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HELP please- graduate entry previous degrees

I am applying to do Medicine from doing A-levels but because i only have Chemistry to AS the places i can apply are limited. I am using 3 options to apply for Medicine and the remaining 2 are going on biomed or something....
I was looking about on UCAS and various Uni websites and came across Neuroscience and Neurobiology which i found quite intesting. Are these courses ones that you can apply to do graduate medicine with?
Thanks for any help.
REP will be given
Reply 1
You can apply to GEM with a degree in any discipline.
I'm applying once I've graduated in Law. Because it isn't a science degree, my options are limited, but those two should give a much wider scope.
Universities are very different in their requirements for grad entry. Imperial for example has a set list for what it expects from your previous degree whereas St George's will accept any degree even arts degree if you sit the GAMSAT. You need to look at the unis that you are interested in and check what their requirements are. If you want to be safe and have maximum options you can pick something like Biochemistry, Physiology, Biomedical sciences... Neuroscience is accepted by many Unis but you still have to check as it is a fairly specialist degree and some unis may want you to have a more well-rounded scientific knowledge than that. Also don't pick a degree based on its title, make sure you research what it actually entails and whether you can commit to it for 3 years... Why don't you take a year to finish your Chemistry A level?
Reply 3
annaroberts20
Universities are very different in their requirements for grad entry. Imperial for example has a set list for what it expects from your previous degree whereas St George's will accept any degree even arts degree if you sit the GAMSAT. You need to look at the unis that you are interested in and check what their requirements are. If you want to be safe and have maximum options you can pick something like Biochemistry, Physiology, Biomedical sciences... Neuroscience is accepted by many Unis but you still have to check as it is a fairly specialist degree and some unis may want you to have a more well-rounded scientific knowledge than that. Also don't pick a degree based on its title, make sure you research what it actually entails and whether you can commit to it for 3 years... Why don't you take a year to finish your Chemistry A level?


I knew i wasn't gonna get a good grade at the end of the full A-level so i decided to cut my losses and get 3 As in subjects that i was more confident about :smile:.
Reply 4
Altrozero
You can apply to GEM with a degree in any discipline.
I'm applying once I've graduated in Law. Because it isn't a science degree, my options are limited, but those two should give a much wider scope.


Really? What made you want to change to something so different?
Reply 5
funsize17
Really? What made you want to change to something so different?


Nothing has really changed. Medicine has been burning at the back of my mind since High School, but I was pushed into 'Arts' A Levels and so assumed I could never go into Medicine.
Then the GEM was mentioned and here we are.

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