2 Gap Years?

I also wanna know that...more because if I get four rejections this year I think I wanna take another gap year and try again..
I managed to contact one uni about that and they said that it wouldnt and wasnt any problem (hull&york)...though I'll be 19 when applying and 20 when I start in that case...
u'll be 22 and considered as a mature applicant so I dunno if that makes things trickier...

as long as u do something during those years I dont think it affects the application..

your so lucky...im stuck at home bored to death doing exactly same course

what qualifies as doing something, though?

what qualifies as doing something, though?

I'm on my second gap year and third medical application. I got offers the first time round and missed them, spent the first gap resitting and this year I'm going travelling. You have to be able to show that you have spent the time wisely and are actually doing something constructive. If i get in this year i will be 21 when starting. i don't actually know whether im classed as a mature student but you definitely would be so it could make things a bit more difficult to get round. Taking 2 gap years for medicine isn't uncommon (but tends to be more common if you have a degree).

Not sitting on your arse at home every day? But seriously; you will be classed as a mature student and they will probably want to know your reasons for applying two years later as opposed to at 17/18. Other than that, find some employment and do some voluntary stuff abroad.

edit: Have you actually applied these past two UCAS cycles?

I've applied this time- no offers or rejections thus far. If it were feasible I would definitely take another year, on the grounds that my priorities will probably change when I am finishing a medicine degree.

if u get an offer then see if u can deferr entry?

maybe they accept it maybe not...some uni's might appreciate it since they have so many applicants...I read somwhere that Hull&york asked applicants if they would consider changing the application to defered entry and be guaranteed to get in for the next year...
Sorry that this medschool is becoming every example but this is all I know at the moment...

but otherwise if u do get in maybe u should take it since u might not be that lucky the second time around... but u still have time to think until then so no worries

is there a quota for how many mature applicants they take compared to "normal" applicants?

i'm not entirely sure but i think there is at some schools because they like to balance out the number of school leavers against graduates against mature non-graduate applicants. best thing to do is to look on the websites - i know that for southampton there is definitely a quota but not sure about the rest.

Not sitting on your arse at home every day? But seriously; you will be classed as a mature student and they will probably want to know your reasons for applying two years later as opposed to at 17/18. Other than that, find some employment and do some voluntary stuff abroad.

edit: Have you actually applied these past two UCAS cycles?

that was only after they had given all of their offers for that particular year and tried to persuade some of the offer holders to defer. deferral is quite common but if you have an offer and want to defer it is best to contact the medical school concerned ASAP becuase when it gets to august some are unwilling to change

I've applied this time- no offers or rejections thus far. If it were feasible I would definitely take another year, on the grounds that my priorities will probably change when I am finishing a medicine degree.