*CLOSED* - The Ultimate 'Am I Good Enough For Medicine?' Angst Thread MK IV

Hi there, I obtained AABC in a level back in 2019 , then a third honor engineering degree, which is obviously not good enough for med schools. Should I retake my a levels and apply to standard five year course?

I've already done a learning diary from my placements. Would I take this with me into interviews?

Pretty sure you aren’t allowed to actually have notes in with you and you kind of wouldn’t want to given that it would be obvious you were pre prepared and you want spontaneity

I think for standard entry as a graduate they still require you to have a 2:1 for most places.

thx for your input, should i re do an undergrad degree in this case?

is it possible for me to do a forensic science degree and then also do medicine as well? just curious

Yes:

https://www.themedicportal.com/application-guide/graduate-entry-medicine/

ty! i had already started looking into graduate entry, but i was told that we had to do a natural science if we were to do graduate entry into medicine. Is this true?

Going into medical school, is it important to get into research as well considering being a bioscience graduate?
Maybe considering clinical research

Hi!

I’m hoping this is the right place to ask this, if it’s not please let me know! So, I’m late to considering medicine honestly. Up until this point, I’d been wanting to apply for biology, so everything I’ve done has been directed towards that. Would I still have time to do everything I need for a good application? Especially considering applying and preparing for UCAT, and any work experience if that’s even possible at this point?

I got AAA in my AS mocks (biology, chemistry, maths) and I’m doing an EPQ on invasive species (which I might end up dropping if I apply for medicine?). At GCSE, I got 9999999887B.

Where would you suggest I go from here? Thanks!

You’ve still got time but you need to start now with the UCAT prep as scoring well on admission tests is really important.

There’s nothing wrong with your GCSE’s and predictions and there are several virtual WE experiences available. You’ve also still got time for volunteering and most part time jobs will include important qualities associated with a medicine career - have you got one?

Pretty sure you aren’t allowed to actually have notes in with you and you kind of wouldn’t want to given that it would be obvious you were pre prepared and you want spontaneity.

It’s great you’ve done placement diaries perhaps you could do them for reading/MOOCs or virtual work experience depending on what else you have. They are great for bringing your personal statement together and looking over pre interview though

So i am having doubts on whether i should do medicine as i have heard you need to sacrifice a lot like family time( i value family a lot and in the future want to be there for my kids) , and you may not have a work life balance and that you cannot travel as i want to travel as well like the countries are not a lot but its mainly Asia since i am a weeb( anime lover) and a k pop and k drama fan. like could you maybe give me a clue of what it is like? like i know in america the hours are very absurd. What scares me is if i quit this dream i don't know what else i would enjoy as i really love medicine and i would feel the satisfaction of knowing i saved a life and that i made a difference and i don't know another career like this. sorry for the inconveniance.

So i am having doubts on whether i should do medicine as i have heard you need to sacrifice a lot like family time( i value family a lot and in the future want to be there for my kids) , and you may not have a work life balance(i value this as well)

What about OBG/YN i think its a great career but it is apart of surgery so i think that means long hours but im also considering a therapist as i love talking to people and helping solve their problems and im passionate about mental health.