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Reply 100

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

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jeremybag

you need a 4th AS...

lmao i dint see that puts soo many unis out of the question lol

Reply 101

Sunny1171

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oh yeh i gt a 4th as at a B lol

Reply 102

gradu

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Sunny1171

oh yeh i gt a 4th as at a B lol

ya, he got

AABB

apply kings :yep:

Reply 103

Nfixlol

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i'm gonna be the first realist in this thread and i'm not gonna lie, your gcses are **** for someone who is a prospective medic :sadnod:

not saying you don't have a chance, but you should really work on getting your PS to be better than just 'pretty good'

also my friend who's applying medicine is being really unhelpful and just saying that your UKCAT score is 'above average' which doesn't help me to know whether it's really good or not, so not sure i can comment on that :no:

Reply 104

JamesBowater

I don't know about Medicine, but I'm off to Cambridge to do PPS on the 3rd. I got similar GCSEs as you, 2A*s, 5As, 3B's and a C.

Reply 105

Sunny1171

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Nfixlol

i'm gonna be the first realist in this thread and i'm not gonna lie, your gcses are **** for someone who is a prospective medic :sadnod:

not saying you don't have a chance, but you should really work on getting your PS to be better than just 'pretty good'

also my friend who's applying medicine is being really unhelpful and just saying that your UKCAT score is 'above average' which doesn't help me to know whether it's really good or not, so not sure i can comment on that :no:

lol that cut me deep.

1.do you even wanna study medicine?
2.gcses dont mean much
3.my ps is very good as it says at the top
4.my ukcat is just above average. It was my ukcat+gcses why created this thread.

5. I AM DETERMINED!!! :eek3:

Reply 106

Sunny1171

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Now, please can someone help me :frown:

Reply 107

Nfixlol

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Sunny1171

lol that cut me deep.

1.do you even wanna study medicine?
2.gcses dont mean much
3.my ps is very good as it says at the top
4.my ukcat is just above average. It was my ukcat+gcses why created this thread.

5. I AM DETERMINED!!! :eek3:

1. no
2. more often than not for medicine, they do
3. you said 'pretty good'
4. just above average doesn't sound especially good. ideally you would wanna knock this paper out the park to make up for bad gcses, but i dunno like you pointed out i'm not a prospective medic, maybe i'm chatting ****

Reply 108

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

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Sunny1171

oh yeh i gt a 4th as at a B lol

ahh kool!

got scared for a sec :p:

Reply 109

FFCrusader

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Barts is the place to be :wink:

Reply 110

DR_X

Just want to post a quick question, so do kings look hard at GCSEs then, my are 3A*,4A,2B,C.....thanks any chance, looking at the GCSE alone....UKCAT 695....

Reply 111

Sunny1171

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FFCrusader

Barts is the place to be :wink:

oooo a barts medic!

do you think i stand a chance with a good ps? or will i get cut off for ukcat :frown:

are my gcse's ok? :eek:

Thankss

Reply 112

Sunny1171

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DR_X

Just want to post a quick question, so do kings look hard at GCSEs then, my are 3A*,4A,2B,C.....thanks any chance, looking at the GCSE alone....UKCAT 695....

Not sure. I've asked so many people this question but...

They state in their online prospectus thing that they only require B's.
After looking at all of the tsr applicant profiles for those that got accepted into kings, most of them got very good gcse's...

your UKCAT score is good. you should be fine with a good ps.

Reply 113

DR_X

Sunny1171

Not sure. I've asked so many people this question but...

They state in their online prospectus thing that they only require B's.
After looking at all of the tsr applicant profiles for those that got accepted into kings, most of them got very good gcse's...

your UKCAT score is good. you should be fine with a good ps.

Where do you find out.....

Reply 114

FutureMedic!

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Nfixlol

1. no
2. more often than not for medicine, they do
3. you said 'pretty good'
4. just above average doesn't sound especially good. ideally you would wanna knock this paper out the park to make up for bad gcses, but i dunno like you pointed out i'm not a prospective medic, maybe i'm chatting ****

Yup, you're chatting absolute ****! GCSE's aren't the be-all and end-all in a medical app. As long as you meet the entry requirements, which are specified on the website, you'll be fine!

Reply 115

Sunny1171

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DR_X

Where do you find out.....

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=865511&page=4

Scroll down half way dowmn the page. Hygeia has listed all the uni's and successful applicants.

Just click on the applicant to see their profile :rolleyes:

Reply 116

wer343lit

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FutureMedic!

Yup, you're chatting absolute ****! GCSE's aren't the be-all and end-all in a medical app. As long as you meet the entry requirements, which are specified on the website, you'll be fine!

Not true at all really... Getting academic grades above the entry requirements can often put you at an advantage, as, after all, universities are interested in your academics.

Reply 117

RoadWarrior

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Sunny1171

oooo a barts medic!

do you think i stand a chance with a good ps? or will i get cut off for ukcat :frown:

are my gcse's ok? :eek:

Thankss

Their cut-off last year was 612.5, so it's unlikely to rise by much. Sorry, I don't know your UKCAT and GCSEs so can't comment on that...

Reply 118

loveisjustasong

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What percentage of applicants applying to London med schools tend to have straight A*/A at GCSE?

Reply 119

Nfixlol

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FutureMedic!

Yup, you're chatting absolute ****! GCSE's aren't the be-all and end-all in a medical app. As long as you meet the entry requirements, which are specified on the website, you'll be fine!

they may not be, but i'm given to understand that something like 50% of all medicine applicants get rejected by all 4 of their choices despite having academics higher than required, so whether or not gcses are the 'be-all and end-all' i don't know, but i do know that they matter, if only a little bit, and 4 Bs at gcse doesn't exactly scream "i'm very clever and would make a great doctor!" :no: