - do you know how many GCSEs Manchester look by any chance?

Have you checked Cambridge stats completely? I don't want to put you off but if you are doing the BMAT, Oxford may be better to apply to. Have heard Cambridge is not the best for medicine (even though it may be no.1 for a majority of courses)- check the student satisfaction and research quality. I would prefer going for Oxford as it has a much higher student satisfaction rating and research quality. It's all up to you though. But I can see why you chose Cambridge, they don't check GCSEs, so in that case you are good . Good luck !

This is what I found on their website. Hope it's useful:
We require at least seven GCSEs at grade A (7) or A* (8+).

English Language, Mathematics and at least two science subjects are required at GCSE minimum grade B. If Dual Award Science or Core and Additional Science are offered, the minimum required is BB.

If you are resitting any GCSE subjects, you must explain the circumstances that prompted this. We do not currently accept short courses; however, Level 2 BTEC qualifications are acceptable (at distinction grade or above) in lieu of one GCSE.

Due to the phased introduction of GCSE reform in England, we will accept a mixture of GCSE grading scales. We can confirm our position in terms of equivalencies:

A* = 8
A = 7
B = 6
C = 4

"A100

Both academic potential and interview ranking will determine whether an offer is made. Academic
potential will be determined on the basis of achieved qualifications which will include level 2 and 3
qualifications such as GCSEs and A-levels and achieved degrees. Achieved qualifications are
known to be good predictors of future achievement. Previous qualifications are awarded UCAS
Tariff points which will be used in the submission of data returns to the Higher Education Statistics
Agency. Based on their prior academic achievement interviewees will be allocated into two groups
(1) and (2) as indicated in table below. Applicants in group one will be given priority in the decision
making process but all applicants receiving offers will be expected to have given competitive
interview performances. Additional factors such as UCAT score may be taken into account in
making borderline decisions. The admissions team will allocate applicants who offer GCSE or Alevel equivalents (e.g. EU or international qualifications) to each of the groups after assessment of
their declared qualifications and thus applicants are reminded of the importance of submitting full
details of all achieved qualifications on the UCAS form. Decisions will be made based only on the
information that was submitted on the UCAS form at the time of application. Allocation to the groups
will be determined by the academic judgement of the admissions’ directors and thus no appeal can
be made against this decision.
Group 1 Interviewees Group 2 Interviewees
GCSE points (17 and 18) GCSE points (15 and 16)
Level 2 GCSE equivalent (94% and above) Level 2 GCSE equivalent (83% - 93%)
Achieved A levels (AAA/ A*AB) or equivalent Predicted A-levels or equivalent
Achieved Degree (minimum of 2:1 honours)

Above is from their supplement for 2020, i called a few days ago to enquire about the fact that I have 18pts for GCSE but I am currently doing my Alevels so where would I sit and they told me it would be Group1 and that a lower interview score can be compensated with a higher GCSE profile when making offers.

Which unis should I apply to?
My avg is 627.
600 VR
540 DM
700 QR
670 AR
Total 2510
B2 SJT