Official Thread: (Undergraduate) Medicine 2021 Entry

@GANFYD How do KCL use predicted grades? Do they rank students on it or is the minimum entry requirements of A*AA enough?

Thanks

Thank you everyone for the advice! I wasn’t planning on applying to these unis (well I was to Cambridge but I guess that’s gone!).

I am planning on applying to KCL, Keele, Leicester and 1 other. I’m banking on my UCAT being good as the unis I want to go to are all UCAT heavy ones (Leicester and KCL). Should I apply to a safer uni or put my fourth as a BMAT one like Imperial ?

Although medicine is medicine, do people have any thoughts on the below top 10 prestigious UK medical schools list published last week?

1. Cambridge
2. Oxford
3. Imperial
4. UCL
5. KCL
6. Queen Mary
7. Edinburgh
8. Manchester
9. Birmingham
10. Bristol

Although medicine is medicine, do people have any thoughts on the below top 10 prestigious UK medical schools list published last week?

1. Cambridge
2. Oxford
3. Imperial
4. UCL
5. KCL
6. Queen Mary
7. Edinburgh
8. Manchester
9. Birmingham
10. Bristol

Although medicine is medicine, do people have any thoughts on the below top 10 prestigious UK medical schools list published last week?

1. Cambridge
2. Oxford
3. Imperial
4. UCL
5. KCL
6. Queen Mary
7. Edinburgh
8. Manchester
9. Birmingham
10. Bristol

I came across this SJT question and I don't really understand why I got it wrong because I've read in so many places that you shouldn't assume the action is the only action taken. in this case, I presumed that she would have prescribed her the anti-anxiety medication as well as given her advice and referred her to counselling. Can someone help explain why is it 'appropriate but not ideal' rather than 'a very appropriate thing to do', because it is very appropriate to provide the medication..

It’s because the action is to just give her the medication. Otherwise that action would say ‘prescribe her the anti anxiety medication to help with her panic attacks and provide other support’ or something similar. In some cases you can infer other things, but here it clearly states that this is the only action going to be performed. Can’t really assume with this one I’m guessing. It’s appropriate but not ideal. Appropriate because it will help, but not diesel because it ain’t really the solution.

I came across this SJT question and I don't really understand why I got it wrong because I've read in so many places that you shouldn't assume the action is the only action taken. in this case, I presumed that she would have prescribed her the anti-anxiety medication as well as given her advice and referred her to counselling. Can someone help explain why is it 'appropriate but not ideal' rather than 'a very appropriate thing to do', because it is very appropriate to provide the medication..

Although medicine is medicine, do people have any thoughts on the below top 10 prestigious UK medical schools list published last week?

1. Cambridge
2. Oxford
3. Imperial
4. UCL
5. KCL
6. Queen Mary
7. Edinburgh
8. Manchester
9. Birmingham
10. Bristol

I took a gap year after a levels

Due to COVID 19, will unis still be looking at predicted grades? Because they all know how unreliable they are, and for unis such as Imperial and UCL, are they a huge factor in getting in? For example is someone with an AAA prediction worse off than someone with A*AA? Also medicine does have the extra option of the the admission tests and interviews to look at which many other courses don't have as an option.

Helloooo everyone,

I wanted some advice; I got 9 9's and 1 8 at GCSE and am predicted three A* in my A levels and an A for EPQ. My personal statement is going okay, I volunteered in a care home until lockdown and have done work experience in a Gp practise and in an A&E ward. I think I will probably do average for UCAT but Im not sure about BMAT yet as I havent started practise properly.
What kind of unis do I have a good shot at?
Also, do I have any chance of geting into oxbridge as I love how the medicine course is structured there as well as the cities themselves but I dont know if Im good enough ....eg as Ive only done 10 GCSE's (below the average for usual oxbridge med applicants).

Any help is appreciated

Well so far you are the perfect candidate! However as always you will need to do well in the admission tests. Cambridge are not overly bothered about GCSE’s and Oxford should recognise you only did 10 so it shouldn’t be a problem. I guess you need to choose which one of those to apply to. Concentrate on your UCAT as a good score here will keep your options open as you won’t know your BMAT score before you apply.
What are your A level subjects?

Hiyaa, thanks for replying!! I'm doing Bio, Chem, Maths... which was actually another one of my concerns as Im only doing 3 subjects whilst most applicants probably do 4...

UCL likes them, but I don’t know if they score them. It will also raise your UCAS tariff for QMUL.

Hiyaa, thanks for replying!! I'm doing Bio, Chem, Maths... which was actually another one of my concerns as Im only doing 3 subjects whilst most applicants probably do 4...